Steam Boiler and control maintenance and repair services

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

Addendum 002:

Questions and answers 1 to 5.


Note to Bidders: Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Public Services and Procurement Canada office at Place Bonaventure is only open on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week. 
Note to Bidders: There will no Public Opening for the purposes of this solicitation. 


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Addendum 001:

Closing date for the project has been postponed until January 28, 2021 at 2:00pm
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Steam Boiler and control maintenance and repair services

Description:
To provide the tools, equipment and labour necessary for the maintenance, inspection and repair of steam boilers and controls at the Saint-Jean Garrison, the Farnham Training Center and the Drummondville, Saint-Hyacinthe and Sherbrooke armouries.

The period of the contract is from contract award to November 30, 2021 with the possibility of 4 additional one year periods.

Security requirement:
This procurement is subject to Security requirements

Optional site visit:
It is recommended that the tenderer, or a representative of the Bidder, visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit, to be held at the B-151 building (Thermal Station) at the St-Jean Garrison on December 15, 2020. The site visit will begin at 10:00 EST. The meeting point will be at 35 Grand Bernier South, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, J0J1R0. Staff will be on hand to welcome visitors.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than 24 hours before the date of the visit, to confirm attendance and provide the name (s) of the person (s) who will attend, as well as the name of the company that will be attending. 

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we ask the proponents to comply with the following measures:
a. A maximum of one (1) person per firm is permitted.
b. You will need to identify yourself to the person in charge of the visit at the receptionc. Wearing a mask is mandatory during the visit.
d. The principles of distance, two (2) meters between each person, must be respected.
e. Latecomers should go to security and should follow the tour from the time they join or may be denied access.
f. Please contact the Contracting Authority if, within fifteen (15) days after the visit, visitors shows signs of COVID-19.

Enquiries during the solicitation period
Enquiries regarding this bid must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority named on the Invitation to Tender - Page 1 at e-mail address jessicacossettefontaine@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca and should be received no later than 10 days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided.

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 
Bids must be submitted only to Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Bid Receiving Unit by the date, time and place indicated in the bid solicitation.

Note:  For bidders choosing to submit using epost Connect for bids closing at the Bid Receiving Unit in the PWGSC Quebec Region :

PWGSC Quebec Region Bid Receiving Unit
The Bidder must send an email requesting to open an epost Connect conversation to the following address: 

TPSGC.RQReceptionSoumissions-QRSupplyTendersReception.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Note: Bids will not be accepted if emailed directly to this email address. This email address is to be used to open an epost Connect conversation, as detailed in Standard Instructions 2003, or to send bids through an epost Connect message if the bidder is using its own licensing agreement for epost Connect.

It is the Bidder’s responsibility to ensure the request for opening an epost Connect conversation is sent to the email address above at least six days before the solicitation closing date.  

For more information, visit the following web page: Steps to follow for the Bid Submission to Bid Receiving Unit (BRU) using epost Connect

https://buyandsell.gc.ca/steps-to-follow-for-the-bid-submission-to-bid-receiving-unit-bru-using-epost-connect

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

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.


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.