Refurbishment Pointe-au-Père NHSC

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: 

TITLE: REFURBISHMENT OF THE POINTE AU PERE LIGHTHOUSE INFRASTRUCTURES 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Government of Canada moved its Government Electronic Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

Since June 1st 2013, Canada makes available Notices of Proposed Procurement (NPP), bid solicitations and related documents for download through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) at Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. 

Canada is not responsible and will not assume any liabilitieswhatsoever for the information found on websites of third parties. 

In the event an NPP, bid solicitation or related documentation would be amended, Canada will not be sending notifications. Canada will post all amendments using GETS. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to regularly consult GETS for the most up-to-date information. 

Canada will not be liable for any oversight on the Bidder's part nor for notification services offered by a third party.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment required to perform the refurbishment of the Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada, in Rimouski. The Historic Site includes the lighthouse, the fog horn building, the residence of the lighthouse assistant keeper, the residence of the lighthouse keeper, the garage, the sheds, the pilots shelter, the fuel storeroom, the electronic horn, the Baie of joist tower, the flagpole and the retaining wall
P.S. Work on the garage, the sheds, the pilots shelter, the fuel storeroom, the electronic horn, the baie of joist tower, the flagpole and the retaining wall are optional.
CONSTRAINTS

No work can be performed at the lighthouse site in July and August. For 2016, work priorities are the lighthouse and the keeper’s house (Phase 1), scheduled to be completed before July 2017. Since the lighthouse and the keeper’s house are open to public until the end of August 2016 and from May 2017, bidders must schedule and execute Work between September 6 2016 and July 1st 2017.  

Work on other buildings (Phase 2) must be conducted between September 6, 2016 and December 1st, 2017. For the period between July 15 and September 4, 2017, light work could continue upon approval by Departmental Representative, providedthat inconveniences to public are minimal.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT
This request does not contain a security requirement.

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

MANDATORY CRITERIA PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD
- CODE OF CONDUCT CERTIFICATIONS - CONSENT T0 A CRIMINAL RECORD VERIFICATION:

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 timeperiod provided will result in the bid being declared non-responsive.

Exceptions are accepted for minor tasks (painting of unopened buildings) upon approval by Departmental Representative, minimizing impacts on the public. All protection and mitigation measures to be implemented and dutifully respected

BUDGET
The budget, for this project, is between 500 001 $ and 1 000 000 $

INQUIRIES
All enquiries regarding this tender, are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: Steve Simoneau, Supply Officer at steve.simoneau@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 files organized in an industry-standard directorystructure. 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”.
      
BID RECEIVING
Sealed tenders will be received in English or French at the following address: 

Services publics & Approvisionnements Canada | Public Services & Procurement Canada
601-1550 Avenue d'Estimauville, Québec (Québec), G1J 0C7.

LANGUAGES
This PSPC 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.