Maintenance of Signage on Recreational Pathways

SCOPE OF WORK The National Capital Region provides cyclists with one of the largest cycling networks in North America. The National Capital Commission’s (NCC) recreational pathways system is a network of nearly 250 km of pathways for cycling, walking, running, and a multitude of other activities. The NCC intends to retain the services of a Contractor to supply maintenance, inspection and repair services for the recreational pathway signage panels located along this network. The NCC is seeking all-inclusive unit rates (excluding taxes) for the delivery of the services herein described The NCC intends to issue a contract for a four (4) year period commencing at contract award (end of October 2018) and ending October 31, 2022. The scope of work includes the seasonal inspection and maintenance of the regulatory, interpretive and directional signage found along the NCC recreational pathway network. An overview of the geographical distribution of the network is included as Appendix 2. A more detailed view of the network is available in Google Maps under the Bicycling menu setting. TERM: To begin work as soon as the contract is signed (end of October 2018) until October 31, 2022. Site visit: N/A MANDATORY EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT(S): Bidder must have a minimum of 3 years of experience (within the last 7 years) as a company in providing comparable signage inspection & repair/replacement services. A pass/fail evaluation will be performed. Bidders who do not meet the minimum 3 years of experience (within the last 7 years) as a corporation in providing comparable signage inspection & repair/replacement services will be disqualified ENQUIRIES DURING THE SOLICITATION PERIOD:  Enquiries regarding this tender must be submitted in writing to the Senior Contract Officer as early as possible within the solicitation period. Enquiries 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. To ensure consistency and quality of the information provided to Bidders, the Senior Contract Officer shall examine the content of the enquiry and shall decide whether or not to issue an amendment. All enquiries and other communications related to this tender sent throughout the solicitation period are to be directed ONLY to the Senior Contract Officer. Non-compliance with this requirement during the solicitation period can, for that reason alone, result in disqualification of a tender RETURN TENDERS TO: National Capital Commission, 40 Elgin Street, Security Office on the 2nd floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 1C7 TENDER CLOSING DATE AND TIME: October 19, 2018 at 3pm Ottawa time (extended by addendum 1) There is a public opening scheduled shortly after the bid closing time at 40 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON on the 2nd floor. 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.