Rehabilitation of Fort no 1 Lévis

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

REHABILITATION OF FORT NO. 1 IN LÉVIS, QC

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The works to be done as indicated in the current contract consist primarily, but are not limited to: the repair of the right side demi-gorge and part of right flank demi-gorge of Fort No.1 in Levis. The Fort No.1 is located in the Lauzon district, north of Road 132 and west of Mgr Bourget road, in Levis, Quebec.

These restoration and conservation works pertaining to heritage elements include, but are not limited to, the dismantling and rebuilding of the interior and exterior wall sidings, the dismantling and rebuilding of wooden footway and wooden coping, excavation and complete reconstruction of the walls, temporary shoring of the walls, repair or replacement of damaged wall stones,complete reconstruction of the masonry core, various interventions on existing concrete buttresses, repointing of certain wall sections, installation of a drainage system, as well as other related works pertaining to the rehabilitation of of the right side demi-gorge and part of right flank demi-gorge of Fort No.1.

INFORMATION MEETING
There will be an optional information meeting on March 30, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Interested bidders are to meet at 3 Passage du Chien d’Or, Quebec City, QC, room 104-2. Bidders wishing to visit are requested to confirm their attendance to the Contracting Authority mentioned above in clause IP03 at least 24 hours before the visit.

MANDATORY CRITERIA AT CLOSING DATE
- The Bidder shall enclose bid security with its bid;

MANDATORY CRITERIA PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD
- The Bidder must provide the listing of subcontractors;
- Integrity provisions:
Bidders must provide with their bid or promptly thereafter a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently directors of the Bidder. If the required names have not been received by the time the evaluation of bids is completed, Canada will inform the Bidder of a time frame within which to provide the information. Failure to comply will render the bid non-responsive.

Canada may, at any time, request that a Bidder provide properly completed and Signed Consent Forms (Consent to a Criminal Record Verification form - PWGSC-TPSGC 229) for any or all individuals aforementioned within the time specified. Failure to provide such Consent Forms within the time period provided will result in the bid being declared non-responsive.

PERIOD OF WORK
The work is to be completed by June 24, 2018.

INQUIRIES
All enquiries regarding this tender, are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: Jean Rochette, Supply Specialist at jean.rochette@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

TENDER DOCUMENTS
Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Drawings and specifications are now published and available free of charge in PDF format only. Bidders should take note that attachments contain the full set of drawings and specifications, which consist of PDF filesorganized in an industry-standard directory structure. Addenda, when issued, will be available from GETS. Firms that elect to base their bids on tender 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.

To obtain more information, particularly on how to be informed of any AMENDMENTS to this solicitation, visit Tenders Frequently Asked Questions on BuyandSell.gc.ca/Tenders, under the item “Tender notifications and amendments”.
      
Drawings and specifications may be view at the following locations: Association de la Construction du Québec (ACQ).

BID RECEIVING
Sealed tenders will be received in English or French at the address mentionedabove.

LANGUAGES
This PWGSC office provides acquisition services to the public in both official languages.
Ce bureau de TPSGC fournit des services d'achat au public dans les deux langues officielles.
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.