Port Hope, On - Water Treatment Plant

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Port Hope, On - Water Treatment Plant

EQ754-130135/A Lopez, Maria Telephone No. - (416) 512-5776 ( ) Fax No. - (416) 512-5862

The Tender Closing Date is 16 August 2012 at 2:00 P.M., Eastern Daylight Saving Time (EDT)

Work comprises of the construction of a new water treatment plant to be located at the Port Hope LTWMF site. The Work includes, but is not limited to the following: Site Preparation, Temporary Facilities, Site Grading, Permanent Services and Utilities, Steel Framed Building, Leachate, Treatment System Clarification, Treatment System - Filtration, Treatment System - Reverse Osmosis (RO), Residuals Management - Sludge Handling, Residuals Management - Concentrate, Final Discharge and Disposal, Chemical Storage and Feed, dewatering polymer, Miscellaneous Pumping Systems, Piping and Valving, Treatment Building Interior Facilities, Monitoring and Control System, Building Mechanical Systems, Building Electrical Systems, Emergency Power, Parking Lots and Roadways and Landscaping and Restoration.

The bid shall be submitted following a "two-envelope" procedure in which the Bidder submits the Qualifications Form and any required associated document(s) (Qualification) in envelope 1 and the Bid and Acceptance Form and any required associated document(s) (Price) in envelope 2. Both envelopes shall be enclosed and sealed together in a third envelope, the bid envelope.

The bid envelope containing both envelopes (1 and 2) MUST be submitted on 16 August 2012 at 2:00 P.M.

Envelope 1 - Qualifications. This envelope will not be opened publicly. This envelope will be opened first to evaluate the mandatory qualifications. Requirements will be evaluated on a Pass or Fail basis. Failure to meet any or all of the mandatory qualification(s) or a failure to include all required submittals as detailed in Appendix 2, will render the bid non-compliant and no further consideration will be given to the bid. Envelope 2 will be returned unopened to the bidder. Envelope 1 - Qualifications

The date of the Public Opening shall be: 16 August 2012, 2:00 P.M.

Envelope 2 - Price: This envelope will be opened publicly. Only those envelopes from Bidder's that meet the mandatory requirements of the Qualifications shall be opened. Envelope 2 must include all information included in the Bid and Acceptance Form (BA) detailed herein. Failure to comply with this requirement will render the bid non-compliant and no further consideration will be given to the bid.

The date of the Public Opening shall be: 23 August 2012, 2:00 P.M.

The location of the Public Opening is

Public Works and Government Services Canada Real Property Contracting 4900 Yonge Street, 12th floor Toronto, ON M2N 6A6

The work is to be completed within 17 months from the date of notification of acceptance of the offer. Drawings and Specifications are now available for viewing and downloading in a Portable Document Format (PDF) or in a standard paper version. Tenderers should note that Attachment 1,2,3,4 (ATT 1,2,3,4) contains the Drawings and Specifications Package (DSP) which consists of PDF files organized in an industry recognized directory structure.

Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and Contract Documents. The Standard documents are issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada and may be viewed on the MERX electronic Bulletin Board as part of the information module. Tender documents can be obtained from MERX by calling 1-800-964-6379 or visit their web site at www.merx.com.

All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature, are to be submitted to the Contracting Officer, Maria Lopez Telephone: (416) 512-5776 Facsimile: (416) 512-5862 Email Address: maria.lopez@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

The bid documents are available for viewing only at the office of Public Works and Governement Services Canada, 4900 Yonge St., 12th Floor, Toronto, Ontario by appointment only with the Contracting Officer.

Bid Receiving: Sealed tenders will be received at Public Works and Governement Services Canada, 4900 Yonge St., Bid Receiving,12th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6A6.

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.