Rehabilitation of the Smart VMC and Major Mackenzie West Terminals in the City of Vaughan

The Region will ONLY accept ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSIONS submitted through the Region’s Bids and Tenders website for this Request for Tenders. HARD COPY BID SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Bids must be submitted and received by the Region no later than 1:00:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Minor capital civil works project at Smart VMC Terminal and Major Mackenzie West Terminal to improve operations and maintain a state of good repairs.For complete bid details, refer to the RFT documents.MANDATORY REQUIREMENT(S): OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (OHSMS) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM: Any bids received from respondents who do not meet the OHSMS certification requirements, as stated in RFT Particulars (Appendix A), shall be rejected from further consideration. DEPOSIT:Bid Bond(Digital Bond): All bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of not less than 10% of the Subtotal Contract Amount generated on the Bidding Website in the Schedule of Prices (the “Bid Price”) in the form of a digital Bid Bond from a recognized guarantee or surety company acceptable to the Region and authorized by law to do business in the Province of Ontario. The form of Bid Bond acceptable to the Region is attached as Appendix E or substantially in the form issued by the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC220 Form) or the Surety Association of Canada. For complete details please Refer to Appendix A section C.1.Undertaking to Bond(Digital Bond): Bidders shall submit a digital Undertaking to Bond. The Undertaking to Bond shall be in the form of a digital Undertaking to Bond from a recognized guarantee or surety company acceptable to the Region and authorized by law to do business in the province of Ontario. The form of Undertaking to Bond acceptable to the Region is attached as Appendix F or substantially in the form issued by the Surety Association of Canada, including digital Agreements to Bond or Consents of Surety. For complete details please Refer to Appendix A section C.2. Commitment to Supply Ontario and/or Canadian-Made Goods and Services Under the Mandatory Technical Requirements section in the Bidding Website, bidders are required to provide their written commitment to Supply Ontario-Made Goods and Ontario Services and/or Canadian-Made Goods and Canadian Services with a minimum value of 30% of the Bid Price by selecting either “yes” or “no” under the “Commitment to Supply Ontario and/or Canadian-Made Goods and Services”. Failure to provide this written commitment will result in rejection of the bid. QUESTIONS: Questions related to this RFT should be submitted to the Region through the Bidding Website by clicking on the 'Submit a Question' button.ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS: Accommodation requests under AODA should be directed to the Region's Procurement Representative via email to contact@example.gov.