INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be received at the 2nd Floor, 400 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 3M3, prior to 2:00 P.M. prevailing Winnipeg time, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 for:
MANITOBA FINANCE PROJECT NO. 2174800-b1
ACC PARKLAND CAMPUS
520 WHITMORE AVENUE E., DAUPHIN, MB
FIRE ALARM & EMERGENCY LIGHTING
Bidders may obtain the drawings, specifications and bid documents from www.merx.com or from Manitoba Finance, 2nd Floor, 400 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 3M3. To obtain a hard copy of the bidding documents, e-mail ASDContractServices@gov.mb.ca and include company name, address (mailing and street as applicable) 10 digit phone and fax numbers and designate long distance if it applies.
Each bid must be accompanied with a fully executed original Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the Bid Price. No substitute for the original Bid Bond will be accepted.
A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at the Assiniboine Community College, Parkland Campus, 520 Whitmore Avenue East, Dauphin, Manitoba. Interested bidders are to meet in the Lobby. Bids will not be accepted from bidders that have not attended the mandatory site visit.
Bidders must submit with the bid submission or within three (3) business days of the close of bidding a valid certificate of Risk, Professionally Managed (RPM) or Certificate of Recognition (CORTM) or valid Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECORTM) or Evidence of CORTM equivalency issued in accordance with the Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations CORTM program and verified by either the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association Work Safety Program or the Construction Safety Association of Manitoba. Bidders must also submit a letter of compliance or exemption from Apprenticeship Manitoba and completed Contractor’s Certification Form – Legislative and Safety Requirements with the bid submission or within three (3) business days of the close of bidding. Failure to submit the required documentation within three (3) business days will cause the tender to be rejected.
Only firm bids will be considered.
The receipt or opening of any Bid is not acceptance; acceptance of any Bid may only be made in writing by the Department; and there is no obligation by the Department to accept the lowest or any Bid.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
March 13, 2019
