This Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) is an invitation by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (the “District”) to prospective bidders to submit bids for the provision of Welding, Fabrication and Repair Services, as further described in Appendix D – ITT Particulars (the “Deliverables”).
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario serving over 70,000 students within a 2,760 square kilometre area known as the city of Ottawa. We are the seventh largest board by school population in the province of Ontario. Our students are based out of approximately 147 schools - 116 elementary including two special education sites, 26 secondary including the Adult High School, and 5 secondary alternate.
Bid Security
Bidders shall include a bid security deposit in the amount of $2,500. Such security may be in one of the following forms and made out in favour of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board:
.1 A bid bond.
.2 A certified cheque made payable to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and drawn on a Canadian financial institution.
.3 A bank draft from a financial institution in Canada.
It is the District’s intention to enter into the Form of Agreement based on that attached as Appendix A to the ITT with only one (1) legal entity. The contract shall commence 1 May 2017 and shall terminate 30 April 2018. The District may extend this contract for a further two (2) one-year terms by mutual agreement with the Contractor two (2) months prior to the termination of the existing contract.
The Invitation to Tender document is available from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Supply Chain Management Division, by faxing a request on your company letterhead to Cindy Schaubs, Tender/RFP Assistant, at fax number 613-596-8732.
