JANITORIAL SERVICES - WALKLEY ROAD

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: SOLICITATION NO. EJ196-150956/A

JANITORIAL SERVICES - WALKLEY ROAD- OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA.

The purpose of this Notice of Proposed Procurement Amendment No. 3 is to change the following:

1) Mandatory Security Clearance at b) revise proposed Non Working On Site Supervisor to proposed Working On Site Supervisor 2) Mandatory Requirements at 3. revise Non Working On Site Supervisor qualifications to Working On Site Supervisor

NOTICE

Security

This notice is to advise ALL interested bidders that in order to be awarded a contract which contains a security requirement, all bidders MUST hold a valid Security Clearance granted or approved by PWGSC Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) at the level indicated in this solicitation document. Should the bidder not currently hold a valid Security Clearance or require the level to be upgraded, PWGSC will sponsor the bidder. Please submit your written request with the following information to Bushra Mirza by facsimile 819-956-3600 or by e-mail to bushra.mirza@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

Legal Company Name Mailing address Surname and given name of contact person Telephone number of contact person Title of contact person Facsimile number E-mail address of contact person Procurement Business Number Preferred Language of correspondence Level of Security Required

Additional information on PWGSC security can be found on the following web site:http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/or by dialing 1-866-368-4646 (Toll free).

Requirement To provide Janitorial Services including all labour, material and equipment for Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), located at Admiral Building, 2086 Walkley Road and 2074 Walkley Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The services must be provided in accordance with Statement of Work.

Period of the Contract The period of any resulting Contract shall be for a period of two (2) year(s) plus up to three (3) additional consecutive twelve (12) month periods, under the same conditions.

At the time option year 2 and option year 3 are each exercised the rates in the Basis of Payment will be increased or decreased by multiplying the rates by the percentage change in "The Consumer Price Index", major components, selected sub-groups and special aggregates, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife, not seasonally adjusted" ("CPI" ) for the appropriate province for the 12 month period ending two months before the expiration date of the current period of the contract ("period"). The CPI which shall be used is published in Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 62-001-X, tables 9-1 to 9-12, for the appropriate province all-items CPI of the period as described above.

Consumer Price Index for Canada is published by Statistics Canada and is available at:

http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?catno=62-001-X&ch ropg=1&lang=eng; or http://www.statcan.gc.ca/subjects-sujets/cpi-ipc/cpi-ipc-eng.htm ; or http://cansim2.statcan.ca , Table 326-0020

Security Requirement 1. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to secure work site(s) must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, EACH hold a valid SITE ACCESS clearance, granted or approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

2. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the Security Requirements Check List and Security Guide (if applicable).

Mandatory Security Clearance 1.Before award of a contract, the following conditions must be met:

the Bidder's proposed individuals requiring access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a security requirement of a valid SITE ACCESS clearance as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;

the Bidder's proposed Working On-Site Supervisor, in accordance with Part 3, Section 1, clause 3.1.2, Technical Bid, requiring access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a security requirement of a valid SITE ACCESS clearance, as indicated in Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses;

the Bidder must provide the name of all individuals who will require access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work sites.

Bidders are reminded to obtain the required security clearance promptly. Any delay in the award of a contract to allow the successful bidder to obtain the required clearance will be at the entire discretion of the Contracting Authority.

For additional information on security requirements, bidders should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.

Mandatory Site Visit Due to the nature of this requirement and in order to gain access to the sites it is MANDATORY that all interested bidders, submit the Names (legal name) and Birth Dates of their representatives that will be attending the Mandatory Site Visit to the Contracting Authority (Bushra Mirza) at facsimile (819) 956-3600 or by email bushra.mirza@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca no later than Monday, May 11, 2015.

IT IS MANDATORY THAT THE BIDDERS PROVIDE AND WEAR SAFETY SHOES/BOOTS FOR THE SITE VISIT. BIDDERS WHO DO NOT WEAR SAFETY SHOES/BOOTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND THE SITE VISIT.

It is MANDATORY that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit, located at Admiral Building, to be held at 2086 Walkley Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on May 14, 2015. The site visit will begin at 10:00 am EDT.

Personnel security screening is required prior to gaining authorized access to secure worksites. Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority (Bushra Mirza) no later than Monday, May 11, 2015 to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) and date(s) of birth who will attend.

Bidders will be required to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders should confirm in their bid that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend the mandatory site visit or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bid will be declared non-responsive. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.

A maximium of two (2) representatives per company will be permitted to examine the site.

Mandatory Requirements 1. Site Visit attendance; 2. Contractor's qualification in accordance with Part 3, Section I: Technical Bid (1.1); 3. Working On Site Supervisor qualifications in accordance with Part 3, Section I: Technical Bid (1.2); 4. Submission of a Firm Price/Rate in Canadian funds for all the items listed in the RFP, Part 3, Section II, Financial Bid

All enquiries are to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority Bushra Mirza at facsimile (819) 956-3600 or e-mail: bushra.mirza@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca 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.