A&E Services for the New Montréal Justice Complex, PWGSC, Quebec

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Closing date for this Request for Proposal has been postponed until November 20, 2020, at 2 pm

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Closing date for this Request for Proposal has been postponed until November 13, 2020, at 2 pm

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Closing date for this Request for Proposal has been postponed until November 5, 2020, at 2pm.

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A & E Consultant Services for the construction of the New Montréal Justice Complex, Montréal, Quebec

THIS PROCUREMENT CONTAINS A SECURITY REQUIREMENT

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS RE. BID SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary measures are being taken on-site at the Quebec Region Bid Receiving Unit to encourage social distancing. The health and safety of staff and suppliers remains our top priority. 
Suppliers are required to submit offers electronically using the Canada Post epost Connect application to respond to this Request for Standing Offer. This service allows suppliers to submit bids, offers and arrangements electronically to PWGSC Bid Receiving Units. This online service enables the electronic transfer of large files up to Protected B level.
Faxed and hard copy (submitted in person or via mail/courier) offers will not be accepted as part of this Request for Standing Offer.
Given current circumstances and network limitations, some active procurements may be delayed. To stay up to date on the status of specific procurements, please consult Buysandsell.gc.ca.


DESCRIPTION
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) invites proponents to submit proposals for services to render from the design stage to the Construction Administration stage, as specified in the Required Services (RS) and Additional Services (SA) sections, as part of the present project to construct the New Montréal Justice Complex.

This new building will house the Courts Administration Service (CAS) and the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC), it will be built on a vacant lot, located at 46 St-Jacques street in Montreal, in a densely built-up urban area in the historic district of Old Montreal.

The proponents must take into consideration the following:
• The project will be carried out in construction management mode via a contractor hired by PWGSC under a separate contract;
• The new building will have to obtain a LEED v.4 BD+C Platinum certification, achieve a zero carbon footprint and be a model of sustainable development;
• Building information modeling (BIM) will be used for the realization of the project.

QUESTIONS OR REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION
Questions or requests for clarification during the solicitation period must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority named on the Request for Proposal - Page 1 at e-mail address michele.hivon@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca. Enquiries should be received no later than 10 calendar days prior to the closing date identified on the front page of the Request for Proposal. Enquiries received after that date may not be answered prior to the closing date of the solicitation.

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

TENDER DOCUMENTS
Firms intending to submit a proposal on this project should obtain proposal documents through the website https://buyandsell.gc.ca service provider. Amendment, when issued, will be available from the service provider. Firms that elect to base their proposal on proposal documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the proposal calling authority of their intention to bid.   
    
FAIRNESS MONITOR
Canada has engaged a Fairness Monitor to monitor this procurement process.

LANGUAGES
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.