Security Services

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Security Services

51019-141001/A

Request for the provision of security guard services at the Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada and the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial National Historic Site in France. The contract will be for a period of (6) six months (to commence on 01 July 2014, or date of award), with options to renew for up to (4) four additional one year periods.

To be considered responsive, the Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed personnel have the appropriate level of training, and/or related work experience that will enable them to perform their duties, specifically, personnel must have a minimum of one year of experience in a similar security environment and be in possession of a certificate or licence reflecting that they have completed security training with a professionally recognized agency. A training curriculum reflecting teaching points must also be provided; and the Bidder must demonstrate that the proposed personnel have been trained on emergency first aid and CPR, fire extinguisher operation, response to emergency procedures such as fire evacuation, bomb threat, suspicious package and dealing with a hostile person. Personnel must also be in possession of a valid driver's license which will be required in order to perform their duties.

Also, to be declared responsive, the Bidder must comply with all the requirements of the request for proposal, and obtain the minimum points for the technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating.

It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work sites. Arrangements have been made for site visits to be held as follows:

Tuesday, 04 March 2014 at 10:00 (CET) Central European Time Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada Route départementale 55, 62580 Vimy, France.

and

Tuesday, 04 March 2014 at 13:00 (CET) Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Rue de l'église (route D73), 80300 Beaumont-Hamel, France

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.

This document contains a security requirement.

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