Exhauster Fans Installation - Wemindji, Eastmain & Waskaganish

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
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) as defined in
chapter 28, clauses 28.10.3 and chapter 29, clauses 29.0.31 of
this Agreement.

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".

Tender call number  EF997-130597, project number R.055032.001,
"'Exhauster Fans Installation and related works at the Airports
of Waskaganish, Wemindji and Eastmain, Quebec.'' for Transport
Canada.  

Total  estimate for the contract is between $250 001 and $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, Nicolas Cyr, by
fascimile (514) 496-3822 or by e-mail at
nicolas.cyr@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

TENDER DOCUMENTS: Firms intending to submit tenders on this
project should obtain tender documents through the MERX service
provider.  Addenda, when issued, will be available from the MERX
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.  The standard documents
are issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada
(PWGSC) and may be viewed on the MERX electronic bulletin board
as part of the information module.  

Statements of Works and plans may be view at the following
locations: ACQ at St-Léonard, APECQ at Chemin de la Savane,
Montréal, PWGSC at Place Bonaventure, South East Portal, 800 de
la Gauchetière Street West, suite 7300, Montréal.

Drawings and Specifications are now available for viewing and
downloading in a Portable Document Format (PDF) or in a standard
paper version. Tenderers should note that Attachment 1 (ATT 1)
contains the Drawings and Specifications Package (DSP) which
consists of PDF files organized in an industry recognized
directory structure

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.