RISO -SHIPBOARD PAINT & PRESERVATION

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
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: 
RISO - MISC. PAINT & PRESERVATION - DND

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To provide services, labour, tools and equipment, and materials
necessary to perform miscellaneous painting and preservation
work, including the stripping of lead painted surfaces, onboard
HMC Ships, Submarines, CF Auxiliary vessels and associated
shipboard equipment, within the HRM area. All work is to be
performed in accordance with the specifications assigned to each
specific call-up as directed by the Fleet Maintenance Facility
Cape Scott (FMFCS) Contracts Office. The contractor assigned
such work shall adhere to the attached Statement of Contractor
Requirements (SOCR) Revision 9. The contractor must have the
capability to provide offsite painting and preservation services
for miscellaneous shipboard equipment. The rate quoted for this
miscellaneous work, is to include all applicable overhead,
profit, etc., and transportation charges to and from the
painting facility. It is estimated that 10% of the overall work
might be carried out in this manner..

The successful bidder will be required to prepare the surface to
be treated as directed by the technical authority. The
contractor will be required to have available at all times the
following equipment for surface preparation:

a) Ultrahigh-pressure, (UHP), multi-nozzle Water jetting, (above
210 MPa or 30,000 PSIG), Water jetting Equipment The supplier
must be aware of and ensure that all environmental policies are
upheld at all times, such as the recovery of all effluents.  The
water used for Water jetting should be pure so it does not
contaminate the surface being cleaned.  The supplier must be
aware that Water jetting does not produce an etch or profile,
rather it exposes the original abrasive-blasted surface profile.
 After Water jetting, should the prepared surface not meet the
minimum profile required, the supplier will be responsible to
achieve the specified profile as part of the original contract
using alternate methods. All Water jetting shall be to a WJ-1
standard with chloride testing in accordance with
D-23-003-005/SF-002 Specification for Maintenance Painting of
HMC Ships.

b) Abrasive Blasting Equipment, (I.E. sponge, grit etc.): If
NACE No 1, 2 or 3 is specified the substrate will have to be
Abrasive Blasted using grit or other specified abrasive blasting
materials to achieve the ordered surface preparation standard in
the job specification. When abrasive grit blasting, all (100%)
dust, grit and paint chips are to be captured and disposed of
according to environmental regulations.  For this to be properly
achieved the entire work area needs to be enclosed.  Prior to
removing the enclosure all dust, grit and paint chips must be
disposed of in accordance with environmental regulations, and a
disposal certificate provided if requested.  

c) Air compressors and other associated equipment suitable to
provide all the supplied air requirements for the contractor to
carry out paint and preservation taskings. Jetty air facilities
are no longer available for contractor use.

d) The successful bidder will be must have the capability to
repair or replace any defective equipment within four hour of
the defect arising.

The Bidder will be required to supply the name(s) of NACE Level
2 two on-site supervisors that the firm proposes to utilize
against the standing offer.

There is a security requirement associated with this document.

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.