Coldstream Ranch Well Remediation

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) 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: Coldstream Ranch Well Remediation - Coldstream, BC

EZ899-131254/A Ngan, Ken (PWY) Telephone No. (604) 658-2755 Fax No. (604) 775-6633 E-mail. ken.ngan@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Title: Coldstream Ranch Well Remediation - Coldstream, BC

Location: Coldstream Ranch Well Site, Coldstream, BC

Note to Tenderers: 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.

Work Description: Work to be done under this Contract covers remediation work on the Coldstream Ranch Well (CRW), located at 8755 Kalamalka Road, Coldstream, BC. Work generally includes but is not limited to the following:

- The drilling and installation of one, potentially more, large diameter relief well(s) - Construction of a discharge flume or pipe from the CRW and the new relief well to the settling pond - Testing of new relief well

Work will be performed in accordance with the contract schedules within the scope of work.

Site Visit / Bidders' Meeting: A Bidders' Meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 at 10:00am local time, at the Golder Associates Ltd. Office, located at 220 -1755 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. A maximum of two (2) representatives per bidder will be permitted at the Bidders' Meeting.

A second bidder's meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 at 10:30 am local time at the Golder Associates Ltd office, located at 220 -1755 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC. After the Bidders' Meeting, a Site Visit is scheduled at 1:00pm local time on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 at the Coldstream Ranch Well (CRW), located at 8755 Kalamalka Road, Coldstream, BC. A maximum of two (2) representatives per bidder will be permitted at the Bidders' Meeting, and at the Site Visit. Interested bidders are required to provide their name(s) and company names to Donna Fung at Donna.Fung@pwgsc.gc.ca by Thursday, September 6th, 2012.

Delivery Date: The work shall commence immediately upon official notification of acceptance of tender by the Contracting Authority and is to be completed within eight weeks from Contract Award.

Tender Enquiries: Ken Ngan, Supply Specialist (604)658-2755

Value of Project: To assist with bonding and insurance requirements this project is estimated to cost around $1,500,000.00.

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender (solicitation) documents through the MERX service provider. Addenda, when issued will be available from the MERX service provider. Firms that elect to base their bids on tender (solicitation) documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the tender calling authority of their intention to bid. In all cases, bidders must indicate (when requested) in the space provided on the tender form the identification number(s) of the addenda, if any, that they have taken into consideration for their bid.

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Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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