Tender Details

5P420-25-0027/A Park Boundary Fence Repair, Sidney Island BC BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL. PARKS CANADA IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING BIDS VIA SAP ARIBA, YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR BID VIA FAX OR EMAIL AS INDICATED IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT. BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The only acceptable email address for responses to the bid solicitation is BidsWest-SoumissionsOuest@pc.gc.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than BidsWest-SoumissionsOuest@pc.gc.ca will not be accepted. The only acceptable facsimile for responses to bid solicitations is 1-866-246-6893. The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 15 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size. The Bidder should be cognisant of the size of the email as a whole, and not only the attachments. Please take into consideration that some attachments, when sent, may be resized during the email transfer. If the email size is too large, the Bidder should send the bid in multiple emails properly labeled with the solicitation number, project name, and indicate how many emails are included (ex. 1 of 2). Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments. REQUIREMENT Parks Canada requires services to repair a permanent fence that is 3,300 feet long on Sidney Island. Portions of the fence that are failing will need to be removed and disposed of and repaired with new materials. PERIOD OF CONTRACT The period of the Contract is from date of contract to November 1, 2025 inclusive. MANDATORY SITE VISIT It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for two (2) site visits to be held at Sidney Island. Bidders are to meet at the Sidney Operations Centre, address: 2220 Harbour Road, Sidney B.C. on either July 31, or August 1, 2025. Bidders are to confirm which site visit date they are attending. The site visits will begin at 0830 Hours PDT. Site Visit A: July 31, 2025 Beginning at 8:30 A.M. PDT Site Visit B: August 1, 2025 Beginning at 8:30 A.M. PDT Parks Canada will arrange for transportation to Sidney Island and on Sidney Island. Seasonally appropriate outdoor clothing will be required. Bidders should expect to be back at the Sidney Operations Centre within 5-6 hours of initial departure. Bidders must communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than July 30, 2025 to confirm attendance as well as provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders should confirm in their bid that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend the mandatory site visit or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bid will be declared non-responsive. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. ENQUIRIES All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority. Enquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided. INFORMATION National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act. Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at http://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Parks Canada has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.