Dorchester Minimum-Grounds Lighting

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: EC016-151587/A Sears, Nathalie Telephone No. - (506) 227-7915 ( ) Fax No. - (506) 851-6759

Dorchester Minimum - Grounds Lighting

Public Works and Governement Services Canada has a requirement for the supply and installation of surface mounted lighting to buildings: F89, F90, F91, F92, F98, F99, F100, F102, F108 and F113 and for the supply and installation of dusk to dawn lighting to 4 existing power poles along the property line and field lighting.

All work is to be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications for PWGSC Project Numbers R.061816.001 forming part of the bid document. The contract completion is twenty (20) weeks after contract award.

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 December 23, 2014 at 10:00 am. All interested bidders are to meet at the Works & Maintenance Building, H-45 of the Dorchester Penitentiary - Minimum, 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.

Note: If you plan to attend the site visit, please confirm your attendance and submit your CPIC form as attached to Nathalie Sears by e-mail at nathalie.sears@pwgsc.gc.ca or by fax at (506) 851-6759 by no later than 2:00 pm on December 16th, 2014.

New measures related to Code of Conduct and certifications included in the solicitation documents require 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: $100,00 - $250,000 (HST extra). Standard bid and contract security for construction is required.

Inquiries: All inquiries of a technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: Nathalie Sears, telephone - (506) 227-7915, facsimile - (506) 851-6759, e-mail - nathalie.sears@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 SI03 - Enquiries During The Solicitation Period, under Special Instructions To Bidders in the solicitation document. Standard bid and contract security for construction is required. Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the Government Electronic Tendering System (GETS). Addenda, when issued, will be available on GETS.

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 at buyandsell.gc.ca.

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.