Canada - Five-year dry dock on the MV F.-A. Gauthier

Description

*English version of tender documents available on request. Any supplier wishing to obtain a courtesy translation must first have ordered the documents in French from SEAO.

OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

The STQ requires the services of a shipyard capable of providing the necessary conditions to bring a vessel to dry-dock and carry out the required inspections and repairs. The contract covers, but is not limited to, dry-docking, ship servicing, mechanical and electrical repairs, steel work, cleaning, painting and inspection.

VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS

Shipyard: Trieste Italy

Year of construction: 2014

Builder: Fincantieri

Overall length 133.2 m

Overall beam: 22.4 m

Gross tonnage: 15,901 mt

Net tonnage: 4,770 mt

Keel clearance: 8.0 m

Displacement: 10,393 m3 in salt water

Maximum draught: 6.65 m

Classification society: Lloyds Register

SHIP DELIVERY AND DRY-DOCKING

The ship will be delivered by the owner to the entrance of the dry dock or to any other dock designated by the service provider. However, all costs incurred (pilotage, towing, mooring lines, guarding, etc.), either to move the vessel from the designated quay to the entrance of the dry dock, or to position the vessel in the dry dock, will be at the service provider's expense, risk and expense.

TIMETABLE FOR EXECUTION OF PROPOSED WORK

The following dates take precedence over those specified in the Description of Work:

NM F.-A. GAUTHIER :

- Vessel delivery to yard: March 29, 202

- Completion date: May 25, 2025.

DURATION OF WORK

The duration of the work, for each dry dock, must be a maximum of FIFTY-SEVEN (57) days (including 7 days at dockside at the end of the dry dock), starting from the date of delivery of the vessel to the service provider's shipyard.

STQ REPRESENTATIVE

In order to ensure uniformity of interpretation of the tender documents and to facilitate the exchange of information, the STQ designates the following person to represent it.

Annick Marin

Contract Management Consultant

E-mail: annick.marin@traversiers.gouv.qc.ca

TENDER DEADLINE AND PLACE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS

Paper bids for this invitation to tender must be submitted no later than 2 p.m. local time on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, to the attention of Annick Marin at the following address:

Société des traversiers du Québec, 250, rue Saint-Paul, Québec (Québec) G1K 9K9

Electronic bids may only be submitted via the Government of Quebec's electronic tendering system (SEAO), at the following address: https://www.seao.gouv.qc.ca/.

The STQ cannot be held responsible for Internet traffic for the transmission of electronic bids. It is the bidder's responsibility to allow sufficient time for transmission to be completed (encrypted, transmitted, time-stamped and saved) before the deadline for receipt of bids.

PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT

The STQ requires the services of a shipyard capable of providing the necessary conditions to dry dock a vessel and perform the required inspections and repairs. This contract will encompass, but is not limited to, the following: dry docking, vessel servicing, mechanical and electrical repairs, steelwork, cleaning, painting, and inspection.

VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS

Place of construction: Trieste, Italy

Year of construction: 2014

Builder: Fincantieri

Overall length: 133.2 m

Overall width: 22.4 m

Gross tonnage: 15,901 mt

Net tonnage: 4,770 mt

Keel depth: 8.0 m

Displacement: 10,393 m3 in salt water

Maximum draft: 6.65 m

Classification society: Lloyd's Register

DELIVERY OF THE VESSEL AND DRY DOCKING

The vessel will be delivered by the owner at the entrance of the dry dock or at any other quay designated by the service provider. However, all costs incurred (piloting, towing, mooring, guarding, etc.), whether for moving the vessel from the designated quay to the entrance of the dry dock, or for positioning the vessel in the dry dock, will be at the expense, responsibility, and risk of the service provider.

PROJECT TIMETABLE

TIMELINE FOR THE ANTICIPATED WORK

The following dates take precedence over those listed in the Description of Work:

MV F.-A. GAUTHIER:

- Shipyard delivery date: March 29, 2025

- Completion date for the work: May 25, 2025.

DURATION OF WORK

The duration of the work for each dry docking must not exceed a maximum of FIFTY-SEVEN (57) days (including 7 days at the dock at the end of the dry dock), starting from the date the ship is delivered to the selected service provider's shipyard.

THE STQ REPRESENTATIVE

To ensure uniform interpretation of the tender documents and facilitate information exchange, the STQ designates the following person to represent it:

Annick Marin

Contract Management Advisor

E-mail: annick.marin@traversiers.gouv.qc.ca

TENDER DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION LOCATION

Bids submitted on paper for this tender must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, addressed to Annick Marin at the following address:

Société des traversiers du Québec, 250, rue Saint-Paul, Québec (Québec) G1K 9K9

Bids submitted electronically must be made exclusively through the Quebec government's electronic tendering system (SEAO) at: //www.seao.gouv.qc.ca/.

The STQ cannot be held responsible for internet traffic affecting the transmission of bids submitted electronically. It is the bidder's responsibility to allow ample time for their bids to be fully processed (encrypted, transmitted, timestamped, and saved) before the submission deadline.

OFFICIAL AND LEGAL VALUE OF DOCUMENTS WRITTEN IN FRENCH

The Service Provider acknowledges that French is the official language of Quebec and that the STQ is subject to the Charter of the French Language (RLRQ, c. C-11).

Only the French version of this Invitation to Tender, including all Contract Documents, has official and legal value. Where applicable, any other version of this contract, or of any other Contractual Documents, drafted in a language other than French is provided for information purposes only and therefore has no official or legal value.

Tenderers hereby complete and sign the French language version of this tender and acknowledge and agree that the terms and obligations of this tender, including all Contract Documents, written in the French language are the only ones having official and legal value.

All tender documents must be in the French language. All bids submitted in a language other than French will automatically be declared non-compliant.

OFFICIAL AND LEGAL VALUE OF DOCUMENTS WRITTEN IN FRENCH

The Service Provider acknowledges that French is the official language of Quebec and that the STQ is subject to the Charter of the French Language (CQLR, c. C-11).

The version of this Call for Tenders, including all contractual documents, written in French is the only one with official and legal value. In this context, any other versions of this contract or any other contractual documents written in a language other than French are provided for informational purposes only and, therefore, have no official or legal value.

Tenderers must complete and sign the version of this bid written in French and thus acknowledge that the terms and obligations of this call for tenders, including all Contract Documents, written in French are the only ones with official and legal value, and declare their consent to it.

All documents submitted as part of the bid must be written in French. Any bids submitted in a language other than French will be automatically deemed non-compliant.

Opportunity closing date

26 November 2024

Value of contract

to be confirmed