Fire Alarm System repairs

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: 

Fire Alarm System Repairs - Willow Cree Healing Lodge
REQUIREMENT:
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of Correctional Services Canada (CSC) is seeking tenders for the provision of all materials, equipment, labour and supervision for the installation and modifications to the fire alarm system for the Willow Creek Healing Lodge (WCHL) near Duck Lake, SK. 

Drawings and Specifications are now available for viewing and downloading in the Portable Document Format (PDF) or in a standard paper version. Tenderers should note that Attachment 1 (ATT 1) contains the Drawings and Specifications Packages (DSP) which consist of PDF files organized in an industry recognized directory structure

NOTICE OPTIONAL SITE VISIT

1. There will be a site visit on March 9, 2022 at 10:00AM SK time.  Interested bidders are to meet at B01 to sign in, at the WCHL which is approximately 6.2 km west of the town of Duck Lake, SK on HWY 212. Cell phones will not be permitted, however pictures of the work areas will be taken and posted to Buy and Sell if requested.  

Covid Instructions:
A Site tour starting at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary can be arranged but Covid-19 protocols must be adhered to at all times. This includes;

1. Covid-19 questionnaire (Annex C)

a. Further to Question 4 in the CSC Covid-19 Screening questions, anyone who has travelled outside of Canada in the last 14 days or been in contact with someone who has travelled outside of Canada in the last 14 days, will not be allowed entry to the facility. 

b. Further to Question 6 in the CSC Covid -19 Screening questions, all visitors to site must attest to a negative rapid test result prior to entry. The test should be performed prior to arriving on site. 

2.         Mask wearing at all times.
 
Please bring valid Government Identification for verification. Each company will be limited to two attendees for the site visit, depending on the number of registered attendees there may be multiple walkthroughs of the site to limit potential Covid Exposure and to allow for safe social distancing. To ensure a fair bidding process, no questions will be answered at the site visit. Please submit all questions via email to dallas.wiebe@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca . Questions and answers will be posted on buy and sell website.

Everyone wishing to attend should submit name(s) and company name to dallas.wiebe@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca by Friday March 4, 2022. If request is submitted after this date and time, bidders risk not being granted access for the site visit.

Inquiries are to be directed to: 
Dallas Wiebe
PWGSC Procurement Specialist
Email: dallas.wiebe@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca 

Value of Project:  To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value $500,001 to $1,000,000.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notifications about amendments to an opportunity:
Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders provides a Web feed to keep you informed about amendments to an opportunity of interest.
Firms intending to submit bids on this project should obtain bid documents through the GETS service provider on the Government of Canada Web site at http://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders. Firms that obtain bid documents from a source other than the official site run the risk of not receiving a complete package.

This PWGSC Office provides procurement services to the Public in English.

Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to encourage physical distancing, the bid receiving unit in Winnipeg will remain open but with limited staff and limited hours: Monday and Thursday 9 am to 11 am and Tuesday, 9 am to 2 pm (local time). 

Due to limited staff available, bidders are strongly encouraged to transmit their bids electronically using the epost Connect service instead of any of the other methods of bid delivery that are available should the solicitation allow.
Public tender openings will be suspended until further notice. Following solicitation closing, bid results will be recorded and may be obtained by e-mailing a request to the address indicated in the Invitation to Tender.  

Please monitor Buyandsell.gc.ca closely as changes to bid closing dates may be necessary.

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.