Moving Services

The contract provides relocation and warehousing services for government facilities within the Greater Toronto Area, including specific deliveries to 255 Albert Street, 12th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, on an as-and-when-requested basis. Services encompass the packing, crating, disassembly, transport, unloading, unpacking, assembly, and cleanup of full office suites, furniture, computers, workstation systems, filing cabinets, kitchen equipment, and other workplace items. The contractor must maintain approximately 10,000 cubic feet of warehouse space in the GTA for short-term storage, ensuring all goods are organized by type, placed on skids, shrink-wrapped, and stored on commercial racking. Specific handling requirements include the use of computer carts and anti-static bubble bags for laptops and tablets, blanket and shrink wrapping for screens and portable devices, and accountability for all moving equipment such as dollies, plastic bins, and moving blankets. All work is subject to inspection and acceptance by the Government of Canada, and the contractor remains fully liable for defects even after acceptance. The contractor must provide a computerized inventory of stored items, submit damage reports verified by OSFI, and deliver inventory reports within 24 hours of request. Repairs or replacements for damaged property must be completed within two weeks of notification, and no government protected or classified assets may be stored at any warehouse facility. The contract is governed by Ontario law and operates under a fixed time/unit rate pricing structure with all rates expressed in Canadian dollars, where GST and HST are applied where applicable. Pricing includes hourly rates for crew supervisors, general movers, installers, IT services, and truck operations, as well as daily rates for dollies, screen carts, and computer carts, and a fixed rate for the delivery from Toronto to Ottawa. An initial one-year term is established with an optional extension for up to four additional one-year periods. Bids are evaluated on a lowest evaluated price basis with a mandatory pass/fail criterion requiring the bidder to demonstrate completion of at least three workstation installation projects within the past eight years. Contractors must hold a valid Designated Organization Screening and ensure all personnel accessing sensitive sites have a RELIABILITY STATUS issued by the Contract Security Program. Insurance requirements mandate compliance with Annex Insurance Requirements, including Canadian-based insurers for domestic contractors and a minimum A.M. Best rating of A- for foreign insurers, with a Certificate of Insurance due within ten business days of award. The contractor must maintain detailed financial and operational records for seven years after final payment, submit invoices only after