Renovation of an educational facility in Montreal, Quebec. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Reference number : 1546098 Deadline for receipt of complaints: 2021-12-06 Electronic submission accepted: Yes, in a single submission document Expected duration of the contract (in months): 3 Estimated value: $ 732,400 to $ 5,283,199 Universite du Quebec a Montreal hereinafter referred to as the Owner, having its registered office at 1430, rue Saint-Denis, H2X 3J8, Montreal, Quebec, calls for tenders for the carrying out of roof repairs and replacement of the ventilation systems of the Pavilion B of UQAM, located at 405, boul. De Maisonneuve est, Montreal, H2L 4J5, detailed work in Plans and Specifications. More specifically, this work includes, succinctly and without being limited to, the following: 1. Architecture : 1.1. Complete the repair of the basins on the roof of Pavilion B, including: - Demolition work on the existing roof up to the support, including the bases, - Protection, flashing and fitting out of a new waterproofing system, - Patching and other work necessary for the complete completion of the structure, - Replacement of drains - The contractor must provide a guarantee of the roofing systems corresponding to the requirements of the estimate. - An allowance for asbestos is provided in the event that certain materials affected by the work would contain asbestos. A characterization of the building is currently underway 2. Structure : 2.1. Carry out structural reinforcements for the new roof ventilation units 3. Mechanics: 3.1. Replace the 5 air conditioning units in pavilion B including: - Demolition of existing bases - Demolition work required in ventilation, plumbing and controls. - The construction of 5 new bases. - The installation of new air conditioning units on the roof of the building, including balancing work. - Plumbing work for the new drainage - Electrical work necessary for the electrical connection of the new air conditioning units - Temporary air conditioning of the premises is to be expected because the work will have to be carried out during the occupation of shops and offices. - The work must not interfere with the work planned by the STM during the summer of 2022 - An allowance for the replacement of the ventilators of units VA1, VA2 and VA3 has been foreseen in the event that these ventilators have to be replaced as part of this work. 3.2. Equipment pre-order: - In order to meet the work schedule, UQAM has pre-ordered five (5) units of ventilation air conditioning. The Rights and obligations of the Owner arising from the pre-order contract are thus assigned to the Contractor, upon receipt of written notice from the Owner to this effect, with respect to the purchase of the goods only (excluding the maintenance contract and the provision of additional work). - The Contractor will take full responsibility for the pre-order since the supplier selected for these equipment will be contractually bound directly with the Contractor and therefore must act as if he had ordered the equipment himself. - The amount of the pre-order contract is added as an allocation in the Breakdown of the submission of this call for tenders and will be managed according to article 8 of the additional and / or special General Conditions. This also includes all related work such as: all demolition, protection, patching and other work necessary for the complete completion of the Work and all related work such: site development and cleaning, temporary protection work, repairs and modifications to the works. existing interior fittings. All jointing, repair and drilling work required for the work hereof is included. The Contractor must consider that the users and occupants of the building will continue their activities during the work. The Contractor must act in such a way as to minimize inconvenience to users and staff. Similarly, the delivery dock, parking, access, etc., will also continue to be used, throughout the duration of the work. The Contractor must ensure that users will have access to the premises and facilities in a safe, healthy and seamless environment. The Contractor must coordinate its work in order not to interfere with the work of the STM planned on rue Maisonneuve as well as the work of the St-Denis Theater in progress on rue Saint-Denis. Concerning the following work, detailed in the plans and in the various sections of the mechanical specifications, the associated subcontractors must individually submit their prices to the Contractor. The work components concerned below must therefore each have a separate subcontractor: Work concerned: 1- Testing, adjustment and balancing of ventilation-air conditioning systems and networks, plumbing and heating-cooling. Refer to the mechanical specifications for acceptable subcontractors for this discipline; 2- Insulation work for ventilation-air conditioning, plumbing and heating-cooling systems and networks; 3- Ventilation-air conditioning and refrigeration work; 4- Fire protection works; 5- Automatic regulation work. The Contractor will be fully responsible for controlling access to the premises and the site. In situations where the Contractor must perform work elsewhere in the building or in cases where he must cut electromechanical services, he will do so outside of normal hours of occupancy by users, according to the authorizations. of the Owner. Finally, the Contractor will be fully responsible for safety and temporary protection on the site. The person responsible for answering the Bidders' questions is (see article 8 of the "Instructions to Bidders"). Any questions will be sent in writing to the email address: marandino.vanessa@uqam.ca The Owner reserves the right not to consider a request for clarification formulated by a potential tenderer if this request is sent to him less than 3 working days before the date and time set for the receipt of tenders. Any person or company having obtained the Tender Documents and who does not submit a tender undertakes to complete the "Non-Participation Questionnaire" form included in the Tender Documents to the annex U and send it to UQAM for the attention of Ramona Szanto at 400 rue Ste-Catherine Est, Local A-R848, Montreal (Quebec), H2L 2C5 or by email at szanto.ramona@uqam.ca. Bids must be accompanied by a bid bond issued by a Financial Institution , as defined in section 12 of the Regulation respecting construction contracts of public bodies (CQLR, c. C-65.1, r.3) and established at 10% of the value of the Submission valid for a period of forty-five (45) days from the date of opening of the Submission. To restrict movement, to ensure social distancing and limit exchanges of equipment, the UQAM strongly suggest to Bidders to resort to filing a submission electronically . Filing a paper submission is riskier from a virus spreading perspective. The Bidder must also provide for delivery times by post or courier which are longer than normal times. It is his responsibility to take the necessary precautions in order to respect the date and time limit for the submission of a tender. Only contractors who have an establishment in Quebec where they carry out their activities on a permanent basis, clearly identified with their name and accessible during normal office hours or, when an intergovernmental agreement is applicable, in Quebec or in a province, are eligible to tender. or territory covered by this agreement and holding the license required under the Building Act (CQLR, chapter B-1.1) Bidders are responsible for the choice of Subcontractors and Suppliers, both for their solvency and for the content of their bid, and must inform them of the conditions they intend to impose on them and ensure that they hold the required permits and licenses. . The Owner does not undertake to accept any of the Submissions received. Performance bond and materials and services of each corresponding 50% is required. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.