UNBLOCKING AND SEWER CLEANING SERVICES

*** IMPORTANT *** CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE REGARDING THE BID SUBMISSION PROCESS. PLEASE CONSULT THE ADDENDUM #3 FOR THE NEW PROCEDURES. UNBLOCKING AND SEWER CLEANING SERVICES This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, Quebec Region. Trade agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada free trade agreements with Chile/Colombia/Honduras/Panama and Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement. Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid. Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid per Institution/ Complex. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business: This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers. Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement. Security Requirements: This contract does not include security requirements. Nature of Requirements: The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement. The Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is looking for a Contractor to provide, as and when needed, skilled labor, tools and, when required, the supply, disposal and special equipment required to perform unblocking and sewer cleaning services. The correctional facilities identified for this Request for a Standing Offer are: Laval Complex, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Complex, Correctional Community Centres (CCC) of the Greater Montreal, Cowansville Institution, Donnacona Institution and Marcel-Caron CCC, Drummond Institution, Joliette Institution and Laferrière CCC, La Macaza Institution and Port-Cartier Institution. Objectives: Perform various task including inspection, maintenance, repair and construction interventions on the correctional institutions of the Quebec region. Deliverables: The Contractor must perform various tasks that include, but are not limited to: unclogging and cleaning sewers, drains and conduits, cleaning and emptying of septic tanks, pumping hatches and ponds, inspection of pipes by camera, etc. For more information on the tasks to perform under this Standing Offer, please consult the Technical Requirements section of the technical specifications. Term of Standing Offer: The period of the Standing Offer is from the award until August 31st, 2021 inclusively. File Number: 21301-20-3373948 Contracting Authority: Gabrielle St-Hilaire Castonguay Telephone number: (450) 661-9550, ext. 3953 Facsimile number: (450) 664-6626 E-mail: Gabrielle.St-HilaireCastonguay@csc-scc.gc.ca NOTE TO BIDDERS: Bidders can obtain the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria by downloading the solicitation document and associated documents from Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French). After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person. The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) offers seminars to businesses interested in learning how to sell goods and services to the Government of Canada. The seminars are FREE. Topics include: ? Overview of the federal government contracting process; ? Searching for opportunities on the Buy and Sell - Tenders website; ? Bidding on opportunities; ? Registering in supplier databases. The full schedule of seminars can be found on the Buyandsell.gc.ca website, under Event Calendar (https://buyandsell.gc.ca/event-calendar).