Water Plumbing & Drain Laying Work

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services
other bids will not be considered
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Title: Water, Plumbing & Drainage System Work

Solicitation Number:  E6TOR-12RM03/B

Contracting Authority:
Dunphy, Ken
Telephone No. - (613) 545-8060
Fax No. - (613) 545-8067
E-mail - Ken.Dunphy@PWGSC.gc.ca

Requirement:
Request for Standing Offers for companies to provide skilled
licensed labour, tools, equipment, materials and supervision for
the supply and installation of underground water, plumbing and
drainage systems.

Companies may submit offers to provide services at all or any of
the following geographic areas in Ontario:  Kingston; Trenton &
Belleville; Campbellford; Cobourg; Peterborough; Brockville;
Cornwall; London; Kitchener; Niagara Falls; Windsor; Hamilton;
Gravenhurst; North Bay; Sault Ste. Marie; Sudbury and French
River Dam adjacent to the Dokis reserve.  PWGSC intends to issue
one Regional Master Standing Offer to the lowest compliant
offeror for each area and each manufacturer.    If an Offeror is
recommended for Standing Offers for more than one geographic
area, those applicable geographic areas will be combined into
one Standing Offer.  The term of the Standing Offers will be
from date of award to March 31, 2013 with Canada having an
option to extend the standing offers by one year.  There is a
security requirement contained in part 7A of the resulting
Regional Master Standing Offer.

There is no minimum call-up value.  Individual call-ups
including all amendments and Harmonized Sales Tax, must not
exceed $60,000 for the Department of National Defence and
$100,000 for all other identified users.  This procurement
contains MANDATORY requirements as specified in Part 4. There
are Health & Safety requirements specified in Part 5
"Certifications" which are one of the conditions precedent to
issuance of the Standing Offer.  The resulting Standing Offer
must not be used when other trades standing offers or contracts
are required to complete the project.  The General Contractor
Supply Arrangement or other procurement tools must be used in
place of this Standing Offer when multiple trades are required
to complete the project. The requirement is subject to the
provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).  The
requirement is conditionally limited to Canadian goods and/or
services.

Certifications:
There are multiple Certifications required with this requirement.

Communications From Bidders:
Bidders are requested to provide any questions, concerns and
required information, concerning the RFP, by facsimile, mail or
e-mail, if they so desire. Questions are to be faxed to (613)
545-8067 or e-mailed to Ken.Dunphy@pwgsc.gc.ca.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic
Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June
1, 2013

Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender
notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and
available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source
for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. 

After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and
amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.  

On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders
to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they
have been following on MERX prior to June 1.  

Bookmark Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders now to be ready for June 1!


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.