Resurvey of the Small Scale Sites, Approximately 450 Properties

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru
FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
EQ447-130640/A
Woodhall, Lauren
Telephone No. - (416) 512-5873 (    )
Fax No. - (416) 512-5862

Resurvey of the Small Scale Sites, Approximately 450 Properties

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), on behalf
of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Atomic Energy of Canada
Limited (AECL) is to complete property contamination resurveys
for the Small Scale Sites (SSS) component of the Port Hope Area
Initiative (PHAI). As a result, PWGSC will retain a Contractor
to complete the resurvey of approximately 450 residential
properties primarily within Ward 1 of Port Hope.

The overall objectives of the SSSR are to conduct the resurvey
of approximately 450 residential properties, in Ward 1, of the
Municipality of Port Hope to:
1.	Measure and document conditions, both inside and outside
buildings and sub-surface to determine the presence or absence
of historic Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) that 	exceeds the
Port Hope Area Initiative Cleanup Criteria (PHAI CC) for four
(4) signature parameters (uranium, arsenic, radium 226 and
Thorium 230). Each property resurvey shall comprise of:
	a.	Indoor radon gas survey;
	b.	Interior and exterior gamma radiation  surveys;
	c.	Interior and exterior radiological object and surface
contamination surveys, where 			required;
	d.	Exterior(and possibly interior) intrusive investigation
(drilling, soil sampling and 		possibly sampling of building or
other types of material);
	e.	Gamma radiation survey of soil cores and boreholes; and
	f.	Analytical testing of the soil and other items as required.

2.	Delineate the extent of soil (vertically and horizontally)
and interior and/or exterior surface contamination for
properties that exceeds the Port Hope Area Initiative Cleanup
Criteria (PHAI CC) for 4 signature parameters.

The purpose is to select the highest ranked experienced firm of
consultants and specialists to provide these services. 

The criteria used in the evaluation process will relate to
previous achievements, experience and qualification of the
proposed consultant team and will NOT involve or require a
presentation on the subject.

The Mandatory Criteria used in the evaluation will be:
	a.	The bidder shall be an Environmental Consulting Firm
licensed, or eligible to be licensed, certified or otherwise
authorized to provide the necessary environmental and
professional services to the full extent that may be required by
Federal or provincial law applicable to the project in the
province of Ontario.

b.	The consultant team to be identified must include the
following:
		Project Director, Project Manager, Senior Consultant -
Environmental, Senior Consultant - Radiological, Quality
Assurance Specialist, Health and Safety Specialist,
Communications Specialist, Radiation Protection Specialist,
Radiological Survey Specialist and Geotechnical
Specilaist/GeoScientist


c.	The laboratory used for this requirement must be certified by
the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) for the analysis
of radioisotopes



Schedule 

The contract will be in place for one year.  

Site Visit and Bidders Conference

There will be a site visit on September 12, 2012 at 9 A.M.
Interested bidders are to meet at 115 Toronto Road Port Hope,
Ontario. 

There will be a bidders conference on September 12, 2012
immediately following the site visit. Interested bidders are to
meet at 115 Toronto Road Port Hope, Ontario. A maximum of 2
participants from each company will be allowed at the bidders
conference.


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Firms interested in providing these services may order the
Request for Proposal documents which are distributed through the
Merx Service.  

Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are
incorporated by reference into, and form part of the 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.
Amendments, when issued, will be available from the MERX
provider. 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.


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

Enquiries

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

Lauren Woodhall
Telephone No.:416 512-5873
Fax No.: 416-512-5862 
E-mail: lauren.woodhall@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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





Delivery Date: 31/07/2012

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.