Monuments and Statues Maintenance for Parliament Hill and the National War Memorial

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Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Monuments and Statues Maintenance for Parliament Hill and the National War Memorial
Parliament Hill and National War Memorial, Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada
EJ196-192930/A    
Jeske, Alexander     Telephone No.  (613) 858-8158 

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Amendment 002

Solicitation amendment 002 has been raised to:

1) Extend the closing date to June 27, 2019.
2) Update the estimated commencement date of the contract to January 1, 2020.
3) Change the site visit from Mandatory to Optional with the site visit to be held on June 12, 2019.
4) Modify the necessary experience requirements from two (2) consecutive year to two (2) cumulative years of experience

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Amendment 001 

Solicitation amendment 001 has been raised to:

1) Extend the closing date to May 30, 2019
2) Change the date of the site visit to May 16, 2019

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 various locations starting at the National War Memorial, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on May 16, 2019 The site visit will begin at 09:15am EST.

Bidders should communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than May 13, 2019 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.
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
A maximum of two (2) representatives per bidder will be permitted to examine the sites

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Requirement     
To provide maintenance services including all labour, material and equipment for Public Works
and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for the Parliament Hill and War Memorial Site on twenty-one (21) statues and monuments: Victoria Tower Bell, Thomas D’Arcy McGee, The Famous Five, George Brown, Baldwin and Sir Lafontaine, The H.A. Harper Memorial (Sir Galahad), Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II, Sir Robert Laird Borden, Sir Georges Etienne-Cartier, Sir John A. Macdonald, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Lester Bowles Pearson, John George Diefenbaker, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Alexander Mackenzie, Sun Dial, War of 1812, Summer Pavilion No.1, Summer Pavilion No.2 and National War Memorial, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The services must be provided in accordance with the Statement of Work. Location of the statues and monuments are in accordance with the site map.

Period of contract 
The period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of two (2) years (estimated commencement date June 3, 2019), with Canada retaining an irrevocable option to extend the contract for a period of three (3) additional consecutive twelve (12) month periods.

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 various locations starting at the National War Memorial, Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on April 11, 2019 The site visit will begin at 09:15am EST.

Bidders should communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than 4:00pm EST on April 9, 2019 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. 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
A maximum of two (2) representatives per bidder will be permitted 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 personnel requiring access to secure work site(s) must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, EACH hold a valid SITE ACCESS Clearance, granted or approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

2. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Appendix ‘C’.

 
ENOR - Statues and Monuments Maintenance
Parliament Hill and National War Memorial, Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada 
EJ196-192930/A   
Jeske, Alexander     Telephone No.  (613) 858-8158 
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Technical and Financial Evaluation - Mandatory Requirements
(1) (Mandatory) Security Clearance of Site Access for each proposed employee, at bid closing, in accordance with Part 6, Security Requirements;

(2) (Mandatory) Site Visit attendance;  

(3)  (Mandatory) Contractor’s qualification in accordance with Part 3, Section 1: Technicial Bid;

(4)  (Mandatory) One (1) Non-Working On-site Supervisor qualification in accordance with Part 3, Section 1:
      Technical Bid;

(5)  (Mandatory) Certified Conservator documentation in accordance with Part 3, Section 1: Technical Bid;

(6)  (Mandatory) Submission of Firm Price/Rate in Canadian funds for all the items listed in the RFP in accordance with Part 3, Section II: Financial Bid.

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 reommended for award of a contract.

All enquiries are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority Alexander Jeske at alexander.jeske@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.