Window Cleaning

Revise the text under Subsection 4 of Section 05 - Submission of Bids of 2003 referenced above is amended as follows:
Delete: one hundred twenty (120) days
Insert: two hundred and forty (240) days
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Solitation Amendment 003
This Amendment is raised to extend the closing from April 3,2020 to April 14,2020 and advise Bidders to use and apply for epost connect
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Solitation Amendment 002
This Amendment is raised to extend the closing from March 25,2020 to April 3,2020 and advise Bidders to apply for epost connect
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This Amendment is raised to extend the closing from March 11, 2020 to March 25, 2020
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ENOR - EJ196- EJ196-201710/A ENOR
Hill, Cris Telephone No: (number on the official notice)
Window Cleaning Services Buildings Blocks 1, 2 & 3 Sparks & Wellington
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Requirement

To provide Window Cleaning Services including all labour, supervision, transportation, tools, material, and equipment; for Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), located at buildings listed below in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in the solicitation and Annex A.
Block 1 Block 2 Block 3
Postal station ?B? (59 Sparks) Birks Building (107 Sparks) Sir John McDonald Building (144 Wellington)
Hope Building (63 Sparks) Bates Building (109 Sparks) Booth Building (165 Sparks)
O’Brian Building (65 Sparks) Fisher Building (115 Sparks) Slater @ Brouse Building (181 Sparks)
Nelms Building (67 Sparks) Bank of Commerce (119 Sparks) Dover Building (185 Sparks)
House of Norcano (69 Sparks) Bank of Nova Scotia (125 Sparks) Wellington Building (180 Wellington)
Saxe Building (76 Sparks) Valour Building (151 Sparks) National Press Building (150 Wellington)
Blackburn Building (85 Sparks) Victoria Building (140 Wellington)
OPMPC, Office of the Prime Old U S Building (100 Wellington)
Minister and Privy Council Welcome Info Center (90 Welling
(80 Wellington) Marshall Building (14 Metcalfe)
Canada’s Four Corner (93 Sparks)
Union Building (128 Wellington)

The period of any resulting Contract will be for a period of 1 year (estimated commencement date May 1, 2020), with Canada retaining an irrevocable option to extend the contract for a period of 4 additional consecutive twelve (12) month periods.
Canada may exercise this option at any time by sending a written notice to the Contractor 60 days before the contract expiry date. The option may only be exercised by the Contracting Authority and will be evidenced, for administrative purposes only, through a contract amendment.

Mandatory Site Visit

It is mandatory that the Bidder or a representative of the Bidder visit the work site. Arrangements have been made for the site visit to start at 180 Wellington (Wellington Building) on February 20, 2020. The site visit will begin at 8:00am

It is mandatory that bidders provide and wear safety boots and/or a hard hat for the site visit. Bidders who do not comply will not be permitted to attend the site visit.

Bidders should communicate with the Contracting Authority no later than February 17, 2020 to confirm attendance and provide the name(s) of the person(s) who will attend.
Bidders will be required to sign an attendance sheet. Bidders should confirm in their bid that they have attended the site visit. Bidders who do not attend the mandatory site visit or do not send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment and their bid will be declared non-responsive. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation
A maximum of two (2) representatives per bidder will be permitted to examine the sites

Security Requirement at Bid Closing

1. The Contractor/Offeror must, at all times during the performance of the Contract/Standing Offer, hold a valid Facility Security Clearance (FSC) at the level of SECRET issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP) of the Industrial Security Sector (ISS), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

2. The Contractor/Offeror personnel requiring access to sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid personnel security screening at the level of SECRET granted or approved by the CSP/ISS/PWGSC.

3. Subcontracts, which contain security requirements, are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of the CSP/ISS/PWGSC.

4. The Contractor/Offeror must comply with the provisions of the:

1. a)
   Security Requirements Check List and the Security Guide (if applicable), attached at Annex C;
2. b)
   Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition).

Technical and Financial Evaluation - mandatory requirements

Bids will be assessed in accordance with the entire requirement of the bid solicitation including the financial evaluation criteria.
Technical and Financial Evaluation - mandatory requirement
(1) Mandatory Site Visit attendance;
(2) (Mandatory) Security Clearance of Secret Status,at bid closing, in accordance with Part
6, Security Requirements;
(3) (Mandatory) Employee Information for Security at bid closing in accordance with Part 6, 6.2 (4) (Mandatory) Submission of Firm Price/Rates in Canadian funds.
Only proposals found to meet ALL the mandatory requirements will be deemed acceptable proposals and will be further evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria.
Proposals not meeting ALL of the mandatory requirements will be deemed non-responsive and will be given NO further consideration

Basis of selection
A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract

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.