Basic Information

Reference Number

0000078474

Issuing Organization

VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Project Type

ITT - Invitation to Tender (Formal)

Project Number

201801012

Title

The Pas - Addition of water station and boiler replacement

Source ID

PP.CO.QC.583475.C98595

Details

Location

Canada, Manitoba, North Central

DescriptionA - Previous Amendment

Project description :
Replacement of the steam boiler, accessories and complete the required modifications for the new install.
Water stations : Proceed with the installation of 3 typical VIA Rail water station, with underground heat traced piping.

Mandatory requirements :

1/Insurances :
Tenderer has the following minimal insurance coverage:

Commercial General Liability Insurance of [$5,000,000]
Standard Owners Form Automobile Liability Insurance of [$2,000,000]
All Risks insurance policy

Tenderer to provide proof of insurance or a letter issued in favour of VIA dated and signed by an authorized representative of its insurance company stating that if the Tender is successful, insurance policies in accordance with the contract will be issued following contract award.

2/Bond Requirements or Letter of Credit

(a)Bid Bond 10%
(b)Performance Bond – 50%
(c)Labour & Material PaymentBond – 50%

Provide a letter signed by an authorized representative of a recognized financial institution, stating that if the Tendered is awarded the contract they will issue a letter of credit for an amount equivalent to 50% of the value of the initial yearly contract fee and each subsequent contract year.

Or

(a)Bid Bond issued in favour or VIA dated and signed by an authorized representative of the Surety
(b)& (c) Tenderer to provide VIA with a letter issued in favour or VIA dated and signed by an authorized representative of the Surety stating that if the Tender is successful, insurance policies in accordance with the contract will be issued following contract award.

3/Site Visit
The Tenderer must attend the site visit and sign the site visit register.

Site visit date and time :
February 22, 2018 at 1:30pm

Address :
380 Hazelwood Ave.
The Pas, MB, R9A 1S4, Canada
To meet at the main entrance

4/Date of completion of Work
The works must be substantially completed within 26 weeks upon the contract effective date mentioned in page 3 of this ITT document.

5/Commitment to respect all requirements and specifications
By ticking the box, the Tenderer complies with VIA’s requirements published and the Tenderer commits to respect them during the entire project

6/ Experiences
(a) General Contractor must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in similar projects.
(b) The specialized contractors must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in their respective domain. Those experiences must be in relation to HVAC and Plumbing and Civil works.

Tenderer must fulfill at least three similar projects in the ITT, part C, document #4.

Dates

Publication

2018/02/12 02:33:08 PM EST

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2018/03/02 12:00:00 PM EST

Questions are submitted online

Closing DateA - Previous Amendment

2018/03/13 12:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Alexandre Joly

514-871-6218

alexandre_joly@viarail.ca

Buyer Preferences, Guidelines & Requirements

General Requirements

- Insurance Required

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	Yes	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

To refer to instructions in ITT document, Part C, document 6, Financial Tender.

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