Construction project : CR-2 and CR-3 Cooling Tower Replacement

Invitation to tender 01B46-19-089 Construction project: CR-2 and CR-3 Cooling Tower Replacement Sealed tenders for the project indicated above, addressed to the attention of the Contract Authority at 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: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) requires construction services for its Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Development and Research center. The works involve in general, but not limited to, the replacement of two cooling towers and associated equipment at the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu DRC Main Building. Dismantling works, building mechanical systems, electrical and control works, etc. are included in the project. A detailed works description is specified in the plans and specifications of the project. Site Visit: Although not mandatory, it is highly recommended that firms intending to submit a proposal attend a site visit. The latter will be held on Wednesday September 18, 2019 at 10:30 AM local time, at the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Development and Research center located at 430 Gouin Boulevard, St-Jean-sur Richelieu Qc J3B 3E6. Attendees will be asked to sign an attendance sheet and may present themselves ten minutes before the scheduled time for this visit. 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 either. 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: Friday October 4th, 2019 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 Authority identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Authority to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified. It is MANDATORY for bidders of 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 on 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.