New Water Transmission Main and Well, Atlantic Institution, Renous

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: New Water Transmission Main and Well, Atlantic Institution, Renous, NB

EC016-130976/A Ellis-Herring , Alison PWB Telephone No. - (506) 636-3908 Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a requirement for the furnishing of all labour, equipment, materials, transportation and supervision required to provide a complete system for pumping, treatment, monitoring and transmitting of water from a new production well to the existing water treatment plant at the Atlantic Institution, Renous, New Brunswick. All work is to be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications for PWGSC Project Number R.000817.001 forming part of the bid document. The contract completion is sixteen (16) weeks after contract award.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT It is recommended that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site and examine the Scope of the Work required and the existing conditions. There will be an optional site visit on August 8, 2012 at 10:00 am. All interested bidders are to meet at the main entrance at the Atlantic Institution, Renous, New Brunswick. Although not mandatory, all contractors wishing to submit a tender for this work are encouraged to attend to become familiar with all aspects of the work. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Note: If you plan to attend the site visit, please confirm your attendance to Alison Ellis-Herring by e-mail at alison.ellis-herring@pwgsc.gc.ca or by fax at (506) 636-4376 by no later than 2:00 pm on August 3, 2012. If you do not confirm your attendance, you will not be permitted to visit the site.

Under the Code of Conduct and Certification provisions, (refer to GI01 of R2710T), Bidders must submit the following as part of their bid: 1. a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently directors of the Bidder; 2. a properly completed and signed Consent Form, for each individual named in the aforementioned list

A public bid opening will be held at the Bid Receiving Unit, Room 421, 189 Prince William Street, Saint John, N.B.

Work to be completed within sixteen (16) weeks after contract award.

The estimated cost for this opportunity is within the following category: $1,000,001 - $2,500,000 (HST extra).

Inquiries: All inquiries of a technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: Alison Ellis-Herring, telephone - (506) 636-3908, facsimile - (506) 636-4376, e-mail - alison.ellis-herring@pwgsc.gc.ca. Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than five (5) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond.

Standard bid and contract security for construction is required.

Pursuant to GC6 - Delays and Changes in Work of the General Conditions, the resulting construction contract will include the provisions for changes in the work at the request of the Departmental Representative.

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.