Interior Plant Maintenance

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Interior Plant Maintenance Various Buildgins
EJ196-162406/A  Hill, Cris     Telephone No. - (873) 469-4891 Fax No. - (819) 956-3600 

Requirement     
To provide labour, transportation, equipment and materials required to maintain, supply and install interior plants for Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), at Various Locations,(9 Monclair, Gatineau, 340 Albert,255 Albert, 333 Laurier, 300 Laurier, 1730 St. Laurent, 2323 Riverside, 395 Terminal, 750 Heron, 2465 St. Laurent, 20 Fitzgerald, 21 Fitzgerald, 25 Fitzgerald, 35 Fitzgerald Ottawa, Canada, for a period of one (1) year in accordance with all terms and conditions detailed in the Request For Proposal (RFP) document.  The services must be provided in accordance with Annex “A

Mandatory Site Visit 
It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit to be held 255 Albert on April 26, 2016. The site visit will begin at 9:00am in the lobby.

Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than April 25/16 at 4pm to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders should confirm in their bid that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend the mandatory site visit or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bid will be declared non-responsive. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation

A maximum of two (2) representatives per bidder will be permitted to examine the sites.

Security Requirement
1.     The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
2.      The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.
3.   Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.
4.   The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:
 (a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C;
 (b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

Technical and Financial Evaluation - Mandatory Requirements
1) Mandatory Site Visit attendance;  
(2) (Mandatory) Security Clearance of Reliability, at bid closing, in accordance with Part 6,                   Security Requirements; 
(3)  (Mandatory) Employee Information for Security at bid closing in accordance with Part 6, 6.2 
(4) (Mandatory) Full Time Supervisor’s qualifications in accordance with Part 3, Section 1: Technicial Bid 
(5) (Mandatory) Contractor’s Experience and Past Performance in accordancewith Part 3, Section 1: Technical Bid.  
(6) (Mandatory) Submission of Firm Price/Rates in Canadian funds in accordance with Part 3, Section II: Financial Bid Annex B;

Only proposals found to meet ALL the mandatory requirements will be deemed acceptable proposals and will be further evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria.  Proposals not meeting ALL of the mandatory requirements will be deemed non-responsive and will be given NO further consideration.

BASIS OF SELECTION
A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory evaluation criteria to be declared responsive.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.