HELICOPTER CHARTER SERVICES

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
Nature of Requirements: 
This amendment is raised to allow time to provide answers to
submitted questions.

As such the closing date will be extended until April 2, 2013.

HELICOPTER CHARTER SERVICES

23239-130579/A
Ruest, Stéfan
Telephone No.:	(819) 956-5848
Fax No.:	(819) 997-2229

To provide the Charterer with the exclusive use of five
helicopters including pilots, crew and maintenance services, for
Polar Continental Shelf Program's (PCSP) 2013 support to science 
researchers in the high Arctic. The helicopters will be staged
primarily but not limited to the following communities in
Nunavut: Resolute Bay; Eureka; Hall Beech; Igloolik; Pond Inlet;
and Iqaluit.

The point of hire and the point of release will be from the
bases outlined below;

For the three 206L(R) or equivalent helicopters, the three
primary bases of operations will be Iqaluit, 
Pond Inlet and Resolute Bay. As such, one helicopter will be
required to position and work from Iqaluit, one from Pond Inlet
and one from Resolute Bay.

The one Bell 206L-4 or equivalent helicopter will be required to
provide service out of three bases i.e. Resolute Bay, Nunavut
and Ellesmere Island with the majority of it's time providing
service out of Ellesmere Island.

For the one Bell 407 or equivalent helicopter,  the primary base
of operations will be Iqaluit. As such, this helicopter will be
required to position and work from Iqaluit.

Although the primary base of operations will be the locations
identified above, the helicopters will be required to operate
from remote field locations (research field sites), including
sites on the mainland and Arctic Archipelago.  Bell 407 with
skids and pop out floats (or equivalent) to be based out of
Iqaluit, Nunavut.
	
The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March 31,
2014 inclusive.

The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend
the term of the Contract by up to two (2) additional one (1)
year periods under the same conditions. The Contractor agrees
that, during the extended period of the Contract, it will be
paid in accordance with the applicable provisions as set out in
the Basis of Payment.

This procurement is subject to the following Comprehensive Land
Claim Agreements:

a)	Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.

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.