No totals required.
This procurement is subject to the provisions of the Quebec-New Brunswick Procurement Agreement, the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, and the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
Where permissible under the applicable trade agreements and the regulation under the
Procurement Act, Service New Brunswick reserves the right to give preferential treatment to a prospective supplier from New Brunswick. Should this right be exercised, the following order of priority will apply: a) firstly, New Brunswick manufacturers if the goods to be procured are manufactured in New Brunswick; and b) secondly, New Brunswick vendors.
When bid submissions are evaluated on price:
- Applicability of the preferences will be determined based on the price differential between the lowest-priced acceptable bid and the bid receiving the preferential treatment.
- The price differential under which a NB supplier preference may be applied will vary between 2.5% and 10% depending on the total estimated value of the procurement, in accordance with the ranges set out in the regulation under the
Procurement Act.
- The preferential treatment will be applied by making the award to the NB supplier.
When bid submissions are evaluated on a point system:
- Applicability of the preferences will be determined based on the price differential between the pricing component of the highest scoring acceptable bid submission and the pricing component of the bid(s) receiving the preferential treatment.
- The price differential under which a NB supplier preference may be applied will vary between 2.5% and 10% depending on the total estimated value of the procurement, in accordance with the ranges set out in the regulation under the
Procurement Act.
- The preferential treatment will be applied by allotting a maximum of an additional 5% of the total possible points to New Brunswick manufacturers' total scores and 4% to NB vendors' total scores. If no bid from a New Brunswick manufacturer has been retained for preferential treatment, New Brunswick vendors may receive a maximum of an additional 5% of the total possible points rather than 4%.
The decision to apply a preference will be at the sole discretion of Service New Brunswick. To be eligible, suppliers must meet the definition of NB supplier as identified by the regulation under the
Procurement Act. NB manufacturers should indicate in their bid that they are a NB manufacturer to be considered for the NB manufacturer preference.
New Brunswick Manufacturer Preference
By stating YES in the input box,
I confirm that I am a Manufacturer of goods
with a place of business in New Brunswick as defined below and am therefore eligible to be considered for the NB Manufacturer preference as defined in this solicitation document. If the input box is left incomplete the bid may be ineligible for the New Brunswick Manufacturer preference.
Place of business means an establishment where a manufacturer regularly conducts its activities on a permanent basis, is clearly identified by name and is accessible during normal business hours.
New Brunswick Vendor Preference
By stating YES in the input box,
I confirm that I am a Vendor of goods or services
with a place of business in New Brunswick as defined below and am therefore eligible to be considered for the NB Vendor preference as defined in this solicitation document. If the input box is left incomplete the bid may be ineligible for the New Brunswick Vendor preference.
Place of business means an establishment where a vendor regularly conducts its activities on a permanent basis, is clearly identified by name and is accessible during normal business hours.
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Please note that this tender has been amended to include bidders questions and owner's answers.
Q7- What are the details of the 60W Electrical Generator in 6.1 Generator.
A7- Generator Specifications are as follow:
Manufacturer: Stamford AC Generator from Newage International
Manufactured Month/Year: 01/05
Type: UC M274F2
Serial No: 0190280/1
AVR: MX341
PF: 0.80
Volts: 480
Rating: CONT
KVA: 163.0
RPM: 1800
Amps: 196.1
Ambient Temp: 50 Degree C
Hz: 60
Phase: 3
Stator WDG: 311
Stator Con: S.Star
Enclosure: IP23
Excitation Volts: 36
Amps: 1.8
Insulation Class: H
All other information remains the same.
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Please note that this tender has been amended to include
Section 3.1.9.3. Interior Hull Void 1 & 4, Preparation & Coating, and Section 3.1.9.4. Interior Hull Void 2 & 3, Preparation & Coating. These two items have been added into the "
FORM OF TENDER" and "
PARTICULAR SPECIFICATION" documents.
All other information remains the same.
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***** AMENDMENT #3***
Please note that this tender has been amended to include bidders questions and owner's answers.
Q6- Spec item 3.1.4.2 Underwater Hull Surface Coatings
- There seems to be some discrepancy in the description of this item. The coating scheme notes three coats at 5 mils DFT (therefore 15 mils total) but then the paragraph below the coating scheme notes a minimum of 25 mils DFT. Please clarify.
A6- The listed coating scheme is correct with a total DFT of 15 mils.
All other information remains the same.
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***** AMENDMENT #2***
Please note that this tender has been amended to include bidders questions and owner's answers.
Q1- Just a general comment that we believe the spelling of the vessel referenced in this tender is incorrect and should be Robert J. Irwin. If we are mistaken on this, please confirm.
A1- The Spelling on the tender is incorrect. It should be spelt Robert J. Irwin.
Q2- Spec item 1.7.3 Delivery and Re-Delivery
- Based on the comment "...ramps will be removed from the vessel prior to delivery to the contractor."; please confirm that this also means that the ramps will remain with owner for duration of refit and no work associated with the ramps is required?
A2- The ramps will be removed from the vessel prior to delivery to the contractor and will remain with the owner for the duration of the refit. No work associated with the ramps is required.
