J.Cartier Wharf repair

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA 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:

OLD PORT OF MONTRÉAL JACQUES-CARTIER WHARF REPAIR

Works covered by the present contract are mainly consisting of

- Installation, relocation, stabilization and storage of floating pontoons; - Excavation and management of all material contaminated or not; - Miscellaneous demolition works; - Addition of 80 inclined anchoring tie rods anchored to the rock; - Repair of 15 existing horizontal tie rods; - Concrete resurfacing work to the caissons, below and above the water level, by the construction of a new concrete face; - Cope wall resurfacing, ; - Local immerged repairs to three caissons; - Construction of a new structural concrete slab, including the addition of a steel structure and concrete walls; - Concrete repairs, in service space; - Application of a liquid-tight waterproofing membrane on new concrete structural slab and existing concrete slab; - Installation of a new draining system for surface water; - Removal and replacement of precast-concrete pavement, including the reconstruction of granular foundation and addition of new pavers; - Miscellaneous interventions to public services (storm sewer, sanitary conduit, fresh water supply, electric and lighting supply); - Painting works on mooring bollards and lighting bollards bases; - Painting works on existing guardrails, including local repairs; - Modification of 3 access gangways to commercial pontoons; - Modification of pontoons fasteners (including modification of pontoons, if required); - Modification of the guiding-pile for pontoons fasteners.

MANDATORY SITE VISIT

It is mandatory that the bidder or a representative of the bidder visit the site and examine the scope of the work required and the existing conditions.

Arrangements have been made for a tour of the work site wirh the Departmental Representative. The site visit will be held on August 8, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., at Jacques-Cartier Wharf in the Old Port of Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, in front of the Scena's Restaurant. Bidders who, for any reason, cannot attend at the specified date and time will not be given an alternative appointment to view the site and their bids, therefore, will be rejected as non-compliant. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.

Please note that protective headgear and protective footwear must be worn during site visits.

Bidders are advised that any clarifications or changes resulting from the site visit shall be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation document, if necessary.

The estimated cost for this opportunity is within the following cost category: over 5,000,000$

INQUIRIES: All enquiries regarding this tender, are to be submitted in writing to the Contractual Authority: Diane Duval, Supply Officer, fascimile (514) 496-3822 or by e-mail at diane.duval@tpsgc.gc.ca

TENDER DOCUMENTS: Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the MERX service provider. 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.

The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of, the tender and contract documents. The standard documents are issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada and may be viewed on the MERX electronic bulletin board as part of the information module.

Statements of Works and plans may be view at the following locations: ACQ at St-Léonard, APECQ at Chemin de la Savane, Montréal,Quebec.

Drawings and Specifications are now available for viewing and downloading in a Portable Document Format (PDF) or in a standard paper version. Tenderers 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.

BID RECEIVING: Sealed tenders will be received in English or French at: Public Works and Government Services Canada, Place Bonaventure, South-East Portal B, 800 De la Gauchetiere Street West, suite 7300, Montreal Quebec, H5A 1L6.

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.