Construction of Dairy Facility and Cattle Barn at Joyceville Institution (EQ734-221264/A)

2021-11-25 00:00:00

None

2022/01/13 14:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Ontario

Public Works and Government Services Canada

Public Works and Government Services Canada

All interested suppliers may submit a bid

PW-$PWL-048-2587

EQ734-221264/A

Trade Agreement: CETA/WTO-AGP/CPTPP/CFTA/FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama/Korea/UK Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Construction of Dairy Facility and Cattle Barn at Joyceville Institution EQ734-221264/A Marshall, Cindy Telephone No. - (647) 405-4245 Email: Cindy.marshall@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca Construction of Dairy Facility and Cattle Barn at Joyceville Institution Project Number: R.100644.001 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUPPLIERS RE. BID SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary measures are being taken on-site at the Ontario Region Bid Receiving Unit to encourage social distancing. The health and safety of staff and suppliers remains our top priority. Suppliers are required to submit bids electronically using the Canada Post epost Connect application for the subject bid solicitation. This service allows suppliers to submit bids, offers and arrangements electronically to PWGSC Bid Receiving Units. This online service enables the electronic transfer of large files up to Protected B level. Please refer to SI06 Submission of Bid for additional details. Bidders should also note the requirements set out in SI05 Bid Security Requirements and that only electronic bid bonds will be accepted as bid security. A scanned copy of a bond does not constitute an electronic bond. Certified cheques, bank drafts, standby Letters of Credit and hard copy bid bonds will not be acceptable. To use epost Connect to submit your bid, or to get more information on its use, please send an email to the Ontario Region Bid Receiving Unit’s generic address at TPSGC.orreceptiondessoumissions-orbidreceiving.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca. Faxed and hard copy (submitted in person or via mail/courier) bids will not be accepted for the subject bid solicitation. COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT AND CERTIFICATION This requirement is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel. All Bidders must provide with their bid, the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Certification attached to this bid solicitation (Appendix 4). This Certification incorporated into the bid solicitation on its closing date is incorporated into, and forms a binding part of any resulting Contract. Failure to complete and provide the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Certification as part of the bid will render the bid non-responsive. PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK: Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), Real Property Branch requires a qualified general contractor to carry out construction of a Dairy Barn complete with dairy operations equipment and supporting infrastructure and utilities at the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Joyceville Institution, located on Ontario Highway 15, near Joyceville, Ontario. This Work shall be in accordance with the three part specifications for Project No. R.100644.001 Joyceville Institution Construct Cow Barn and Manure Tank and the associated Drawing sets 1 and 2. The work includes but is not limited to: a large purpose built dairy cattle barn including office spaces, a manure holding tank, livestock holding areas, parlours, nurseries, refrigerated milk storage, and other ancillary spaces. The dairy cattle barn will be approximately 3,100 m2 and is designed to accommodate a milking herd of approximately seventy (70) cows. Also included are: an extension to fire water line and hydrant system, a stand alone sanitary sewer line and septic field system, potable water wells, distribution lines and treatment equipment, a natural gas fueled backup power generation system and controls, access roads, earthworks and surface drainage structures, area/street lighting, concrete walkways, and landscaping. Work conditions are restrictive in that work will be delivered adjacent to a medium security federal penitentiary and this site is potentially subject to worker security screening, limited access times, and unforeseen interruptions. The Work, and contractor’s associated activities will be preceded in all instances with the contractor installing and maintaining temporary security measures, safety barriers, alternative access, and Environmental Impact Mitigation Measures per legislated standards, and in accordance the sets of Specifications and their respective sets of Drawings. CONSTRUCTION TIME The Contractor must perform and complete the work eighty (80) weeks from the date of notification of acceptance of the offer. OPTIONAL SITE VISIT There will be a site visit on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 13:00 hrs EST (1:00 p.m. EST). Interested bidders are to meet at Joyceville Institution G.O. building (use either parking lot), on Ontario Highway 15, near Joyceville, Ontario. (Google map search 44.358369, -76.349293). CSC requires Bidders to provide PWGSC with their visitors names at least forty-eight (48) hour prior to arrival on site. CSC reserves the right to refuse access to individuals for whom names were not provided with adequate prior notice. Visitors must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination on arrival. Identification MUST be brought to the site meeting otherwise there will be no access. Visitors’ cell phones will be permitted on the south site only and are otherwise to remain secured in visitor vehicles. Bidders wishing to attend the site visit will be required to register with the Contracting Officer: Cindy Marshall at (647) 405-4245 or e-mail: cindy.marshall@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca prior to the site visit and provide name(s) of individuals attending, no later than Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 17:00 hrs EST (5:00 p.m. EST). Personal Protective Equipment Required 1. Reflective vest 2. Non-medical masks/face covering 3. Attendees to supply their own hand sanitizer. Site Visit Plan 1.Only three (3) representatives from each company permitted, to a maximum of twenty (26) people including PWGSC or other representatives. 2.Bidders will meet at Joyceville Institution G.O. building (use either parking lot), on Ontario Highway 15, near Joyceville, Ontario. (Google map search 44.358369, -76.349293). 3.Departmental Representative will take attendance. 4.Departmental Representative will lead bidders around the site allowing bidders to view the existing conditions. COVID-19 Precautions 1. Bidder self-screening and declaration that they are not ill is required at arrival. 2. Observe proper hand hygiene while on site. Sanitize hands before entering a building and after exiting 3. Wear a Non-medical masks/face covering at all times while outside of vehicle. 4. Maintain 2m social distancing at all time. 5. Attendance will be taken by Departmental Representative who will ask Bidders to announce their name. Departmental Representative will record attendee names / company name / contact phone number (no list will be passed around). 6. Avoid social greetings (e.g. shaking hands). 7. This site visit is subject to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Supplier Personnel. The person(s) who attend must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine(s), or, for personnel that are unable to be vaccinated due to a certified medical contraindication, religion or other prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, subject to accommodation and mitigation measures that have been presented to and approved by Canada. Bidders must complete the certification found in the solicitation under Section 6 of SI03 Optional Site Visit. 8. All representatives attending the site visit must show proof of vaccination at the time of the site visit to enter the Institution and to attend the site visit. TENDER DOCUMENTS Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender documents through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) on Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Drawings and specifications are now published and available free of charge in PDF format only. Bidders should take note that attachments contain the full set of drawings and specifications, which consist of PDF files organized in an industry-standard directory structure. Addenda, when issued, will be available from GETS. 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 calling authority of their intention to bid. To obtain more information, particularly on how to be informed of any AMENDMENTS to this solicitation, visit Tenders Frequently Asked Questions on BuyandSell.gc.ca/Tenders, under the item “Tender notifications and amendments”. ENQUIRIES All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Officer: Cindy Marshall E-mail: Cindy.Marshall@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca. Telephone : 647-405-4245 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.

Marshall, Cindy

cindy.marshall@pwgsc.gc.ca

(647) 405-4245 ( )

Ontario Region 10th Floor, 4900 Yonge Street Toronto Ontario M2N 6A6

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