Kingston, Ontario - Kingston Mills Locks 46 to 49 Rehabilitation

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

EQ754- 171827/A
Schmidt, Jeff
Telephone No. - (905) 615-2058
E-mail - jeff.schmidt@pwgsc.gc.ca 

Solicitation No. EQ754- 171827/A, Kingston Mills Locks 46-49 Rehabilitation 

SCOPE OF SERVICES:

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) on behalf of Parks Canada Agency (PCA) will engage the services of an engineering consulting firm to undertake the rehabilitation of the locks and associated structures at the Kingston Mills Locks 46 to 49 located on the Rideau Canal.

The primary objective is a masonry rehabilitation of the Kingston Mills Locks following the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada to improve the condition of Locks 46 and 47 that are both rated poor (C); Lock 48 and Lock 49 that are both rated fair (B) to good (A) condition while protecting their heritage values and character-defining elements to the extent possible and promoting visitor experience.  The rehabilitation to include site components such as:  Lock gates; sluice tunnels; airvent shafts and mechanical components.  Also included in the repairs are:  stairways; railings; ladders; mooring cables; masonry sidewalks and basin walls downstream of Lock 46.  Pedestrian safety railing repair or replacement requirements to be developed in conjunction with Cultural Resource Management policies and safety considerations.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT 

Arrangements have been made for a tour of one of the work Sites. The site visit will be held on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at Kingston Mills, Rideau Canal, 563 Kingston Mills Road, Kingston, Ontario, K0G 1E0.

The site is currently under construction and proponents must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including helmet, safety boots, vest and glasses to access the site.

Proponents are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority named on the RFP - Page 1 two (2) business days before the scheduled visit to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Proponents may berequested to sign an attendance form.

Proponents who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment. Proponents who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting a proposal. Any clarifications or changes to the solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the solicitation.

RFP DETAILS:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is a One-Phase process, Proponents responding to this RFP are requested to submit only one proposal. Proposals will be evaluated for both technical content and price. Proposals are to cover the Proponent's Achievements on Similar Projects, the Achievements of Senior Team Leaders and Engineering Team Members, the Proponent’s Understanding of the Project Milestones, Schedule and Consultant Team Personnel Requirements, the Proponent’s Understanding of the Consultant Team Personnel Requirements and the Proponent’s Overall Design Approach and proposed pricing. The proposal rankings will be based on 90% for technical evaluation and 10% for price.

The Proponent whose responsive proposal achieves the highest total score is the first entity that the Evaluation Board will recommend be approached in order to finalize details of an agreement for the provision ofthe required services.

The purpose is to select the highest ranked experienced firm of Consultants to fulfil the services required for this project.

ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE:

The estimated cost for this opportunity is within the following range:

$2,250,000.00 and $3,250,000.00 (HST excluded). 


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Engineering firms interested in providing these services may order 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 (PWGSC) 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 proponents 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 proposal. 

ENQUIRIES:

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

EQ754- 171827/A
Schmidt, Jeff
Telephone No. - (905) 615-2058
E-mail - jeff.schmidt@pwgsc.gc.ca 

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