Snow Removal & Landscape Maintenance

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/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: 

Solicitation Amendment 001  EJ196-170930/A  Airport Group  Cris Hill fk258
This Amendment is raised to revise the following:
1) Note that TO-276 should read O-276 throughout the RFP & Annex B
2) Note that 1900 Research Rd should read 1901 Research Rdthroughout the RFP.
3) At 2.6 Mandatory Site Visit remove the requirement for safety boots and hard hat as this is no longer required for the site visit
4) At 2.6 Mandatory Site Visit Insert the following:
All Bidders attending the Mandatory Site Visit are required to have a photo ID

5) At 3.1.1.2 Remove Supervisors qualifications, only their name is required
6) At 3.1.1.5 At the Gardeners Qualifications add the following:
- Or Landscape Industry Certified Technician (4 modules completed);

7) At Annex B
Remove from Pricing Schedule 4, 4.0 - remove the entire chart

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Snow Removal & Landscape Maintenance
Aircraft Services Directorate (T-58) 200 Comet Private; Aircraft Services Training Center (O-276), 20 Airbus Private; Gloucester Landfill Facility 2300 Leitrim Rd.; Macdonald-Cartier Data Center (MCDC) 1600 Tom Roberts Ave.; U-100 Bldg.,1901 Research Rd, Ottawa, Canada
EJ196-170930/A    Hill, Cris     Telephone No.  (873) 469-4891   Fax No. (819) 956-3600 
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Requirement     
To provide Snow Removal Service and Landscape Maintenance services including all labour, material, equipment, supervision and transportation for Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), located at Aircraft Services Directorate (T-58) 200 Comet Private; Aircraft Services Training Center (O-276), 20 Airbus Private; Gloucester Landfill Facility 2300 Leitrim Rd.; Macdonald-Cartier Data Center (MCDC) 1600 Tom Roberts Ave.; U-100 Bldg.,1901 Research Rd, Ottawa, Canada.  The services must be provided in accordance with the PWGSC Grounds Maintenance Specifications attached at 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 at O-276   20 Airbus Private, on August 18, 2016, the site visit will begin at 9:00am.
It is mandatory that bidders provide and wear safety boots and a hard hat for the site visit. Bidders who do not comply will not be permitted to attend the site visit.
Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than August 16, 2016 to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend and a cell phone number. 
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 bepermitted to examine the sites

Security Requirement
The following security requirements (SRCL and related clauses provided by ISP) apply and form part of the Contract

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 Status, 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: Technical Bid

(5) (Mandatory) Gardener’s qualifications in accordance with Part 3, Section 1: Technical Bid

(6) (Mandatory) Contractor’s Experience and Past Performance in accordance with Part 3, Section 1: Technical Bid.

(7) (Mandatory) Submission of Firm Price/Rates in Canadian funds in accordance with Part 3, Section II: Financial Bid Annex B;

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

Responsive bids will be evaluated based on the Lowest Responsive Bid Price, a combination of the overall lowest total bid of which 80% will be for the firm pricing (Pricing Schedule 1 and 2) and 20% of the "as and when" (Pricing Schedule 3, 4 and 5) will be recommended for award of a contract.


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.