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.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:  The Region is inviting Bids from qualified contractors to provide goods and services with respect to the Work. The Work includes, but is not limited to, waterfront trail enhancements including asphalt and granular topped trail extension construction complete with landscaped rest areas at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant located at 901 McKay Rd., Pickering, Ontario and, lands located immediately adjacent to the Plant property, on and in the vicinity of Frisco Road.

MEETING:  Bidders are invited to attend a non mandatory site meeting to be held on November 9, 2021 commencing at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Bidders are to meet at the bottom of Frisco Road at Ajax Trail, City of Pickering. Frisco Rd lies east of Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant 901 McKay Rd Pickering, ON L1W 3A3.

• All bidders are encouraged to submit any questions to the Region using the ‘Submit a Question’ feature in the Bidding Website, a minimum of three (3) Business Days before the information meeting.  The Contractor will be required to comply with all legislative amendments, controls, regulations, requirements and orders that were or are issued by the Government of Canada or the Province of Ontario in response to the global pandemic of the virus leading to COVID‐19 including any resurgence or mutation thereof.

All Addenda will be issued on the Bids & Tenders website. 

DEPOSIT:  All Bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of $250,000.00 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. 

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION:  The Region has implemented the Certificate of Recognition (CORTM) safety program, endorsed by the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA), as a requirement on Regional construction projects.  The Region will only accept Bids from Bidders who:

(a) are CORTM certified;

(b) have obtained CORTM equivalency; or

(c) have obtained a valid Letter of Reciprocity issued by the IHSA, indicating that they are in the process of obtaining CORTM equivalency. A copy of the valid Letter of Reciprocity must be submitted with the Bid.

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.

For further details about CORTM including the certification process and fees, please contact the Centre for Health and Safety Innovation at 1‐800‐263‐5024 or visit their website at www.ihsa.ca/cor.

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

The Region’s Purchasing Analyst for this RFT is: Ivy Ho, CPPB, Senior Purchasing Analyst, Procurement Office Tel: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 71651, Email: ivy.ho@york.ca.   

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