Refuse Removal at the Fisheries and Oceans Canadian Coast Guard College 1190 Westmount Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia

TITLE Refuse Removal at the Fisheries and Oceans Canadian Coast Guard College 1190 Westmount Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia CONTRACTING PERIOD Upon contract award through to and including July 31, 2017 with options to renew for 2 additional 1 year periods at the sole discretion of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Option periods if exercised will be August 1, 2017 through to July 31, 2018 and August 1, 2018 through to July 31, 2019 Scope of work under this Contract includes but is not be limited to the provisions of all labour, materials, supervision and equipment necessary to complete the following work in accordance with attached site plans, specifications and general conditions. MANDATORY SITE VISIT Mandatory Site Visit will be held on August 16 at 1:00pm local time at the Department Fisheries and Oceans, Canadian Coast Guard Base, 1190 Westmount Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia. It is a requirement for all persons wishing to submit a bid on this project to attend this meeting at the site to familiarize themselves fully with the scope of work and the tendering requirements. The Bidder’s representative must sign an attendance list and attend the entire site visit, to have their bid submission considered responsive. WORK SCHEDULE Regular Refuse - The schedule for pickups for designated container shall be once a week (site plan #1) between 8:00 am and 5:00 p.m. Organic carts shall be picked up on a weekly basis (site plan #2) Organic carts shall be picked up 3 times weekly Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (site plan #3) The schedule for pickups for designated containers shall be once a week (site plan #4, #5 and #6) between 8:00 am and 5:00p.m. The Scrap Metal Dumpster at Site plan #6 is required to be picked up once monthly between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Initially frequencies of container pick-ups are outlined in this statement of work; however, these frequencies may change due to changing requirements and/or provincial Waste Watch regulations and initiatives. Additional pick-ups requested by Fisheries and Oceans Canada will be at the unit cost as quoted in the tender and acceptance. TASKS / REQUIREMENTS Disposal Operations Conduct disposal operations to comply with Federal, Provincial, Municipal and Local ordinances. Obey and comply with anti-pollution laws Refuse is to be removed from the bulk containers to the collection vehicle by means of a mechanical lift method in such a way that no spill or litter remains. Containers The Contractor shall provide and place, at his own expense, containers that are top loading and/or side loading as listed in the Pricing Table. The containers are to be vermin proof and fire resistant. The containers are to be located on site in areas designated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada as located by number in the site plan, attached. The containers shall each have a capacity as stated in The Pricing Table. Maintenance All containers are to be kept in good repair. When containers require repair or paint, they shall be removed from site and another container installed in its place. Containers are to be replaced with steam washed and disinfected containers every six months. Fisheries and Oceans Canada shall reserve the right to decide when containers are to be removed for repairs, paint, disinfected and steamed or washed out.