Burlington Canal Lift Bridge Deck Replacement Project, Burlington, Ontario

Trade Agreement: CETA/WTO-AGP/CPTPP/CFTA/FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama/Korea/UK
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Burlington Canal Lift Bridge Deck Replacement Project
EQ754-221116/A
Chinthaka Somaratna
Telephone No.:416-305-7369
E-mail: Chinthaka.Somaratna@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca.

Solicitation No. EQ754-221116/A

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - Burlington Canal Lift Bridge Deck Replacement Project, Burlington, Ontario 

*****IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS RE. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS*****

Due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary measures are being taken on-site at the Ontario Region Bid Receiving Unit to encourage social distancing. The health and safety of staff and suppliers remains our top priority. 

Proponents are required to submit proposals electronically using the Canada Post e-post Connect application for the subject bid solicitation. This service allows suppliers to submit bids, offers and arrangements electronically to PWGSC Bid Receiving Units. This online service enables the electronic transfer of large files up to Protected B level.

To use e-post Connect to submit your proposal, or to get more information on its use, please send an email to the Ontario Region Bid Receiving Units generic address at:
TPSGC.orreceptiondessoumissions-orbidreceiving.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Faxed and hard copy (submitted in person or via mail/courier) proposals will not be accepted for the subject solicitation.

Given current circumstances and network limitations, some active procurements may be delayed. To stay up to date on the status of specific procurements, please consult Buysandsell.gc.ca.

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THIS PROCUREMENT CONTAINS A SECURITY REQUIREMENT
AND
A COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

SCOPE OF WORK:

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) intends to retain a Civil Engineering consulting firm with an expertise in bridge engineering in the capacity of Prime Consultant, supported by a multidisciplinary team of Sub-Consultants as necessary, for the replacement of  Burlington Canal Lift Bridge Deck in Burlington, Ontario.

The Prime Consultant, supported where necessary by a multidisciplinary team of Sub-Consultants, shall provide full professional engineering and technical services to review all of the related documentation, recommend further examination as required, preparation of design, construction tender documents, construction and contract administration including resident site services, cost, scheduling and project control, and risk management services for the complete replacement of the main span deck and the rehabilitation of the approach span decks of the Burlington Canal Lift Bridge (BCLB).

RFP DETAILS: 

The Request for Proposal (RFP) is a single submission process. The criteria used in the evaluation process will relate to the achievements of Proponent on Projects, Achievements of Key Sub-consultants and Specialist on Project, Achievements of Key Personnel on Project, Understanding of the Project, Scope of Services and Management of Services, Design Philosophy, Approach and Methodology,
 and cost of services and is more fully detailed in the Solicitation document.  

Proposals will be evaluated for both technical content and price. The price section of all responsive proposals that achieved the minimum total Technical Rating are opened upon completion of the technical evaluation. The proposal rankings will be based on 90% for technical evaluation and 10% for price. 

Firms interested in providing these services may download the Request for Proposal documents which are distributed through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS). 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 buyandsell.gc.ca. Tender documents can be obtained from GETS by visiting their web site at http://buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Amendments, when issued, will be available from GETS. In all cases bidders must indicate in the space provided on the Proposal Form the identification number(s) of the amendment(s), if any, that they have taken into consideration for their bid.

ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT VALUE:

The Class D estimate for Construction Cost Limit is $ 12.97M (Applicable Taxes extra).

SECURITY REQUIREMENT

This procurement contains a security requirement. Proponents are advised that as detailed in Supplementary Instructions to Proponents (SI) 6 - Security Requirement.

1. Before award of a contract, the following conditions must be met:

(a) the Proponent must hold a valid organization security clearance as indicated in Supplementary Conditions SC1;

(b) the Proponent's proposed individuals requiring access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must meet the security requirement as indicated in Supplementary Conditions SC1;

(c) the Proponent must provide the name of all individuals who will require access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work sites.

COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT

This requirement is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel. Failure to complete and provide the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Certification as part of the bid will render the bid non-responsive.

EPOST CONNECT:

This RFP only allows Proponents to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their proposal electronically. Proponents must refer to GI16, Submission of Proposal, for further information. Due to the nature of the bid solicitation, proposals transmitted by facsimile, hard copy (submitted in person or via mail/courier) will not be accepted

IMPORTANT:

The following email address is to be used to open an epost Connect conversation, as detailed in GI16, Submission of Proposal, or to send proposals through an epost Connect message if the Proponent is using its own licensing agreement for epost Connect.

E-mail address:
TPSGC.orreceptiondessoumissions-orbidreceiving.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Note: Proposals will not be accepted if emailed directly to this email address and any other email address. 

ENQUIRIES:

All enquiries of a technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: 

Chinthaka Somaratna
Telephone No.:416-305-7369
E-mail: Chinthaka.Somaratna@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca.

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in both official languages.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
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.