REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR PART “A”CONDUCTING A
PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT, GEOPHYSICAL
SURVEY, AND PHASE II ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT AT
THE FORMER GUELPH COAL GASIFICATION PLANT SITE
AND
FOR PART “B” CONDUCTING A PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL
SITE ASSESSMENT, PHASE II ENVIRONMENTAL SITE
ASSESSMENT, AND TO PREPARE A REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN
FOR THE FORMER IMICO SITE
Reference Number: 13-124
A D D E N D U M NO. 1
The following shall form part of the tender documents issued by the City of
Guelph’s Purchasing Department, August, 2013.
NOTE: the acknowledgement of this addendum must be indicated on FP2
Q1. Item 3 indicates that “Proposals shall be in writing and shall include all
requested information in the terms of Reference for each Part along with the
Form of Proposal.” Please confirm that a separate proposal shall be submitted
for each of Part A and Part B.
A1. Please submit separate proposals for Part A and Part B.
Q2. Item 5 indicates that “No queries shall be accepted during the eight (8) days
prior to the Closing Date.” Please specify if this means eight calendar days or
eight business days.
A2. Eight (8) Calendar Days.
Q3. Within the Terms of References for both Part A and Part B, the proponent is
required to make the commitment to meet the project completion date of
December 20th, 2013 if provided a purchase order by September 30th, 2013.
Given the potential amount of information available from the Ministry of
Environment (MOE) and the fact that the response from the MOE Freedom of
Information (FOI) request may take between 12 and 52 weeks to receive (based
on recent experience of XCG), it may not be possible to finalize the Phase One
ESA reports for both Part A and Part B by the date stipulated.
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A3. Any outstanding information from MOE Freedom of Information (FOI) request
required as part of a Phase I ESA can be appended to the report at a later date when
the information is available from the MOE.
Q4. Within the Terms of References for both Part A and Part B, Consultants are
instructed to provide three client references for the Project Manager (including
alternates) that can provide confirmation of and a reference for the completion of
similar projects. Please confirm that a total of nine client references are required
for this component of the submission (i.e. three references each for the Project
Manager and the two alternates).
A4. Yes, a total of nine (9) references are required, three each for PM and two
alternates; unless the same three referees can vouch for PM and two alternates.
Q5. Within the Terms of Reference for Part A, Phase Two Environmental Site
Assessment, the City of Guelph indicates that several monitoring wells are
located on-site; however, the exact number and status of the monitoring wells is
unknown. Will any consideration be given to completing a well condition
assessment and re-using any monitoring wells that can be accurately identified
and determined to be in a condition suitable for monitoring purposes?
A5. No consideration will be given to a Well Condition Assessment. As indicated in the
RFP, all existing MWs on-site are to be decommissioned per O. Reg. 903, as amended.
Use 15 MWs for cost-estimate purpose.
End of Addendum #1.
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