Upgrade of translucent panels & roll-up door skirting

Title: Upgrade of translucent panels & roll-up door skirting

Sealed, signed tenders will be received up to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time: Friday August 21, 2015 for services in accordance with the documents enclosed.

Please address the bid to Beverly Shawana. Make sure any outside envelope (i.e. courier envelopes) are addressed as per the sample below.

Any tender received after the above noted time will be considered late and will be returned to the sender unopened. Tenders may be revised by email, letter or fax (613) 991-1297, provided the tender and revision(s) are both received prior to Tender Closing Time

This Invitation to Tender Package includes the following

1. Invitation to Tender Notice 2. Construction Tender Form (to be completed by Bidder) 3. Specification/Statement of Work (Construction Services) 4. Price Table (to be completed by Bidder) 5. Stamped Plans

Closing Location(s)

Location #1 – For electronic submissions ONLY

Please send your electronic proposal to: Beverly.shawana@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Location #2 - For hard copy submissions and bid bonds

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Attention: Beverly Shawana Procurement Hub – Ottawa Office, Station 9W081, 9th Floor, 200 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6 Telephone: (613) 949-1490

Please Note: All bids bonds are to be submitted in hard copy by the bid closing date and time to the mailing address indicated above whether the bid submission is sent via Location #1 or Location #2.

Nature of the Work

The work covered under this project consist of furnishing of all plant, labour, equipment and material to install translucent panels which were installed almost 50 years ago for the fish Pond Left and Right Wing Structures (totally about 300 meter long) at Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility. This project is to upgrade these existing panels to make sure its safety in strict accordance with specifications and accompanying drawings and subject to all terms and conditions of Contract.

Location of Work, Work site and Delivery Point

The site is located is Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility, 114 Fish Hatchery Lane, Kingsclear, NB E3E 2C6

Mandatory Site Visit

The mandatory site visit will occur over a one day period on August 14th, 2015 at 11:00am at 114 Fish Hatchery Lane, Kingsclear, NB E3E 2C6. Contractor is responsible for all costs associated with getting from home base to the site.

The meeting location will be in front of main entrance to the Administration Building.

Contractors wishing to visit the site must contact the Contracting Authority and to obtain further information/schedule.

Please Note: - If weather is poor on the scheduled site visit day, it will occur on the following day; - A maximum of 2 persons per Contractor will be permitted; - 2 days advanced noticed is to be given to the Contracting Officer will respect to the company and individuals attending the visit

It is a requirement for all persons wishing to tender 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.

Start Date: Upon Contract Award

Completion Date: All work to be completed by December 04, 2015.

Security Requirements: No Requirement

For further project or contract information, please contact Beverly Shawana by email at Beverly.shawana@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Bidders should note that all questions regarding this request for proposals must be submitted in writing, No Later Than August 17, 2015, 2 pm (14:00 Hours) EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME to the contract authority. The department may be unable to respond to questions submitted after that date.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada will not necessarily accept the lowest or any of the tenders received and reserves the right to reject any and all tenders received which shall be final and at the sole discretion of the Department.

Beverly Shawana Senior Contracting Officer E-mail Beverly.shawana@dfo-mpo.gc.ca