ITT - Soil and Materials Engineering, Geoenvironmental and Building Science

VR190022, Invitation to Tender (ITT) for Standing Offer Agreement for Laboratory, Soil and Materials Engineering, Geoenvironmental and Building Science Services.

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is calling for abbreviated proposals from consulting firms to award a Standing Offer Agreement (SOA) to provide "as and when required" the following professional services at the Valcartier garrison and surroundings:

preparation of a Statement of Requirement and concept, design development, construction documents, assistance during the tender call and construction phases for the construction of the new or renovation of the existing building at location.

Information provided by the Proponents will be evaluated using the established criteria in the ITT. The objective of this ITT is to select the proponent with the highest total score.

The SOA will be for a period of one (1) year with a maximum estimated value of $ 785,000.00. If mutually agreeable between the Consultant and DCC, the SOA may be extended for up to three (3) additional year period and increased in the order of $785,000.00 three times, at any time. Call-ups under the SOA are expected to be valued between $ 5,000.00 and $ 25,000.00; the maximum value of a call-up under the SOA is $ 100,000.00. Refer to the ITT document for additional information.

This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Chapter Nineteen of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA).

Firms that consider themselves qualified to provide these services are invited to submit their Abbreviated Proposals through the MERX Electronic Bidding System on or before the closing date and time indicated on the Electronic Bidding System.

The selected consultant will be required to hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP) within Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).  Details concerning the Security Requirements for this project are identified in the ITT documents.

Questions regarding this solicitation are to be directed ONLY to the point of contact identified in this advertisement.  Proponents who address their questions to anyone other than the point of contact during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.

Please note that the preliminary results for this solicitation will be available on MERX.

Proponents can obtain contract award results from the DCC Website at Contract Activity - Defence Construction Canada (dcc-cdc.gc.ca)  description : Senior engineer Ingénieur séniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Intermediate engineer Ingénieur intermédiaireunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Junior engineer Ingénieur juniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Technologist or Technician – Senior Technologue ou technicien –seniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Technologist or Technician – Intermediate Technologue ou technicien – intermédiaireunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Technologist or draftperson– Junior Technologue ou dessinateur – juniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Total Classification Rate Tarif horaire pondéréunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : a. Particle-size analysis (MG-20, MG-56, MG112, CG14, sedimentation analysis, in-situ)

a. Analyse granulométrique (MG-20, MG-56, MG112, CG14, sédimentométrie, in-situ)unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : b. Modified Proctor (MG-20, MG-56, MG112, CG14)

b. Proctor modifié (MG-20, MG-56, MG112, CG14)unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : c. Compressive tests on concrete (set of 3 cylinders) or mortar (9 cubes)

c. Essais sur béton en compression (série de 3 cylindres) ou mortier (9 cubes)unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : d. Complete mixture analysis (ESG-14 and/or GB-20)

d. Analyse complète du mélange (ESG-14 et/ou GB-20)unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : e. Petroleum hydrocarbons C10-C50

e. Hydrocarbures pétroliers C10-C50unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : f. Petroleum hydrocarbons fraction F1-F4

f. Hydrocarbures pétroliers fraction (F1-F4)unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : g. Volatile organic compounds (domain 340)

g. Composés organiques volatils (domaine 340)unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : h. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (domain 320)

h. Hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques HAP(domaine 320)unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : i. Metals (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Sb, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Zn)

i. Métaux (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Sb, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Zn )unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : j. PFAS – Analysis of perfluoroalkyl substances (basic list, 22 compounds)

j. SPFA - Analyse des substances perfluorées alkylées (liste de base, 22 composés)unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : k. Metals (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cr VI, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Li, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Sr, Tl, U, V, Zn)

k. Métaux (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cr VI, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Li, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Sr, Tl, U, V, Zn)unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : l. Energetic materials

l. Matériaux énergétiquesunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : m. Dioxins and furans

m. Dioxines et furanesunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : n. Perchlorates

n.PerchloratesunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Total weighted unit costs for Tests and Analysis

Coût unitaire pondéré total pour les Tests et les AnalysesunitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Maximum Upset Unit Travel Rate to Valcartier Garrison as per GC5.9.1.2.1

Coût unitaire de déplacement vers la Garnison Valcartier selon GC5.9.1.2.1unitOfMeasure : DollarBidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.