This procurement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.
Successful supplier(s) are required to supply and install the item(s) requested. Installation is to include assembly, placement, corrections if required and removal of all packing materials.
WELDERS, ARC, ELECTRIC
SCOPE
Supply, delivery, and installation of one (1) TIG Welder to Vehicle Management Agency (VMA) on behalf of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure.
TIG Welder must be new, supplied with equal to or better components than those specified. Only "new" products, components and build materials shall be accepted throughout the tender specifications. Used, re-built or nearly new products, components and build materials are not acceptable.
REQUIREMENTS
The successful bidder will be responsible for providing an orientation session for the regular operation and maintenance of the compressor.
The training must be available in English.
MANDATORY SPECIFICATIONS
- The TIG Welding Machine shall be a Dynasty 300 or equivalent capable of AC and DC current welding. The machine shall also be capable of AC/DC stick welding.
- Includes a water coolant system sized appropriately for the application such as a Coolmate 1.3 or equivalent.
- Welder shall have a w-280 torch kit or equivalent.
- A wireless foot control to be provided.
- Four (4) one-gallon bottles of low conductivity coolant to be provided.
- Runner Cart for portable storage of components to be provided (four wheels and handle)
- LCD display with interface
- Program memory for consistent welding
Example Model: Dynasty 300 Series Tig Wilder
SUBMITTALS
WorksafeNB
Insurance Certification
Operators Manuals (French & English)
Two (2) Reference Information
WARRANTY
Manufacturer's warranty shall be supplied with an authorized repair technician located within the Province.
DELIVERY
Delivery and installation services to be provided as part of the contract, with no additional fees or expenses incurred by the Province. The delivery and installation will be jointly coordinated between the successful bidder and the Province of New Brunswick. All necessary safety protocols must always be observed. The Province of New Brunswick will be responsible for the electrical portion of the installation, including the connection to the TIG Welder.
To be delivered on or before August 2nd, 2024. Installation dates will be jointly negotiated at a later date with the Vehicle Management Agency.
Location of delivery and installation is as follows: 1050 College Hill Road, Fredericton, NB
AWARD CRITERIA
Bids will be evaluated based on the lowest bid price, meeting all terms and conditions of this specification. The lowest price bid will then be subject to reference checks as indicated in the numbering below.
1. Each bid must submit prior to award, two (2) reference contact information for whom the proponent has supplied similar equipment to what is contemplated in this call for tenders within the previous five (5) years, and for clients similar in size and scope to the Vehicle Management Agency.
2. In addition to the references provided by the proponent, the Vehicle Management Agency may consult with other owners and other departments and agencies of the Province of New Brunswick to obtain information on the proponent's past performance within the previous five (5) years. This includes previous tenders for the Vehicle Management Agency.
Failure to submit the required references, or reference check results that are unsatisfactory to the Vehicle Management Agency, in its sole and absolute discretion, will result in the disqualification of the bid(s).
Substitute products will be accepted. Bidders shall request for acceptability no less than five (5) calendar days before tender closing. Failure to comply with this stipulation may result in a rejected bid. Any unapproved deviations, exceptions, substitutions, alternates, or conditional qualifications contained in a proposal may be cause for its rejection. Only fully compliant bids, or bids containing only pre-approved substitutions, will be accepted. Any bids containing substitutions not
pre-approved WILL be rejected.
The Province of New Brunswick will be the judge of component equivalency and shall determine whether alternate components bid are acceptable.
QUESTIONS
Questions regarding this tender call, or the bidder wishes to supply equipment other than that specified herein, the bidder shall submit the question or request for substitution, to Service New Brunswick, no less than five (5) calendar days prior to tender close.
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.
Solicitation documents will be provided in either of the Province of New Brunswick's two official languages; English or French upon request.
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).
Click here
Instructions for Bid Submission for important instructions on how to submit bids by email.
d. Please refrain from submitting your bid through multiple electronic channels
to avoid duplicate bids.
3. All bids must be properly signed by an authorized person.
a. For bids submitted by email or fax: typed signatures (in any font)
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.
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
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),
BIDSAlert (operated by Tendering Publications Ltd.) and
MERX (operated by Mediagrif Interactive Technologies). Bids should be submitted on the official bid documents
obtained from these authorized distribution services.
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.
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.
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.
Click here for more information on these requirements.
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.
EMAIL ADDRESS: bidquestionssoumissions@snb.ca
NOTE:
This email account is strictly for the receipt of questions on open opportunities. This email is not for the submission of bids.
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. Go to www.gnb.ca/nbon to view the full policy and FAQs.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
