DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA (DCC) – Project No. SD212902 – Building 614 Upgrade Fire Suppression System – CFB Suffield, Alberta
The work includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the supply of labour, material, supervision and equipment necessary to remove the existing water mist sprinkler system and associated piping, valves, pumps, fire pumps and transfer switch, installation of a new clean agent fire protection system, necessary upgrades of the existing fire alarm system and associated works in Building 614 at CFB Suffield, AB.
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 the Medicine Hat 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.
Tenderers are advised that there is NO site visit scheduled for this opportunity.
Tenderers wishing to visit the site may request a site visit by contacting the DCC Contracting Authority. At the discretion of DCC, a site visit may be arranged if possible.
The estimated cost for this opportunity is in the range of $524,900.00.
The Work must reach Substantial Completion no later than 147 calendar days after notification of contract award and must be completed no later than 45 calendar days after the date of Substantial Completion.
The selected contractor will be required to hold a valid DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) within Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). Details concerning the Security Requirements for this project are identified in the Tender Documents.
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/.
To accommodate holiday business hours of operation, Tenderers are advised that questions concerning this opportunity will not be addressed between December 24, 2021 and January 3, 2022.
As per Acknowledgement Document, Item 7 – Bidders are advised that it is understood and agreed that in the event of their Tender being accepted within 30 (thirty) calendar days of the date and time stated for closing of tenders and their failing or refusing to carry out the contract in accordance with the terms of their Tender, their bid security, if required by the tender, (i) if in the form of a wire transfer, shall be forfeited to Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, or (ii) if in the form of a Bid Bond, the Bonding Company shall be liable in accordance with the Bond.
