Cell Upgrades, Shepody Healing Centre, Dorchester Penitentiary,
N.B.

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Cell Upgrades, Shepody Healing Centre, Dorchester Penitentiary,
Dorchester, New Brunswick

EC016-140237/A
Doucet, Gisele PWB
Telephone No. - (506) 636-4541
Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic
Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June
1, 2013.

Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender
notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and
available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

The Government Electronic Tendering Service on
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source
for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade
agreements or subject to departmental policies that require
public advertising of tenders.

Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. 

After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and
amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.  

On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders
to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they
have been following on MERX prior to June 1.  

Bookmark Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders now to be ready for June 1

Public Works and Government Services has a requirement for the
demolition, removal and replacement of cell doors, furniture,
floor tiles, mechanical and electrical components, and painting
in the Shepody Healing Centre area of Building B-4 at the
Dorchester Penitentiary, Dorchester, New Brunswick. All work is
to be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications
for PWGSC Project Number R.043937.001 forming part of the bid
document. The contract completion is twenty-four (24) weeks
after contract award.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT
It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the
Bidder visit the work site and examine the Scope of the Work
required and the existing conditions. There will be an optional
site visit on June 4, 2013 at 9:30 am.  All interested bidders
are to meet at the principal entrance at the Dorchester
Penitentiary, Dorchester, New Brunswick. Although not mandatory,
all contractors  wishing to submit a tender for this work are
encouraged to attend to become familiar with all aspects of the
work. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation
resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment
to the bid solicitation.
Please note that there is a security clearance required for this
site visit. ALL interested bidders, regardless of current
clearance level, must submit the Institution Access CPIC
Clearance request form attached as Appendix 2 of the Invitation
to Tender document by 5:00 pm May 17, 2013. Any interested
bidders currently working at this site who have already been
cleared and are interested in attending MUST provide their names
by this date.  No cameras, cellphones or tobacco products are
permitted on the site.                                          
                             
IMPORTANT NOTICE: New measures related to Code of Conduct and
certifications included in the solicitation documents requires
attention.                                                      
            
A public bid opening will be held at the Bid Receiving Unit,
Room 421, 189 Prince William Street, Saint John, N.B.
The estimated cost for this opportunity is within the following
category: $500,001 -         $1,000,000 (HST included).

Inquiries: All inquiries of a technical nature and all questions
of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing to the
Contractual Authority: Gisèle Doucet, telephone - (506)
636-4541,  facsimile - (506) 636-4376,  e-mail - 
gisele.doucet@pwgsc.gc.ca.   Inquiries 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.

Inquiries are to be made in accordance with SI02 - Enquiries
During The Solicitation Period, under Special Instructions To
Bidders in the solicitation document.

Standard bid and contract security for construction is required.

Drawings and Specifications are now available for viewing and
downloading in a Portable Document Format (PDF) or in a standard
paper version. Bidders 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.

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain
tender documents through the MERX services provider.  Addenda,
when issued, will be available from the MERX 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.  

Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are
incorporated by reference, and form part of the tender and
contract documents.  The standard documents are issued by Public
Works and Government Services and may be viewed on the MERX
electronic bulletin board as part of the information module. 
Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain
tender documents through the MERX service provider.

This PWGSC office provides procurement 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.