Upper Nicholsons Earth Dam Rehabilitation

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The work under this Contract covers the furnishing of all labour, materials and equipment required to re-construct and elevate an existing earth embankment, dismantle, clean and re-construct an existing masonry wall facing on a concrete retaining wall, and remove and replace existing retaining wall backfill. The work will occur at two locations in the vicinity of the Upper Nicholsons Lock Station, located in Merrickville-Walford, Ontario. The project includes but is not limited to the following: .1 Site erosion and sedimentation measures including silt fencing, fibre filtration tubes, filter bags, turbidity curtains, hay/straw bales vegetative stabilization and other measures as required, maintained for the duration of the project. .2 Temporary site access and facilities including staging area, access roads and cofferdam/access embankment. .3 Dewatering procedures to allow for all work "in the dry", and preservation of existing watercourses. .4 Tree clearing, grubbing and soil stripping, including stockpiling of re-usable topsoil. .5 Excavation and embankment of in-situ material within project sites, and off-site disposal of surplus and unsuitable materials. .6 Supply and compaction of Engineered Fill as backfill and embankment, including geosynthetic reinforcement and separation. .7 Supply and compaction of granular base. .8 Surface treatment and protection, including topsoil stockpiled and imported), hydraulic seeding, sodding and rip rap. .9 Existing masonry wall dismantling. .10 Masonry stone, grout and mortar re-construction to mimic existing wall, complete with installation of new, partial length anchored lumber fender rail. .11 Supply and installation of new masonry stones as required to fill gaps. Bid security is required. Contractors must have $5,000,000.00 Liability Insurance Coverage and a Builder’s risk insurance. CLOSING DATE AND TIME: Change to Oct. 5, 2016 at 1400 hrs (EDT) Faxed submission will NOT be accepted. Only revisions will be accepted by fax. SITE VISIT: Not applicable NOTE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: 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: The Contractor shall perform and complete the Work from October 17, 2016 to May 6, 2017.  INQUIRIES: All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Sophie St-Germain, e-mail: Sophie.st-germain@pc.ca.ca,Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than five (5) 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 National Contracting Services Mailroom C/O Sophie St-Germain 30 Victoria Gatineau, Québec J8X 0B3** Please indicate the solicitation number on your envelop **