Q3- Spec item 2.5.3 Cable Pipe Spools
a- Given that the proposed pipe is to be stainless steel, please confirm that the pipe sections need to be sandblasted and coated? For comparison, the similar repair completed on the RGL Fairweather in 2019 using 304SS pipe did not require it to be sandblasted and coated. The heat duct was also made from 304SS in that refit.
A3.a- No Sandblasting and coating will be required on the stainless steel component of the Cable Pipe and Heat Duct.
b- Please comment if the fairleads at both ends of the ferry will be removed by the owner prior refit in anticipation of this work?
A3.b- Yes they will be removed.
Q4- Spec item 2.5.5 Cable Pipe Coating System
- Please confirm that if cable pipe and heat duct are made from 304SS that they will still need to be coated as noted in this spec item? As noted above, in previous refit with the RGL Fairweather in 2019, coating of the stainless steel was not required.
A4- The cable pipe and heat duct made from 304SS will not require coating. This Item will be removed from the Specifications.
Q5- Spec item 2.5.7 MPI test on welds
- Please confirm if Liquid Penetrant inspection would be an acceptable alternative to magnetic particle inspection? Where the material is proposed to be stainless steel; we don't believe MPI can be used as an inspection method.
A5- Liquid Penetrant inspection would be an acceptable alternative.
Note that these two documents (Particular Specifications & Form of Tender) have been updated to reflect owner's answers.
All other information remains the same.
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***** AMENDMENT #1****
Please note that this tender has been amended to include the Standard Specifications.
All other information remains the same.
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Contract to refit, equip and test the ROBERT ERWIN F-49 Ferry.
PLEASE REVIEW THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS WHICH CONTAIN SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
Bid security is required and MUST be submitted as a scanned copy with your bid submission as per article 13 of the attached Bid requirements document. The "physical" bid security MUST be provided to the Department prior to commencement of work. The bid security may be in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Cheque, Bank Draft, or Money Order payable to the Minister of Finance in the amount of $50,000.00. No paper bids will be accepted.
You MUST return the completed "Form of Tender" document with your bid submission. No partial bid will be accepted.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest compliant bid based on the total price. The lowest of any bid is not necessary accepted.
Prior to award, compliant bid will be subject to reference check.
A Bidder's conference will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, September 20, 2021 at the Evandale Facility located (45.594798, -66.024277). Appropriate Owner's Representative will be present at this meeting to respond to Bidders' questions and concerns.
This is a tender notice only. In order to submit a bid, you must obtain official tender documents from the New Brunswick Opportunities Network, another authorized tendering service or as indicated in the tender notice.
Instructions for Bid Submission
1. Effective April 15, 2020, Service New Brunswick is no longer accepting paper bids,
and the Central Tendering Branch is closed to the public. Public tender openings are
no longer taking place; however, results continue to be posted on NBON.
2. Bids will only be accepted by electronic transmission as follows:
a. By e-bidding through NBON (when e-bidding is possible); OR
b. By fax to: (506) 444-4200 (fax to dedicated mailbox).
Note: Proposals in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) will not be accepted by fax; OR
c. By email to NBBids@snb.ca or SoumissionsNB@snb.ca (do not submit bids to any other email).
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d. Please refrain from submitting your bid through multiple electronic channels
to avoid duplicate bids.
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that are not on the bid itself (i.e. in the body of the email or on the
fax cover sheet) will NOT be accepted.
4. All bids must be legible, properly completed and contain the proper solicitation number.
5. The proponent is solely responsible for ensuring that the bid submission
in its entirety, including all attachments, is received before Closing Date and Time
as indicated on the solicitation documents.
a. The proponent bears all risk associated with delivering its bid by electronic
submission, including but not limited to delays in transmission between the Proponent's computer and the Province's Electronic Mail System, NBON or fax.
b. The date and time of official receipt of the bid will be the time of receipt
recorded in the NBON system (for e-bids) or the time of receipt in the Province's
Electronic Mail System (for fax and email bid submissions).
6. All bids must be stated in Canadian Funds. Sales taxes should not be included in
the unit, extended or total prices.
7. All tenders must be F.O.B. destination, freight prepaid.
8. This Invitation is being conducted under the provisions of the Procurement Act
and Regulation 2014-93 as of the date of the issuance of the Invitation.
Solicitation documents will be provided in either of the Province of New Brunswick's two official languages; English or French upon request.
A bidder must obtain official solicitation documents from a distribution service, authorized by the Minister of Service New Brunswick, in order to submit a bid. The current authorized distribution services are the
New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON) (operated by Service New Brunswick, Province of NB),
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obtained from these authorized distribution services.
All suppliers engaged to deliver services on behalf of the Government of New Brunswick must ensure compliance with the
Official Languages Act in the delivery of those services. For more information, please refer to the
Official Languages Act.
COVID-19 Restrictions for Workers entering New Brunswick
All suppliers and workers entering the province of New Brunswick for work purposes must comply with the requirements established by WorkSafe NB and Public Health, including isolation requirements where applicable.
