ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: Qualified Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: EJ196-151433 ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE

Only bids from contractors whose name is on the applicable Lists of Pre-qualified Elevator Maintenance Contractors for the province or territory where the work is performed, for the type of equipment listed herein will be considered for this solicitation. A contractor whose name is not on the List of Pre-qualified Elevating Devices Maintenance Contractors may apply for pre-qualification. Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) will publish a Letter of Interest (LOI) on the Government Electronic Tendering Service once a year to invite contractors to pre-qualify against one or more categories of equipment in the specified geographic areas. It takes approximately three months from the time the LOI is published to complete the pre-qualification process. Contractors who are successful will be added to the List of Pre Qualified Elevating Devices Maintenance Contractors and will be eligible to bid on future solicitations for Elevating Devices Maintenance Contracts. All enquiries concerning the pre qualification process must be sent by fax to (819) 956-3160 and addressed to PWGSC, Regional Operations Support and Commodity Management Division, Real Property Contracting Directorate.

WORK DESCRIPTION To provide Long Term Elevating Device maintenance service. The Contractor shall provide all necessary tools, equipment, materials, labours, inspection, testing, software updates and/or upgrades. The elevators to be maintained are: Two (2) Dover DMC 1 Hydraulic Elevators TSSA #66517, 66518.

This requirement is for Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for the elevators located at 1 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario.

MANDATORY 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 to be held at the main entrance of the 1 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario on January 13, 2015. The site visit will begin at 10:00am EST . Personnel security screening is required prior to gaining authorized access to PROTECTED or CLASSIFIED sites. Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than January 8, 2015 at 2:00pm EST to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) (legal names) and birth dates (year/month/day) for each individual that will be attending the site visit by email at hakim.ghoumrassi@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca or by facsimile at (819) 956-3600. The Bidder's Company Security Officer (CSO) must ensure that their representatives hold a valid security clearance at the required level for the site visit. Failure to comply with the security requirements will result in the representative(s) being denied access to the site. 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.

It is mandatory that bidders provide and wear safety boots for the site visit. Bidders who do not comply with this requirement will not be permitted to attend the site visit.

PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT The period of any resulting contract will be for a period of ten (10) years with Canada retaining an irrevocable option to extend the contract for three (3) additional five (5) year periods under the same conditions.

BASIS OF SELECTION A bid must comply with all requirements of the bid solicitation to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.

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

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.