Bolsover, ON. Reconstruction of dam at lock 37

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EQ754-131256/A Dhanna, Sheila Telephone No. - (416) 512-5855 ( ) Fax No. - (416) 512-5862

Bolsover, Ontario. Trent-Severn Waterway. Reconstruction of dam at lock 37. The dam is located on the Talbot River, approximately 4 km west of the community of Bolsover, Ontario. Project No: R.058203.001

Requirement

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a requirement for a qualified contractor to Reconstruct the Dam at lock 37, Trent-Severn Waterway. The objective of this Invitation To Tender is to retain an individual Contractor to provide the complete construction work for the reconstruction of the 67 meters long concrete dam structure.

Work includes the supply of labour, material, supervision, equipment and engineering support for the reconstruction of the 67 meters long concrete dam structure including, but not limited to the following: 1: Arrangement for the use of adjacent or near by property(ies) for the contractor's staging area/construction campsite and sediment and environmental quality control. 2: Design, construction, maintenance and monitoring of temporary works associated with the replacement of the dam (dewatering works, dewatering activities and maintenance, water diversion and diversion system operations, excavation shoring, stability of existing lock and lock entrance wall, traffic control, sediment and erosion control etc..), 3: Demolition of existing concrete structure and related works.

4: Reconstruction of the concrete structure and related works and 5: Deconstruction of temporary works and site restoration including landscaping.

This is a single phase selection process.

This procurement contains mandatory requirements; failure to comply will result in rejection of the bid.

Within the Invitation To Tender , the Crown sets out the project requirements, i.e., the particulars of the project itself and the broad scope of services required from the contractor.

Delivery Date: The work must be completed by November 30, 2014.

The estimated cost for this opportunity is within the following cost category: Greater than $5,000,000.00

MANDATORY SITE VISIT There will be a Mandatory site visit on December 18, 2012 at 10:00 A.M., at the site. Interested bidders are to meet at the Lock Station for Lock 37 (Bolsver Lock), located at B92 Talbot Drive Bolsover. Talbot Drive ia accessible from County Road 48 and Simcoe Street, just west of the village of Bolsover Ontario. Safety boots are required and cameras will be allowed at the site visit. The site visit for this project is MANDATORY. The representative of the bidder will be required to sign the Site Visit Attendance Sheet at the site visit. Bids submitted by Bidders who have not signed the attendance sheet will not be accepted. Bidders are requested to register with the Contracting Officer, Sheila Dhanna at 416-512-5855, or sheila.dhanna@pwgsc.gc to confirm their attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend, 24 hours prior to the site visit.

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 (ATT 1) 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 Officers, Sheila Dhanna Telephone: (416) 512-5855, Facsimile: (416) 512-5862 or E-mail: sheila.dhanna@pwgsc.gc.ca

Bid Receiving: Sealed tenders will be received at Public Works and Government Services Canada, 4900 Yonge Street, 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.