Lab Modernization – R151-153-157-161-163-167

*Note: This Invitation to Tender contains a technical evaluation (see Appendix I for details). Sealed tenders for this project 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 3N2Description of the Work MANDATORY Site Visit:October 5, 2020 at 10:00 AM (Local Time) at the Harrow Research and Development Centre: 2585 County Road 20 Harrow, Ontario Important: -All visitors must wear masks. -Interested bidders must sign in at the front desk and provide the "COVID-19 Check List for Contractors Working in AAFC Buildings"(provided in Appendix B) signed and checked off prior to the site meeting or entry to the facility. Tender Period Closing Date and Time: October 16, 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: Jean-François Lemay Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)Corporate Management BranchAssets Management, Eastern Service Centre 2001, Robert-Bourassa Street, suite 671-TENMontreal, QC, H3A 3N2Email: jean-francois.lemay@canada.ca