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Reference Number 0000255103 Question Acceptance Deadline 2023/09/08 12:00:00 AM CDT This request for quotes will establish unit prices for the supply and delivery of Winter Sand at Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI) Maintenance Yard in Virden and Elkhorn. The gradation requirements for Winter Sand are shown below: Estimated quantity for material required is shown in Table 1: Estimated Material Quantities of this RFQ. The estimated delivery deadline date for each material at each delivery location is also identified in Table 1. Winter Sand shall meet the following gradation: Passing 9.5mm sieve 100% Passing 4.75mm sieve 80-95% Passing 2mm sieve 50-75% Passing 425um sieve 0-30% Passing 75um sieve 0-8% Supplier shall provide "2" Quality Control samples to be tested by CCIL Certified lab, and accepted by MTI. When material is identified to be paid by EPP, the results of the Department's Acceptance testing will form the basis for acceptance of material. The Contractor shall inform The Department when they are ready for acceptance testing. Sample shall only be taken from the designated stockpiles once produced. The Department will conduct ten (10) tests for each stockpile of aggregate. Each sample will be split into three (3) samples of approximately equal weight. One sample will be given to the Contractor, one will be tested by the Department, and the third will be retained by the Department for potential appeal testing. Testing of the acceptance samples will be conducted by one of the Department's Central laboratories and the results shall be binding. Acceptance samples may be randomly collected at any time, at the Departments discretion, either during production or after material has been stockpiled. Acceptance samples may be taken directly from the crusher or from the existing stockpile after it has been produced. Acceptance samples taken directly from the crusher the contractor shall not make piles with more than 5,000 m3. The Department will take 10 samples for every 5,000m3 pile produced only then will the contractor be able to deliver this material to the stockpile site. Contractor shall be responsible for collecting samples at the stockpile location for acceptance testing, they shall be collected following MEB-P047. The contractor shall conduct acceptance sampling in the presence of an MI representative and shall relinquish samples for acceptance and potential appeal testing to the MI representative. Official bid documents must be obtained from www.merx.com and bid submissions must be done through the Merx platform.