DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA (DCC) – Project No. GA180063_78993– Standing Offer Agreement – Forestry Mechanical Cut/Mulch Project - RTA 2022, 5CDSB Gagetown, Oromocto, NB
The work includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the supply of labour, material, supervision and equipment necessary for a Standing Offer Agreement for forestry mechanical cut/mulch project - RTA 2022, 5CDSB Gagetown, Oromocto, NB
The Plans and Specifications (P&S) for this opportunity may be ordered from MERX by logging on their website: www.merx.com or by calling 1 (800) 964-MERX (6379). The P&S are also available for viewing at [local Construction Association]
AMENDMENTS TO THE TENDER DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM merx AS AMENDMENTS OBTAINED FROM OTHER SOURCES MAY NOT BE THE LATEST.
Bids from bidders whose name does not appear on the official list of bidders who ordered the tender documents, may be declared invalid.
A site visit has been arranged for the following date, time and location. It is highly recommended that bidders attend this visit.
Date: October 27, 2022
Time: 10:00am, local time
Location: DCC Site Office, Building B71, 5 CDSB Gagetown, Oromocto, NB
The estimated cost for this opportunity is in the order of $400,000.00 for the first period with the option to extend for 4 additional one-year periods at $700,000.00 per year, for a total estimated value of $3,200,000.00.
This contract will be in place from Notification of Award to March 31, 2023. We understand that if mutually agreed between the Contractor and DCC, this contract may be extended for four (4) additional periods from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024, April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 and April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, under the same terms and conditions.
Please note that the preliminary tender results for this project will be available on MERX.
Inquiries relating to this solicitation are to be directed ONLY to the DCC Contracting Authority mentioned above. Bidders who contact anyone other than the DCC Contracting Authority to obtain clarifications during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.
The STANDARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC BIDDING (DCL250E), including the Instructions to Tenderers for Electronic Bidding (Form DCL 193E), form part of the Tender Package by reference. A hard copy of these documents can be ordered from MERX or downloaded from the DCC website at https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/documents/forms/DCL250E_Standard_Construction_Contract_Documents_Electronic_Bidding.pdf.
Bidders can obtain contract award results from the DCC website at http://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/english/awarded/.
DCC now publicly discloses information on payments made to prime contractors so that subcontractors know when they can expect payment. Information on payments made in the past 90 days on construction contracts over $100,000, as well as further information regarding DCC’s prompt payment commitment, can be obtained from the DCC website at http://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/english/recent_contract_payments/
