First Aid Services on the Rideau Canal Skateway, Ottawa ON

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is seeking the services of a contractor for the provision of First Aid services on the Rideau Canal Skateway The contractor shall provide certified patrollers and equipment required to ensure the safety of skaters on the Rideau Canal Skateway The Contract is for a of five (5) years (five consecutive winter-skating seasons) from date of award to March 31, 2020 plus two (2) one option years to extend at the same terms and conditions upon mutual consent.

To be considered, your proposal must be received no later than 3 p.m. Ottawa time on May 29, 2015 at the National Capital Commission, 3rd Floor Service Centre, 40 Elgin Street in Ottawa, Canada, K1P 1C7, with a reference to tender file #NG306. Email or late submissions will not be accepted.

Enquiries regarding this tender must be submitted in writing as early as possible within the solicitation period to the Senior Contract Officer, Nicole Galipeau by email at nicole.galipeau@ncc-ccn.ca or by facsimile at 613-239-5007, and the telephone number is 613-239-5678 ext. 5191. Enquiries should be received no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer not being provided. To ensure consistency and quality of the information provided to Bidders, the Senior Contract Officer shall examine the content of the enquiry and shall decide whether or not to issue an amendment. All enquiries and other communications related to this tender sent throughout the solicitation period are to be directed ONLY to the Senior Contract Officer named above. Non-compliance with this requirement during the solicitation period can, for that reason alone, result in disqualification of a tender.

Note that amounts quoted in this RFP are in Canadian dollars. Payment is net is 30 days.

A public tender opening will be held on May 29, 2015 shortly after 3:00pm Ottawa time at 40 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario in Room 306.

The procurement process of this tender is subject to Chapter 5 on the Agreement on Internal Trade.

The official Government Electronic Tendering Service website is http://buyandsell.gc.ca . Please ensure that you download your document from this site, in order to obtain all information related to the tender. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have received all the posted tender information to ensure tender compliance and not be disqualified.