Site work for a water / sewer project in Ottawa, Ontario. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Reference Number 0000309497 Question Acceptance Deadline 2026/01/06 11:59:00 PM EST Questions are submitted online Yes Official bid documents must be obtained from www.merx.com and bid submissions must be done through the Merx platform. Soil sampling and excess soil quality analysis has not been conducted for the work sites. The Contractor is required to undertake soil sampling and testing for this contract to confirm soil quality and meet Receiver Site requirements. The Contractor shall provide the Contract Administrator with 5 days' notice prior to initiating the investigations. Investigation work shall be carried out using appropriate traffic and pedestrian control, as required, to ensure the safety of workers and the public. The Contractor may elect to carry out in-situ soil sampling from test pits or drill holes advanced at each work site prior to construction or to conduct sampling from within temporary stockpiles during construction. If investigation work is carried out in advance of construction, the site shall be reinstated to the satisfaction of the Contract Administrator upon completion of the investigation work. The sampling frequency shall be determined by the Contractor's QP-C based on the anticipated excess soil volumes to be generated at each site. A minimum of three representative samples shall be obtained for each site. Soil samples shall be collected by the Contractor's QP-C in accordance with the Soil Rules and Guidance on Sampling and Analytical Methods for Use at Contaminated Sites in Ontario prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Energy in 1996. Sampling of material that will be beneficially reused on-site is not required. Soil samples shall be tested at an accredited analytical laboratory and analyzed for the minimum parameters for beneficial reuse as outlined in the Soil Rules. Testing for any additional Contaminants of Potential Environmental Concern at each site shall be included based on the QP-C's review of the information provided by the City in the Bid Security Buyer Requires E-Bonding - Bid Bond 10 % Award is subject to final approval