REMEDIATION OF FOX-E

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
Nature of Requirements: 
REMEDIATION OF FOX-E DEW LINE SITE ON DURBAN ISLAND & 
THE FORMER US COAST GUARD WEATHER STATION ON PADLOPING ISLAND,
NUNAVUT
	PWGSC PROJECT NUMBER - R.048967.001  & R.048967.032

1. REQUIREMENT: Public Works and Government Services Canada
(PWGSC) on behalf of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Canada (AANDC) has a requirement for remediation activities at
the FOX-E Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line Site on Durban Island
and the former US Coast Guard Weather Station on Padloping
Island, Nunavut.

2.  BACKGROUND: FOX-E Durban Island (67°05' N, 62°07' W), and
Padloping Island (67° 02' N, 62° 44'W) are located on the
northeast coast of the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island,
approximately 440 km north-northeast of Iqaluit and 75 km
southeast of Qikiqtarjuaq. FOX-E, Durban Island, was constructed
as an Intermediate DEW Line site in 1957 by the Department of
National Defence (DND). The station was abandoned as part of the
DEW Line system in 1963, and in 1965 responsibility for the land
was assumed by AANDC ). A United States Air Force (USAF) weather
station was constructed on Padloping Island in 1943 by the
United States Military. The station was operated by the USAF
until the end of the Second World War and was subsequently
operated by the Canadian Department of Transport until 1956. An
Inuit settlement on the island predates the weather station. The
remains of a hamlet, abandoned in the early 1960s, are
co-located on Padloping Island with the remains of the weather
station facilities. The sites are accessible by marine transport
during the summer shipping season. There are no airstrips on the
sites and air travel is limited to rotary- wing aircraft. 

It is anticipated that the remediation of the FOX-E Distant
Early Warning (DEW) Line Site on Durban Island and the former
U.S. Coast Guard Weather Station Padloping Sites will require up
to three construction seasons (summers of 2013 / 2014 / 2015)
depending how the work is sequenced.  A typical construction
season for these locations normally starts in June and concludes
by late September, which allows approximately 90 days. Potential
hazards inherent with a remote northern location are wildlife
and arctic weather conditions.  Due to the logistical challenges
associated with this project, a number of the risks have been
identified, primarily those with mobilization and
demobilization; remediation and construction activities; work
schedules; weather delays; air charter; and replenishment of
food and materials have been identified.

3. 	INUIT OF NUNAVUT COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIM AGREEMENT:   
The proposed requirement is subject to the Nunavut,
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (CLCA). The benefits that
will apply are contained in: Article 24: Inuit of Nunavut CLCA.

4.	TRADE AGREEMENTS:
The proposed requirement is subject to the provisions of the
World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement
(WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and
the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

5.	CONTRACTOR EVALUATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA:
The method of procurement chosen for this requirement calls for
the submission of proposals by contractors who will deliver a
strategy that best meets Canada's needs as described in the RFP.
 Proposals must meet all Mandatory requirements set out in the
bid evaluation criteria. Those bidders who achieve a minimum 
60% overall score will be further considered using the assessed
Best Value to the Crown (60% Merit + 40% Cost) Contractor
Selection method set out in the bid documents.


6.	PROJECT INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS:
For more information on this project please order the document
from MERX.

Note:

On July 26 and 27, 2011 a Pretender Optional Site Visit and
Information Session for Potential Bidders was held in Iqaluit,
Nunavut. Due to inclement weather, the Site Visit did not take
place. In its place a Video was shown at the Pretender
Information Session. 

Potential Bidders were allowed to ask questions at which time
answers were provided. The Questions and Answers provided will
be distributed via MERX as a separate electronic attachment
along with the tender documents.

For those that wish a copy of the video, it can be obtained by
written request to the following e-mail addresses: 

marc.poot@pwgsc.gc.ca


brad.mcfadden@pwgcs.gc.ca  or 
brad.campbell@pwgsc.gc.ca   or


The documentation referenced in the specifications in section 01
11 00 is available upon request.




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.