TRACKED LINE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: TRACKED LINE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES

W8476-144458/A Khan, Shazia Telephone No. - (819) 956-7345 ( ) Fax No. - (819) 956-5227 ______________________________

AMENDMENT 006

This amendment is raised to provide questions and answers to potential bidders as follows:

Question: Para 3.12.2 ii) - Portable electric winch A 250 ft long cable is not readily available for a 10,000 lbs electric winch. Will you accept shorter length, at 125 ft? This seems to be the norm. With cable longer than this, you will likely overload the electric motor.

Answer: This is a shall(E) requirement, therefore equivalent can be offered. Please provide details in the bid package. During the bid evaluation, the Technical Authority will do the evaluation and decide to accept it or not.

All other terms and conditions remain the same ______________________________

AMENDMENT 005

This amendment is raised to provide questions and answers to potential bidders as follows:

Question: Para 3.3.2 - Aerial Device Safety ANSI 10.31 applies to everything related to the digger derrick and even accounts for the bucket option including the dielectric testing. This cannot be crossed with CSA standard. If you look at CSA C225, section 1.2.2 "Equipment not covered", digger derricks are mentioned and shown to be covered under ANSI A10.31.

Answer: The ANSI /ASSE A10.31-2006 standard applies to special multipurpose vehicle-mounted machines, commonly known as digger derricks. These machines are primarily designed to accommodate components that dig holes, set poles and position materials and apparatus. The purpose of the CSA C225-10 standard is to establish criteria for the design, manufacture, testing, inspection, installation, maintenance, use and operation of vehicle-mounted aerial devices installed on a chassis, primarily used to position personnel. Therefore, both standards apply to this vehicle.

Question: Para 3.7.1 - Tracks This paragraph states that tracks 'shall' have rubber cross-links. Ours are rubber belts with steel D-dent grousers. Is this acceptable?

DELETE Para 3.7.1 - Tracks

Answer: INSERT Para 3.7.1 Tracks - The track shall: (a) Include rubber 5-ply belts as a minimum; and (b) Be able to be fitted with ice cleats when required. Ice cleats shall be provided with each tracked vehicle.

Question: Para 3.12.4 c) Platform This paragraph states that bucket levelling to be hydraulic. Ours is gravity with disc brake. Is this acceptable?

Answer: This is a shall(E) requirement, therefore equivalent can be offered. Please provide details in the bid package. During the bid evaluation, the Technical Authority will do the evaluation and decide to accept it or not.

Question: Para 3.12.4 d) Platform This paragraph states that unit to have hydraulic bucket rotator. This is not available on most, if not all diggers. Will unit be accepted without this feature?

Answer:This is a shall(E) requirement, therefore equivalent can be offered. Please provide details in the bid package. During the bid evaluation, the Technical Authority will do the evaluation and decide to accept it or not.

Question: Para 3.4 (d) - Tracked Vehicle Performance Have a ground Pressure at maximum 2.0 psi without load. Is this not redundant as the unit will be built with equipment permanently mounted, thus putting load on it. The important measurement is the fully loaded one. Can the 2.0 psi unloaded have some variance?

Answer: DELETE Para 3.4 (d)

INSERT Para 3.4 (d) Have a ground pressure with 6" penetration of maximum 5.0 psi fully loaded;

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

______________________________ AMENDMENT 004

This amendment is raised to modify the Purchase Description (PD) and to provide questions and answers to potential bidders as follows:

1. Purchase Description for Tracked Line Construction Vehicle 40ft dated August 2013

Delete: in its entirety

Insert: Purchase Description for Tracked Line Construction Vehicle 40ft dated 01 October 2013

2. Question: On the digger side: Para 3.12.1 (f) Digging radius, we would be from 14.2 to 21.5

Answer: The word shall will be changed to shall(E). The PD will be amended to reflect this change. Consequently, an equivalent can be offered, therefore please provide details in the bid package. During the bid evaluation, the Technical Authority will do the evaluation and decide to accept it or not.

Question: On the digger side: Para 3.12.3 (b) Can we use another brand than Kentucky, Pengo is normally the one offered.

Answer: At Para 3.12.3 (b), the brand name Kentucky will be deleted in the PD. The PD will be amended to reflect this change.

Question: On the digger side: Para 3.12.4 (d) The bucket rotator is not offered on the digger derricks

Answer: This is a shall(E) requirement, therefore equivalent can be offered. Please provide details in the bid package. During the bid evaluation, the Technical Authority will do the evaluation and decide to accept it or not.

Question: On the digger side: Para 3.12.19 (e) Upper controls would be permanently mounted, but not fully hydraulic, in-order to keep space for other functions. They can also be pinned to either the second or third stage.

Answer: This is a shall(E) requirement, therefore equivalent can be offered. Please provide details in the bid package. During the bid evaluation, the Technical Authority will do the evaluation and decide to accept it or not.

