040147 - STREETLIGHT CABLE AND STANDARD REPLACEMENT (WINNIPEG, MANITOBA)

SCOPE OF THE WORK:
The Work shall consist in all that is required to install and remove temporary overhead feeds, replace underground street light cable with Cable in Conduit (CIC) by any of the following methods: pipe pushing, directional pushing, directional boring, trenching or reaming. The Work also includes all that is required to replace existing street light standards and/or bases, construct DIP poles (transition from an overhead supply to underground system or underground supply to overhead system) as well as complete all surface restoration within in the City of Winnipeg.
 
The description of the Work above is provided as a general overview.  A detailed scope and requirements of the Work are provided in the Technical Requirements.  The Work and any ITEM forming part of the Work shall also, in all respects, comply with the terms and conditions of the Contract.
 
The Work under this Contract is divided into two packages: GROUP A: Cable and Streetlight Standard Replacement and GROUP B: Cable Replacement Only.
 
Manitoba Hydro reserves the right to assign future work of similar scope and nature at a different location(s) on an “as-needed” basis.  Any future work assigned will be done so using a “Service Release” document and will be paid at the applicable unit Contract prices.
 
Additional future work will be packaged into groups of general locations. Work packages will be issued in groups of 10-15 locations within the same general area and may be assigned anywhere within Manitoba Hydro’s Winnipeg Customer Service Centers (CSC’s) in the City of Winnipeg plus two (2) km outside the perimeter highway.  Refer to Appendix R for the City of Winnipeg Customer Service Center (CSC) boundary map.
 
 
WORK SCHEDULE AND/OR CONTRACT DURATION
The Purchaser expects to award the work on or about December 16 2016 for a period of one (1) year. The Purchaser shall, upon 30 days written notice prior to the end of the then current term, have the option to renew the Contract for up to two (2) additional successive one (1) year periods on the same terms and conditions, except that the Contractor may increase the unit prices for the Work applicable in the immediately preceding term by a factor not exceeding the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Manitoba published by Statistics Canada for the one year period immediately preceding the start of each renewal term.
 
Work for Part A and Part B including all surface restorations shall be completed by July 1, 2017 unless otherwise mutually agreed upon between the Contractor and the Purchaser.
 
Any future work including surface restorations shall be completed within 90 days of assignment unless otherwise mutually agreed upon between the Contractor and the Purchaser.
 
In carrying out the Work, the Contractor shall have reasonable latitude to organize the sequence of the Work, provided that the various stages of the Work are completed by the specified date(s) or the date(s) proposed by the Contractor and accepted by the Purchaser.
 
NOTE: Work is expected to be completed during the summer months (between the months of May to October), primarily to complete surface restorations. However, if the Contractor opts to work outside this window, no extra compensation will be entertained by the Purchaser.
 
 
PRE-TENDER MEETING
A voluntary pre-tender meeting has been scheduled for November 29, 2016, at 1315 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba (main floor) Weston meeting room at 13:30 hours to 15:30 hours.
 
If the Tenderer is interested in attending this meeting, the Tenderer shall contact:
 
Mr. Don Chubey
Construction Project Officer
Distribution Portfolio Management Department
Manitoba Hydro
Telephone: (204) 360-7498
E-mail: dchubey@hydro.mb.ca
 
NOTE: Tenderers/Proponents who intend to obtain bids from subcontractors are encouraged to self-declare as a General Contractor with the Winnipeg Construction Association.