ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ONLY submitted through the Region’s Bids and Tenders website , HARD COPY BID SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.  Bids must be submitted and received by the Region no later than 1:00:00 p.m., local time as established by the Research Council of Canada.

The following is a list of pre-qualified contractors that have been approved to bid on this Request for Tender under Request for Pre-Qualification No. RFPQ-20-07:

• Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.
• Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd.

Any bids received from bidders not listed above shall be rejected from further consideration.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK:  The Region is inviting Bids from the prequalified bidders for the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plan Biosolids Treatment Replacement Project (Contract 2), 901 McKay Road, Pickering, ON, as further described in Section A of the RFTC Particulars (Appendix A) (the “Deliverables”). 

VIRTUAL MEETING: A non-mandatory virtual Bidder's meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 commencing at 1:30 p.m. Please contact Sue Eves at sue.eves@york.ca for the TEAMS meeting link.

SITE MEETING: Two non-mandatory site meetings will be held at the Administration Building, Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant 901 McKay Rd Pickering, ON L1W 3A3 as follows:

• July 9, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

• August 20, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Commencing at 9:00 am, a brief introduction and overview will be given to the group at large. Following this, a tour of the work area shall be conducted. If needed to accommodate the number of attendees, the tour may be divided into groups. Proponents shall provide and utilize their own PPE. Please confirm your attendance with sue.eves@york.ca to both meetings.

All bidders are encouraged to submit any questions to the Region using the ‘Submit a Question’ feature in the Bidding Website before or after the information meeting(s). Although the meeting is not mandatory it is highly recommended.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

• DEPOSIT:  All Bids shall be accompanied by a digital Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the Subtotal Contract Amount and a digital Undertaking to Bond. The forms of Bid Bond and Undertaking to Bond acceptable to the Region are attached as Appendix E and F.
• CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION (CORTM): Any Bids received from Bidders who are not CORTM certified, who have not obtained CORTM equivalency or who have not submitted a valid Letter of Reciprocity shall be rejected from further consideration.

QUESTIONS:  Questions related to this RFTC should be submitted to the Region through the Bidding Website by clicking on the 'Submit a Question' button.

ACCOMODATION REQUESTS:  Accommodation requests under AODA should be directed to the Region's Procurement Representative via email to sue.eves@york.ca