Snow and Ice removal services for the St-Hyacinthe Research and Development centre

Request for proposal 01B46-20-044 Snow and Ice removal services at the St-Hyacinthe Research and Development Centre 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 email address, up to the tender closing date and time indicated below: aafc.escprocurement-cseapprovisionnement.aac@canada.ca Scope of Work: The Saint-Hyacinthe Research and Development Centre of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is required to be accessible 24 hours a day during the winter months. The Saint-Hyacinthe Research and Development Centre has a requirement for snow removal and salting between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays and 24 hours a day on weekends and holidays. The Research Centre operates five days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., although some agriculture research is conducted around the clock over extended periods. Optional Site Visit: It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for a tour of the work site at the St-Hyacinthe Research and Development Centre located at 3600 Casavant Boulevard West SAINT-HYACINTHE, QC J2S 8E3 on September 16 and September 23, 2020. Interested bidders to visit the work site will have to confirm their attendance by sending an email to the contact below: Carol Rahal carol.rahal@canada.ca Bidders will be requested to sign an attendance form. Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment but they will not be precluded from submitting a bid. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Tender Period Closing Date and Time: October 14, 2020 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’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: Carol Rahal Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)Corporate Management BranchAssets Management, Eastern Service CentreEmail: carol.rahal@canada.ca