Janitorial Services – Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

5P420-17-5444/A – Janitorial Services – Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Requirement: The work described by this specification involves janitorial services at the Administration Building, Interpretive Workshop, Resource Conservation, Kwisitis Interpretive Centre, located in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, BC as well as the Pacific Rim Visitor Centre located at the Tofino/Ucluelet/Port Alberni junction of Highway #4 and the and Tech Service compound located on Airport Road. Enquiries: All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority as early as possible within the solicitation period. Enquiries should be received no later than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered. Mandatory Site Visit: It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit to be held at the Administration Office located at 2040 Pacific Rim highway on Monday, 5 February 2018. The site visit will begin at 13:00 PST in the Zellermeyer Boardroom. Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than three (3) calendar days to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders should confirm in their bid that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend the mandatory site visit or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bid will be declared non-responsive. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Bidders are not required to wear health and safety protection. Project Timeline: The period of the Contract is from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 inclusive. Option Periods: Canada has the option to extend the term of the Contract by up to three (3) additional one (1) year period(s) under the same conditions Return Bids To: Parks Canada Agency Bid Receiving Unit National Contracting Services 635 – 8 Avenue S.W., suite 1300 Calgary, AB T2P 3M3 Bid Fax: 1-866-246-6893 Information: Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and Contract Documents. National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act. 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. The requirement is subject to the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). This PCA office provides procurement services to the public in English.The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.