Hamilton, Ontario - Randle Reef Sediment Remediation Project, Stage 2

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Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Solicitation No. EQ447-172597/C
Caporusso, Mary
Telephone No. - (416) 512-5859 
Fax No. - (416) 512-5862 
Email Address:  mary.caporusso@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

There is no Security Requirement associated with this requirement.

Project No. R.050927.202
Title:  Hamilton, Ontario - Randle Reef Sediment Remediation Project - Stage 2 

Extension of Time
Notice is hereby given that the closing date for the reception of tenders previously due on the 11 May 2017 is extended to the 8 June
2017 at 14:00 hours.

REQUIREMENT
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), Real Property Branch, on behalf of Environment Canada have a requirement for a qualified contractor to carry out the Randle Reef Sediment Remediation Project (Stage 2), atHamilton Harbour in Hamilton, Ontario.  All work shall be in accordance with Project No. R.050927.202 Specification and Drawings dated 2017-01-15. 

BACKGROUND
The overall objective of the Randle Reef Sediment Remediation Project is to co
nstruct a 6.2 hectare Engineered Containment Facility (ECF), designed 
to ensure containment of the contaminated sediment. The ECF will be constructed over approximately 20% of the contaminated sediment with additional areas capped or dredged for the management ofa total of 675,000 m3 of sediments. Once the ECF is filled, it will be dewatered and capped. The end product will be utilized as a port, owned and maintained by the Hamilton Port Authority. The Randle Reef project is being undertaken by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

The project is anticipated to take approximately 8 years to construct, dredge, dewater and cap the contaminated sediments in Hamilton Harbour and will be completed in three (3) stages:

Stage 1 - Construction of the ECF (Already tendered and contract awarded)
Stage 2 - Dredging of contaminated sediments (Proposed Tender)  
Stage 3 - ECF dewatering and capping (Future Tender)

SCOPE OF WORK
The Randle Reef Sediment Remediation Project Stage 2 is located in Hamilton Harbour adjacent to Pier 15 and Stelco (formerly US Steel Canada). The intent of Stage 2 of the project is to hydraulically dredge c
ontaminated sediments and place them in an Engineered Containment Facility (ECF),to provide water treatment, to dewater the ECF prior to placement of fill materials, to cap some of the contaminated sediments, and 
to place a thin layer backfill/capping over some of the work
area. 

COMPLETION DATE
The Contractorshallperform and complete the Work within thirty-one 
(31) months from the date of notification of acceptance of the offer.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT
There will be an optional site visit onWednesday, March 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the site.  Interested bidders are to meet near the site, inside the Hamilton Port Authority (HPA) security gate.

Bidders are requested to register with the Contracting Officer, Mary Caporusso by email:mary.caporusso@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) who will attend 48 hours prior to the si
te visit.The list of names will be provided to the Hamilton Port Authority to allow access through the HPA security gate to the site visit location.  

Bidders who do not attend will not be precluded fromsubmittinga bid.

Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from 
the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid 
solicitation.

MANDATORY CRITERIAAT TENDER CLOSING DATE
1. Bid Security
The Bidder shall enclose bidsecurity with its bid.

2.  Registry and pre-qualification of floating plant as per GI06 (2015-02-25)

Dredges or other floating plant to be used in the performance of the Work mustbeon Canadian registry. For dredges or other floating plant that are not of Canadian make or manufacture, the Bidder must obtain a certificate of qualification from Industry Canada as described in the Floating Plant Appendix of the Bid and Acceptance Form, and this certificate must accompany the bid. Plant so qualified byIndustry Canada may
 be accepted on this project.

MANDATORY CRITERIA PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD
1. Integrity Provisions:
All bidders, regardless of their status under the Policy, must submit, 
a complete list of names of all individuals who are currentlydirectors ofthe Bidder. If the list of names has not been received by the time th
e evaluation of bids is completed, or has not been received where no 
bid will be submitted, the contracting authority will inform the bidder 
of a time within which toprovide the information. Failure to provide 
the list 
of names within the time specified will render a bid non-responsive. 
2. Insurance Requirements
The Contractor must,at the Contractor's expense, obtain and maintain insurance contracts in accordance with the requirements of the Certificate of Insurance. Coverage must be placed with an Insurer licensed to carry out business in Canada.

EVALUATION AND CONTRACTOR SELECTION METHODOLOGY
The evaluation of two-envelope tender is identified in the solicitation docu
ment at SI07.  

The bid submission itself shall comprise of two parts, Part 1 - Mandatory Requirements and Part 2 - Price portion.  No reference to ‘PRICE’ is to be included in the ‘MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS’ portion of the 

submission.

Bidders must meet theMandatory Requirements in order to continue with 
the Financial Evaluation.The responsive bid carrying the lowest price 
will be recommended for contract award.

VALUE ADDED PROPOSAL CLAUSE
PWGSC may accept "value added proposals" (VAPs) from the Contractor after award of contract through the duration of the contract (as specified in the VAP clause in the tender document).

ENQUIRIES
All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature, are to be su
bmitted to the Contracting Officer,Mary Caporusso.  Telephone No. (416) 

512-5859, Facsimile No. (416) 512-5862, E-mail address:  mary.caporusso@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

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.