NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
THE JACQUES CARTIER AND CHAMPLAIN BRIDGES INCORPORATED, a body corporate having its Head Office and its chief place of business in the City of Longueuil, province of Quebec, Canada, established by the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Act and herein acting and exercising its powers as an agent of His Majesty in right of Canada (hereafter referred to as “Owner”) invites you to submit a tender for Contract No 62707 / Ile des Soeurs bypass bridge, dismantling the bypass bridge and landscaping the grounds (2022-2024) (hereafter referred to as “Contract”).
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The Special Sections of the Tender Documents (Section 0 Notice to Contractors, Section 3 Special Administrative Conditions and Sections 4 Special Technical Conditions) are available through “Merx” Private Tenders, at http//www.merx.com/pjcci, at the following costs, which are payable by credit card directly to Merx:
for Tenderers who do not hold a subscription giving access to the Owner’s tender documents on Merx: $25.00 per call for tenders for downloading the Tender Documents as well as $4.95 per month, $2.00 per call for tenders and $0.12 per page for the automatic delivery of the addenda by email;
- for Tenderers who hold a subscription giving access to the Owner’s tender documents on Merx: free download of the Tender Documents as well as $2.00 per call for tenders and $0.12 per page for the automatic delivery of the addenda by email.
This Contract, in general, is to perform the deconstruction of the Île des Soeurs Bypass Bridge and the approach works in the Montreal area.
The Standard Sections of the Tender Documents (Sections 1, 2 and 5 to 11) are reproduced on the website of The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (www.JacquesCartierChamplain.ca) under the tab Call for Tenders/Tender Documents. The version of the standard sections of the Tender Documents which is applicable to this Contract is the NV Version, available at the following address: https://jacquescartierchamplain.ca/our-corporation/appel-doffres/tender-documents-standard-sections-nv-version/?lang=en.These documents are incorporated by reference into and form an integral part of the Tender Documents as if they were formally reproduced therein.
The submission of a tender constitutes an assertion that the Tenderer has read all Tender Documents and agrees to the conditions therein set forth.
Procurement strategy: lowest compliant Tenderer
This Contract is covered by Chapter 5 Procurement of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement and by Chapter 19 Government procurement of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
Article 2.7.4 of Section 2 Instructions to the tenderers is replaced by: “The tenderer shall not visit the work site by himself. However, upon request, the tenderer may visit the work site accompanied by the Owner representative, by taking an appointment by email with the Owner Procurement Advisor.”
Please download the Tender Documents by clicking on the following link:
https://pjcci.sharefile.com/d-s87417c11833748479f26839eacdf5c59
The unit price Tendered on each work or materials pay item shall represent the actual cost of said work or materials. If, in the opinion of the Engineer, these prices do not represent the actual costs, the Owner may reject the tender.
The tenders, sealed and inserted into an envelope on which the return label.
Will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday November 17th, 2022, at the Owner’s offices at the following address, which is the only address for the receipt of tenders:
THE JACQUES CARTIER AND CHAMPLAIN BRIDGES INCORPORATED
1225, ST. CHARLES STREET WEST, SUITE 500
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC J4K 0B9
Attention: Procurement Advisor
Office hours: Monday to Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
No tenders received after the above closing date and time will be accepted. The time and date of receipt of the tenders will be deemed to be the date and time indicated by the stamp affixed by the Owner on the tender envelope. The Owner will not penalize the Tenderer whose tender is received after the closing date and time if the delay is attributable solely to the Owner.
The tenders must be completed on the Tender Form provided by the Owner and must be signed. To be eligible, the tender must comply with the Tender Documents and must be accompanied by the security therein specified.
The value of the performance bond and of the labour and material payment bond shall be in an amount representing at least 50% of the total tender amount. The Owner requires Federal Bonds; Standard Bonds will not be accepted.
The Tenderer may submit its tender in either of Canada’s two (2) official languages.
The Owner does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, notably if the Owner determines that it is not in the public interest to award the Contract.
PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR
Christian Desmars