Question: Para 3.11 (f) - Our standard units are equipped with an hour meter in lieu of an odometer. An hour meter is traditionally used in equipment which is both driven and used stationary as it provides a true indication of equipment use. Is this acceptable?

Answer: DELETE Para 3.11 (f) Odometer;

INSERT Para 3.11 (f) Hour-meter - An hour-meter with numeric display, which accurately records accumulated engine running time up to at least 9,999 hours;

Question: Para 3.6.1 (g) The auxiliary gear pump is sized so that the GPM provided at engine idle is suitable for aerial device operation, negating the requirement for an automatic fast idle device. Is this acceptable?

Answer: Requirement identified by the word 'shall' is mandatory. Deviation will not be permitted.

Question: Para 3.6.1 (h) The engine used in our standard unit is a mechanical injection diesel engine with no allowance for an electronic adjusting hand throttle. We provide mechanical hand throttles. Is this acceptable?

Answer: Requirement identified by the word 'shall' is mandatory. Deviation will not be permitted.

Question: Para 3.12.1 (h) Our standard units are now equipped with a planetary drive rotation which provides better protection against side loading than a worm gear drive. Is this acceptable?

Answer: DELETE Para 3.12.1 (h)

INSERT Para 3.12.1 (h) Shall have 360 degree continuous rotation or a minimum 370 degrees non-continuous rotation. If non-continuous is used, the rotation stop shall(E) be at forward centre of turret to allow free rotation at rear of tracked vehicle;

Question: 3.12.5 (a) Our standard pole puller has a rated capacity of 23 500kg at 3,000 psi and comes with a high pressure tools circuit for the operation of the pole puller. This allows us to meet the capacity requirement with a lighter, ergonomically friendly unit. Is this acceptable?

Answer: The word shall will be changed to shall(E). The PD will be amended to reflect this change. Consequently, an equivalent can be offered, therefore please provide details in the bid package. During the bid evaluation, the Technical Authority will do the evaluation and decide to accept it or not.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

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AMENDMENT 003

This amendment is raised to extend the bid closing date as follows:

Page 1 Solicitation Closes

Delete: 2013-10-21

Insert: 2013-10-31

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

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AMENDMENT 002

This amendment is raised to modify the Request For Proposal (RFP), the Purchase Description (PD) and the Technical Information Questionnaire (TIQ) as follows:

1. Request For Proposal (RFP) - Bid Closing Date

Delete: 2013-10-07

Insert: 2013-10-21

2. Purchase Description for Tracked Line Construction Vehicle 40ft dated April 2013

Delete: in its entirety

Insert: Purchase Description for Tracked Line Construction Vehicle 40ft dated August 2013

3. Technical Information Questionnaire dated 2013-04-23

Delete: in its entirety

Insert: Technical Information Questionnaire modified 2013-08-13

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

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AMENDMENT 001

This amendment is raised to provide questions and answers to potential bidders as follows:

Question: To better understand the application to determine the value of an Automatic greasing system could you let me know what these machines primary function will be?

Answer: The tracked vehicle will be used in domestic and expeditionary operations for aerial, overhead and underground telecommunications cable installation and maintenance, post/pole hole digging, setting, and removal.

Question: Have you looking into equipping Automatic greasing systems on these machines? This is a system that will automate the process of greasing the individual grease zerks for the moving contact points (pins/bushings, brakes, steering, boom joints, etc). The benefits of these systems are:

- No longer needing to depend on an the individual operating the machine to grease manually (workers rarely get out and grease, especially when weather is poor) - Greasing while/only when the machine is in operation (while in motion allows the grease to fully penetrate the entire surface area of the pin/bushing being greased) - Savings in grease consumption (only uses small amounts of grease, constantly based on a preset interval dependent on the amount of use of each individual contact point versus manually greasing until grease comes out the opposite end - **wasting grease on every application) *** approximately 30-50% savings in grease - Delays premature wear of parts - Allows operator to work full hours, not having to take an hour to grease 1-2 times per day depending on application

Answer: An auto-lubrication system will be added at Para 3.17.1 of the Purchase Description. The PD will be amended to reflect this change.

Insert: 3.17.1 Auto-Lubrication System - Auto-lubrication system servicing the maximum number of grease points shall be provided on the tracked vehicle. The grease reservoir shall be full when vehicle is delivered.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

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The Department of National Defence has a requirement to purchase five (5) Tracked Line Construction Vehicles and ancillary items, including familiarization instruction/training, in accordance with the Purchase Description for Tracked Line Construction Vehicle 40 ft, dated 2013-04, and as described at Annex A - Pricing.

The requirement includes an option to purchase up to three (3) Tracked Line Construction Vehicles and ancillary items to be exercised within twelve (12) months from the effective date of the contract.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement, the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement and the Agreement on Internal Trade.

Debriefings After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within 15 working days of receipt of notification that their bid was unsuccessful. The debriefing may be provided in writing, by telephone or in person. 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.