Repair of the machinery hangar shed - PAI3

START-UP MEETING: Week of August 14th Following the start-up meeting, the contractor may by appointment with the foreman of the site take these measures to submit these shop drawings and order are material. MOBILIZATION AND START OF WORK: October 2nd, 2017 Invitation to tender 01B46-17-028 Repair of the machinery hangar shed - PAI3 Sealed tenders for the project indicated above, addressed to the attention of the Contract Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, will be accepted at the following address, up to the tender closing date and time indicated below: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)Corporate Management BranchAssets Management, Eastern Service Centre TENDER RECEIVING UNIT2001 Robert-Bourassa, suite 671-TENMontreal, QC, H3A 3N2Scope of Work: The project involves the demolition of an existing appendage at the end of an agricultural building located at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada farm in Ste-Clotilde and rebuilding a larger one. This new addition will meet the current needs of the farm and the present machinery. Site Visit:It is recommended that firms intending to submit a proposal for this project visit the work site. A site visit will be held on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 1:30 PM local time at the Sainte-Clotilde Research Farm located at 1815 chemin de la Rivière, Ste-Clotilde (Québec), J0L 1W0. Participants to the visit will be requested to sign an attendance form. Participants shall present themselves ten minutes before the visit scheduled start time. Attendance to this visit is NOT MANDATORY but Firms that do not attend will not be given an alternative appointment, although they will not be precluded from submitting an offer. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation and will be posted on BuyandSell.gc.ca Tender Period Closing Date and Time: July 11, 2017 at 02:00 pm (Local time). Information requests and inquiries related to this tender process are to be directed, in writing, ONLY to the AAFC Contract Officer identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Officer to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified. It is MANDATORY for the Firms intending to submit tenders on this project to obtain the related specifications, plans and drawings, and all other tender documents through the BuyandSell service provider. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the BuyandSell service provider. AAFC reserves the right to accept any Proposal in whole or in part, without prior negotiation and reject any or all Proposals received. AAFC Contract Officer: Jean-François Lemay Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)Corporate Management BranchAssets Management, Eastern Service Centre 2001, Robert-Bourassa Street, suite 671-TENMontreal, QC, H3A 3N2Email: jean-francois.lemay@agr.gc.ca