PSAB Landscaping and maintenance service

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: Rotational Sourcing
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Landscaping and maintenance service

EN438-178004/B
Choquette, Herb
Telephone No. - (613) 536-4874 (    )
Fax No. - (613) 545-8067 (    )
E-mail - Herb.Choquette@pwgsc.gc.ca

Request for Supply Arrangements (SA) to perform Work at Stony Point First Nations, Ontario.
1.2.1 There is no pricing requested in this document as it will be used to pre-qualify bidders (by
issuing Supply Arrangements) for future requests for quotations. The issuing of supply arrangements will be an ongoing process. The bid closing date on the first page of the RFSA represents the last date when the that a response can be submitted. Bidders may respond sooner and the resulting supply arrangement should be issued within one week from when the bid is submitted and determined to be compliant. Only supply arrangement holders will receive requests for quotations. There is no minimum call-up value.  

1.2.2 There are no security requirements associated with this requirement. 

1.2.3 Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (A3002T)
This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business. For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business see Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.
This procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for set-asides for small and minority businesses.
Further to Article 1802 of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), AIT does not apply to this procurement.
1.2.4 The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement; see Part 5 - Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex titled Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.

1.2.5 The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods and/or services

Scope of Work
The work involves general maintenance, snow clearing, landscaping services, site inspections and surface debris sweep including:

(i) Tree/shrub removal - This will include full tree/shrub removal with the trunk cut off as near as practical to the level of the surrounding natural ground level,
(ii) Log removal - This includes complete removal of logs, splitting of logs and placement as indicated by DND Representative.
(iii) Grubbing/Grinding - Grub out stumps and roots to not less than 455 mm below original ground surface.
(iv) Topping - Cut off trees, bush and shrub as indicated by DND Representative,
(v) Drop Crotching - Involves selective cutting and trimming branches to their point of origin.
(vi) General maintenance - grass cutting, general maintenance of Clearance and remediation facilities as indicated by DND Representative.
(vii) Snow Removal - snow will be cleaned from designated roads, sidewalks, parking lots, driveways, entrances to vacant dwellings and to all other areas as requested by DND Representative.
(viii) Pest and Wildlife Control - remove and contain any potential pest and wildlife in areas of environmental concern. 
(ix) Seeding and watering - hand seeding and watering or hydro seeding, as indicated by DND Representative.
(x) Road maintenance and upgrades - as required import of fill, compacting and grading in areas damaged by Clearance and remediation activities as indicated by DND Representative.
(xi) Infilling and shaping - import and placement of clean fill, compacting and grading, installation of sedimentation barriers in areas requiring erosion and sediment control as indicated by DND Representative.
(xii) Monitoring and inspections - Clearance and Remediation facility inspections, infrastructure external integrity checks, security light integrity checks, sedimentation and erosion control measures integrity checks as indicated by DND Representative.
(xiii) Removal and disposal of non-hazardous waste - this could include metal, vehicles, appliances and other non-hazardous waste as indicated by DND Representative.
(xiv) Surface Debris Sweep - removal of surface, non-munitions scrap, and general debris from the Site, normally conducted with the aid of a metal detector and consisting of the removal of foreign debris, on or partially exposed land. Metallic objects that is picked up as part of the surface debris sweep will be checked for munitions scrap and disposed of in accordance with applicable standards.




Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

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