RISO -SHIPBOARD PAINT & PRESERVATION

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) 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: RISO - MISC. PAINT & PRESERVATION - DND

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To provide services, labour, tools and equipment, and materials necessary to perform miscellaneous painting and preservation work, including the stripping of lead painted surfaces, onboard HMC Ships, Submarines, CF Auxiliary vessels and associated shipboard equipment, within the HRM area. All work is to be performed in accordance with the specifications assigned to each specific call-up as directed by the Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott (FMFCS) Contracts Office. The contractor assigned such work shall adhere to the attached Statement of Contractor Requirements (SOCR) Revision 9. The contractor must have the capability to provide offsite painting and preservation services for miscellaneous shipboard equipment. The rate quoted for this miscellaneous work, is to include all applicable overhead, profit, etc., and transportation charges to and from the painting facility. It is estimated that 10% of the overall work might be carried out in this manner..

The successful bidder will be required to prepare the surface to be treated as directed by the technical authority. The contractor will be required to have available at all times the following equipment for surface preparation:

a) Ultrahigh-pressure, (UHP), multi-nozzle Water jetting, (above 210 MPa or 30,000 PSIG), Water jetting Equipment The supplier must be aware of and ensure that all environmental policies are upheld at all times, such as the recovery of all effluents. The water used for Water jetting should be pure so it does not contaminate the surface being cleaned. The supplier must be aware that Water jetting does not produce an etch or profile, rather it exposes the original abrasive-blasted surface profile. After Water jetting, should the prepared surface not meet the minimum profile required, the supplier will be responsible to achieve the specified profile as part of the original contract using alternate methods. All Water jetting shall be to a WJ-1 standard with chloride testing in accordance with D-23-003-005/SF-002 Specification for Maintenance Painting of HMC Ships.

b) Abrasive Blasting Equipment, (I.E. sponge, grit etc.): If NACE No 1, 2 or 3 is specified the substrate will have to be Abrasive Blasted using grit or other specified abrasive blasting materials to achieve the ordered surface preparation standard in the job specification. When abrasive grit blasting, all (100%) dust, grit and paint chips are to be captured and disposed of according to environmental regulations. For this to be properly achieved the entire work area needs to be enclosed. Prior to removing the enclosure all dust, grit and paint chips must be disposed of in accordance with environmental regulations, and a disposal certificate provided if requested.

c) Air compressors and other associated equipment suitable to provide all the supplied air requirements for the contractor to carry out paint and preservation taskings. Jetty air facilities are no longer available for contractor use.

d) The successful bidder will be must have the capability to repair or replace any defective equipment within four hour of the defect arising.

The Bidder will be required to supply the name(s) of NACE Level 2 two on-site supervisors that the firm proposes to utilize against the standing offer.

There is a security requirement associated with this document.

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.