Confederation Building - Painting of Corridors and Stairwells.

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

This NPP Amendment 005 is issued for the following reasons:

Inform that due to the availability of new information, the Solicitation closing date will be extended to June 30th, 2020 at 2PM EDST.

Only the proponents present at the MANDATORY site visit held on March 12th 2020 will be invited to continue in the process. 

We require that those who wish to visit the site again before bid closing submits the legal names, date of birth and name of the Contractor they represent to jasmin.michaud@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca before end of day Thursday June 18, 2020 as an additional site visit is planned for Tuesday June 23rd, 2020 at 9AM EDST. This additional site visit is NOT MANDATORY.

Bids submitted by June 30th will have to include associated cost the new Provincial Health & Safety guidelines addressing COVID-19 and additional safety measures. Such cost can be, but not limited to: additional Personal Protective equipment (PPE), working in an environment respecting social distancing, additional hand washing etc.

If additional measures are requested, above and beyond those of the Provincial Guidelines, they will be communicated as an amendment to Division 1 of the Project Specifications.

New information can be found in Solicitation Amendment 005

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This NPP Amendment 004 is issued for the following reasons:

Inform that due to the current changes in Health and Safety guidelines and to the limited access to the federal buildings, the Solicitation closing date will be extended to June 16th, 2020 at 2PM EDST.

Only the proponents present at the MANDATORY site visit held on March 12th 2020 will be invited to continue in the process. 

We require that those who wish to visit the site again before bid closing submits the legal names, date of birth and name of the Contractor they represent to jasmin.michaud@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca before Monday June 1, 2020 at 4PM EDST. Once we know how many are requesting a second visit, we will contact them to coordinate access to site. Please note that no further instructions will be communicated at the site visit. The second site visit is NOT MANDATORY.

Bids submitted by June 16th will have to include associated cost the new Provincial Health & Safety guidelines addressing COVID-19 and additional safety measures. Such cost can be, but not limited to: additional Personal Protective equipment (PPE), working in an environment respecting social distancing, additional hand washing etc.

If additional measures are required, above and beyond those of the Provincial Guidelines, they will be communicated as an amendment to Division 1 of the Project Specifications.



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This NPP Amendment 003 is to announce that the Solicitation closing date will be extended to May 26, 2020 at 2pm EDST. Additionnally, only the proponents present at the MANDATORY job showing that took place on Macr 12, 2020 will be invited to continue in the process.

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This NPP Amendment 002 is to announce that the MANDATORY site visit of March 12, 2020 will be at 10AM.

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This NPP Amendement 001 is to rectify the name of the contact person to Jasmin Michaud.  

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PROJECT IDENTIFICATION:  EP758-202576/A, CONFEDERATION BUILDING - PAINTING OF CORRIDORS AND STAIRWELLS, 229 WELLINGTON ST, OTTAWA, ON 

Project description: The project consists to repair and repaint the corridors and the stairwells from the basement to the 9th floor. Refer to drawings and specifications for exact scope of work. All works must be done after regular hours of work or during the weekends.
Work is to be completed within 24 weeks after contract award. 

MANDATORY SECURITY REQUIREMENT:  
 
This procurement contains a mandatory security requirement.  At bid closing, the Bidder must hold a valid RELIABILITY Clearance, granted or approved by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC).  For the performance of the contract, the successful Bidder must hold a SITE ACCESS Clearance, granted or approved by the Contract Security Program (CSP), Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC). Failure to comply with this requirement will render the Bid non-compliant and no further consideration will be given to the Bid. 

MANDATORY SITE VISIT:  

There will be MANDATORY a site visit on March 12, 2020. Interested bidders are to meet at the Confederation Building main entrance at 229 Wellington Street, Ottawa.

1. Safety Attire: No safety attire will be required for the Mandatory site visit.

2. Abatement expert must be present at the Mandatory site visit in order to asses work.

3. Security pre-screening: Due to the nature of the requirement and in order to gain access to the building, all bidders must submit the name (legal name) and date of birth of each individual that will be attending the site visit. This information is to be submitted to the Contracting Authority by email at the following email address: jasmin.michaud@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca no later than March 10, at 12:00 (noon) as this information must be verified and confirmed through the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD). 
To gain access for the MANDATORY site visit, all visitors must hold a valid security clearance at RELIABILITY level, issued by CISD, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). 
It is the responsibility of the bidders to ensure that the Contracting Authority is in receipt of this information by the date and time specified. All contractor personnel/individuals that bidders plan on sending to attend the site visit must be cleared prior to attending. No personnel/individuals will be permitted to access the site without the required clearance. 


ENQUIRIES:
  
All enquiries are to be submitted to the Contractual Authority: Jasmin Michaud, by email at jasmin.michaud@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca .  

Enquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than five (5) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond.

BID DOCUMENTS:

Firms intending to submit bids on this project should obtain bid documents through the Government Electronic Tendering Service at http://Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders or at the toll-free number 1-855-886-3030.  
Amendments, when issued, will be available from the same government electronic tendering service.

Firms that elect to base their bids on bid documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the bid calling authority of their intention to bid.

BID RECEIVING:
Sealed bids will be received at:  Public Works and Government Services Canada, Bid Receiving Unit, Place du Portage, Phase III, Main Lobby Core 0B2, 11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 1C9.

Delivery Date: 22/01/2020

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.