Cell Upgrades, Shepody Healing Centre, Dorchester Penitentiary, N.B.

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: Cell Upgrades, Shepody Healing Centre, Dorchester Penitentiary, Dorchester, New Brunswick

EC016-140237/A Doucet, Gisele PWB Telephone No. - (506) 636-4541 Fax No. - (506) 636-4376

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.

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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.

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Public Works and Government Services has a requirement for the demolition, removal and replacement of cell doors, furniture, floor tiles, mechanical and electrical components, and painting in the Shepody Healing Centre area of Building B-4 at the Dorchester Penitentiary, Dorchester, New Brunswick. All work is to be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications for PWGSC Project Number R.043937.001 forming part of the bid document. The contract completion is twenty-four (24) 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 June 4, 2013 at 9:30 am. All interested bidders are to meet at the principal entrance at the Dorchester Penitentiary, Dorchester, 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. Please note that there is a security clearance required for this site visit. ALL interested bidders, regardless of current clearance level, must submit the Institution Access CPIC Clearance request form attached as Appendix 2 of the Invitation to Tender document by 5:00 pm May 17, 2013. Any interested bidders currently working at this site who have already been cleared and are interested in attending MUST provide their names by this date. No cameras, cellphones or tobacco products are permitted on the site.

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

A public bid opening will be held at the Bid Receiving Unit, Room 421, 189 Prince William Street, Saint John, N.B. The estimated cost for this opportunity is within the following category: $500,001 - $1,000,000 (HST included).

Inquiries: All inquiries of a technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: Gisèle Doucet, telephone - (506) 636-4541, facsimile - (506) 636-4376, e-mail - gisele.doucet@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.

Inquiries are to be made in accordance with SI02 - Enquiries During The Solicitation Period, under Special Instructions To Bidders in the solicitation document.

Standard bid and contract security for construction is required.

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.

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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.