Supply and installation of Level 2 Electric vehicle charging stations (7)

Invitation to tender 01B46-18-048 Supply and installation of Level 2 Electric vehicle charging stations (7) 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 3N2 Scope of Work: The purpose of this tender is to provide a turnkey solution for electric vehicle charging stations at seven (7) Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Research Centres, located in: 1) Kentville, NS ; 2) St. Foy (Québec), QC ; 3) London, ON; 4) Saint-Hyacinthe, QC ; 5) Charlottetown, PEI ; 6) Fredericton, NB ; 7) St. John’s, NFLD. This turnkey solution shall include the supply and installation of the electrical vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and add-on components (energy monitoring and payment system), coordination of work to be completed by a certified local electrician, and project management services from start to finish -- from an initial site visit through to when the equipment is put into service to ensure it is functioning as designed. The EVSE will have the capacity to charge multiple vehicles simultaneously, monitor energy usage, control access and provide a pay-per-use function for employee usage. The installation will also permit potential future expansion with minimal operating and infrastructure costs. AMENDMENT 2018-07-31: AAFC will accept Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) equipment, version 1.5 or later, or proprietary equipment compatible with AAFC’s existing data management system. The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to invite design-build contractors to submit proposals for consideration. This tender comprises optional site visits, and technical mandatory requirements. It is recommended that firms intending to submit a proposal for this project visit the work site. Participants at the site visit will be requested to sign an attendance form. Participants shall present themselves ten minutes before the visit scheduled start time. Onsite visits will be held on July 31st, August 1st and August 2nd 2018, at seven (7) different AAFC sites:

Kentville, Nova Scotia: Tuesday July 31, 2018, at 10:00am (local time), 32 Main Street, Kentville, NS, B4N 1J5; St. Foy (Québec), Québec: Tuesday July 31, 2018, at 10:00am (local time), 2560 Hochelaga Boulevard, Québec, G1V 2J3; London, Ontario, Tuesday July 31, 2018, at 10:00am (local time), 1391 Sandford Street, London, ON N5V 4T3; Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec: Wednesday August 1, 2018 at 10:00 am (local time), 3600 Casavant Blvd W, Saint-Hyacinthe, Qu J2S 8E3; Charlottetown PEI: Wednesday August 1, 2018 at 10:00 am (local time), 440 University Ave, Charlottetown, PEI, C1A 4N6; Fredericton, New Brunswick: Thursday August 2, 2018 at 10:00 am (local time), 850 Lincoln Road, Fredericton, NB E3B 4Z7; St. John’s, Newfoundland, Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 10:00 am (local time), 308 Brookfield Road, St. John’s, NL, A1E 0B2.

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: Tuesday August 14th, 2018 at 02:00 pm (EDT). ***NEW TENDER PERIOD CLOSING DATE*** Tuesday August 21st, 2018 at 02:00 pm (EDT).

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’s platform. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the BuyandSell service provider platform. 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: Beatriz Mora Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)Corporate Management BranchAssets Management, Eastern Service Centre 2001, Robert-Bourassa Street, suite 671-TENMontreal, QC, H3A 3N2Email: beatriz.mora@canada.ca