November 10, 2020

Re: Award of Request for Tender (RFT) No. T-18-268 16TH AVENUE TRUNK SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION (PHASE 2) 16th Avenue from west of Mingay Avenue to west of Williamson Road in the City of Markham

On behalf of the Regional Municipality of York, I wish to advise you that the contract for T-18-268 has been terminated.

We invite you to consult the Region’s Bids and Tender website at http://bids.york.ca for further opportunities. 

Sincerely,

Susan Hope, CPPB

Senior Purchasing Analyst

Procurement Office

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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.

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. PQ-18-267:

• •  Liqui-Force Services (Ontario) Inc.

• •  Michels Canada Co.

Any Bids received from Bidders not listed above shall be rejected from further consideration.

To ensure receipt of the latest information and updates via email regarding his bid or if a Bidder has obtained this Bid Document from a third party, the onus is on the Bidder to create a Bidding System Vendor account and register as a Plan Taker for the bid opportunity at the at http://bids.york.ca 

Electronic copies of the tender documents are available for download on or after August 24, 2020 from the Region’s Bids & Tenders website at http://bids.york.ca.  All Bidders must log into their account and register for the bid before they can download the bid documents.  There is no cost to set up an account in the Region’s Bids and Tenders System. 

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

A Bidders Meeting has been scheduled for the pre-qualified contractors only on September 3, 2020 via teleconference from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm.

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.

Bidders shall submit a digital Undertaking to Bond with their Bid. The Performance Bond in an amount equal to 50% of the Estimated Contract Price; and a Labour and Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to 50% of the Estimated Contract Price and in a form acceptable to the Region.

Bidders are advised that the Region has implemented the Certificate of Recognition (COR^TM) safety program, endorsed by the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA), as a requirement on Regional construction projects. Bidders must be registered for the COR^TM Safety Program with the IHSA in order to submit a Bid in response to this tender, and/or to be considered for award of the Contract.

Any Bids received from Bidders who have not registered for the COR^TM Safety Program with the IHSA shall be rejected from further consideration.

For further details about COR including the registration 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.

All Queries regarding the tender documents shall be directed to Susan Hope, CPPB, Senior Purchasing Analyst, Procurement Office Tel: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 71695, susan.hope@york.ca.  Please state the document number when inquiring about this contract.  If you require accommodations due to a disability please contact York Region Procurement Office at 1-877-464-9675 ext 71900 or email purchasing@york.ca.