Parks Canada - Trail Bridge Work, Kootenay National Park

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Parks Canada - Trail Bridge Work,  Stanley Glacier renovations
and Paint Pots new construction, Kootenay National Park, BC.

The project involves the provision of all materials, equipment
and labour required for construction of improvements at Stanley
Glacier trail bridge and new construction of Paint Pots trail
bridge in Kootenay National Park.  The work under this Contract
is located at:
1.	Stanley Glacier Bridge. The site is located km 65 on Hwy 93
Kootenay National Park, British Columbia.  Km 0 is at the
junction of Hwy 93 and the Trans Canada Highway. The bridge is
located 0.1 km from the trailhead and highway.
2.	Paint Pots Bridge. The site is located km 71 on Hwy 93
Kootenay National Park, British Columbia. Km 0 is at the
junction of Hwy 93 and the Trans Canada Highway. The bridge is
located 0.5 km from the trailhead and highway.
Work performed under this Contract includes, but is not limited
to, the following items:
.1 Stanley Glacier Bridge
1.	Demolition and removal of timber guardrails, timber deck, 2
steel girders, East concrete abutment, and timber retaining
walls on East and West approaches.
2.	Excavation for abutments and rip-rap placement.
3.	Installation of micro-piles for East abutment.
4.	Construction of 2 concrete abutments.
5.	Construction of bridge super-structure and stairs.
6.	Placement of rip-rap.
.2 Paint Pots Bridge
1.	Removal of rip-rap at South abutment.
2.	Excavation for abutments and rip-rap placement.
3.	Installation of micro-piles for both abutments.
4.	Construction of 2 concrete abutments.
5.	Construction of bridge super-structure and stairs.
Placement of rip-rap.

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
consist of PDF files organized in an industry recognized
directory structure.

CHANGE TO SITE VISIT DATE

NOTICE - OPTIONAL SITE VISIT

There will be a site visit on Friday, February 28, 2014 at 11:00
AM.   The site is located km 65 on Hwy 93, Kootenay National
Park, British Columbia.  Km 0 is at the junction of Highway 93
and the Trans Canada Highway.  The bridge is located 0.1km from
the trailhead and highway.  We will meet in the parking lot at
Stanley Glacier, then head down to the bridge as a group.  Paint
Pots bridge will be visited after Stanley Glacier.  The site is
located km 71 on Hwy 93, Kootenay National Park, British
Columbia.  The bridge is located 0.25km from the trailhead and
highway.  It is advised that those visiting the bridge sites
wear snow shoes, as their tends to be a lot of snow this time of
year.

The representative of the bidder will be required to sign the
Site Visit Attendance Sheet at the site visit. 

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