This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

This invitation to tender consists of the supply, installation, and delivery of One (1) Irrigation Pump on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources. Specifications for the Irrigation Pump are to be in accordance with the item descriptions listed in this document. CONTRACT AWARD CRITERIA The intent of this contract is to award to the lowest compliant bid which meets the technical requirements detailed within the item specifications of this document. Bidders should bid on all items to be considered an award. Award preference may be given to the bidder who provides the best overall combination of installation, price, and shipping that meets the deadline listed herein. Bidders are required to be able to perform installation, as well as supply the goods and services. Bidders are required to provide a one (1) time service inspection within one (1) year of receipt of goods. Inspection will be scheduled in intervals of choice by the province. Vendors are asked to list the applicable discount rate (%) for parts and labour services. Lowest overall discount rates will not be part of the evaluation criteria but must be listed to be considered an award. Labour and parts rates will be used upon one-time inspection if deemed necessary by the province. BID PRICE AND DELIVERY Vendors are invited to submit their UNIT PRICE-the price for a single product within the Tender Item-under the "Unit Price" column. Vendors should then multiply their unit price by the "quantity per unit" to calculate the "extended price." The "unit price including discount" and "extended price" should not include taxes. When stating "unit price," vendors must include delivery to the shipping address detailed above. Vendors are to verify and confirm the delivery date on or before March 31, 2023. Delivery thereafter may result in cancellation of the order. Vendors are required to deliver to the shipping address listed above. QUESTIONS: Written questions relating to this opportunity may be submitted to the address provided below via email by clicking on Questions. Please be sure to include the solicitation/tender number in the subject line. EMAIL ADDRESS: bidquestionssoumissions@snb.ca Pay Equity Does your organization have 50 or more employees The Government of New Brunswick is committed to encouraging and incentivizing the adoption of pay equity by employers doing business with government. Prior to the award of procurements for goods and services valued over $1,000,000, suppliers, with fifty (50) or more employees will be required to complete the Pay Equity Learning Module developed by the Women's Equality Branch. Suppliers should provide a copy of their certificate of completion with their bid submission. Award of contracts: no contract shall be awarded and no payment shall be made to a vendor unless authorized by the Minister or his delegates. The Minister may make an award to the preferred vendor conditional on the negotiation and acceptance of a detailed contract between the Province and the vendor. In such cases, should the detailed contract negotiations not be completed in a reasonable period of time, the Province reserves the right to discontinue negotiations with the vendor and subsequently enter into negotiations with the second preferred vendor. No right or duty, in whole or in part, of the vendor under a contract issued may be assigned or delegated without the prior consent of the Strategic Procurement Branch. Unless indicated otherwise in this tender notice or attached documents, all prices must be extended and totalled. All Suppliers engaged to deliver goods or services to the Government of New Brunswick must ensure compliance with the Designated Materials Regulation in the provision or delivery of those goods obligated under that Regulation. Please refer to Recycle NB's website and the Designated Materials Regulation for specifics. PAYMENT OF INVOICES Payment of invoices is the responsibility of the department or organization to whom the goods are shipped or services are supplied. Where the estimated value of the goods or services to be procured is below the lowest applicable threshold value of any relevant trade agreement, Service New Brunswick reserves the right to give preferential treatment to a prospective supplier from New Brunswick. Should this right be exercised, the following order of priority will apply: a) firstly, New Brunswick manufacturers if the goods to be procured are manufactured in New Brunswick; and b) secondly, New Brunswick vendors. When bid submissions are evaluated on price: - Applicability of the preferences will be determined based on the price differential between the lowest-priced acceptable bid and the bid receiving the preferential treatment. - The price differential under which a NB supplier preference may be applied will be limited to 10%. When the lowest-priced acceptable bid before preferential treatment is applied is a New Brunswick vendor, the price differential under which a NB manufacturer preference will be applied will be limited to 5%. - The preferential treatment will be applied by making the award to the NB supplier.