Rideau Canal Skateway - Small Asset Support Services

The National Capital Commission is proceeding with an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the provision of support services for the maintenance, installation and removal of small assets required for the operation of the Rideau Canal Skateway. A non-mandatory site visit scheduled for Tuesday, September 03, 2019 at 10:00 AM will enable Bidders to view specific structures and materials related to the work in this contract. The site visit will take place at the NCC Warehouse at 1740 Woodroffe Avenue in Ottawa ON. https://goo.gl/maps/ZtHm69dFQTdv2TEMA . While not mandatory, it is strongly recommended that Contractors attend to familiarize themselves with the assets. Scope of Work: Provide transportation, logistical support for the maintenance, installation and removal of small assets required for the operation of the RCS and some aspects of Winterlude. More specifically, the Contractor will;

Deliver, install and remove operational and event specific structures and small assets. Please refer to appendix B and D. Deliver, install and remove operational and event specific signage. Please refer to appendix B, D and E. Supply personnel as required to execute the work contained in these Terms of Reference. This will include, but not be limited to labourers, supervisors and tradesmen with specialized skills. Supply specialized tools, hardware, materials and transportation equipment as required by the tasks contained in this these Terms of Reference. Perform on-going maintenance and refurbishing of assets, as required or as requested by the NCC. This would also include a preventative maintenance program. Prepare weekly activity reports and post-event reports as detailed in these Terms of Reference.

Further information regarding the NCC can be found at www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca . CONTRACT TERM: From contract signing (Fall 2019) to July 31, 2024. PROCUREMENT METHOD: Meet mandatory requirements, then lowest compliant bidder. The Bidder shall submit tender security with the tender in the form of a bid bond OR a security deposit in an amount of $ 25,000.00, and, the Bidder’s tender must address the following mandatory requirements: Previous Experience List and describe a minimum of one (1) previous contract carried out by the Bidder for which the Bidder most recently or currently does business with. Previous or current contract must demonstrate similar work requirements in scope and size as this tender. Reference

Provide one reference indicating the name, telephone number and e-mail address of the contact person. (do not provide any letters of reference). The reference will be contacted by the NCC to validate the Bidder has delivered services similar in size and scope as those described in this document. For Bidders with past or current NCC Contracts, the NCC reserves the right to auto-reference

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 ten (10) 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. BID DEADLINE: September 24, 2019 at 3:01pm EDT RETURN TO: National Capital Commission, Procurement Services, 40 Elgin Street, 2nd floor Security Office, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1C7, Reference NCC tender file # AL1801. 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 RFSO is subject to trade agreement: Chapter 5 - Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) . 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.