Lawn and Lanscaping Maintenance at Coteau du Lac LHS - Parks Canada

Description of Work: .1 The work under this contract primarily includes, but is not limited to: Lawn and landscape maintenance at the Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site of Canada located at 308-A, Chemin du fleuve in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, approximate area 47,600 square meters including all sodded areas, surfaced areas, flower beds, trees, shrubs and ground shrubs, as well as related work located inside the areas, as shown on the plans. .2 Speciafically, the work includes: a) Spring clean-up; b) Debris and litter pick-up (grounds and waste containers); c) Grass cutting (44,000 square meters); d) Edge trimming; e) Trail and surfaced area maintenance; f) Historic remains maintenance; g) Tree and shrub trimming; h) Tree, shrub and ground shrub maintenance; i) Leaf waste collection (fall); j) Bench and waste container cleaning; k) Fallow land mowing. Closing Date and Time: May, 4, 2016 at 2:00 PM EDT 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 308A, chemin du Fleuve, Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec J0P 1B0 on Thursday, April 14, 2016. The site visit will begin at 10:00 EDT, in the parking lot of the Fort Coteau-du-Lac. Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 2:00 PM 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. 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.Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and Contract Documents. Delivery Date: This contract is over a 3 years period. The maintenance of lawns and Landscaped grounds will carried out: From contract award to November 30, 2016; From April 1st to November 30, 2017; From April 1st to November 30, 2018. Option to Extend the Contract Inquiries: All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Marilyn Bernier, telephone: 418-648-4569, facsimile 418648-5392, e-mail: Marilyn.Bernier@pc.gc.ca Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond. This PCA office provides procurement services to the public in either official language of Canada.The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Bid Receiving: Sealed tenders will be received in English or French at the following address: Parks Canada Agency Contracting Operations 3, Passage du Chien-d’Or, Room 200 Québec, QC G1R 3Z8