EZ899-152072/A - Painting Two Bridges (EZ899-152072/A)

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Painting Two Bridges

EZ899-152072/A Arthur (PWY), Carolyn Telephone No. - (604) 775-6667 (

) Fax No. - (604) 775-6633

Line1, Painting Two Bridges, Jackfish Creek and Peterson Creek

Title: Painting Jackfish Creek (Km 424.8) & Peterson Creek (km 678.6) Bridges

Location:

km 424.8 and km 678.6, Alaska Highway, B.C.

Note to Tenderers: Drawings and Specifications are now available for viewing and downloading in a Portable Document Format (PDF) or in a standard paper version. Tenderers should note that Attachment

contains the Drawings and Specifications Package (DSP) which consists of PDF files organized in an industry recognized directory structure.

Work Description:

Work under this Contract includes, but is not limited to:

1. Jackfish Creek Bridge, km 424.8 -

Full bridge paint removal and repainting. 2. Peterson Creek Bridge , km 678.6 - Clean and touch up girder bottoms. 3. Mobilization to sites and all site preparation. 4. Traffic management during construction. 5. Staged construction as required. 6. All shoring and temporary supports. 7. Protection of utilities. 8. Construction of containment structures. 9. Washing of bridge components. 10. Testing of existing coating to determine existence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's). 11. Removal of existing lead based paint. 12. Surface preparation of structural steel components and bearings. 13. Recoating structural steel and bearings with an approved coating product. 14.

Design, installation and removal of all formwork, false work, and containment structures. 15.

Demobilization. 16.

Provide for 5 year warranty. 17. Grind Smooth five (5) collision damage notches based on the Post -Accident Inspection of the Jackfish Creek Bridge. 18. Rehabilitate collision damaged spall concrete in the NE bridge barrier of the Jackfish Creek Bridge In preparation for and during this work, an "Environmental Protection Plan" (EPP) is to be prepared by the successful Contractor to meet the requirements of Section 01 35 43

Environmental Procedures to ensure that minimal adverse effects are achieved.

The Contractor's EPP must be approved by the Departmental Representative prior to the commencement of construction.

The Departmental Representative will refer to the approved EPP in determining compliance with the plan and contract specification.

The EPP will form part of this contract.

Work will be performed in accordance with the contract schedules and within the scope of work.

Site Visit:

Contractors are strongly recommended to visit the site prior to submitting a tender for this work and to make inquiries or investigations necessary to become thoroughly acquainted with the site as well as the nature and extent of the work.

Delivery Date:

The work shall commence immediately upon official notification of acceptance of tender by the Contracting Authority and is to be completed by September 15, 2015.

Value of Project: To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated to cost between $750,000.00 and $825,000.00

Tender Enquiries:

Carolyn Arthur, A/Supply Officer

Tel:

(604)775-6667

Email:

Carolyn.Arthur@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Firms intending to submit tenders on this project should obtain tender (solicitation) documents through Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Addenda, when issued will be available from Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Firms that elect to base their bids on tender (solicitation) documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk and will be solely responsible to inform the tender calling authority of their intention to bid. In all cases, bidders must indicate (when requested) in the space provided on the tender form the identification number(s) of the addenda, if any, that they have taken into consideration for their bid.

This procurement office provides procurement services to the public in English.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.