Replacement of a roof top chiller

Invitation to tender ESC-2025-2026 Replacement of a roof top chiller at the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Research and Development Centre Tenders for the project indicated above, will be accepted at the following address, up to the tender closing date and time indicated below: aafc.escprocurement-cseapprovisionnement.aac@agr.gc.ca Scope of Work: This project involves replacing the existing 56-ton refrigeration chiller with a new 43-ton refrigeration chiller The new chiller was purchased by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and will be delivered to the St-Jean RDC in July 2025. The chiller is used to chill the building's two main air inlets. The project includes replacing the water-glycol system, piping to the coils, and various electrical work. Optional Site Visit: There will be a site visit on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 9:00AM Eastern Time. Interested bidders are to meet at 430 Gouin Boul., St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, J3B 3E6 . Participants to the visit will be requested to sign an attendance form. Participants shall present themselves ten minutes before the visit scheduled start time. Attendance to this visit is NOT MANDATORY but Firms that do not attend will not be given an alternative appointment, although they will not be precluded from submitting an offer. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the site visit will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation and will be posted on CanadaBuys. Tender Period Closing Date and Time: June 12th, 2025 at 02:00 pm (Eastern Time). Information requests and inquiries related to this tender process are to be directed, in writing, ONLY to the AAFC Contract Officer identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Officer to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified. It is MANDATORY for the Firms intending to submit tenders on this project to obtain the related specifications, plans and drawings, and all other tender documents through the CanadaBuys service provider’s platform. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the CanadaBuys service provider platform. AAFC reserves the right to accept any Proposal in whole or in part, without prior negotiation and reject any or all Proposals received. AAFC Contract Officer: Carol Rahal Team lead and Contracts Officer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Tel.: 514-231-3209 E-mail: carol.rahal@agr.gc.ca