B3. SITE INVESTIGATION
B3.1 Further to C3.1, the Contract Administrator or an authorized representative will be
available at the Site at 866 Tache Avenue on October 27, 2022 to provide Bidders access to the
Site. Attendance at the site investigation is not mandatory, but is strongly recommended.
B3.2 The Bidder is advised to register for the Site investigation at least 48 hours in
advance by contacting the City’s Project Manager: Matthew Skinner, P. Eng., Project Engineer, City
of Winnipeg, 204-986-6425, mskinner@winnipeg.ca.
B3.3 Bidders registered for the Site investigation must provide the Contract Administrator
with a Global Sanctions & Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) Check obtained not earlier than one (1)
year prior to the Site investigation.
(a) The Global Sanctions & PEP Check must be obtained from Sterling Talent Solutions. Bidders
will need to setup a Sterling Talent Solutions account prior to requesting individual background
checks. This process should be done 72 hours prior to requesting the first check. The account can
be setup using the following link: https://forms.sterlingbackcheck.com/partners/platform2-en.php?&partner=winnipegcity
Note that the check will take up to 48 hours to complete. Refer to F1.1.1 of PART F - Security Clearance for further information.
(b) The results of the Global Sanctions & PEP Check must be received by the Contract
Administrator directly through Sterling Talent Solutions. Bidders must set up an account with
Sterling Talent Solutions directly under their company name and grant Sterling Talent Solutions
permission to share the results of the Global Sanctions & PEP Check with the City.
B3.4 The Bidder shall not be entitled to rely on any information or interpretation received
at the Site investigation unless that information or interpretation is the Bidder’s direct
observation, or is provided by the Contract Administrator in writing.
B3.5 The Bidder is responsible for inspecting the Site, the nature of the Work to be done
and all conditions that might affect his/her Bid or his/her performance of the Work, and shall
assume all risk for conditions existing or arising in the course of the Work which have been or
could have been determined through such inspection.
Note: See Tender for complete information