Oil Skimming System

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
MARENER INDUSTRIES INC
3657 North Marginal Road
Unit B - Richmond Terminals
Halifax Nova Scotia
Canada
B3K5X8
Nature of Requirements: 
TITLE: Oil Skimming System

W0100-13D243/A
Dunphy, Nancy
Telephone No. - (902) 496-5481
Fax No. - (902) 496-5016


Title:  Simulation of launch and recovery of small craft
including cable collisions and cable tension from  deck personnel

1.   An Advanced Contract Award Notice (ACAN) is a public notice
indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency
intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction
to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers
to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement
of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of
capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on
or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting
officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified
supplier.

2.   Definition of requirement

The technical specifications on the named product are as follows:
 
Length:   840 mm
Width:    665 mm
Height:   370 mm
Weight:  28 kg
Draft:      120 mm
Design capacity:  12 m³/h
Capacity, certified ASTM: 19,6 m³/h
Capacity, certified max:  45,4 m³/h
Free water collected:  2 - 6 %
Hydraulic flow:  1-3 l/min
Hydraulic pressure:  60-100 bar
Power requirement: 0.1-0.5 kW
 
Description: comprises a floating skimmer head incorporating two
brush wheel units side by side with a diameter of 250 mm (9.8").
The brush wheels rotate "with the flow", forcing the oil under
the water. The oil tends to go up on the surface and at the same
time sticks to the oleophilic brushes. The brush wheels consist
of hundreds of thousands of bristles, giving a larger surface
area for the oil to stick to . As the brush wheels rotate, water
flows off the brushes through a channel and out of the skimmer
head. Collected oil is scraped off into the oil collection
hopper and pumped to a recovery tank.  entirely hydraulic and is
normally supplied complete with
a Lamor diesel powered hydraulic power pack and all necessary
ancillary equipment. The unit should be connected to an
effective suction pump or vacuum system. Optionally the power
pack can be either electrically, gasoline or diesel driven.
 
Standard connectors: Hydraulic TEMA 2510/2520,
Oil Discharge Camlock 2 1/2"
Hydraulic motor OMM 50

3.  Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that its services meets the the requirements
that are detailed herein.

4.   Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The following points highlight the reasoning for the 1372-22
Minimax 12 AQ OIL SKIMMING SYSTEM:

•QHM Pollution has two ofthese systems in use;
•To date there has been extensive training of front line users
within QHM and the Fleet on the operation and maintenance ofthis
specific equipment. A change of equipment will equate to further
training of all front line users, which is inadvisable in this
time of staffing shortfalls and fiscal restraint. In addition,
in the event an oil spill there is the potential of catastrophic
environmental implications with a delay in front line users
trying to familiarize themselves with unfamiliar equipment;
•Reduces the cost of holding front line spares for many types of
systems;
•The skimmers and the power packs are only compatible to each
other. In the event of a mechanical failure during an oil spill,
components can be interchanged allowing for the clean up to
continue whilst repairs are being completed on U/S power pack or
skimmer;
•All skimmers require cleaning to maintain efficiency during a
spill. To have the same equipment allows for a quick change out
during clean up operations;
•Purchasing this system will provide efficiency, consistency,
and provide standardization for oil spill clean up and training
within MARLANT as laid out in the units Oil Spill Response Plan;
•QHM MEERO staff is certified in the maintenance of this
specific equipment.

5.   Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations
is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only
one person is capable of performing the work".

6.   The period of the proposed contract

The proposed contract is from the date of contract award, to
March 15, 2013.


7.   A cost estimate of the proposed contract

The estimated value of the contract, including options(if
applicable), is $36,451.16
 (GST/HST extra).

8.   Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

MARENER Engineered Systems (formerly Pol-E-Mar Inc.)
Pier 9, Richmond Terminals
3657 North Marginal Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3K 5X8 Canada

9.   Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the goods, services or construction services
described in the ACAN, may submit a statement of capabilities in
writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or
before the closing date of this notice. The statement of
capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the
advertised requirements.

10.   The closing date for a submission of a statement of
capabilities

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is January 22, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. ADT.

11.   Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Nancy Dunphy
Supply Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
1713 Bedford Row
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Telephone:    902-496-5481
Facsimile:     902-496-5016
E-mail address:  nancy.dunphy@pwgsc.gc.ca



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pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or
before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
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may then proceed with the award.  However, should a Statement of
Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
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