Building Controls Servicing - Suffield, AB

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Johnson Controls LP
104, 6046 12th Steet SE
Calgary Alberta
Canada
T2H2X2
Nature of Requirements: 
Building Controls Servicing - Suffield, AB

W7702-145678/A
Mack, Wayne
Telephone No. - (306) 975-4004 (    )
Fax No. - (306) 975-5397

To provide servicing and repairs to Johnson Controls Metasys
building automation system (BAS), in several buildings at
Department of National Defence, Defence R&D Canada (DRDC)
Suffield, Alberta.  Regular servicing and repairs are required
to ensure the system is able to provide sufficient heating and
cooling and air pressure balance within each building to meet
Occupational Health and Safety, Canadian Council of Animal Care
and Safe Handling of Hazardous Materials regulations and
guidelines. Work is to be completed by 01 March 2014.

Sole Source Justification:
The Johnson Controls, Inc. Metasys Building Automation System
(BAS) is a proprietary system requiring servicing and
maintaining by Johnson Controls, Inc. certified service
technicians. The Contractor is the Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) and maintains IP rights to the commercially
purchased equipment and programming. The Contractor is the sole
proprietor of the commercially available Metasys BAS software.

Johnson Controls provides:
- Factory trained and certified Metasys technicians. 

- Access to Metasys updates and revisions. Johnson Controls
technicians have full access to Metasys updates and all future
Metasys revisions.

- Access to factory support. Metasys technicians have exclusive
access to the Field Support Center which not only provides an
evolving on-line (and off-line) database of common issues and
solutions but also an active Internet forum allowing all Metasys
technicians to communicate directly with the entire field force
in North America to discuss Metasys issues and solutions. In
addition there are also direct connections to subject matter
experts all across North America for specific Metasys related
items.

- Factory parts accessibility. Johnson Controls can provide not
only new factory parts but also offers a comprehensive
repair/rebuild and testing services for both current and legacy
Metasys technologies.


GCR Exemption:
d) only one supplier (person or firm) is capable of performing
the contract.


Total Estimated Cost: $49,442.30 GST extra
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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