DISO CIVIL ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING SERVICES IN CREE AND INUIT TERRITORIES, QUEBEC REGION

Trade Agreement: NONE
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 the above mentioned project has been postponed until August 25th 2017, 2:00pm
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Standing offer CIVIL ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING SERVICES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN CREE AND INUIT TERRITORIES, QUEBEC REGION

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO OFFERORS

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS A SECURITY REQUIREMENT

This requirement is subject to the Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCA) entitled the Convention of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) - Inuit and Cree portion

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 requirement is reserved for individuals defined as "Inuit", as defined in chapter 3 of the JBNQA (paragraphs 3.1.2, 3.2.4, 3.2.5 and 3.2.6). In respect to aboriginal Inuit business, they must be located to the north of the 55th parallel, as described in chapter 6 of the JBNQA.

This requirement is reserved those 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 communities concerned, south of the 55.5th parallel, as described in chapter 5 of the JBNQA.

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) intends to issue departmental individual standing offers for services required by PWGSC's Real Property. 

Referred regions:
Inuit : Kuujjuaq
Cree : Waskaganish, Wemindji, Eastmain

Civil engineering consulting firms are invited to submit proposals. Generally, the areas targeted by the projects in this standing offer include:

• Road construction: Road construction, road markings and signs, development of roadsides, parking lots and bike paths.
• Municipal engineering: water and sewage, storm-water drainage, sewage treatment, exterior fire protection network, drinking water treatment.
• Airport engineering: taxiways, aprons and runways, airport zoning, airfield lighting.
• Civil engineering structures: bridges, culverts, retaining walls, channels and locks.

The work performed will assist a PWGSC project manager and may involve one or more activities usually associated with civil engineering.

INQUIRIES: All enquiries regarding this tender, are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: Julie Desforges, Supply Officer, fascimile (514) 496-3822 or by e-mail at julie.desforges@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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.  

TENDER DOCUMENTS: Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the website https://buyandsell.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.   
    
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 1110, Montreal.
 
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.