This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Trail, British Columbia. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

For Environmental Services - Kootenay- Boundary Region Enquiries Deadline: Questions related to this opportunity should be submitted to the Official Contact before this requested cut off date and time. Questions received after this date and time may not be answered. 2023-02-27 2:00:00 PM A supplier meeting will not be held. The Province reserves the right in its sole discretion to: a) disqualify a Proposal if the Province is not satisfied that the Proponent is clearly identified; b) prior to entering into a Contract with a Proponent, request that the Proponent provide confirmation of the Proponent's legal status (or in the case of a sole proprietorship, the Proponent's legal name and identification) and certification in a form satisfactory to the Province that the Proponent has the power and capacity to enter into the Contract; c) not to enter into a Contract with a Proponent if the Proponent cannot satisfy the Province that it is the same legal entity that submitted the Proponent's Proposal; and d) require security screenings for a Proponent who is natural person, subcontractors, and key personnel before entering into a Contract and decline to enter into a Contract with a Proponent or to approve subcontractor or key personnel that fail to pass the security screenings to the Province's satisfaction. 2.22 Reservation of Rights In addition to any other reservation of rights set out in the RFP, the Province reserves the right, in its sole discretion: a) to modify the terms of the RFP at any time prior to the Closing Date and Time, including the right to cancel the RFP at any time prior to entering into a Contract with a Proponent; b) in accordance with the terms of the RFP, to accept the Proposal or Proposals that it deems most advantageous to itself; c) to waive any non-material irregularity, defect or deficiency in a Proposal; d) to request clarification(s) from a Proponent with respect to its Proposal, including clarification(s) with respect to its Proposal on non-material administrative matters (e.g., a matter that is not scored); or where Proposal provisions are ambiguous, without any obligation to make such a request to any other Proponents, and consider such clarification(s) in evaluating the Proposal; e) to reject any Proposal due to unsatisfactory references or unsatisfactory past performance under contracts with the Province, or any material error, omission or misrepresentation in the Proposal; f) at any time, to reject any or all Proposals; g) at any time, to terminate the competition without award and obtain the goods and services described in the RFP by other means (including, a future solicitation) or do nothing; and h) to exclude a Proponent from participation in the RFP, at any point in the RFP process, where there is supporting evidence, on grounds of Proponent: vii) bankruptcy; viii) false declarations or misrepresentations; ix) significant or persistent deficiencies in performance of any substantive requirement or obligation under a prior contract or contracts with the Province; x) final judgments in respect of serious crimes or other serious offences; xi) engaging in conduct prohibited by the Competition Act such as bid rigging as described in section 47 of the Competition Act, or engaging in conspiracies, agreements or arrangements between competitors as described in section 45 of the Competition Act; xii) professional misconduct or acts or omissions that adversely reflect on the commercial integrity of the Proponent; and xiii) or failure to pay taxes.