The Region will ONLY accept ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSIONS submitted through the Region’s Bids and Tenders website for this Request for Tender. 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., Eastern Standard Time. 

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Work includes but is not limited to Culvert Removal and Replacements as well as Culvert Design and Rehabilitation in various locations of York Region. 

For complete bid details, refer to the RFT documents.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENT: 

• CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION (COR™): Any proposals received from proponents who are not Certificate of Recognition (COR™) certified, who have not obtained COR™ equivalency or who have not submitted a valid Letter of Reciprocity shall be rejected from further consideration.
• DEPOSIT:

Bid Bond (Digital Bond):  All Bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of not less than 10% of the Subtotal Contract Amount generated on the Bidding Website in the Schedule of Prices (the “Bid Price”) in the form of a digital Bid Bond from a recognized guarantee or surety company acceptable to the Region and authorized by law to do business in the Province of Ontario. The form of Bid Bond acceptable to the Region is attached as Appendix E or substantially in the form issued by the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC220 Form) or the Surety Association of Canada. For complete details please Refer to Appendix A section C.1.
Undertaking to Bond (Digital Bond): Bidders shall submit a digital Undertaking to Bond. The Undertaking to Bond shall be in the form of a digital Undertaking to Bond from a recognized guarantee or surety company acceptable to the Region and authorized by law to do business in the province of Ontario. The form of Undertaking to Bond acceptable to the Region is attached as Appendix F or substantially in the form issued by the Surety Association of Canada, including digital Agreements to Bond or Consents of Surety. For complete details please Refer to Appendix A section C.2. 

• MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND PARKS ("MECP") APPROVAL DOCUMENTS OR REGISTRATION:

All Bidders shall have in their possession the following MECP approval documents or registrations, Receiving Solid Non-Hazardous Waste and Hauling Solid Non-Hazardous Waste. For complete details please Refer to Appendix A section D.2.

For complete bid details, refer to the RFT documents.

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

Accommodations requests under AODA should be directed to York Region Procurement Office at 1-877-464-9675 EXT 71900 or email purchasing@york.ca.