Refrigeration and HVAC Services at the Pacific Biological Station (PBS), Nanaimo, British Columbia (B.C.).

What the buyer is asking for

BACKGROUND INFORMATION Canada is seeking offers from Offerors to provide refrigeration and HVAC maintenance and repair services to the Pacific Biological Station (PBS) of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) located in Nanaimo B.C. Canada intends to issue up to two (2) Standing Offers. Compliant offers will be ranked in ascending order according to their total evaluated price. The compliant offer with the lowest evaluated price will be ranked first, and the compliant offer with the second-lowest evaluated price will be ranked second. Canada may issue fewer than two Standing Offers if fewer than two compliant offers are received. SCOPE OF WORK The Contractor must provide all labour, materials, tools, equipment, supervision, and travel necessary to deliver refrigeration and HVAC maintenance and repair services on an as-and-when-requested basis by means of a Call-up against the Standing Offer at the Pacific Biological Station (PBS), Nanaimo, British Columbia, for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). All work must be performed in accordance with the applicable federal and provincial codes, regulations, and standards listed under the References section of this standing offer. Where discrepancies exist between codes, the most stringent requirement applies. A. Services Services required under this standing offer include, but are not limited to: a. Assembling pipe sections, tubing, and fittings using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, soldering, brazing, and welding equipment; b. Filling pipes or HVAC fixtures with water or air and observing pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks; c. Servicing glycol heating and cooling loops; d. Servicing and installing boilers (steam and condensing) and associated equipment; e. Servicing rooftop units, heat pumps, and hydronic heating systems; f. Servicing heat exchangers; g. Reviewing blueprints, building codes, and specifications to determine work details and procedures; h. Preparing written cost estimates for labour and materials prior to commencing work (see Section 7 — Scheduling); i. Studying building plans and inspecting structures to assess material and equipment needs, establish pipe installation sequences, and plan installations around obstructions such as electrical wiring; j. Maintaining records of all assignments and producing detailed work reports; k. Performing calculations and planning for complex or large-scale jobs; l. Locating and marking positions of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, and fixtures using precision measuring instruments including rulers and laser levels; m. Measuring, cutting, threading, and bending pipe to required angles using hand and power tools, including pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines, and pipe-bending machines; n. Installing pipe assemblies, fittings, and valves for all HVAC equipment; o. Cutting openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings using hand and power tools; p. Hanging steel supports from ceiling joists (concrete, steel, or wood) to hold pipes in place; q. Repairing and maintaining HVAC equipment, including replacing defective components, mending or replacing broken pipes, and clearing clogged drains; r. Directing workers engaged in pipe cutting, preassembly, and installation of plumbing systems and components; and s. Supplying and installing stainless steel, ABS, and PVC piping, valves, and associated fixtures for HVAC equipment. B. Equipment Equipment covered under this standing offer includes, but is not limited to: • Distribution piping systems: PVC, ABS, steel, stainless steel, copper, cast iron, PEX, and flexible steel-braided; • Water and glycol circulation pumps; • Sump pumps; • Valves: ball, gate, butterfly, globe, pinch, disc check, and equivalent types; • Safety valves associated with the ammonia refrigeration system; • Glycol heating loop equipment; • Boilers: steam and condensing; • Rooftop units, heat pumps, and hydronic heating…

This tender in other languages

• FR Services de réfrigération et de CVC à la Station biologique du Pacifique (SBP), à Nanaimo, en Colombie-Britannique (C.-B.)