Regional Psychiatric Centre - Assiniboine Unit Redevelopment,
Saskatoon, SK

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: 
Regional Psychiatric Centre - Assiniboine Unit Redevelopment,
Saskatoon, SK

Upgrade and renovation of the existing Assiniboine Unit, at the
Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC) in Saskatoon, Sask.   The
renovation includes minor Architectural, Mechanical and
Electrical upgrades to the existing building and the addition of
a new secure exterior courtyard with traditional, cultural
program areas for approximately 750sm of interior space and
300sm of exterior courtyard space, as detailed in the drawings
and specifications.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT:  It recommended that the Bidder or a
representative of the Bidder visit the work site.  Arrangements
have been made for a tour of the work site. An Optional site
visit will be held on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 1:30PM
(1330hrs).  Interested bidders MUST REGISTER with the
Contracting Authority no later than Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Noon (1200hrs) CST. Bidders who, for any reason, cannot attend
at the specified date and time will not be given an alternative
appointment to view the site. No exceptions will be made.

Please note that participation on the optional site visit
requires institute clearance prior to the tour. Upon
registration for the  site visit with the Contracting Authority,
instructions and applications for institute access, CPIC forms
will be provided and must be completed and submitted per
instructions no later than Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 4:00pm
(1600hrs) CST.  No admittance for the site visit will be
permitted without the required clearance from the institution.

Bidders who do not confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of
the person(s) who will attend as required will not be allowed
access to the site.  Bidders will 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.

Tenderers are responsible for obtaining copies of tender forms
and special instructions which are available directly from the
MERX site.

It is the responsibility of the Tenderer to ensure that all
addenda issued prior to tender closing have been obtained and
addressed in the submitted tender.

To obtain tender documents phone MERX at 1(800) 964-6379 or
visit their web site www.merx.com referencing the solicitation
number. Distribution Location: MERX

This procurement contains MANDATORY requirements. Failure to
comply will result in rejection of your tender.

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 at
http://sacc.pwgsc.gc.ca/sacc/query-e.jsp. Firms intending to
submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents
through the MERX services provider. Firms that obtain tender
documents from a source other than MERX run the risk of not
receiving a complete package.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement. "This PWGSC office provides procurement services to
the public in English." Sealed tenders will be received in
English or French at: Contracting Services, Public Works and
Government Services Canada, Room 100, 167 Lombard Avenue, P.O.
Box 1408, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 2Z1. 
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.