Mobile Shelving

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Mobile Shelving

EQ411-141502/A
Martin, Lesley
Telephone No. - (905) 615-2076 (    )
Fax No. - (905) 615-2060

Public Works and Government Services Canada requires the supply,
delivery and installation of High Density Mobile Shelving. 
Delivery and installation must be completed on or before March
31, 2014.

Some of the tasks the Contractor is required to perform include:
	
Remove files located on the current shelving system, place them
in moving bins and store the bins approximately 50 feet away in
an adjacent room on the 12th floor
Dispose of the current mobile shelving system
Supply and install the new mobile shelving systems
Replace the files originally removed, onto the new mobile
shelving systems

The proposed bidders must meet all mandatory criteria detailed
in the Request for Proposal document.

Some of the mandatory criteria are provided below.  Refer to the
Request for Proposal for the complete list.

Item No.	Technical Criteria
M1	The Bidder must meet the specifications outlined in Annex
"A".  The bidder must provide a statement, stating that they
meet all technical specifications outlined in Annex A.
M2	The Bidder must submit drawings, for their proposed mobile
shelving systems.  The drawings must include all required
dimensions and elevations, the number of actual linear filing
inches provided and the total floor space occupied
M3	The mobile system manufacturer must be ISO9000 registered OR
have a Quality management Plan in place.  The plan as a minimum,
must demonstrate that there is a program in the manufacturing
facility for verifying the conformance of products throughout
the process and must cover the following stages:  Purchasing: to
ensur that all purchased material conforms ot he specification
requirements; Incoming Material Inspection: to provide
inspection and identification of incoming material; Fabrication,
Manufacturing and Assembly Inspection: to indicated as a
minimum, all required last point inspections; Final Inspection;
to indicate that all finished work is subject to a final
inspection; Workmanship: how the workmanship is maintained at a
level of quality consistent with the technical specificaton; and
Inspection records: that records of al inspections performend to
substantiate conformance to the specification requirements are
maintained.  The Bidder must submit a copy of the Manufacturer's
ISO Registration Certificate, or Quality Management Plan as
applicable




It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the
Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for site
visit to be held on December 19, 2013 at 10:00am at 4900 Yonge
Street, 12th Floor Toronto Ontario.  Bidders must communicate
with the Contracting Authority no later than one (1) day(s)
before the scheduled visit to confirm attendance and provide the
names of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be required
to sign an attendance form. Bidders should confirm in their bids
that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not
attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative
appointment and their bids will be rejected as non-compliant.
Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting
from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid
solicitation

The Security provisions within this requirement are as follows:

The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance
of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Designated
Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial
Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government
Services Canada (PWGSC).

The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to sensitive
work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted
or approved by CISD/PWGSC.  Until the security screening of the
Contractor personnel required by this Contract has been
completed satisfactorily by the CISD, PWGSC, the Contractor
personnel MAY NOT ENTER sites without an escort

Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be
awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC

The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:
Security Requirement Check List, attached at Annex C;
Industrial Security Manual (latest edition)




Delivery Date: 28/02/2014

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.