Advertised on GVRD Web site (www.gvrd.bc.ca). Information for Tenderers The  Greater Vancouver Regional District, hereinafter referred to as  the "Corporation", invites tenders for Dispatch Equipment and Services.  SCOPE: Interested companies, operators and rental yards are invited to apply  for registration for the provision of Dispatch Equipment and Services as  described in the terms, conditions, specifications, schedules, and appendices  contained herein on an "as, if and when" required basis for a three (3) year  term. Examples of such equipment with operators include, but is not limited  to: Tandem Dump Trucks, Backhoes, Excavators, Loaders, Crawlers, Tractors,  Cranes, Graders, Sweepers, other miscellaneous construction related equipment  available from rental service yards, and related construction trade services.  Examples of such services include, but is not limited to, electrical,  mechanical, landscaping, painting, snow removal, asphalt paving, first aid,  traffic control, environmental monitoring, tree removal, disposal and diving  services. This invitation to tender represents an opportunity for registration  of interested contractors. Contractors registering during the tendering  period will be considered to be primary registrants and will be contacted  first for any work. The Corporation will accept new registrations after the  tender closing date (throughout the term) however, such contractors will be  considered alternate registrants and are to be called upon only after having  contacted those primary registrants. The Corporation reserves the right to  select equipment and/or services based on price, age, condition,  availability, response time, previous experience and performance with the  Corporation. It is the intention of the Corporation to enter into a Standing  Offer Agreement with selected qualified contractors. A copy of the Standing  Offer Agreement - Standard Terms and Conditions is attached as "Appendix A".  The estimated total value of the work is approximately $5,000,000.00 per  year. This is for information purposes only and does not constitute any firm  guarantee or implied commitment by the Corporation that the total amount of  work to be done will correspond even approximately to this estimate. The  actual expenditure(s) shall be restricted to the goods and/or services  ordered and received by the Corporation. A Standing Offer Agreement (SOA) is  an agreement in which described goods and/or services are offered for sale or  supply by a specified price or price formula. The Standing Offer Agreement is  open to multiple acceptances during the period indicated resulting in an  individual contract with each acceptance. Standing Offer Agreements are not  contracts. Individual contracts arise each and every time a Standing Offer  Agreement is accepted by way of specific order. The Corporation reserves the  right to negotiate rates for larger individual projects or to tender  separately for projects anticipated to exceed $50,000.00. Tendering documents  may be viewed at or obtained from the Purchasing Department, 5th Floor, 4330  Kingsway, Burnaby, BC, Tel. (604) 432-6326. This ITT may be downloaded  directly from the GVRD website at https://www.gvrd.bc.ca/olt at no cost.  Please return Section 00400 of your tender complete with all other mandatory  documentation (faxed submissions are welcome) not later than 10:30:00 a.m.  local time on the 3rd day of August, 2006 (the "Tender Closing"): Purchasing  Department, Greater Vancouver Regional District, 5th Floor, 4330 Kingsway,  Burnaby, BC V5H 4G8 The time of Tender Closing shall be established by the  time shown on the clock used by the Corporation for that purpose. For  technical information please contact: Jerry Daines at (604) 444-8420. Please  be sure to read the tender document in its entirety before submitting your  tender. Purchasing's hours of business are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday  through Friday.   Solicitation Number: 06-073  Closes: 2006/08/03 10:30 Local Time