OCPR - Eau embouteillée

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA 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: RMSO - Bottled Water

EA372-120004/A Connolly, Carolyn Telephone No. - (709) 772-5396 Fax No. - (709) 772-4603

Public Works and Government Services Canada will establish a Regional Master Standing Offer (RMSO) to provide all labour, materials, tools and equipment for the supply of bottled drinking water, coolers and paper cups to government departments located in various regions throughout the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Regular cleaning of water coolers is also mandatory. This service can be done weekly or monthly - it is industry standard to have the water coolers cleaned on a quarterly basis.

This procurement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) and the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

IMPORTANT NOTE TO BIDDERS

Pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2006, Bidders must submit a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently directors of the Bidder. 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.

It is the responsibility of the Bidder to ensure that all addenda issued prior to tender closing have been obtained and addressed in the submitted tender.

Standard terms and conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of, the tender and contract documents. The standard Public Works and Government Services Canada documents may be viewed at http://sacc.pwgsc.gc.ca/sacc/index-e.jsp. Firms intending to submit bids on this project should obtain tender documents through the MERX services provider at http://www.merx.com, referencing the solicitation number. The telephone number for MERX is 1-800-964-MERX (6379) all across Canada.

Addenda, when issued, will be available from the MERX service provider. Firms that elect to base their bids on tender documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the tender authority of their intention to bid.

Bids will be received in English or French at: Public Works and Government Services Canada, Bid Receiving Unit, 10 Barter's Hill, P.O. Box 4600, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 5T2.

Delivery Date Required: The period of the Standing Offer is two years from date of award. 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.