NCA Chemical Water Treatment

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / NAFTA / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT
Chemical Water Treatment (Heating and Cooling Plants)
EP196-183093

Requirement 
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is soliciting proposals from Bidders to provide Chemical water Treatment Services for various Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Heating and Cooling Plants and other Real Property Assets owned and managed by PWGSC throughout the National Capital Region (NCR). Services must be in accordance with Statement of Work attached herein as Annex A.
Period of Contract
The period of any resulting contract will be for a period of 18 months with Canada retaining an irrevocable option to extend the contract for a period of five (5) additional twelve (12) month periods.

Mandatory Site Visit 
It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work sites. Arrangements have been made for the site visit to be held at:
- 1 Fleet Street (Cliffe building) on 30 October 2018. The site visit will begin at 09:00 EDT, meeting in main lobby of the building.
- 875 Heron Road (Confederation Heights CHCP) on 30 October 2018. The site visit will begin at 11:00 EDT, meeting at the main entrance of the building.

Bidders should communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than 29 October 2018 14:00 EDT 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. 
Safety boots, safety glasses and hard hats are required to be worn during the site visit by all attendees.
Security Requirements
1.  The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET, 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 personnel security screening at the level of RELIABILITY, 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).




Phase Bid Compliance
a) Canada is conducting the Phased Bid Compliance Process described below for this requirement.  

b) Notwithstanding any review by Canada at Phase I or II of the Phased Bid Compliance Process, Bidders are and will remain solely responsible for the accuracy, consistency and completeness of their Bids and Canada does not undertake, by reason of this review, any obligations or responsibility for identifying any or all errors or omissions in Bids or in responses by a Bidder to any communication from Canada. 

THE BIDDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE REVIEWS IN PHASE I AND II OF THIS PHASED BID COMPLIANCE PROCESS ARE PRELIMINARY AND DO NOT PRECLUDE A FINDING IN PHASE III THAT THE BID IS NON-RESPONSIVE, EVEN FOR MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS WHICH WERE SUBJECT TO REVIEW IN PHASE I OR II AND NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE BID HAD BEEN FOUND RESPONSIVE IN SUCH EARLIER PHASE.  CANADA MAY DEEM A BID TO BE NON-RESPONSIVE TO A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT AT ANY PHASE. THE BIDDER ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ITS RESPONSE TO A NOTICE OR A COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT (CAR) (EACH DEFINED BELOW) IN PHASE I OR II MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN RENDERING ITS BID RESPONSIVE TO THE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE NOTICE OR CAR, AND MAY RENDER ITS BID NON-RESPONSIVE TO OTHER MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS.

c) Without prejudice to its other rights, Canada shall have the right, in its absolute discretion, but shall not be obliged, to request and accept any time, before or after the solicitation closing date, and consider as part of the Bid, any document and materials from Bidders to clarify the Bid or to correct deficiencies or errors in the Bid that are not significant in Canada’s absolute discretion, including all matters of form or error in computation or failure to confirm by signing or similarly verifying acceptance. This shall not limit Canada’s right to request or accept any information after the bid solicitation closing in circumstances where the bid solicitation expressly provides for this right.

d) The PBCP does not limit Canada’s rights under Standard Acquisition Clauses and Conditions (SACC) 2003 (2017-04-27) Standard Instructions - Goods or Services - Competitive Requirements nor Canada’s right to request or accept any information during the solicitation period or after bid solicitation closing in circumstances where the bid solicitation expressly provides for this right, or in the circumstances described in subsection (c). 

e)  Canada will send any Notice or CAR by any method Canada chooses, in its absolute discretion. The Bidder must submit its response by the method stipulated in the Notice or CAR.  Responses are deemed to be received by Canada at the date and time they are delivered to Canada by the method and at the address specified in the Notice or CAR.  An email response permitted by the Notice or CAR is deemed received by Canada on the date and time it is received in Canada’s email inbox at Canada’s email address specified in the Notice or CAR.  A Notice or CAR sent by Canada to the Bidder at any address provided by the Bidder in or pursuant to the Bid is deemed received by the Bidder on the date it is sent by Canada.  Canada is not responsible for late receipt by Canada of a response, however caused.



Basis of selection
A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory technical 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:
 Cowell, Philip,
 E-mail - Philip.Cowell@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.