OVERHEAD LINE MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK Manitoba Hydro seeks to enter into multiple Framework Agreements with suppliers for the following service categories: 1. Planned Overhead Line Maintenance and Construction 1.1 Overhead Line Maintenance and Construction - Urban 1.2 Overhead Line Maintenance and Construction - Rural 1.3 Overhead Line Maintenance and Construction - Rural with Helicopter Requirement 1.4 Overhead Line Maintenance and Construction - Remote with Winter Roads Requirement 2. Emergency Response Overhead Line Maintenance and Construction 2.1 Emergency Response Overhead Line Maintenance and Construction - Urban 2.2 Emergency Response Overhead Line Maintenance and Construction - Rural 2.3 Emergency Response Overhead Line Maintenance and Construction - Rural with Helicopter Requirement A detailed description of the services that a supplier may provide in any given Service Category under a Framework Agreement are set out in Schedule D – List of Service Categories to the draft Framework Agreement. TERM The term of the Framework Agreement shall be ten (10) years. At least annually, Manitoba Hydro will issue a new RFQS for the service categories and may add, remove or revise service categories. Existing Qualified Suppliers are not required to requalify but may bid for qualification in any additional or new service categories. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Lune Liu, Strategic Sourcing Specialist Strategic Sourcing Department 360 Portage Avenue (2) Winnipeg MB R3C 0G8 Email: luliu@hydro.mb.ca COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT STRATEGY Request for Qualified Suppliers (RFQS) is a method of supply used by Manitoba Hydro to procure goods and services as and when needed. This RFQS establishes a two-stage procurement process. This first stage is the identification of Qualified Suppliers for specified categories of goods and/or services and the award of a Framework Agreement to each. A Framework Agreement is not a contract for the provision of goods and/or services. The second stage of competitiv