Confederation Heights Grounds Maintenance

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / 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: 

ENOR - Confederation Heights Grounds Maintenance
719 Heron Road, 770 Heron Road, 1500 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada
EJ196-192430/A    
Jeske, Alexander     Telephone No.  (613) 858-8158 
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Amendment 001

Solicitation amendment 001 has been raised to:

1) Revise Annex E - Site Plan to provide additional site plans.

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Requirement     
To provide Snow Removal Service and Landscape Maintenance Services including all labour, material, equipment, supervision and transportation in accordance with the Statement of Work, for Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) at the various locations (three (3) buildings): Sir Leonard Tilley, 719 Heron Road; Insurance and PBX Buildings, 770 Heron Road; and Sir Edward Drake, 1500 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Period of contract 
The period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of one (1) year (estimated commencement date of November 1, 2019), with Canada retaining an irrevocable option to extend the contract for a period of four (4) 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 (three (3) buildings) on June 20, 2019. The site visit will begin at 8:30am EDT, at the Sir Edward Drake building, 1500 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Bidders should communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than June 14, 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 the Contract Security Program) apply to 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 (landscape maintenance and snow removal services) in accordance with Part 3, Section 1: Technicial Bid 

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

(6)   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 and 4) 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.