Immigration Holding Centre

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/AIT Tendering Procedures: Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Immigration Holding Centre

47636-178281/C Juan, Peggy Telephone No. - (905) 615-2467 ( ) Fax No. - (905) 615-2060

RFP Amendment No.012 is being raised to extend the bid closing date and to clarify that conditional financial bid is not acceptable.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has a requirement for the provision of an Immigration Holding Centre (IHC) to be fully operational and in service by January 1, 2017. The Contractor must provide the facility, housekeeping services, maintenance services and food services in accordance with the requirements detailed in Annex A, Statement of Work.

The facility must accommodate a minimum of 188 people and must have the ability to adjust to accommodate another 50 people as required from time to time. Over the years April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2013, the average number of people accommodated at the facility was approximately 122 people per day but this number is expected to increase to an average of approximately 132-135 people per day. The numbers are an estimate only and not to be relied upon.

Any proposed facility must meet all requirements detailed in Annex A and any planning meetings following contract award to the satisfaction of the Project Authority prior to occupancy.

There is also a provision within this document (see Annex G) for separately demised office space within the IHC to be leased to Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for occupancy and use by the Immigration Refugee Board (IRB). It is not a mandatory requirement that bidders provide space to PWGSC for use by IRB; however, it is desirable to have both CBSA and IRB departments located in the same building.

The contract period will be from Date of Contract Award to March 31, 2027, with options to extend for two (2) one-year periods. The occupancy date will be agreed upon between the Contractor and Canada but must be no later than January 1, 2017 (Occupancy Date).

The proposed facility must be located in the Greater Toronto Area, Province of Ontario, within the area bounded by Derry Road to the north, Eglinton Avenue to the south, Tomken Road to the west and Martin Grove Road to the east. The address of the proposed facility may be located on either side of these specified roads. If the IHC is located on the specified boundary lines, then the building entry and exist must be accessible via any one of the four specified boundary roads.

There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

Annex A, Statement of Work will be available for pick up as of November 24, 2014 by those meeting the security requirements detailed in Part 7, article 3.1. The Contracting Authority must be contacted prior to pick up to verify that the individual picking up or receiving the annex meets the required security clearance.

There is a mandatory site visit and an optional bidders' conference.

It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the incumbent's work site. Arrangements have been made for site visit to be held on December 2, 2014, 9:00 a.m. EDT at 385 Rexdale Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario. Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than November 28, 2014, 2:00 p.m. EDT before the scheduled visit to confirm attendance and provide the names of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance form. Bidders should confirm in their bids that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bids will be rejected as non-compliant. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.

Multiple bids from the same bidder (or a bid from a bidder and another bid from any of its affiliates) are not permitted in response to this bid solicitation. Each bidder must submit only a single bid. For the purpose of this bid solicitation, individual members of a joint venture cannot participate in another bid, either by submitting a bid alone or by participating in another joint venture. If any bidder submits more than one bid (or an affiliate also submits a bid), either on its own or as part of a joint venture, Canada will choose in its discretion which bid to consider. 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.