Jones Falls, ON - lock 40 repairs

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: 
Jones Falls, ON - lock 40 repairs

EQ754-132087/A
Hassell, Bob
Telephone No. - (416) 590-8270 (    )
Fax No. - (416) 512-5862

Jones Falls, On -  Lock 40 repairs 2012

SCOPE OF WORK
The Rideau Canal, Jones Falls, Lock 40 Repairs 2012 project
consists of work as described in the following: 
wing:
Excavation and backfilling:
- Excavating area behind the north wall of the lock to depth of
4 meters, installing clay puddle, geotextile fabric and
backfilling.
Drilling and Grouting:
- Drilling of grouting holes
- Complete pressure grouting of the existing stone masonry lock
north wall.
Stone Masonry works: 
- Cleaning, raking and pointing back and front of the lock north
wall.
- Repairing south upper sluice tunnel.
Landscaping
- Lawn seeding and replanting removed trees.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Refer to the Special Instructions to Bidders SI01 paragraph 3
(and Appendices 1 and 2) for requirements related to the Code of
Conduct for Procurement.

OPTIONAL  SITE VISIT:
There will be a site visit on 19 November 2012 at 10:00am.
Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend the site visit.
Interested contractors, please contact the Contracting Officer,
Bob Hassell at  (416) 590-8270 to confirm attendance and provide
the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend prior to the site
visit.  Interested bidders are to meet at Jones Falls Lock
station which is located approximately 40 km north of Kingston,
Ontario, west of Highway 15, on the Rideau Canal. Locks 40/41/42
are three navigational locks connected in series, which are
located immediately downstream of the turning basin. The site
visit will take place on site at the Lock station at end of Lock
Road.  Refer to GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Section 01 11 00 1.4
Location of Work and Direction..
Bidders may be requested to sign an attendance form.  Bidders
who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an
alternative appointment but they will not be precluded from
submitting a bid.  Any clarifications or changes to the bid
solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as
an amendment to the bid solicitation.

The duration of work is scheduled to be completed 12 weeks from
date of award. Landscaping to be completed in the month of May
2013, completion date to be advised.

Closing date:  04 December 2012, 14:00 HOURS.  

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, Bob Hassell  Telephone: 
(416) 512-5855,  Facsimile: (416) 512-5862 , Email:
bob.hassell@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

The bid documents are available for viewing only at the office
of Public Works and Government Services Canada , 4900 Yonge
Street, 12th Floor,  Toronto, Ontario.  

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.