Wildlife Fencing Repair – Lake Louise, Yoho and Kootenay

5P420-25-0332/A Wildlife Fencing Repair – Lake Louise, Yoho and Kootenay BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL. PARKS CANADA IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING BIDS VIA SAP ARIBA, YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR BID VIA FAX OR EMAIL AS INDICATED IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT. BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The only acceptable email address for responses to the bid solicitation is contact@example.gov. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than contact@example.gov will not be accepted. The only acceptable facsimile for responses to bid solicitations is +1 (555) 000-0000. The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 15 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size. The Bidder should be cognisant of the size of the email as a whole, and not only the attachments. Please take into consideration that some attachments, when sent, may be resized during the email transfer. If the email size is too large, the Bidder should send the bid in multiple emails properly labeled with the solicitation number, project name, and indicate how many emails are included (ex. 1 of 2). Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments. RECIPROCAL PROCUREMENT – LIMITED SUPPLIER ELIGIBILITY This procurement is subject to the Policy on Reciprocal Procurement. Only Canadian Suppliers and Suppliers of an Applicable Trading Partner are eligible for this solicitation of bids. REQUIREMENT Parks Canada Agency (PCA) will require ongoing repair services to fix damage to wildlife fencing along Highway 93 South and on Highway 1 between Castle Junction and the West border of Yoho National Park. PERIOD OF CONTRACT The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to March 31, 2027 inclusive. The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by two (2) additional one (1) year period from April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2028 inclusive and April 1, 2028 to March 31, 2029 inclusive under the same conditions. ENQUIRIES All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority. Enquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided. INFORMATION National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act. Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at http://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Parks Canada has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.