Underground Utility Standing Offer

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

Underground Utility Standing Offer, CFB Suffield, AB W6897-200028/A Espedido, Kae A/Procurement Specialist Western - RPC (Real Property Contracting) Telephone: (780) 231-4719 Fax: (780) 497-3510

Work under the Standing Offer comprises the material, labour, equipment, supervision, and transportation necessary to supply and deliver, excavating, repairs and backfilling of underground water and sewers to require density and compaction specifications within CFB (Canadian Forces Base) Suffield (including other utility infrastructure at village of Ralston, CFB Suffield utility and natural gas field locations and other off base, DND (Department of Defence) utility infrastructure) on an "as required" basis by DND in the form of call-ups for provision of underground utility services. The Standing Offer will be issued for a term of three (3) years. It is anticipated that only one (1) firm will be issued a Standing Offer.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

This procurement contains MANDATORY requirements. See Part 4 and 5 of the RFSO for details.

Pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2006, Offerors must submit a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently directors of the Offeror. Furthermore, as determined by the Special Investigations Directorate, Departmental Oversight Branch, each individual named on the list may be requested to complete a Consent to a Criminal Record Verification form and related documentation.

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS A SECURITY REQUIREMENT

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

Debriefing

After issuance of a standing offer, offerors may request a debriefing on the results of the request for standing offers. Offerors should make the request to the Standing Offer Authority within 15 working days of receipt of notification that their offer was unsuccessful. The debriefing may be provided in writing, by telephone or in person. The debriefing will include an outline of the reasons the submission was not successful, making reference to the evaluation criteria. The confidentiality of information relating to other submissions will be protected.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notifications about amendments to an opportunity: Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders provides a Web feed to keep you informed about amendments to an opportunity of interest. Firms intending to submit bids on this project should obtain bid documents through the GETS service provider on the Government of Canada Web site at http://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders. Firms that obtain bid documents from a source other than the official site run the risk of not receiving a complete package.

** WE HAVE MOVED! Effective September 30, bids will be received at Canada Place, Suite 1000, 9700 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton AB, T5J 4C3**

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.