Physician Services

Trade Agreement: NONE 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: Physician Services

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The Contractor shall provide Physician Services to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Atlantic Insititution located in Renous, New Brunswick. The period of the contract is from date of award, to 31 March 2013, with four (4) additional option periods of one (1) year each.

In order to fulfill the requirements of the contract, the contractor must: Provide proof that he/she is licensed as a Physician in good standing with his/her respective provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons. A copy of the license must be included in the proposal. This document must be provided each year before the option period is exercised; Provide a signed declaration that he/she is a member in good standing with his/her respective provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons, that there are no investigations or judgments against the proposed physicians in any area of professional conduct, and that his/her license to practice medicine has no restrictions. If there are current investigations, judgments or restrictions registered against the proposed physician, details of them must be provided as indicated in the form. This document must be provided each year before the option period is exercised; Provide proof that he/she is currently authorized by Health Canada to prescribe methadone; Provide a copy of a valid licence for prescribing treatment for opiate dependence and other addictions. The physician will be responsible for maintaining such training/licensure in order to provide approved treatments and to acquire licensure/training if needed to provide treatments newly approved; Have admitting privileges at the Miramichi Regional Hospital (Region B); Have a minimum of 2 year work experience as a licensed physician; Have knowledge re infectious diseases, and work experience with patients infected with diseases such as Hepatitis C, HIV, and other communicable diseases; Can communicate with offenders in the language of their choices (English or French); Demonstrate the ability to provide 1 hour services at destination Atlantic Institution to respond to institutional emergencies;

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