JANITORIAL SERVICE - 1275 Leeds

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: 

SOLICITATION NO. EJ085-161861/A
JANITORIAL SERVICES - 1275 LEEDS AVENUE, OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Requirement
To provide Janitorial Services including all labour, material and equipment for Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), located at 1275 Leeds Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The services must be provided in accordance with Statement of Work EJ085-161861 attached to the Request for Proposal.

Period of the Contract
The period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of twenty (20) months five (5) days plus up to three (3) additional consecutive twelve (12) month periods, under the same conditions.

At the time option year 2 and option year 3 are exercised, the rates in the Basis of Payment will be increased or decreased by multiplying the rates by the percentage change in “The Consumer Price Index”, major components, selected sub-groups and special aggregates, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife, not seasonally adjusted” (“CPI”) for the appropriate province for the 12 month period ending two months before the expiration date of the current period of the contract (“period”).  The CPI which will be used is published in Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 62-001-X, tables 9-1 to 9-12, for the appropriate province all-items CPIof the period as described above.

Consumer Price Index for Canada is published by Statistics Canada and is available at:
? http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=62-001-X&chropg=1&lang=eng ; or
? http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/cpi-ipc/cpi-ipc-eng.htm ; or
? http://cansim2.statcan.ca , Table 326-0020

Security Requirement
SECURITY REQUIREMENT FOR CANADIAN SUPPLIER:  
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).
 (b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

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  1275 Leeds Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario on January 28th,  2016. The site visit will begin at 9:30 AM, meeting at the main entrance, suite 100 of the building.

Biddersmay communicate with the Contracting Authority 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 company will be permitted to examine the site.
Mandatory Requirements

1)  MANDATORY security clearance of RELIABILITY at bid closing, in accordance with Part 6, Security Requirements;
2) Contractor’s qualification in accordance with Part 3, Section I: Technical Bid;
3) Superintendents qualification in accordance with Part 3, Section I: Technical Bid;
4) Submission of Firm Price/Rates in Canadian funds for all the items listed in the RFP, Part 3, Section II, Financial Bid.

All enquiries are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority Joanne Ladouceur at facsimile 819-956-3600 or email:  Joanne.Ladouceur@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

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.