drainage correction work at the Wemindji airport

Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB)
Tendering Procedures: 
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
This procurement initiative is reserved for beneficiaries of the
following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement (CLCA) titled the
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) 

This Invitation to tender is excluded from international trade
agreements under the provisions each agreement has set for small
and minority businesses.

Further to Article 1802 of the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT), the AIT does not apply to this procurement. process.

This requirement is reserved  for individuals defined as "Cree",
as defined in chapter 3 of the JBNQA (paragraphs. 3.1.1, 3.2.1,
3.2.2 and 3.2.3). In respect to aboriginal Cree businesses, they
must be located south of the 55th parallel or, for the Cree
communites concerned, south of the 55.5th parallel, as described
in chapter 5 of the JBNQA. 

Proponents must sign and complete the document entitled
"Attestation for Program of Reserved Contracts for Aboriginal
people".

The work covered by this contract includes drainage correction
work at the Wemindji airport, without being limited to:
clearing, grubbing, underbrush clearing, runway lateral ditch
reprofiling, runway lateral ditch digging, outlet channel
reprofiling, outlet channel digging, installation of culverts,
cleaning of culverts, final construction site cleanup and
levelling.



Total  estimate for the contract is between $100,000 - 500,000$

Site Visit : There is no site visit scheduled for this project.

INQUIRIES: All enquiries regarding this tender, are to be
submitted in writing to the contract authority, Diane Duval, by
fascimile (514) 496-3822 or by e-mail at
diane.duval@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

TENDER DOCUMENTS: Firms intending to submit tenders on this
project should obtain tender documents through the website
https://achatsetventes.gc.ca service provider.  Addenda, when
issued, will be available from the service provider.  Firms that
elect to base their bids on tender 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.  	
							
The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.  Documents may be submitted in either official
language of Canada. Standard terms and conditions for this
procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part
of, the tender and contract documents. 


BID RECEIVING: Sealed tenders will be received in English or
French at: Public Works and Government Services Canada, Place
Bonaventure,  South-East Portal, 800 de la Gauchetiere Street
West, suite 7300, Montreal.
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.