Snow Clearing/Landscape Maintenance

Trade Agreement: 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 188 Alexandre-Taché Blvd (Hull/Salaberry Armoury) Gatineau EP305-151228/A Hill, Cris Telephone No. 819-956-1343 Fax No. 819-956-3600 cris.hill@pwgsc.gc.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------- SUMMARY (i) 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. (ii) Client Department For Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) at, 188 Alexandre-Taché Blvd (Hull/Salaberry Armoury) Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. (iii) Period of contract The period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of one (1) year (estimated commencement date May 1, 2015) 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 the site visit to be held at188 Alexandre-Taché (Hull/Salaberry Armoury) at the main entrance, Gatineau, Quebec onFebruary 24,2015. The site visit will begin at9:00am. Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than February 23,2015 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 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 maximum of two (2) representatives per bidder will be permitted to examine the sites

Security Requirement 7.3.1 The following security requirements (SRCL and related clauses provided by ISP) 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).

Snow Clearing/Landscape Maintenance 188 Alexandre-Taché Blvd (Hull/Salaberry Armoury) Gatineau EP305-151228/A Hill, Cris Telephone No. 819-956-1343 Fax No. 819-956-3600 cris.hill@pwgsc.gc.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------

Technical and Financial Evaluation and Basis of Seclection

Technical and Financial Evaluation - mandatory requirements (1) Mandatory Site Visit attendance;

Security Clearance of Reliability Status, at bid closing, in accordance with Part 6, Security Requirements;

(3) (Mandatory) Full Time Supervisor's qualifications in accordance with Part 3, Section 1: Technicial Bid

(4) (Mandatory) Contractor's Experience and Past Performance in accordance with Part 3, Section 1: Technical Bid.

(5) Submission of Firm Price/Rates in Canadian funds in accordance with Financial Bid Annex B;

Only proposals found to meet ALL the mandatory requirements will be deemed acceptable proposals and will be further evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria. Proposals not meeting ALL of the mandatory requirements will be deemed non-responsive and will be given NO further consideration.

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 and 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.