HMCS Haida- Repairs

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exceptional Circumstances Under Article 508 (1) of AIT
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
HEDDLE MARINE SERVICE INC.
208 hillyard st.
pier 14
hamilton Ontario
Canada
L8L6B6
Nature of Requirements: 

HMCS Haida- Repairs

5P331-160123/A

1. Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) 

An 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 the requirement 

The Department of Parks Canada has a requirement to carry out repairs on the HMCS Haida. The work involves the following: carry out repairs on  riveted steel hull plates and blasting and recoating the hull. The work requires an established shipyard to complete the work, with a certified graving dock or certified floating dock capable of drydocking the HMCS Haida.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements) 

o Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its facility meets the following requirements: 

1. Because of the present condition of the vessel, the risk associated with moving the vessel of this vintage, and the fact that there is no operating propulsion or steering system on the vessel, statement of capabilities will only be accepted from shipyards within 60 km’s of pier 9 in Hamilton Harbour.
2. Operating shipyard, equipped with steel plate cutting/fabricating capabilities to support the required work.
3. Yard must be equipped with a certified dry-dock or certified floating dock capable of drydocking the HMCS Haida for the working period (September 1 2016 and October 31 2016)
4. As part of the Contract, it will be the Contractors responsibility to tow the vessel to their facility (to be included in their bid).
5. The Contractor will be requiredto accept full care and custody of the vessel from Pier 9 (Hamilton Harbor) to their facility and return to it’s original location..
6. The Contractor will be required to inspect the vessel and develop a towing plan to safely transport the vessel totheir facility and return it back to pier 9 in Hamilton Harbour upon completion of the work.
7. The Contractor will be required to retain a naval architect to develop a docking plan (including blocking plan) to safely dock and undock the vessel in theirdry dock.
8. The Contractor must possess CSA W47.1, Certification for Companies for Fusion Welding of Steel (Minimum Div 2) or equivalent.

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement 

This procurement is subject to the followingtrade agreement(s) 
o Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)

5. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business 

Not applicable

6. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s) 

Not applicable

7. Justification for the Pre-IdentifiedSupplier 

Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s) 

8. The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is (are) invoked for this procurement under subsection 

6 Notwithstanding section 5, a contracting authority may enter into a contract without soliciting bids where
 (c) the nature of the work is such that it would not be in the public interest to solicit bids; The HMCS Haida require immediate repairs to maintain its stability in the water.  
  (d) only one person iscapable of performing the contract. Heddle is the only operating shipyard in the area of the HMCS Haida. 

9. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons 

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the 
o Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article(s) 506 para 11 and para 12

10. Ownership of Intellectual Property 

Not applicable

11. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date 
The proposed contract is for a period is from September 1 2016 to October 31 2016 

12.Cost estimate of the proposed contract 

The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $ 1.5 M (GST/HST extra). 

13. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier :

Heddle Marine Service Inc.
208 Hillyard St. Pier 14
Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 6B6

14. 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 submitastatement 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.

15. Closing date for a submission of astatement of capabilities 

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is :
August 3, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EDST

16. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities 
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
 
Dan Byron
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, QC
K1A 0S5 

Telephone: 819-420-2898

E-mail: dan.byron@pwgsc.gc.ca


Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting officer identified above.

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15) calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority 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 tendering process.

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/goods described herein, 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.

The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile transmission, on the covering page.

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.