No totals required.
This procurement is subject to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement.
This procurement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, the Atlantic Procurement Agreement and the Quebec-New Brunswick Procurement Agreement.
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The following questions have been presented:
Q1: Can you please clarify is it the intent of this language below to provide preferential treatment to NB suppliers for replacement elevator parts ?
A1: The estimated value for this Tender would surpass the threshold that allows preferential treatment to NB Suppliers.
Q1: Could you please expand and clarify what is meant by the lowest applicable threshold value ?
A1: The value at which the trade agreements take effect and apply to the procurement. Under those values, they do not apply.
All other information remains the same.
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Due to the forecasted weather conditions the closing date has been pushed to Monday March 12, 2018. All other information remains the same.
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The following questions have been presented:
Q1: In rehards to scope of work, "Removal, testing, checking and replacement or reinstallation of components." Which Components? What are considered minor parts?
A1: All maintenance to be completed in compliances with the manufacturer's requirements and the requirements of the Department of Public Safety. Refer to appendices for applicate equipment.
Q2: Some companies work on 100% markup. Some government contracts request a stated markup on cost (i.e. 15% more). We propose a 15% markup on items over $1,000.00 and a 20% markup on items under $1,000.00 of our invoiced costs.
A2: The Contractor will sell the parts and devices at minimum discount of 25% less than the manufacturer's current published "List" prices. Please state discount on page 1 of the price Submission Sheet. If the Contractor does fill out this section it will be assumed the discount is a minimum of 25%.
Q3: Section 7.3 indicates "must install a tag". We have log book entries. What is the intent of installing tags?
A3: Tags shall be included as requested.
All other information remains the same.
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Note that the attached specification sheet has been updated to reflect the 3rd and 4th option year renewal that must be included with the bid submission. All other information remains the same.
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CONTRACT:
Preventative Maintenance of Elevators
(in NB Public Schools and Community Colleges)
- See Attached -
CONTRACT DURATION:
APRIL 1, 2018 to MARCH 31, 2019
(plus the option to renew for up to four(4) additional one 1-year periods, upon the agreement of both parties)
A BID SECURITY DEPOSIT OF 10% OF THE FIRST YEAR AMOUNT MUST ACCOMPANY THE BID.
(For this reason, faxed bids will not be accepted.)
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This is a tender notice only. In order to submit a bid, you must obtain official tender documents from the New Brunswick Opportunities Network, another authorized tendering service or as indicated in the tender notice.
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IMPORTANT: THE CENTRAL TENDERING BRANCH HAS MOVED.
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Effective Monday, June 27, 2016, the Central Tendering Branch of Service New Brunswick's Strategic Procurement Division - previously located at Marysville Place in Fredericton NB, is operating at a new location.
Submissions will be accepted at the following address:
Central Tendering Branch
P.O. Box 8000
Fredericton, N.B.
E3B 5H6
Fredericton Region Provincial Centre
Suite 2300, 300 St. Mary's Street,
Fredericton, N.B.
E3A 2S4
Fax: (506) 444-4200
Public opening of bids will take place on closing day at 14:00 Atlantic Time, in Fredericton Region Provincial Centre, Suite 2300, 300 St. Mary's Street, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5T8.
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All bids must be stated in Canadian Funds.
All tenders must be F.O.B. destination, freight prepaid.
Sales taxes should not be included in the unit, extended or total prices.
This Invitation is being conducted under the provisions of the Procurement Act and Regulation as of the date of the issuance of the Invitation. Bidders may obtain a copy of the Act and Regulation on-line free of charge Procurement Act, Regulation or a paper copy may be purchased from the Queen's Printer, Province of N.B., P.O. Box 6000,Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5H1.
QUESTIONS:
Written questions relating to this opportunity may be submitted to the address provided below via email by clicking on Questions. Please be sure to include the solicitation/tender number in the subject line.
EMAIL ADDRESS: bidquestionssoumissions@snb.ca
NOTE:
This email account is strictly for the receipt of questions on open opportunities. This email is not for the submission of bids.
All suppliers engaged to deliver services on behalf of the Government of New Brunswick must ensure compliance with the
Official Languages Act in the delivery of those services.
For more information, please refer to the
Official Languages Act.
The Atlantic Provinces Standard Terms & Conditions for Goods and Services apply to this procurement and are considered to be incorporated into this document. By submitting a bid, you agree and accept these terms and conditions. Current "Atlantic Provinces Standard Terms and Conditions" are available on the New Brunswick Opportunities Network, the Council of Atlantic Premiers' Website or from an authorized service provider.
A bidder must obtain official bid documents from a distribution service, authorized by the Minister of Service New Brunswick, in order to submit a bid. The current authorized distribution services are the
New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON) (operated by Service New Brunswick, Province of NB),
BIDS (operated by Tendering Publications Ltd.) and
MERX (operated by Mediagrif Interactive Technologies). Failure to submit the official bid documents or provide proof that the
official bid documents were properly obtained will result in rejection of the bid. In order to facilitate the evaluation process, Bidders are requested to respond in the same format as the official bid documents.
Where the estimated value of the goods or services to be procured is below
the lowest applicable threshold value of any relevant trade agreement, Service New Brunswick reserves the right to give preferential treatment to a prospective supplier from New Brunswick or the Atlantic Region. Should this right be exercised, the following order of priority will apply: a) firstly, New Brunswick manufacturers if the goods to be procured are manufactured in New Brunswick; b) secondly, New Brunswick vendors; and c) thirdly, Atlantic Suppliers. The preference will be applied based
on the price differential
between the lowest acceptable bid and the bid receiving preferential treatment. Unless otherwise indicated, there shall be no limit on the price differential under which a preference may be applied. The decision to apply a preference will be at the sole discretion of Service New Brunswick.
All discounts quoted will be considered to be without limitations.
Payment of invoices is the responsibility of the department or organization to whom the goods are shipped or services are supplied.
Award of contracts: no contract shall be awarded and no payment shall be made to a vendor unless authorized by the Minister or his delegates. The Minister may make an award to the preferred vendor conditional on the negotiation and acceptance of a detailed contract between the Province and the vendor. In such cases, should the detailed contract negotiations not be completed in a reasonable period of time, the Province reserves the right to discontinue negotiations with the vendor and
subsequently enter into negotiations with the second preferred vendor.
No right or duty, in whole or in part, of the vendor under a contract issued may be assigned or delegated without the prior consent of the Strategic Procurement Branch.
Unless the Strategic Procurement Branch has determined otherwise prior to tender closing, all prices must be extended and totaled.
The province of New Brunswick reserves the right to negotiate pricing, value added and other savings opportunities with the successful proponent at time of award and throughout the contract.
Direct Deposit
The Province of New Brunswick is now using Direct Deposit as the standard method of issuing payments. Suppliers are required to provide bank account information and an email address for the notice of remittance. Please send the completed Direct Deposit Form to Service New Brunswick (e-mail address and mailing address are indicated on the form).
Please click on the link below to view the Direct Deposit Form.
http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/gs-sg/pdf/Procurement/DirectDepositVirementDirect.pdf
