Air Handler/Manifold Replacement

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

39903-180402
Fung, Donna (PWY)
Telephone No. - (604) 671-9689 
Fax No. - (604) 775-6633
Email: Donna.Fung@pwgsc.gc.ca

Title:  Air Handling Unit Replacement / Exhaust Manifold  

Location: CFIA Laboratory, Burnaby, BC

Work Description: 
To provide the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) with construction services for the replacement of main supply air handlers and associated auxiliaries. The consolidation and replacement of numerous lab exhaust fans into one manifold system at the Burnaby laboratory. 

Mandatory Site Visit: 
A site visit has been scheduled for September 21, 2017 at 10 AM. Contractors are to meet at the CFIA laboratory, located at 3155 Willingdon Green, Burnaby.

The site visit for this project is MANDATORY. The representative of the Bidder must sign the Site Visit Attendance Sheet at the site visit. Bids submitted by Bidders who have not signed the attendance sheet will be rejected.

Bid Depository:
The General Contractor must obtain bids for the Mechanical trade through BidCentral Online Bidding for Subcontractors (BOBS) according to its rules of procedure (www.bidcentral.ca/bobs). All questions regarding BidCentral Online Bidding for Subcontractors is to be referred to the BOBS Administrator as indicated in the BOBS rules of procedures. 

The General Contractor must instruct the Mechanical Trade Contractors bidding directly to the General Contractor to bid on the scope of the work as defined in the BOBS rules of procedures (e.g. trade definitions, specification sections etc.).

Notwithstanding anything else contained in this bid solicitation, no Bidder, General Contractor or Subcontractor or any other person or entity will have any claim whatsoever (including but not limited to a claim of negligence) or any compensation of any kind whatsoever against Canada as a result of participation in or use of BOBS, or participation in the BOBS process, or as a result of the interpretation, application or non-application of their rules of procedure.
 
Delivery Date: 
The Contractor shall perform and complete the Work within fifty-two [52] weeks from the date of notification of acceptance of the offer.

Enquiries:  
Donna Fung, Supply Specialist 
Tel: (604) 671-9689
Fax: (604) 775-6633
Email: Donna.Fung@pwgsc.gc.ca

Value of Project: 
To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated to cost between $6,500,000 and $7,500,000. 

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender (solicitation) documents through Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Addenda, when issued will be available from Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Firms that elect to base their bids on tender (solicitation) documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the tender calling authority of their intention to bid. 

This procurement office provides procurement services to the public in English.

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.