Telegraph Cove Communication Tower and Supporting Infrastructure Concrete Foundations

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Telegraph Cove Communication Tower and Supporting Infrastructure Concrete Foundations

F1705-200011/A Ngan, Ken (PWY) Telephone No. - (604) 671-0219 ( ) Email: ken.ngan@pwgsc.gc.ca

Title: Telegraph Cove Communication Tower and Supporting Infrastructure Concrete Foundations

Location: Mount Collinson, Telegraph Cove, 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 File(s)contains the Drawings and Specifications Package (DSP) which consists of PDF files organized in an industry recognized directory structure.

Work Description: Work to be performed under this Contract generally comprises of the construction of reinforced concrete foundations, site grading, and a self-supported tower on an undeveloped remote Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) communication site on Mount Collinson, located approximately 3 km South-East from Telegraph Cove, BC. Site coordinates are approximately 50° 31’ 42.1? N, 126° 47’ 23.5? W. Work to be done under this Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following items covered further in the Contract documents:

1. Design, supply and installation of a new 36.6m self-supported tower with work platform and associated concrete foundations;

2. Design, supply and installation of antenna mounts;

3. Design and supply of two (2) new waveguide bridges;

4. Excavation and movement of earth;

5. Design, supply and installation of concrete foundations for two (2) new waveguide bridges;

6. Design, supply and installation of a grounding system for the new tower, waveguide bridges, building, solar panels, and fuel tank;

7. Supply and installation of ten (10) concrete pier foundations for a CCG building;

8. Supply and installation of concrete foundations for a fuel tank;

9. Supply and installation of concrete foundations for solar panels;

10. Supply and installation of concrete retaining walls for a helipad; and

11. Rock crushing and site grading using available blast rock on site.

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

Optional Site Visit: There is NO scheduled site visit. However, there will be an optional virtual bidders’ conference scheduled for Wednesday September 9, 2020 at 11am PDT. We encourage all bidders to attend this online meeting.

You may attend either by phone (audio) or by computer (audio and/or video), though we recommend you take advantage of the video as we will present visuals.

The details for logging in to this meeting will be made available to all bidders who express an interest in attending by contacting the Contracting Authority before 3:00 pm PDT on September 8, 2020.

If you wish to attend, please email Ken Ngan at ken.ngan@pwgsc.gc.ca.

Delivery Date: The work shall commence immediately upon official notification of acceptance of tender by the Contracting Authority and is to be completed by March 31, 2021.

Tender Enquiries: Ken Ngan, Supply Specialist (604)671-0219 or ken.ngan@pwgsc.gc.ca

Value of Project: To assist with bonding and insurance requirements this project is estimated to cost between $500,001.00 and $1,000,000.00.

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender (solicitation) documents through Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Addenda, when issued will be available from Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. 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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Public tender openings will be suspended until further notice. Following solicitation closing, bid results will be recorded and may be obtained by e-mailing a request to the address indicated in the Invitation to Tender. Please monitor Buyandsell.gc.ca closely as changes to bid closing dates may be necessary.

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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.