B3. SITE INVESTIGATION
B3.1 Further to C3.1, the Bidder shall attend a Site meeting at 9:00 am on March 26th or 9:00 am on March 27th. Bidders will meet at 245 Smith Street at the West entrance on Smith Street and requires a minimum of Winnipeg Police Security Clearance Level 2, as Bidders will be escorted to get inside the building. Bidders are to complete and submit the security clearance requirements in Part F1.3(f) prior to the site meeting. Attendance is mandatory, and the Bid of any Bidder not having attended will be rejected on the basis that it is non-responsive.
B3.2 Bidders are to provide the Contract Administrator via email the names and dates of birth of personnel attending the site investigation two (2) weeks prior to the site investigation to confirm Level 2 Security Clearance.
B3.3 Bidders will require Level 2 Security Clearance to obtain copies of the drawings and specifications for their use, and only those with Level 2 Security Clearance are permitted to view these documents.
B3.4 The Bidder shall not be entitled to rely on any information or interpretation received at the Site investigation unless that information or interpretation is the Bidder’s direct observation, or is provided by the Contract Administrator in writing.
B3.5 The Bidder is responsible for inspecting the Site, the nature of the Work to be done and all conditions that might affect their Bid or their performance of the Work, and shall assume all risk for conditions existing or arising in the course of the Work which have been or could have been determined through such inspection.
