Standing Offer - Electrical Services, AAFC Potato Research
Centre, Fredericton, N.B.

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
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: 
01799-110023/A
MacDonald, Anne (PWC)
Telephone No. - (902) 626-4949 
Fax No. - (902) 566-7514

Standing Offer - Electrical Services, AAFC Potato Research
Centre, Fredericton, N.B.

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

Potato Research Centre -Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at 850
Lincoln Road, PO Box 20280, Fredericton New Brunswick, E3B 4Z7
and Benton Ridge Research Farm at 539 Benton Road, Benton, NB
E7N 2Y3 have a requirement for a company to provide electrical
service work on a As and When Requested basis. This service will
be required at the AAFC Research Centre in the Province of New
Brunswick which includes facilities in Fredericton and Benton.

Standing Offer is for one year with two possible extension years.

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

Security Requirement - The Contractor and the Contractor's
employees must be security cleared through the Canadian
Industrial Security Division (CISD) prior to award and
commencing any work.

All work is to be completed on an "as and when required basis". 
Bidders should note that there is no guarantee that the full or
any amount of the Standing Offers will be called up.

Inquiries:  All inquiries of a technical nature and all
questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing
to the contractual authority:  Anne MacDonald, telephone
902-626-4949, facsimile 902-566-7514 and e-mail
anne.macdonald@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.   

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




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.