Redevelopment of Vide-Bouteille Lookout, La Mauricie National Park

5P201-19-0083/A Redevelopment of Vide-Bouteille Lookout, La Mauricie National Park Requirement The Agency would like you to provide a fixed-price bid for each work item for the landscape work to be completed at the Vide-Bouteille lookout. The project includes:

The construction of a hemlock terrace (strolling promenade) as presented in the sketches; The construction of a railing as presented in the sketches; The landscape work as presented in the sketches; The acquisition and installation of two stations equipped with binoculars to observe the view; The acquisition and installation of design benches (4) as presented in the sketches; The reprofiling of the site through the construction of two promontories (hills) made of granular materials covered by topsoil (topsoil to be provided and delivered by La Mauricie National Park) as presented on the sketches; The laying of lawn turf on the promontories and sectors damaged during the work; Other associated work.

To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value between $100,001 > $ 250,000 taxes extra. Delivery Date Contractor shall perform and complete the Work no later than October 31, 2019.  Optional Site Visit  It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit to be held at 50, chemin du Lac-Goulet, Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, QC, G0X 1N0 on September 5, 2019. The site visit will begin at 1:00 p.m. local time. Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority at 48 hours prior to the visit to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders may be requested to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders who do not attend or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment but they will not be precluded from submitting a bid. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Enquiries All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority. Enquiries regarding this bid must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than five (5) business/calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided. Information National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act. Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders . Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.