Wilderness Trail Bridges – Waterton Lakes National Park

Requirement: Parks Canada requires construction services for 5 new trail bridges in Waterton Lakes National Park. The 5 new bridges include Dipper Ski Bridge #1, Dipper Ski Bridge #2, Snowshoe Bridge, Akamina Pass Bridge and Expert’s Choice Bridge. See specifications and drawings for further details on the requirement of this project. To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value between 1,000,001 > $5,000,000, Taxes extra. Optional Site Visit: There will be an optional site visit on October 17, 2019 at 9:00 AM MDT. Interested bidders are to meet at the closed gate at the beginning of Red Rock Parkway located just off of the park entrance road in Waterton Lakes National Park. Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the optional site visit to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders may be requested to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders who do not attend or do not 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. Period of Contract: The Contractor shall perform and complete all onsite Work by August 31, 2019 Enquiries All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority. Enquiries regarding this bid must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than five (5) business days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided. Information: 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 Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.