Electric Cable

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Electric Cable

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Department of National Defence has a requirement for the supply and delivery of 3000 meters of 2/0 awg, Stranded Copper, 15KV Primary, Concentric neutral, TRXLP, jacketed, Underground Distribution Cable (USD) for use in conduit, direct buried applications or where exposed to sunlight, to the BCE Municipal Services Section. All the deliverables must be received within 20 weeks of contract award.

The proposed bidders must meet all mandatory criteria detailed in the Request for Proposal document.

Some of the mandatory criteria are provided below. Refer to the Request for Proposal for the complete list.

M1. The bidder must provide documentation demonstrating that their proposed 2/0 awg, Stranded Copper, 15 KV Primary, Concentric neutral, TRXLP, jacketed, Underground Distribution Cable (UD) meets the following minimum specifications::

Conductor: Copper, size 2/0 AWG; Semi Conductor: Cross-link polyethylene strand shield; Primary Insulation: Tree-retardant Cross-linked Polyethylene (TR-XLP); Insulation Level: 100%; Concentric Neutral: Copper wires applied helically over the insulation shield equivalent to 100% full capacity; Jacket: Extruded Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) rated minus 40 degrees Celsius Minimum Temperature: 90 degrees Celsius; 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.