Church and Monuments Repointing –Grand Pré National Historic Site, NS.

REQUIREMENT This project seeks to eliminate the infiltration of water into the Commemorative Church (St. Charles Memorial Church Museum) through the repointing of exterior masonry. In some areas, repairing mortar from the exterior face will not be sufficient. Localized stone removal and rebuilding will also be required. General masonry repairs will be undertaken to restore the stone/mortar bond and ensure that moisture infiltration into the wall is halted. The work will include structural reinforcement of the two gable end north and south walls. In addition, efforts are also required to improve, repair, or replace eaves troughs, rainwater leaders and flashings; as well as remove and conserve the lunette window and south wall doors.  This project also aims to repair damage to site monuments. This will be done by replacing or resetting stone pads, and repointing distressed or missing mortar. To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value between $500,001 > $ 1,000,000 Taxes extra. PERIOD OF CONTRACT / DELIVERY DATE Contractor shall perform and complete the Work no later than November 16, 2020.  MANDATORY CRITERIA Bidders must demonstrate with their bid that they meet the mandatory requirements. Refer to Appendix 3 for details. SECURITY REQUIREMENT This contract has Security Requirements, refer to the Tender Documents. OPTIONAL BIDDERS'S CONFERENCE An optional bidders' conference will be held on July 21, 2020 via teleconference. The conference call will begin at 10:00 AM. Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than July 20, 2020 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. 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.