Construction Management Services

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: PROJECT IDENTIFICATION: Cliff Central Heating and Cooling Plant, 1 Fleet Street, Ottawa, Ontario. Project # R.062561.001.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Construction Management Services to replace chiller #4 at the Cliff Central Heating and Cooling Plant. The project concerns the removal and replacement of Chiller # 4 with a new 5,000 ton electric chiller. Electrical upgrades to the existing plant infrastructure will also be necessary as part of this project.

The full scope of work services is to be completed by August 15, 2014.

MANDATORY SECURITY REQUIREMENT: This procurement contains a mandatory security requirement. At bid closing, the Bidder must hold a valid Facility Security Clearance at level of SECRET. Failure to comply with this requirement will render the Bid non-compliant and no further consideration will be given to the Bid.

OPTIONAL SITE VISIT: There will be a site visit on May 22, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.. Interested bidders are to meet at the Cliff Central Heating and Cooling Plant, 1 Fleet Street, Ottawa, Ontario.

It is mandatory that all persons attending the site visit have the proper safety attire. Footwear, hard hats, glasses and vests are required. Individuals who do not have the proper safety attire will be denied access to the site.

ENQUIRIES: All enquiries are to be submitted to the Contractual Authority: Shawn Nealon, Tel: (819) 956-3391, facsimile: (819) 956-8335 or by email at shawn.nealon@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca.

Enquiries 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.

BID DOCUMENTS: Firms intending to submit bids on this project should obtain bid documents through MERX at http://www.merx.com by stating the Invitation to Tender number. The telephone number for MERX is 1-800-964-MERX (6379) all across Canada.

Amendments, when issued, will be available from MERX. Firms that elect to base their bids on bid documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the bid calling authority of their intention to bid.

BID RECEIVING: Sealed bids will be received at: Public Works and Government Services Canada, Bid Receiving Unit, Place du Portage, Phase III, Main Lobby Core 0A1, 11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 1C9.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS 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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After June 1, 2013, all tenders and related documents and amendments will be on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders.

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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The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

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