Maintenance Services - Grass Cutting #5, Small Arms Ranges & ASA
Training Area, CFB Gagetown, N.B.

Trade Agreement: 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: 
Maintenance Services - Grass Cutting #5
Small Arms Ranges & ASA Training Area
CFB Gagetown, N.B.

W0105-13E054/A
Reay, Darlene
Telephone No. - (902) 566-7518 (    )
Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

NOTICE OF OPTIONAL  SITE VISIT

It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the
Bidder visit the work site.  

The site visit will be held on Tuesday,  April 9, 2013 at 9:00am
.  Contractors are asked to meet at the Main Gate, CFB Gagetown,
New Brunswick.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting
Authority 2 day(s) before the scheduled visit to confirm
attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will
attend.  Bidders may be requested to sign an attendance form. 
Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be
given an alternative appointment but they will not be precluded
from submitting a bid.

Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting
from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid
solicitation.
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Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the
furnishing of all labour, material, tools, supervision, and
equipment required to cut grass as shown on drawings
for the following areas:
.1 	Vimy, Amiens, Mons, Reichwald, and Batouche Rifle Ranges;
.2 	Three 50 meters Ranges; and
.3 	ASA Compound located on the Shirley Road within the Training
Area.

All work is to be completed in accordance with the Specification
Number L-G2/9301/216 forming part of the bid document.  

The Service Contract is from award to March 31, 2014, with an
option to renew for two additional one year period.

The estimated cost (including option years) for this
opportunity, is within the following cost category:  $100,001 -
$250,000.

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

Inquiries:  All inquiries of a technical nature and all
questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing
to the contractual authority:  Darlene Reay, telephone
902-566-7518, facsimile 506-636-4376 and e-mail
darlene.reay@pwgsc.gc.ca

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.


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.