Tug, Barge, and Crane Services

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

TUG, BARGE & CRANE CHARTERING SERVICES

Summary The Canadian Coast Guard objective is to rebuild or refurbish 8 fixed aids to navigation in Victoria, Harbour, B.C. and requires Contractor to provide tug, barge and crane chartering services, heavy machinery assistance, and construction support. The maintenance/repair of the ai ds to navigation are essential to ensure safe and accessible waterways for Canadians. The work to be done is referenced in the Statement of Work at Annex A of the solicitation.

Contractor must provide the following: A) Concrete Demolition; B) Concrete Construction; C) Concrete delivery; and D) Pile dolphin construction.

Work Period Approximately 12 days overall to be scheduled within the period 19 July to 30 July 2017.

Detailed scheduling, to be completed within the above period, is given in the Work Schedule referenced at Annex A of the solicitation.

Debriefings Bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within 15 working days of receipt of the results of the bid so licitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

Trade Agreements The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

Canadian Content The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods and/or services

Bidder’s Conference A bidders' conference will be held at 25 Huron street on May 25, 2017. The conference will begin at 10:00AM Pacific time, in the Julien Wedge room. The scope of the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be answered. It is recommended that bidders who intend to submit a bid attend or send a representative.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the conference to confirm attendance. Bidders should provide, in wr iting, to the Contracting Authority, the name(s) of the person(s) who will be attending and a list of issues they wish to table no later than Ma y 24, 2017 at 2:00PM.

Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the bidders' conference will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Bidders who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting a bid.

Enquiry Period All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority by e-mailing gregor.wulff@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca no later than 4 calendar days before the bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time ma y not be answered.

Other Information It is the responsibility of the Bidder to ensure that all addenda issued prior to solicitation closing have been obtained and addressed in the submitted bid. Bidders intending to submit bids should obtain solicitation documents from the Government Electronic Tendering System (GETS) at http://BuyAndSell.gc.ca. Addenda, when issued, will be available on GETS. Bidders basing their submissions on solicitation documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk.

Suppliers are required to have a Procurement Business Number (PBN) before contract award. Visit https://BuyAndSell.gc.ca/for-businesses/register-as-a-supplierfor PBN registration instructions and to learn m ore about selling to the Government of Canada.

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in English.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language.

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.