Snow/Landscape Maintenance 149 Somerset & 158 Gloucester

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ENOR - Snow/Landscape Maintenance 149 Somerset & 158 Gloucester EJ196-161837/A Hill, Cris Telephone No. - (873) 469-4891 Fax No. - (819) 956-3600

Requirement To provide Snow Removal Service and Landscape Maintenance services including all labour, material, equipment, supervision and transportation in accordance with the Statement of Work attached at Annex A, for Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) at the various locations, 149 Somerset and 158 Gloucester, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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 149 Somerset on March 30, 2016 The site visit will begin at 8:00am.

Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than March 29, 2016, 2:00pm to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders should confirm intheir 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 maximum of two (2) representatives per bidder will be permitted to examine the sites

Security Requirement The following security requirements apply and form part of the Contract. 1. The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). 2. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC. 3. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC. 4. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the: (a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C; (b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

Technical and Financial Evaluation - Mandatory Requirements (1) Mandatory Site Visit attendance; (2) (Mandatory) Security Clearance of Reliability Status, at bid closing, in accordance with Part 6, Security Requirements; (3) (Mandatory) Employee Information for Security at bid closing in accordance with Part 6, 6.2 (4) (Mandatory) Full Time Supervisor’s qualifications in accordance with Part 3, Section 1: Technicial Bid (5) (Mandatory) Contractor’s Experience and Past Performance in accordance with Part 3, Section 1: Technical Bid. (6) (Mandatory) Submission of Firm Price/Rates in Canadian funds in accordance with Part 3, Section II: Financial Bid Annex B; Basis of selection A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. Responsive bids will be evaluated based on the Lowest Responsive Bid Price, a combination of the overall lowest total bid of which 80% will be for the firm pricing (Pricing Schedule 1 and 2) and 20% of the "as and when" (Pricing Schedule 3 and 4) will be recommended for award of a contract.

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.