Request for Standing Offer–Marine Structure Inspection and Minor Maintenance Services – Diving Services – Quebec Waterways

According to various needs, Parks Canada must inspect, evaluate, and/or monitor the state of marine structures which are at various stages of their operating life. The mandate of the Contractor will be to inspect, as needed on the basis of their inspection requirements, the five (5)Historic Canals under the responsibility of the Quebec Navigable Waterways. These inspections can involve various structures: lock gates, overflow weirs, dams, dykes, docks, breakwaters, riprap, pipework, escapes, etc. When necessary, Parks Canada may have to define the most effective and economical method for intervening and correcting the problems brought to light by the inspections. The Contractor who does the inspection must therefore provide all the information required to enable Parks Canada to clearly define the problems as well as the means to be implemented to correct them. This mandate does not require engineering services. When they are necessary, they will be the subject of a request for proposals outside the framework of this agreement. Under the subsequent agreement, Parks Canada can also solicit the Contractor for the execution of one-time and small-scale marine work (for example, cleaning, anchoring, cutting, etc.). It is Parks Canada's intention to authorize one (1) Standing Offer for a period of three (3) years with an option available to the Crown to extend the Standing Offers for two (2) additional one (1) year periods. The total dollar value of the Standing Offer is estimated to be $250,000.00 (GST/QST Included). Proponents should note that there is no guarantee that the full or any amount of the Standing Offer will be called-up; PCA will award call-ups only when the specific services to be provided under the Standing Offer are needed. All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Céline Morin, telephone: (613) 938-5940, email: celine.morin@pc.gc.ca. Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than three (3) working days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond. This PCA office provides procurement services to the public in French and in English. Delivery Date: Above-mentioned Optional Bidders’ Conference : A bidders’ conference will be held at 1899 boul. De Périgny, Chambly QC J3L 4C3 on May 18, 2016 beginning at 10:30 am EDT. See the RFSO for more details. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Proposals will be received at: Parks Canada Agency – Bid Receiving Unit 111 Water Street East Cornwall, Ontario K6H 6S3 Bid Fax: 1-877-558-2349 Attn: Céline Morin