50 Bed Living Unit - Westmorland Institution, Dorchester, N.B.

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: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
EC016-130878/A
Donovan, Janine PWB
Telephone No. - (506) 636-5347 
Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

50 Bed Living Unit - Westmorland Institution, Dorchester, N.B.

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a
requirement for the construction of a 50 bed housing and
administration unit at the minimum-security Westmorland
Institution in Dorchester, New Brunswick  All work is to be
performed in accordance with the plans and specifications for
PWGSC Project Number R.043929.001 forming part of the bid
document. The contract completion is fifty-two (52) weeks after
contract award.

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 August 28, 2012 at 1:00 pm. All interested bidders
are to meet at  the main entrance of the Westmorland Institution
(Building F-58), 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 3 of the Invitation to Tender document by
4:00 pm August 7, 2012.
Under the Code of Conduct and Certification provisions, (refer
to GI01 of R2710T), Bidders must submit the following as part of
their bid: 
a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently
directors of the Bidder; 		
2.	a properly completed and signed Consent Form, for each
individual named in the aforementioned list

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
cost category:  $5,000,001 to $10,000,000. Standard bid and
contract security for construction is required.

Inquiries:	All inquiries are to be submitted in writing to the
contractual authority:				Janine Donovan, Telephone -
506-636-5347
		Facsimile - 506-636-4376
		E-mail - janine.donovan@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

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

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.