Emerald Ash Borer Replacement Program Spring 2019 - Leamy Lake and Champlain Parking Lot

DESCRIPTION OF WORK Work under this Contract covers but is not limited to: .1 The supply, planting, and maintenance of trees and shrubs as per the contract documents. See plans for general site locations. Exact planting location of each large-sized caliper deciduous tree or 1.5-2.0m high coniferous tree to be staked by a NCC representative; .2 The installation, maintenance and removal of snow fencing and signage supplied by the NCC including the transport of materials to and from the designated NCC storage facility; .3 The collection and installation of mulch supplied by the NCC; .4 The supply, installation and maintenance of the tree support systems, tree guards and winter protection in accordance with Section 32 93 10, Tree and Shrub Planting; .5 The repair of any damages to assets occurring during the work as per Article 1.9 Damages; .6 Drawings and specifications are complementary. Items shown or mentioned in one and not in the other are deemed to be included in the contract work. Further information regarding the NCC can be found at www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca . CONTRACT TERM: From contract signing to until Sept 30th 2019 with the approval of the NCC Representative. Tree maintenance is the responsibility of the Contractor until the end of the warranty period. PROCUREMENT METHOD: Lowest compliant bidder. ADDRESS ENQUIRIES TO: 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, may result in disqualification of a tender. BID DEADLINE: April 24, 2019 at 3:00:59pm EDT RETURN TO: National Capital Commission, Procurement Services, 40 Elgin Street, 2nd floor Security Office, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1C7, Reference NCC tender file # AL1790. There will be a public opening shortly after bid closing at the 2nd floor Security Office . LANGUAGE: Bidder may submit offer in English or in French. The procurement process of this solicitation is subject to trade agreements listed above. 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.