DND - YFB 316 - DOCKING & REPAIR

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
SUMMARY
		1.	The  Statement of Work is:
			a.	To Carry out the docking and underwater repairs to the
Department of National Defence (DND) Vessel YFB 316, in
accordance with the associated Technical Specifications detailed
in the Statement of Work and Project Management Services. 
			b.  The vessel is currently out of service and cannot be
delivered to a contractor's facility under it's own power.
Therefore the work must be performed locally: in the Greater
Victoria Area. 
			b.	To carry out any approved unscheduled work not covered in
paragraph a. above.
			c.	For specifications, drawings, test sheets, annexes and
appendices, bidders are requested to contact the Contracting
Authority identified in the Invitation To Tender (ITT) document. 

GENERAL PARTICULARS OF THE VESSELS:

Principal Dimensions:
	a.	Type - Passenger Vessel;
	b.	Length Overall - 75'-3";
	c.	Length BP - 73';
	d.	Beam overall - 18'-6";
	e.	Depth Moulded - 8'-6";
	f.	Draft forward - 3'-6"; and
	g.	Draft aft - 4'-9"; and
	h.	Tonnage - 60.03 long tons.

WORK PERIOD - MARINE
		1.	Work must commence and be completed as follows:
			Commence:  	March 16, 2012;
			Complete:	April 5, 2012.

BIDDERS' CONFERENCE
		A bidders conference will be held at Her Majesty's Canadian
Dockyard (HMC Dockyard) Esquimalt, BC on the 2nd of March 2012.

		The conference will begin at 10:30 local time. The scope of
the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be
reviewed during the conference and questions will be answered.
It is recommended that bidders who intend to submit a bid attend
or send a representative.
	
		For security reasons Bidders must contact the Contracting
Authority before the conference to confirm attendance.  Bidders
must provide, in writing, the names of the person(s) who will be
attending and a list of issues they wish to table at least 3
working days before the scheduled conference. 

		Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation
resulting from the bidders' conference will be included as an
amendment to the bid solicitation (Questions and Answers). 
Bidders who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting
a bid. 		

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT - VESSEL 
		Arrangements have been made for a viewing of the vessel.  The
viewing will take place immediately following the Bidder's
Conference.

SOURCING STRATEGY
		The sourcing strategy related to this work will be limited to
suppliers in Western Canada in accordance with Shipbuilding,
Refit, Repair and Modernization Policy (1996-12-19), subject to
the Agreement on Internal Trade. The work is exempt from the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), see Chapter Ten
Annex 1001.2b Paragraph 1, and the World Trade Organization
Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), see Annex 4.

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.