Frobisher Gas Wells Abandonment Program

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Frobisher Gas Wells Abandonment Program

EW699-151177/A Kozak, Tammy Telephone No. - (204) 807-0189 Fax No. - (204) 983-7796

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) on behalf of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) intends to retain an individual Contractor or Joint Venture to address the Frobisher Gas Wells Remediation / Abandonment Project. The abandonment and re-abandonment of these wells can be found fully described in the Terms of Reference.

There will be an optional bidders and interested parties Conference to discuss the Frobisher Gas Wells Project and conduct a "fly over" site visit.

The technical evaluations of proposals will include a point rating of the bidder's Aboriginal subcontracting plan. The contractor is encouraged to utilize Aboriginal resources whenever possible in carrying out the work of the contract. This should be done in line with AANDC's Contaminated Sites Management Policy, under which one of the guiding principles is that "AANDC will incorporate economic opportunities, to the extent possible, for aboriginal people, Inuit and northerners in the management and remediation of contaminated sites."

AANDC's objectives are consistent with the requirement for a "Benefits Plan" as defined under the Canadian Oil and Gas Operations Act (COGOA) in which:

The Minister may require that any benefits plan submitted include provisions to ensure that disadvantaged individuals or groups have access to training and employment opportunities and to enable such individuals or groups or corporations owned or cooperatives operated by them to participate in the supply of goods and services used in any proposed work or activity referred to in the benefits plan.

The benefits plan requirements are further referred to under the Deh Cho Interim Measures Agreement "The benefits plan submitted by the operator for the approval of the Minister of AANDC shall be commensurate with the nature, scope, magnitude and duration of the proposed work, activity or development. " The benefits plan may contain provisions for consultation, maximization of opportunities for employment, training, the supply of goods and services, and compensation for damages relating to resource harvesting.

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.