5yrs Generator Maint., 1 Wellington

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Maintenance Services for Emergency Electrical Power Supply
Systems
EJ196-120475/A

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Requirement
To provide preventive maintenance services on the Emergency
Electrical Power Supply System, including all necessary tools,
equipment and services, consumable materials, labour for all 
inspections, testing, cleaning, maintenance services located at
1 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON, in accordance with the
Statement of Work attached herein as Annex A.  

Mandatory Response Time
As per Annex A, Statement of Work EJ196-120475, 1.4.3 Emergency
Calls, it is a mandatory requirement of the contract that:

a)	The Contractor must provide a qualified person(s) as defined
by Section 1.1 - Definitions, to respond, on site, on a
twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day a week basis at no extra
labour cost to Canada. 

b)	The Contractor must respond within 30 minutes and be on site
ready to work within two (2) hours. All work for emergency
service must be executed by a qualified service personnel named
in the Contract and such work must proceed continuously until
the system is returned to safe operating condition.

c)	Any emergency calls will be at extra cost to Canada and shall
be calculated based on the 'As and When Requested Work' Pricing
Schedule 2 in the Contract.

Mandatory Site Visit
It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the
Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for site
visit to be held on June 20, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. at the main
entrance of 1 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON.  



Mandatory Security Requirement prior to site visit

It is mandatory that Bidders communicate with the Contracting
Authority prior to the site visit to confirm their attendance. 
It is mandatory that Bidders submit the company legal name, the
company telephone number, the name of each individual attending
the site visit and their date of birth to the Contracting
Authority in writting, by e-mail at
gisele.lessard@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca or by facsimile at (819)
956-3600 no later than June 12, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.   

As proof of attendance, it is mandatory that bidders sign an
Attendance Form at the beginning of the site visit.  Bidders who
do not attend or send a representative will not be given an
alternative appointment and their bids will be rejected as
non-compliant.  NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.

It is mandatory that bidders provide and wear safety boots and
hard hat for the site visit. Bidders who do not wear safety
boots and hard hat will not be permitted to attend the site
visit.  NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.

Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting
from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid
solicitation

Period of the Contract
The period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of
five (5) years.  

Security Requirement 
The following security requirement (SRCL and related clauses)
applies and form part of the Contract.
Consult the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) Web
site for more information.

1.	The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of
the Contract, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening
(DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate
(CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). 
The Contractor's Company Security Officer must hold a valid
SECRET clearance, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.

2.	The Contractor personnel requiring access to Parliamentary
Precinct sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid SITE
ACCESS clearance, 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 must comply with the provisions of the:

	(a) 	Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if
applicable), attached at Annex B.
	(b) 	Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

Basis of Selection
A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation
and meet all mandatory evaluation criteria to be declared
responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price
will be recommended for award of a contract.

Enquiries
All enquiries regarding this requirement must be submitted in
writing to the Contracting Authority:

Gisèle Lessard
Tel. No.:  819-956-2352
Fax No.:  819-956-3600
E-mail:  gisele.lessard@tpsgc-pwgsc.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.