Parks Canada - Trail Bridge Work, Kootenay National Park

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Parks Canada - Trail Bridge Work, Stanley Glacier renovations and Paint Pots new construction, Kootenay National Park, BC.

The project involves the provision of all materials, equipment and labour required for construction of improvements at Stanley Glacier trail bridge and new construction of Paint Pots trail bridge in Kootenay National Park. The work under this Contract is located at: 1. Stanley Glacier Bridge. The site is located km 65 on Hwy 93 Kootenay National Park, British Columbia. Km 0 is at the junction of Hwy 93 and the Trans Canada Highway. The bridge is located 0.1 km from the trailhead and highway. 2. Paint Pots Bridge. The site is located km 71 on Hwy 93 Kootenay National Park, British Columbia. Km 0 is at the junction of Hwy 93 and the Trans Canada Highway. The bridge is located 0.5 km from the trailhead and highway. Work performed under this Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following items: .1 Stanley Glacier Bridge 1. Demolition and removal of timber guardrails, timber deck, 2 steel girders, East concrete abutment, and timber retaining walls on East and West approaches. 2. Excavation for abutments and rip-rap placement. 3. Installation of micro-piles for East abutment. 4. Construction of 2 concrete abutments. 5. Construction of bridge super-structure and stairs. 6. Placement of rip-rap. .2 Paint Pots Bridge 1. Removal of rip-rap at South abutment. 2. Excavation for abutments and rip-rap placement. 3. Installation of micro-piles for both abutments. 4. Construction of 2 concrete abutments. 5. Construction of bridge super-structure and stairs. Placement of rip-rap.

Drawings and Specifications are now available for viewing and downloading in a Portable Document Format (PDF) or in a standard paper version. Tenderers should note that Attachment 1 (ATT 1) contains the Drawings and Specifications Package (DSP) which consist of PDF files organized in an industry recognized directory structure.

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NOTICE - OPTIONAL SITE VISIT

There will be a site visit on Friday, February 28, 2014 at 11:00 AM. The site is located km 65 on Hwy 93, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia. Km 0 is at the junction of Highway 93 and the Trans Canada Highway. The bridge is located 0.1km from the trailhead and highway. We will meet in the parking lot at Stanley Glacier, then head down to the bridge as a group. Paint Pots bridge will be visited after Stanley Glacier. The site is located km 71 on Hwy 93, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia. The bridge is located 0.25km from the trailhead and highway. It is advised that those visiting the bridge sites wear snow shoes, as their tends to be a lot of snow this time of year.

The representative of the bidder will be required to sign the Site Visit Attendance Sheet at the site visit.

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