Quality Assurance and Material Testing, Counties of Charlotte,
St. John, Albert and York, N.B.

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Quality Assurance and Material Testing, Counties of Charlotte,
St. John, Albert and York, New Brunswick

EC373-152460/A
Doucet, Gisele PWB
Telephone No. - (506) 636-4541 
Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

Public Works and Government Services Canada has a requirement
for the establishment of a Regional Individual Standing Offer
(RISO).  Work under this Standing Offer includes the testing and
inspection of concrete, asphaltic concrete, soils, granular fill
and mortar materials (including Heritage Mortar).  Inspection of
reinforcing bar layout will be required for various projects to
be located throughout the following New Brunswick Counties: 
Charlotte, Saint John, Albert, and York Counties including the
Islands of Grand Manan, Whitehead, Deer and Campobello  All work
is to be performed in accordance with the Terms of Reference
forming part of the bid document.

The period of the Standing Offer will be for two years from the
date of award.  A Standing Offer is an agreement and not a
contract.  Offerors should note that there is no guarantee that
the full or any amount of the Standing Offer will be called up. 
More than one Standing offer may be issued for this requirement.

Inquiries: All inquiries 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 peior to the closing date to
allow sufficient time to respond.

The estimated cost for this opportunity is within the following
cost category: $250,001 - $500,000 (HST extra).  Bid security is
not a requirement for this tender.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  New measures related to Code of Conduct and
certifications included in the solicitation documents requires
attention.

After issuance of a standing offer, offerors may request a
debriefing on the results of the request for standing offers.
Offerors should make the request to the Standing Offer Authority
within 15 working days of receipt of notification that their
offer was unsuccessful. The debriefing may be provided in
writing, by telephone or in person.

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain
tender documents through the Government Electronic Tendering
System (GETS).  Addenda, when issued, will be available on GETS.

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 at
buyandsell.gc.ca.

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.