Bolsover, ON. Reconstruction of dam at lock 37

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

EQ754-131256/A
Dhanna, Sheila
Telephone No. - (416) 512-5855 (    )
Fax No. - (416) 512-5862

Bolsover, Ontario.  Trent-Severn Waterway.  Reconstruction of
dam at lock 37.  
The dam is located on the Talbot River, approximately 4 km west
of the community of Bolsover, Ontario.
Project No:  R.058203.001

Requirement

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a
requirement for a qualified contractor to Reconstruct the Dam at
lock 37, Trent-Severn Waterway.  
The objective of this Invitation To Tender is to retain an
individual Contractor to provide the complete construction work
for the reconstruction of the 67 meters long concrete dam
structure.

Work includes the supply of labour, material, supervision,
equipment and engineering support for the reconstruction of the
67 meters long concrete dam structure including, but not limited
to the following:
1:  Arrangement for  the use of adjacent  or near by
property(ies) for the contractor's staging   area/construction
campsite and sediment and environmental quality control.  
2:  Design, construction, maintenance and monitoring of
temporary works associated with the replacement of the dam
(dewatering works, dewatering activities and maintenance, water
diversion and diversion system operations, excavation shoring,
stability of existing lock and lock entrance wall, traffic
control, sediment and erosion control etc..), 
3:  Demolition of existing concrete structure and related works.
 
4:  Reconstruction of the concrete structure and related works
and
5:  Deconstruction of temporary works and site restoration
including landscaping.

This is a single phase selection process.

This procurement contains mandatory requirements; failure to
comply will result in rejection of the bid. 

Within the Invitation To Tender , the Crown sets out the project
requirements, i.e., the particulars of the project itself and
the broad scope of services required from the contractor.

Delivery Date: The work must be completed by November 30, 2014.

The estimated cost for this opportunity is within the following
cost category: 
Greater than  $5,000,000.00

MANDATORY SITE VISIT
There will be a Mandatory site visit on December 18, 2012 at
10:00 A.M., at the site.  
Interested bidders are to meet at the Lock Station for Lock 37
(Bolsver Lock), located at B92 Talbot Drive Bolsover. Talbot
Drive ia accessible from County Road 48 and Simcoe Street, just
west of the village of Bolsover Ontario.
Safety boots are required and cameras will be allowed at the
site visit.
The site visit for this project is MANDATORY.  The
representative of the bidder will be required to sign the Site
Visit Attendance Sheet at the site visit. Bids submitted by
Bidders who have not signed the attendance sheet will not be
accepted.
Bidders are requested to register with the Contracting Officer,
Sheila Dhanna at 416-512-5855, or sheila.dhanna@pwgsc.gc  to
confirm their attendance and provide the name(s) of the
person(s) who will attend, 24 hours prior to the site visit.

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.    

Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are
incorporated by reference into,  and form part of the Tender and
Contract Documents.  The Standard documents are issued by Public
Works and Government Services Canada and may be viewed on the
MERX electronic Bulletin 
Board as part of the information module.  Tender documents can
be obtained from MERX by calling 1-800-964-6379 or visit their
web site at www.merx.com. 

All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature, are to be
submitted to the Contracting  Officers, Sheila Dhanna 
Telephone:  (416) 512-5855,  Facsimile:   (416) 512-5862  or  
E-mail:  sheila.dhanna@pwgsc.gc.ca

Bid Receiving:   Sealed tenders will be received at Public Works
and Government Services Canada, 4900 Yonge Street, 	Bid
Receiving, 12th Floor, Toronto, Ontario  M2N 6A6.
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.