Minor Marine Repairs, Southeast, 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: EC015-140288/A Donovan, Janine PWB Telephone No. - (506) 636-5347 Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

Minor Marine Repairs, Southeast, N.B.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS

Government of Canada is moving its Government Electronic Tendering Service from MERX to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders on June 1, 2013.

Starting June 1, 2013, federal government tenders (tender notices and bid solicitation documents) will be published and available free of charge on a Government of Canada Web site on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

The Government Electronic Tendering Service on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders will be the sole authoritative source for Government of Canada tenders that are subject to trade agreements or subject to departmental policies that require public advertising of tenders.

Get more details in the Frequently Asked Questions section of Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

On June 1, 2013, suppliers must go to Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders to check for amendments to any tender opportunities that they have been following on MERX prior to June 1.

Bookmark Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders now to be ready for June 1

PWGSC has a requirement to establish a Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) for the provision of all labour, material and equipment required to complete minor marine projects on Small Craft Harbour Facilities in Southeast, New Brunswick including harbours from Cape Tourmentine to Bay du Vin. All work is to be completed on an "as and when required" basis in accordance with the Specification forming part of the Solicitation document.

The period of the of the Standing Offer will be from June 25, 2013 to June 24, 2015. A standing offer is an agreement and not a contract. Offerors should note that there is no guarantee that the full or any amount of the standing offer will be called-up. More then one Standing Offer may be issued for this requirement.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: New measures related to Code of Conduct and certifications included in the solicitation documents requires attention.

The estimated cost for this opportunity is within the following cost category: $250,001.00 - $500,000.00 (HST extra). Bid security is not a requirement for this tender.

After issuance of a standing offer, offerors may request a debriefing on the results of the request for standing offers. Offerors should make the request to the Standing Offer Authority within 15 working days of receipt of notification that their offer was unsuccessful. The debriefing may be provided in writing, by telephone or in person.

Enquiries: All inquiries are to be submitted in writing to the contractual Authority: Janine Donovan, telephone - (506) 636-5347, facsimile - (506) 636-4376 E-mail: janine.donovan@pwgsc.gc.ca

Enquiries are to be made in accordance with the Bid Solicitation Document, Part 2- Bidder's Instructions, Article 3. Enquiries - Bid Solicitation.

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

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the MERX services provider. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the MERX provider. Firms that elect to base their bids on tender documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the tender calling authority of their intention to bid.

Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference, and form part of the tender and contract documents. The standard documents are issued by Public Works and Government Services and may be viewed on the MERX electronic bulletin board as part of the information module. Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the MERX service provider.

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

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.