Date: August 6th, 2018
Contract No 62545
notice to contractors
THE JACQUES CARTIER AND CHAMPLAIN BRIDGES INCORPORATED, a body corporate having its Head Office and its chief place of business in the City of Longueuil, province of Quebec, Canada, established by the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Act and herein acting and exercising its powers as an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada (hereafter referred to as “Owner”) invites you to submit a tender for Contract No 62545.
The Special Sections of the Tender Documents (Section 0 Notice to Contractors, Section 3 Special Administrative Conditions and Sections 4 Special Technical Conditions) for Contract No 62545 are available through “Merx” Private Tenders, at http//www.merx.com/pjcci, at the following costs, which are payable by credit card directly to Merx:
- for tenderers who do not hold a subscription giving access to the Owner’s tender documents on Merx: $25.00 per call for tenders for downloading the Tender Documents as well as $4.95 per month, $2.00 per call for tenders and $0.12 per page for the automatic delivery of the addenda by email;
- for tenderers who hold a subscription giving access to the Owner’s tender documents on Merx: free download of the Tender Documents as well as $2.00 per call for tenders and $0.12 per page for the automatic delivery of the addenda by email.
The Standard Sections of the Tender Documents (Sections 1, 2 and 5 to 11) are reproduced on the website of The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (www.JacquesCartierChamplain.ca) under the tab Call for Tenders/Tender Documents. These documents are incorporated by reference into and form an integral part of the Tender Documents as if they were formally reproduced therein. The submission of a tender constitutes an assertion that the Tenderer has read all Tender Documents and agrees to the conditions therein set forth.
This contract is covered by Chapter 5 Government Procurement of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.
Procurement strategy: lowest compliant bidder.
The tenders sealed and inserted into an envelope on which the return label provided with the Tender Form and marked “TENDER FOR CONTRACT No 62545” shall be affixed, and which are with respect to:
Melocheville Tunnel, Rehabilitation of the Electrical and Automation Control Systems (2018-2020)
will be received until 3:00 p.m. on September August 27 30 4 11 14th, 2018 at the Owner’s offices at the following address, which is the only address for the receipt of tenders:
THE JACQUES CARTIER AND CHAMPLAIN BRIDGES INCORPORATED
1225, ST. CHARLES STREET WEST, SUITE 500
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC J4K 0B9
Office hours: Monday to Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
No tenders received after the above closing date and time will be accepted. The time and date of receipt of the tenders will be deemed to be the date and time indicated by the stamp affixed by the Owner on the tender envelope. The Owner will not penalize the tenderer whose tender is received after the closing date and time if the delay is attributable solely to the Owner.
The present Contract consists, in general, of carrying out work to replace the electrical and automation and control systems in the Melocheville Tunnel. Civil, structural, mechanical and telecommunications work will also be carried out.
The work, including the general demobilization, shall be completed no later than 81 weeks after the Notice of Contract Award and in accordance with the other terms of Article 3.14 Work Planning of Section 3 Special Administrative Conditions.
The tenderers must visit the work site. The tenderers may visit the site independently. However, the tenderers who visit the site independently are only permitted to visit the areas that are normally accessible to the public. Upon request, the Tenderer may also visit the work site accompanied by a representative of the Owner, by making an appointment with the Procurement Agent of the Owner (please refer to Appendix 2-III of Section 2 Instructions to the Tenderer – Type C visit).
The tenders must be completed on the Tender Form provided by the Owner and must be signed. To be eligible, the tender must comply with the Tender Documents and must be accompanied by the security therein specified.
The unit price tendered on each work or materials pay item shall represent the actual cost of said work or materials. If, in the opinion of the Engineer, these prices do not represent the actual costs, the Owner may reject the tender.
The tenderer is required to submit the Tender Form only; the other documents are provided in order to indicate to the successful tenderer what the contractual conditions are.
The value of the performance bond and of the labour and material payment bond shall be in an amount representing at least 50% of the total tender amount. The Owner requires Federal Bonds; Standard Bonds will not be accepted.
The tenderer may submit its tender in either of Canada’s two (2) official languages.
The Owner does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, notably if the Owner determines that it is not in the public interest to award the Contract.
THE INTERIM CORPORATE SECRETARY
John Papagiannis, Lawyer
