Basic Information

Reference Number

0000150424

Issuing Organization

VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Owner Organization

VIA Rail Canada

Project Type

ITT - Invitation to Tender (Formal)

Project Number

201904008

Title

Toronto Maintenance Centre – Building ‘C’ fibre optic infrastructure upgrade

Source ID

PP.CO.QC.583475.C100793

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Toronto

Job Location

VIA Rail - Toronto Maintenance Centre

Description

Subject matter: The project aims at replacing the current obsolete fibre cabling in the entire Building C. This upgrade will allow for quick and effective communication throughout the shop for current and future needs, such as : IP cameras, card access, and other communication needs related to the BAS. By installing new fibres runs and network cabinet throughout building C, it will give the opportunity to VIA to increase drastically the number of ‘connected’ equipment for all future needs.

Mandatory requirements

1) Insurance
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 is requested to provide proof of meeting these insurance requirements by submitting a copy of their existing certificate in this Form of Tender.

2) Letter of Credit and bid bond or Bond Requirements

Bid Bond (10%)
Performance Bond (50%)
Material/Labour Bond (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. Bid Bond issued in favour or VIA dated and signed by an authorized representative of the Surety
Or
(1) Bid Bond issued in favour or VIA dated and signed by an authorized representative of the Surety

(2)& (3) 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) Mandatory Site Visit
VIA Rail - Toronto Maintenance Centre, May 23rd, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. EASTERN
50 Drummond street, Etobicoke, Ontario, M8V 4B5.

Meeting Point: To come in at the security gates. Meeting will be in building C
Tenderer must sign the site visit register.

*** Safety booths, glasses and vest are mandatory.

4) Experience
(a) General Contractor must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in similar project.
(b) Subcontractors must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in civil.

5) Date of completion of work
The works must be substantially completed within 18 weeks upon the contract award date.
The tenderer must show the date of end of works in the schedule including the key dates.

6) Commitment to respect all requirements and specifications
The Tenderer is complying with VIA requirements published and the Tenderer commits to respect them during the entire project duration.

Dates

Publication

2019/05/16 02:32:21 PM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance DeadlineA - Previous Amendment

2019/06/07 11:59:00 PM EDT

Questions are submitted online

Closing DateA - Latest Amendment

2019/06/19 02:00:00 PM EDT

Onsite Visit

2019/05/23 10:00:00 AM EDT

Contact Information

Agathe Stumpf

514-871-6858

soumissions_tenders@viarail.ca

Buyer Preferences, Guidelines & Requirements

General Requirements

- Insurance Required

Pre-Bidding Events

Event Type

Onsite Visit

Attendance

Mandatory

Event date

2019/05/23 10:00:00 AM EDT

Location

VIA Rail - Toronto Maintenance Centre

Event Note

Date:
May 23rd, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. EASTERN

Location:
VIA Rail - Toronto Maintenance Center
50 Drummond street, Etobicoke, Ontario, M8V 4B5

Meeting Point:
To enter at the security gate, the meeting will be held at the Building C.
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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
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Additional Bidding Instructions

Please use systematically the Questions and Answers (Q&A) Form for questions related to this inquiry and send back in a modifiable format (Excel format).

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