Canada - Ground snow removal for various buildings (5) in Rimouski

Description

CONTRACT IDENTIFICATION

Contract number :

44539284

Contract title :

Ground snow removal for various buildings (5) in Rimouski

Building address :

183, avenue de la Cathédrale, 335-337, rue Moreault, 393, rue Vanier,

200, rue des Négociants and 411, montée Sainte-Odile

Société québécoise des infrastructures (hereinafter the "Société") is issuing a public call for tenders for technical services for the above-mentioned contract.

All bidders must comply with the requirements set out in the contract documents. These can only be obtained through the electronic tendering system (SEAO) at http://www.seao.gouv.qc.ca or by calling 418-646-0177 for residents of the Quebec City area and toll-free 1-877-336-7326 for residents outside Quebec City.

Attention: Please note that only the documents required by the Company under the terms of this call for tenders must be submitted with the bid, so as to avoid any situation that would result in the bid being restrictive or conditional.

IMPORTANT NOTICES

News

A new electronic tendering system ("SEAO") went live in June 2024. Among the new features announced, the system will automatically assign a "Tender Slip Identification Number" to each supplier-type organization.

You will note that the Company has added a space on the Tender Form to allow the tenderer to enter his "Tender Slip Identification Number", assigned to him by the SEAO.

Diesel fuel price adjustment

Please note that the contract covered by this invitation to tender provides for a diesel fuel price adjustment. The terms and conditions of this adjustment are set out in the Supplementary Instructions and the Supplementary General Conditions.

Recommendation to submit bids electronically

The Company has undertaken initiatives for its digital transformation and, as a result, strongly recommends that bidders submit their bids electronically via the SEAO.

Authorization to contract/certification from Revenu Québec

It is strongly suggested that bidders apply as soon as possible, in accordance with the requirements of the contract documents, for their Revenu Québec attestation and, where applicable, for their authorization to contract from the Autorité des marchés publics, to ensure that these requirements are met before the deadline date and time indicated in the Instructions to Bidders and/or in the Complementary Instructions.

Non-participation in the invitation to tender

Any person or company who has obtained the contract documents and who does not submit a bid undertakes to complete the "Non-participation Questionnaire" form included in the contract documents and send it to the Company at the following e-mail address: infosoumissionDIBSLGIM@sqi.gouv.qc.ca.

DURATION OF CONTRACT

The services covered by this call for tenders are required for a period of 3 seasons, starting November 1, 2024.

TENDER GUARANTEE

Bids must be accompanied by a bid security equal to 3% of the bid amount.

When the bid is submitted on paper, this bid security must be in the form of a bond, irrevocable letter of guarantee, certified cheque, money order or draft, and must comply with the conditions set out in the "Bid Security" section of the Instructions to Tenderers.

When the bid is submitted electronically, this bid security must be in the form of a bond or irrevocable letter of guarantee and comply with the conditions set out in the "Bid Security" section of the Instructions to Tenderers. No other form of guarantee is accepted with this method of transmission.

CONDITIONS

Only bids submitted by tenderers who meet the following conditions will be considered:

1. have in Quebec, or in a territory covered by an applicable intergovernmental agreement, an establishment where it carries out its activities on a permanent basis, clearly identified in its name and accessible during normal business hours;

SITE VISIT

Bidders should note that a site visit is mandatory for their bid to be considered. Bidders must make an appointment by sending a request to the following e-mail address: mlanctil@sqi.gouv.qc.caet to attend the site visit on the date and at the time set by the person in charge of site visits. The Company reserves the right to refuse a bidder's request to make an appointment for a site visit if the request is sent less than 10 days before the deadline for receipt of bids.

This mandatory visit is a condition of a bidder's eligibility. It is therefore the responsibility of all bidders to attend the confirmed visit and to sign the attendance register provided for this purpose at the site of the visit.

Consequently, a bidder's failure to attend the visit will render him ineligible to submit a bid for this call for tenders.

RECEIPT AND OPENING OF BIDS

Receipt of bids :

a) Paper bids :

Paper bids must be received at the Company's bid receiving counter, located at 337, rue Moreault, Suite SS 20, Rimouski (Québec) G5L 1P4, no later than the deadline date and time indicated in the Additional Instructions.

b) Bids submitted electronically :

Electronic bids must be received via the SEAO at the following address: http://www.seao.gouv.qc.ca, no later than the date and time indicated in the Additional Instructions.

For technical questions regarding electronic bid submission, please contact the SEAO customer service department at 418-646-0177 for residents of the Quebec City area and toll-free at 1-877-336-7326 for residents outside Quebec City.

Tender opening :

The public opening of bids will take place on the date and at the time indicated for the receipt of bids. The only opportunity for anyone to attend this opening is to view it live on the Internet at the address indicated for this purpose in the Additional Instructions. No subsequent viewing, recording or broadcasting of the video recording of the opening is possible.

FORWARDING COMPLAINTS

All complaints made to the Company under section 21.0.4 of the Act respecting contracting by public bodies (RLRQ, chapter C-65.1) must be received at plainte@sqi.gouv.qc.ca, no later than the deadline for receipt of such complaints as indicated in the Additional Instructions.

INFORMATION

Tenderers wishing to receive further information concerning the call for tenders must send a written request to the e-mail address indicated below, quoting the contract number. If such a request for clarification is received two working days or less before the closing date and time for receipt of bids, the Company reserves the right not to consider it.

Information concerning contract documents :

Management:

Direction immobilière du Bas-Saint-Laurent et de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Email us :

infosoumissionDIBSLGIM@sqi.gouv.qc.ca

RESERVE

Société québécoise des infrastructures reserves the right not to accept any of the bids received.

Opportunity closing date

17 September 2024

Value of contract

to be confirmed