Advance Procurement Notice
Base program for fiscal year 2017/2018
Valcartier Garrison and related satellite sites
(with Security Requirements)
Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice
This is not a bid solicitation. This is an advance notice of a program with anticipated security requirements to provide interested consultants/contractors an opportunity to apply for security clearances. Note that there is no guarantee that the program will proceed.
Description of the Program
The program may include, but is not limited to new construction for DND’s infrastructure, renovations and modernization of Department of National Defence (DND) infrastructure, demolition, maintenance and removal of DND’s infrastructure in support of Canadian Forces Operations.
Overall program value is estimated at $10,000,000.00, with the contract value generally ranging from 5 000$ to 2 000 000$.
Description of the Services
The program will consist of construction/consultant and services projects that may include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
- Work to set various buildings up to standards (electrical, mechanical, architectural and structural);
- Power distribution, transformers and lighting systems installation, generator set, high-voltage distribution lines and lighting;
- Enlargement work to electric substation;
- Rehabilitation and repair on paving, bridge, road and driving surface;
- Repair and replacement of water supply systems, sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems;
- Water heater and oil product storage tank replacement;
- Perimeter fence rehabilitation and pruning;
- Buildings demolition and new building and premises construction;
- Repair and rehabilitation of the envelope, roof, structural and mechanical systems;
- Various masonry work;
- Fence installation;
- Water treatment system.
Additional technical services in support of the Base Program can also include, without being limited to:
- Design studies;
- Drawings and specifications;
- Surveying and land surveyors;
- Qualitative trials (soils and materials, roof, geo environment and surveying);
- Snow removal (roof and grounds) and grounds maintenance (grass and hay cutting, pruning, cutting);
- Drilling services and geotechnical studies;
- Aerial imaging services;
- Environmental projects;
- Various housekeeping work;
- Hazardous material characterization, asbestos removal and demolition;
- Inspection and maintenance services for oil equipment;
- Maintenance services for mechanical equipment.It is anticipated that the procurement for these projects will be initiated in the period of April 1st 2017 through March 31st 2018. This is conditional on receiving approval to proceed by DND.
Security Requirements
For this contract, Consultants/Contractors will be required to hold a valid DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS) at the level of RELIABILITY, issued or approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
Sub-consultants/sub-contractors will be required to hold a valid DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS) at the level of RELIABILITY issued or approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
The Consultant’s/Contractor’s personnel requiring access to sensitive work site must each hold a reliability clearance status, issued or approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
Process
Consultants/Contractors that do not meet the stipulated security requirements and that are interested in submitting a bid for procurements that fall under this program can apply for the security clearance through the Industrial Security Program (ISP). This can be done by following the procedure on DCC’s website at the following link: http://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/english/contractors_consultants.html. Consultants/Contractors are asked to submit their request prior to March 31st, 2018 quoting the following information:
- Contract number VRPROG2014; and
- Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for.
Question
Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be addressed to:
Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or
Email address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca
Any questions relating to the Base Program can be addressed to:
Jean Bergeron
Team Leader, Capital Program
Defence Construction Canada
Jean.bergeron@dcc-cdc.gc.ca
(418) 844-4000 ext.4410