Garden of the Provinces and Territories - Planting Rehabilitation

SCOPE OF WORK .1 Work under this contract covers the work involved in the rehabilitation of plantings at the Garden of the Provinces and Territories at the corner of Wellington Street and Bay Street, Ottawa, Ontario and includes, but is not limited to, the supply and installation of the following: .1 Selective removal of old irrigation systems. .2 Resetting of existing cobblestone edging. .3 Supply, installation and ongoing monitoring of several types of new irrigation systems. .4 Planting bed preparation and soil amendments. .5 Planting of small trees, shrubs and non-standard perennials, ornamental grasses and bulb species. .6 Plant material maintenance and warranty to October 31st 2017.

A NON MANDATORY site visit will be held on March 18, 2015 at 10am Ottawa time. The exact meeting place is on site at the intersection of Wellington Street and Bay Street, Ottawa, ON. All costs incurred by the Bidder to attend the site visit will be at their expense. The NCC will not reimburse any Bidder for expenses related to the site visit

The official Government Electronic Tendering Service website is http://buyandsell.gc.ca . Please ensure that you download your document from this site, in order to obtain all information related to the tender. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have received all the posted tender information to ensure tender compliance and not be disqualified.

Tenders & bid security must be forwarded to the attention of Allan Lapensée, Sr. Contract Officer, Procurement Services, National Capital Commission, 40 Elgin Street, 3rd floor Service Centre, Ottawa, ON, K1P 1C7. Bid closing date is MARCH 31, 2015 at 3pm Ottawa time. Late or faxed bids will not be accepted.

There is a public opening scheduled shortly after the bid closing time in room 306 at 40 Elgin Street, 3rd floor, Ottawa, ON.

The procurement process of this tender is subject to Chapter 5 on the Agreement on Internal Trade.