April 5, 2004No. 688Shawn Murphy, MP for Hillsborough, on behalf of the Honourable Stephen Owen, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, announces the awarding of the following contract and standing offer in Prince Edward Island.For information on contracting opportunities with the Government of Canada, visit www.merx.com, Canada's official, public sector electronic tendering service.CLEANING SERVICESCHARLOTTETOWN - A $113,120 competitive contract has been awarded to A.J. Maintenance Ltd., of Charlottetown, P.E.I., to provide general cleaning services at the Daniel J. MacDonald Building located at 161 Grafton Street, Charlottetown, P.E.I. The company will clean the inside as well as certain areas of the exterior premises of the building. This contract will create five jobs and will be completed in October 2004 with the option of up to four one-year extensions.HVAC MAINTENANCE SERVICESCHARLOTTETOWN - A $55,319 competitive standing offer* has been awarded to Moklers Plumbing & Heating Ltd., of Charlottetown, P.E.I., to service the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems at various federal buildings on an as-and-when-requested basis. These buildings are located in Kensington, Alberton, Tignish and Summerside, all of which are in Prince County, P.E.I. This standing offer is expected to create one job and maintain two others and will expire in January 2006.* A standing offer is an arrangement that allows government departments and agencies to deal with suppliers under set prices and conditions. A contract will exist with a supplier only when a department or agency orders goods or services from the standing offer agreement.- 30 -Information:Hubert JacquinSenior Communications AdvisorAtlantic Region(902) 496-5475Renée GillenPress SecretaryOffice of the Minister(819) 997-5421
