Request for Standing Offers mechanical/electrical engineering -
Quebec Region.

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia
FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Requisition number EF930-121863/A
STANDING OFFER ELECT./MECH. ENGINEERING
Quebec Region

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is inviting
consulting firms with Electrical  and Mechanical Engineering
expertise to submit proposals for Standing Offers  in the
Montreal and Quebec City areas. 

Individual commissions will provide support to a PWGSC Project
Manager and may include one or more of the Required Services
broadly related to mechanical and electrical engineering.

In general, call-ups will include projects related to the
renovation, rehabilitation and new construction, of
electrical/mechanical systems in existing or new buildings
and/or provide new electrical/mechanical systems.  Owned by
PWGSC or other Departments, those buildings belong, among
others, to the following categories : general purpose office
space for defined users; special purpose office space for
high-security or high-technology users; laboratory; museum;
warehouses and storage structures; correctionnal buildings;
hospital, etc.

Communications with the firms will be in their preferred
official language.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
Proponents are hereby informed that there is a strong
possibility that some call-ups against this standing offer might
require that the consultants and their personnel possesses a
Facility Security Clearance (FSC) at the RELIABILITY STATUS
level issued by the Canadian and International Security
Directorate (CIISD) of Public Works and Government Services
Canada (PWGSC). 

Should the successful proponents not have the level of security
indicated above, PWGSC  shall sponsor the successful proponents
so CIISD can initiate procedures for security clearance.  CIISD,
by letter, shall forward documentation to the successful
proponents for completion.

IDENTIFICATION OF THE REQUEST
This combined procurement will follow a one phase submission
process, after which two 
(2) separate lists of consulting firms will be established.  Two
(2) lists will be established based 
on the following criteria :

			Zone 1 : Area located within a 120 km radius of Place
Bonaventure, 800 de La 				 Gauchetière St. West, Montreal, PQ.
			Zone 2 : Area located within a 120 km radius of the Quebec
Federal Building, 1550 				 D'Estimauville Avenue, Quebec, PQ. 

It is PWGSC's intention to authorize up to eight (8) Standing
Offers : five (5) for the zone 1 in Montreal, and three (3) for
the zone 2 in Quebec city, each for period of two years from the
date of issuing the Standing Offers assorted with two optional
extension periods of one year each.



COST
The total dollar value of all Standing Offers is estimated to be
:
			Zone 1 - Montreal: 5 million $ (GST included); 
		      Zone 2 - Quebec:   1 million $ (GST included). 

Individual call-ups will vary, up to a maximum of $400,000.00
(GST included). 

Proponents should note that there is no guarantee that the full
or any amount of the Standing
Offers will be called-up; PWGSC will award call-ups only when
the specific services to be
provided under the Standing Offer are needed.

QUALIFICATIONS
Proponents shall be licensed or eligible to be licensed to
practise in the province of Quebec.  
Firms should be able to demonstrate successful delivery of
required services for a broad variety 
of projects over the last five (5) years.

DISTRIBUTION OF WORK
For each consultant, an Ideal Business Distribution percentage 
of work  will be  established.

Zone 1 - Montreal
34% of the business for the top ranked consultant, 24% for the
2nd, 19% for the 3rd, 14%
for the 4th, and 9% for the 5th.

Zone 2 -  Quebec
45% of the business for the top ranked consultant, 30% for the
2nd and 25% for the 3th.

In the event fewer than five (5) consultants are successful for
the the zone of Montreal, fewer
than three (3) consultants for the zone of Quebec, work
distribution will be modified in similar
Proportions. 

The consultant who is furthest under the ideal amount of
business that they should have received in relation to the other
consultants will be selected for the next call-up.

INQUIRIES
All enquiries regarding this tender, are to be submitted in
writing to the Contractual Authority: Jacques Desmarais, Supply
specialist, by telephone (514) 496-3408, fascimile (514)
496-3822, or by e-mail at : jacques.desmarais@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca


PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS
Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain
proposal documents through the MERX service provider(
http://www.merx.com ). Addenda, when issued, will be available
from the MERX service provider.  Firms that elect to base their
bids on proposal documents obtained from other sources do so at
their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the
tender calling authority of their intention to bid. In all cases
bidders must indicate in the space provided on theTender Form
the identification number(s) of the addenda, if any, that they
have taken into consideration for their bid. 

The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.  Documents may be submitted in either official
language of Canada. 

This PWGSC office provides acquisition services to the public in
both official languages.
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.