This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Ottawa, Ontario. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Reference Number 0000217410 Source ID PU.SC.ON.223533.C110345 Purchase Type Term: 2022/04/01 12:00:00 AM EDT - 2023/11/30 12:00:00 AM EST Option: 3x one year each Bid Intent Not Available Question Acceptance Deadline 2022/02/24 02:00:00 PM EST Questions are submitted online No The Conseil des ecoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) hereby invites qualified (having complied with the specific requirements of the offer documents) vendors and suppliers to submit Offers for supplying all or any of the goods and services specified in the Offer documents, in accordance with these Instructions, Terms and Conditions. SIGNING OF OFFERS All Offers shall be originally signed by an authorized signing officer of the Respondent in accordance with the Respondent's authorized signing of agreements requirements. TENDER INQUIRIES All inquiries regarding this Invitation to Tender or its requirements shall be made IN WRITING and received no later than close of business Thursday, March 28th, 2019 to the following representative of the Purchaser only: Ludovic Viger, Purchasing Agent Conseil des ecoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) Purchasing Department 4000, rue Labelle Ottawa (Ontario) K1J 1A1 Email : appro@ecolecatholique.ca BID DEPOSIT A bid deposit from a Surety Company authorized by law to carry out business in the Province of Ontario in the amount of $500.00 (or cheque certified by the Bank upon which it is drawn, Bank cheque, money order, irrevocable Bank Letter of Credit, or approved Government Bearer Bonds - no interest shall be payable on any such deposit) is required with the Tender payable to the Conseil des ecoles catholiques du Centre-Est as acting Financial Agent for the Participants. Cash will not be accepted. Bid deposits will be returned to all unsuccessful Respondents upon award of Contracts. Failure to provide the required bid deposit with the Tender document or before the specified closing date and time will be reason for rejecting the bid. It is the intention of the Purchaser to award a contract or contracts from this solicitation to the Respondents (if any) who offer the best overall value. Consequentially, the Purchaser shall not be bound to award to the lowest price or any Offer Unless otherwise specified herein, Tenders will be considered by the Purchaser on a site by site and service by service basis. Each site or service at each site, will be awarded to the most responsive and responsible Respondent. A rationalization may be made to limit the number of successful Respondents to an economical quantity for the Purchaser to deal with, therefore minimizing administrative costs. EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND WORK Respondents are required to fully investigate and acquaint themselves with the Work Sites, the Work, and the Contract Documents; fully inform themselves of all conditions, limitations and requirements involved in the Work; and, obtain all information that may be necessary t perform the Work prior to submitting an Offer. PRICING All prices quoted shall be: Net Canadian funds, must include the cost of the equipment, materials, labor, supervision, tools, Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board fees, transportation, insurance and all other of every kind attributed to the work. Irrevocable for not less than 90 days from the Offer closing date and time. Fixed until the end of the 2023 grass-cutting season. The Purchaser reserves the right to limit the contract to a one-year period, terminating at the end of the 2022 grass-cutting season. The Purchaser will make their intentions known in writing to the successful Respondent regarding any potential extension period by March 15 of the final contract year, and if the intention is to extend the contract, the successful Respondent will be given until March 31st to respond to the Purchaser and provide a proposal for any price change. All other terms and conditions would the same for any extension period. All changes in pricing that exceeds the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Ontario for the twelve months preceding the applicable anniversary date or 3% published by Statistics Canada shall be subject to review and acceptance by the Purchaser. Final confirmation of the extension will be given to the successful Respondent no later than April 15th. These dates will apply to any potential extension period. CONTRACT TERM Any Contract awarded shall commence at the beginning of the 2022 season, and shall be completed at the end of the 2022 season to the full satisfaction of the Purchaser. The Purchaser reserves the right to limit the contract to a one-year period, terminating at the end of each completed season. It is expressly agreed that the Purchaser shall have the option to extend any contract made with the successful Respondents for three (1 year each) additional grass-cutting season upon written notice potentially extending this contract till the end of 2026 season. Official bid documents must be obtained from www.merx.com and bid submissions must be done through the Merx platform.