Snow Removal & Landscape Maintenance

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Snow Clearing/Landscape maintenance EP305-142883/B Hill, Cris Telephone No. 819-956-1343 Fax No. 819-956-3600 cris.hill@pwgsc.gc.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------- SUMMARY (i) Requirement - To provide Snow Clearing and Landscape Maintenance services including all labour, material, equipment, supervision and transportation in accordance with the Statement of Work attached at Annex A.

(ii) Client Department - For Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) at Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere (LTDLC), 15 Eddy, Gatineau, Quebec, Ontario, Canada.

(iii) Period of contract - The period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of one (1) year (estimated commencement date November 1, 2014), with Canada retaining an irrevocable option to extend the contract for a period of four (4) additional consecutive twelve (12) month periods.

Mandatory Site Visit

It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for site visit to be held on August 6, 2014, at 09:00am, located at Les Terraces de la Chaudière, 15 Eddy Street, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Bidders should communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than 3 day(s) before the scheduled visit to confirm attendance and provide the names of the person(s) who will attend.

Bidders will be required to sign an attendance form.

Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bids will be rejected as non-compliant. 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 requirement (SRCL and related clauses) applies 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 B; (b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

Consult the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) Website for more information. http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html

Basis of selection A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory evaluation criteria to be declared responsive.

The responsive bid evaluation will be 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% on the "as & when" (Pricing Schedule 3, 4 and 5) 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.