Janitorial - Cold Lake, Alberta

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Janitorial - Cold Lake, Alberta

For the provision of all labour, materials, equipment, supervision, transportation and tools required to provide Janitorial Services to various buildings at 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta in accordance with Annex A - Statement of Work. The period of the Contract is from date of contract award for five (5) years inclusive.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders" (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31) document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents website."

There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity requirement associated with this procurement; see Part 5 - Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex named Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.

Mandatory Site Visit

It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for site visit to be held on:

Date: February 11, 2014 Time: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: Military Family Resource Center (MFRC) Parking Lot, Cold Lake, AB

Transportation will be supplied by DND to visit all the sites listed.

Accommodation: Any difficulty obtaining hotel rooms, please contact the Contract Authority.

Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than January 28, 2014 by 2:00pm MST to confirm attendance and provide the names of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance form. Bidders should confirm in their bids that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bids will be rejected as non-compliant. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation.

Individual (s) who will be attending the site visit must provide their Driver's License # to the Contracting Authority to obtain a security pass from DND.

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.