Retrofitting of the garage and airport terminal at Eastmain

Trade Agreement: Set-Aside Program for Aboriginal Business (SPAB) Tendering Procedures: Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: This procurement initiative is reserved for beneficiaries of the following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement (CLCA) titled the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA)

This Invitation to tender is excluded from international trade agreements under the provisions each agreement has set for small and minority businesses.

Further to Article 1802 of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), the AIT does not apply to this procurement. process.

This requirement is reserved for individuals defined as "Cree", as defined in chapter 3 of the JBNQA (paragraphs. 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.2.2 and 3.2.3). In respect to aboriginal Cree businesses, they must be located south of the 55th parallel or, for the Cree communites concerned, south of the 55.5th parallel, as described in chapter 5 of the JBNQA.

Proponents must sign and complete the document entitled "Attestation for Program of Reserved Contracts for Aboriginal people".

The project consists of the retrofitting of the garage and Airport terminal at Eastmain Airport and includes works in electricity, plumbing and ventilation and architecture for Transport Canada.

Total estimate for the contract is between $100 001 and $500 000.

Site Visit : There is no site visit scheduled for this project.

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

TENDER DOCUMENTS: Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the website https://achatsetventes.gc.ca service provider. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the 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.

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