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Tenderers are advised that the closing date has been changed from August 21, 2019 to August 27, 2019. The closing location and time remain unchanged.
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DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA (DCC) – Project No. IE314362 – Masstown Antenna Site Tree Clearing, CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia
Tenderers are advised that this procurement has been set-aside under the Federal Government Set-Aside for Aboriginal Business, in accordance with the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB). The Tenderer must certify in its tender that it is an Aboriginal Business or eligible joint venture, as defined in this competition and in the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) Contracting Policy Notices on Aboriginal Business Procurement.
The work includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the supply of labour, material, supervision and equipment necessary for clearing trees at various areas within the Masstown Antenna site, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax, as well as for chipping and removing all cut material and debris from the site.
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).
Amendments to the tender documents should be obtained from MERX AS AMENDMENTS OBTAINED FROM OTHER SOURCES MAY NOT BE THE LATEST.
Tenders from Tenderers whose name does not appear on the official list of Tenderers who ordered the tender documents, may be declared invalid.
A non-mandatory site visit has been arranged for the following date, time and location.
Date: August 9, 2019
Time: 10:00 am local time (Atlantic)
Location: Meet at the entrance of the “Communications Detachment Masstown Receiver Site” located at 11662 highway 2, Onslow, Nova Scotia
The estimated cost for this opportunity is in the order of $165,000.00
Tenderers are advised that bid and contract security is required when the advertised budget (estimated cost for this opportunity) is greater than $100,000. Refer to the Instructions to Tenderers (Form DCL193), paragraph 5.
The Work must reach Substantial Completion no later than 90 calendar days after notification of contract award and must be completed no later than 30 calendar days after the date of Substantial Completion.
The tender closing date is: August 21, 2019
The tender closing time is: 14:00 hours, local time (Atlantic)
Sealed tenders will be received at the following location:
Defence Construction Canada
Royal Bank Building
1597 Bedford Highway, Suite 202
Bedford, NS
B4A 1E7
Fax No.: 902-426-8342
Inquiries relating to this solicitation are to be directed ONLY to the DCC Contracting Authority mentioned above. Tenderers 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 (DCL250), including the Instructions to Tenderers - (Form DCL 193) forms 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 http://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/documents/forms/DCL250_Standard_Construction_Contract_Documents.pdf
Tenderers 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/.
