Road repairs - Port-Cartier

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: ROAD REPAIRS - PORT-CARTIER

SECURITY REQUIREMENT This request contains a security requirement.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The work included in this project include the rehabilitation of access roads used for patrolling and parking at the federal penitentiary in Port-Cartier, QC.

The work covered by this contract include, but is not limited to, the reconstruction of the path, the reconstruction of the road to the warehouse, the visitor parking lot expansion, the rehabilitation of the employee parking lot, repairing the perimeter road, reconstruction of the main entrance, the establishment of a slab of access to the boiler room, repair ties and the construction of a transfer slab. The work includes the provision of materials produced by the demolition and construction.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT An optional site visit will take place at 09:00 AM on June 14, 2012, at the Establishment Port-Cartier, QC.

MANDATORY CRITERIA The Bidder shall enclose bid security with its bid;

PERIOD OF WORK The work shall begin on July 4, 2012 and is to be completed by October 15 2012.

BUDGET The budget, for this project, is between 1 000 001 $ and 5 000 000 $

INQUIRIES All enquiries regarding this tender, are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority : Jean Rochette, Supply Specialist at jean.rochette@tpsgc.gc.ca.

TENDER DOCUMENTS Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the MERX service provider (http://www.merx.com). Drawings and specifications are now available for viewing and downloading in PDF format or in hard copy. Bidders should take note that attachment 1 (ATT 1) contains the full set of drawings and specifications, which consist of PDF files organized in an industry-standard directory structure. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the MERX service 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.

Drawings and specifications may be view at the following locations : Association de la Construction du Québec (ACQ), Association patronale des entrepreneurs du Québec (APECQ) at Chemin de la Savane, Montréal.

BID RECEIVING Sealed tenders will be received in English or French at the address mentioned below.

LANGUAGES This PWGSC office provides acquisition services to the public in both official languages. Ce bureau de TPSGC fournit des services d'achat au public dans les deux langues officielles.

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.