Cogen Upgrade Project

To provide Professional Services for the Upgrade of the Cogen Control System and Service in accordance with the detailed Statement of Work attached as Appendix "A".NRC anticipates that the on-site control work will begin on October 1st, 2022 and be completed by December 31st, 2022. The service portion of the contract will begin there after: January 1st, 2023 to January 1st, 2028. Dates are subject to negotiations.MANDATORY SITE VISIT:It is mandatory that the bidder attends the site visit at the designated date and time.At least one representative from proponents that intend to bid must attend.The site visit [PM1] will be held on February 3th, 2022 at 10:00am. Meet Marco Pozzebon at Building M-6, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Ontario. Bidders who, for any reason, cannot attend at the specified date and time will not be given an alternative appointment to view the site and their tenders, therefore, will be considered as non-responsive. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.This bidders’ conference is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel. The person(s) who attend must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine(s), or, for personnel that are unable to be vaccinated due to a certified medical contraindication, religion or other prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, subject to accommodation and mitigation measures that have been presented to and approved by Canada.Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority alain.leroux@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca before the conference to confirm attendance. Bidders should provide, in writing, to the Contracting Authority, the name(s) of the person(s) who will be attending and a list of issues they wish to table no later than January 31st, 2022. The form will then be sent via email to be completed and return prior to mandatory site visit.At the site visit, to limit contact and risks:The proponents will sanitize their hands at the hand sanitizing station.The proponents will be asked to sign the Attendance Form. It is the responsibility of all proponents to verify information on the Attendance Form.The site visit will proceed with a maximum of four (4) proponents at a time. Each group will have approximately 20 minutes to review the site. The site visit will continue with the next group of four (4) proponents until each one has had a chance to review the site.The site visits could take longer than usual, therefore anticipate a longer meeting duration.Physical distancing: keeping a distance of at least 2 arms-length (approximately 2 metres) from others may not be possible at all times, therefore the use of NRC issued disposable face coverings to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 is mandatory.The proponents shall not impede safe access to and from the facility.Depending on the anticipated amount of pre-registration, the NRC may decide to schedule time slots for every group of four (4) proponents. The time slot for your site visit will be confirmed by the NRC Departmental Representative by email upon pre-registration. That time will supersede the site visit meeting time specified above.Proposals submitted by bidders who have not attended the site visit or failed to submit their identification and contact information at the site visit will be deemed non-responsive.