Date: March 26th, 2024
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 one or two tenders for Contract No 62726 / Champlain Bridge, Champlain Heritage Work (2024-2026), (hereafter referred to as “Contract”).
When applicable, the minimum annual fee for Cognibox membership is 800 $ before taxes.
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 calls for tenders on Merx: $70.00 per call for tenders for downloading the Tender Documents, including the automatic delivery of the addenda by email;
- for Tenderers holding a subscription giving access to the Owner’s calls for tenders on Merx: free download of the Tender Documents, including the automatic delivery of the addenda by email.
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 one or two tenders constitutes an assertion that the Tenderer has read all Tender Documents and agrees to the conditions therein set forth.
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.
Deadline for the receipt of the tenders is on Wednesday May 1st, 2024, at 3 h p.m.
Please download the Tender Documents by clicking on the following link:
https://pjcci.sharefile.com/public/share/web-s2a797c40fd4b463a9b620f1a97a16b6c
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.”
The tenders must be completed on the Tender Form(s) provided by the Owner and must be signed. To be eligible, every tender must comply with the Tender Documents and must be accompanied by the security therein specified.
The Tenderers shall submit the Tender Forms only, the other documents are supplied to indicate the contractual conditions to the successful bidder.
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 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 Tenderer shall submit its tender(s) in an envelope and append the label provided with the Tender Forms. The tenders shall reach the Owner’s offices no later than the time and date indicated below, which is the one and only address:
THE JACQUES CARTIER AND CHAMPLAIN BRIDGES INCORPORATED
1225, ST. CHARLES STREET WEST, SUITE 500
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC J4K 0B9
Attention: Procurement Advisor
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 Tenderer may submit its tender(s) 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.
The Procurement Director
Emmanuel Cambresy
