Floating Plant Dredging, Various Locations, N.B.

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Standing Offer - Floating Plant Dredging, Various Locations, N.B.

EC015-132896/A Doucet, Gisele PWB Telephone No. - (506) 636-4541 Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

PWGSC has a requirement to establish a Regional Individual Standi g Offer (RISO) for the provision of all labour and equipment requ red to perform floating plant dredging for a one year period at v rious public wharves and entrance channels (inluding gullies) alo g the east coast of the province of New Brunswick, including site in Restigouche, Gloucester, Northumberland, Kent and Westmorland Counties. All work is to be completed on an "as and when required basis in accordance with the Statement of Work for PWGSC Project No. R.001681.001, forming part of the Solicitation document.

The period of the of the Standing Offer will be one (1) year from issuance of award. A standing offer is an agreement and not a con ract. Offerors should note that there is no guarantee that the fu l or any amount of the standing offer will be called-up. More the one Standing Offer may be issued for this requirement.

The estimated value of this opportunity is within the range of $3 000,001.00 - $3,500,000.00 (HST included).

ENQUIRIES: All enquiries of a technical nature and all questions f a contractual nature, are to be submitted to the Contractual Au hority: Gisèle Doucet, telephone - (506) 636-4541, facsimile - ( 06) 636-4376 E-mail: gisele.doucet@pwgsc.gc.ca Enquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no les than five (5) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow s fficient time to respond.

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain t nder documents through the MERX services provider. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the MERX service provider. Firms hat elect to base their bids on tender documents obtained from ot er sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the tender calling authority of their intention to bid. In all cases bidders must indicate in the space provided on the ender Form the identification number(s) of the addenda, if any, t at they have taken into consideration for their bid.

Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are incorporat d by reference, and form part of the tender and contract document . The standard documents are issued by Public Works and Governme t Services Canada and may be viewed on the MERX electronic bullet n board as part of the information module.

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in oth official languages.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any pr curement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.