33 Scott – Connection to Municipal Sewer and Potable Water Systems

Description of the Work The General Contractor shall supply, install and test the equipment as outlined in the tender documents. This project consists of connecting the potable water and wastewater systems of the Gatineau Park Visitor Centre located at 33 Scott in Chelsea to the new municipal water and sewer services. This includes the following:

Install new water and sewer pipes from stubs previously installed near chemin Scott up to the mechanical in the basement of the building; Backfill and re-grade, reinstate vegetation; Demolish existing water supply system, e.g., well pump, water treatment system, expansion tanks, etc.; Perform associated electrical work: disconnect well pump, remove electrical wiring, etc.; Decommission on-site well; Flush and clean existing sanitary piping, septic tank, and septic pumping station; Modify existing sanitary and DCW piping inside the building to connect to new services in the basement mechanical room, install new water meter, backflow preventer, backwater valve, etc.; Miscellaneous plumbing work: replace water closets and shut-off valves on water supplies to plumbing fixtures, repair venting of urinals, cut and patch floors and walls to suit. Remove obsolete 240V service to the building.

A MANDATORY site visit will be held on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 10am Ottawa Time. The meeting place will be at Gatineau Park’s Visitor Centre at 33 Scott Rd, Chelsea, QC. 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 site visit for this project is MANDATORY. The representative of the Bidder will be required to sign the Site Visit Attendance Sheet at the site visit. Tenders submitted by Bidders who have not signed the attendance sheet will not be accepted. A second MANDATORY site visit will be held on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 10am Ottawa Time. The meeting place will be at Gatineau Park’s Visitor Centre at 33 Scott Rd, Chelsea, QC. 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 site visit for this project is MANDATORY. The representative of the Bidder will be required to sign the Site Visit Attendance Sheet at the site visit. Tenders submitted by Bidders who have not signed the attendance sheet will not be accepted. Bidders who attended the first site visit are not obligated to attend the second. Tenders & bid security must be forwarded to the attention National Capital Commission Procurement Services 40 Elgin Street, Security Office on the 2nd floor between 8am and 4:30pm Ottawa, ON K1P 1C7 Reference NCC tender file # AL1659 Bid closing date is August 10, 2016 at 3pm Ottawa time. Late or faxed bids will not be accepted.There is a public opening scheduled shortly after the bid closing time at 40 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON on the 2nd floor.The procurement process of this tender is subject to Chapter 5 on the Agreement on Internal Trade. 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.