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The Atlantic Provinces Standard Terms & Conditions for Goods and Services apply to this procurement and are considered to be incorporated into this document. By submitting a bid, you agree and accept these terms and conditions. Current "Atlantic Provinces Standard Terms and Conditions" are available on the New Brunswick Opportunities Network, the Council of Atlantic Premiers' Website or from an authorized service provider.
COVID-19 Supplier Vaccination Policy
Suppliers must comply with all GNB health and safety policies and standards including, without limitation, all health and safety policies and standards related to COVID-19, as applicable.
Under Canadian law (and international agreements), your Bid must arrive separately and independently, without conspiracy, collusion or fraud; see http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/home for further information.
QUESTIONS:
Written questions relating to this opportunity may be submitted to the address provided below via email by clicking on Questions. Please be sure to include the solicitation/tender number in the subject line.
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All discounts quoted will be considered to be without limitations.
Award of contracts: no contract shall be awarded and no payment shall be made to a vendor unless authorized by the Minister or his delegates. The Minister may make an award to the preferred vendor conditional on the negotiation and acceptance of a detailed contract between the Province and the vendor. In such cases, should the detailed contract negotiations not be completed in a reasonable period of time, the Province reserves the right to discontinue negotiations with the vendor and
subsequently enter into negotiations with the second preferred vendor.
No right or duty, in whole or in part, of the vendor under a contract issued may be assigned or delegated without the prior consent of the Strategic Procurement Branch.
Unless indicated otherwise in this tender notice or attached documents, all prices must be extended and totalled.
The province of New Brunswick reserves the right to negotiate pricing, value added and other savings opportunities with the successful proponent at time of award and throughout the contract.
Pay Equity
Does your organization have 50 or more employees?
The Government of New Brunswick is committed to encouraging and incentivizing the adoption of pay equity by employers doing business with government.
Prior to the award of procurements for goods and services valued over $1,000,000, suppliers, with fifty (50) or more employees will be required to complete the Pay Equity Learning Module developed by the Women's Equality Branch. Suppliers should provide a copy of their certificate of completion with their bid submission.
To complete the online module and obtain your certificate, please visit www.gnb.ca/payequity. For questions, please contact the Pay Equity Bureau toll free: (877) 253-0266 or by Email: peb-bes@gnb.ca.
All Suppliers engaged to deliver goods or services to the Government of New Brunswick must ensure compliance with the Designated Materials Regulation in the provision or delivery of those goods obligated under that Regulation. Please refer to
Recycle NB's website and the
Designated Materials Regulation for specifics.
PAYMENT OF INVOICES
Payment of invoices is the responsibility of the department or organization to whom the goods are shipped or services are supplied.
Direct Deposit
The Province of New Brunswick is now using Direct Deposit as the standard method of issuing payments. Suppliers are required to provide bank account information and an email address for the notice of remittance. Please send the completed Direct Deposit Form to Service New Brunswick (e-mail address and mailing address are indicated on the form).
Please click on the link below to view the Direct Deposit Form.
https://www2.snb.ca/content/dam/snb/Procurement/DirectDepositVirementDirect.pdf
Where the estimated value of the goods or services to be procured is below the lowest applicable threshold value of any relevant trade agreement, Service New Brunswick reserves the right to give preferential treatment to a prospective supplier from New Brunswick. Should this right be exercised, the following order of priority will apply: a) firstly, New Brunswick manufacturers if the goods to be procured are manufactured in New Brunswick; and b) secondly, New Brunswick vendors.
When bid submissions are evaluated on price:
- Applicability of the preferences will be determined based on the price differential between the lowest-priced acceptable bid and the bid receiving the preferential treatment.
- The price differential under which a NB supplier preference may be applied will be limited to 10%. When the lowest-priced acceptable bid before preferential treatment is applied is a New Brunswick vendor, the price differential under which a NB manufacturer preference will be applied will be limited to 5%.
- The preferential treatment will be applied by making the award to the NB supplier.
When bid submissions are evaluated on a point system:
- Applicability of the preferences will be determined based on the price differential between the pricing component of the highest scoring acceptable bid submission and the pricing component of the bid(s) receiving the preferential treatment.
- The price differential under which a NB supplier preference may be applied will be limited to 10%. When the highest scoring acceptable bid submission before preferential treatment is applied is a New Brunswick vendor, the price differential under which a NB manufacturer preference will be applied will be limited to 5%.
- The preferential treatment will be applied by allotting a maximum of an additional 5% of the total possible points to New Brunswick manufacturers' total scores and 4% to NB vendors' total scores. If no bid from a New Brunswick manufacturer has been retained for preferential treatment, New Brunswick vendors may receive a maximum of an additional 5% of the total possible points rather than 4%.
The decision to apply a preference will be at the sole discretion of Service New Brunswick. To be eligible, suppliers must meet the definition of NB supplier as identified by the regulation under the
Procurement Act. NB manufacturers should indicate in their bid that they are a NB manufacturer to be considered for the NB manufacturer preference.
