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Package # VB-S-C-2017 Expert Syst. Support QBE Nomination Closing Date March 28, 2017
Title Expert System Support Tender Issue Date April 1, 2017
    Bid Closing Date October 31, 2017

For more information contact: Dwayne Chiasson
Procurement Analyst 1
Newfoundland and Labrador Operations
Vale
Bldg. 311, 5-Wing Goose Bay,
P.O. Box 2534, Stn. B
A0P 1E0
Tel: 709-896-6426
Fax: 709-752-3459
Dir: 709-752-7507
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Contract Scope

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'>Software support </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>for </span><span style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;'>SGS Met-2013 Rev. 1 computer software program running with the Gensym G2-2011 STD 11.0 Rev. 0. This system is running on a Windows 7 Professional 64 bit computer.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;'>Software support for Metso VisioFroth system.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Work to be provided by the Contractor shall include the provision of all management</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'>, supervision, administration, technical expertise and support, skilled labour to complete the Work of this Contract. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 2pt; tab-stops: .25in 27.0pt 1.0in;"><span lang="EN-CA"></span></p><h1 style="margin: 3pt 0in 2pt 0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-size:" 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Bold"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Bold";' style="mso-list: Ignore;"><font face="Times New Roman">1.</font><span style="'font:" 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'>     </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Bookman","serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'>ScHEDULE </span></h1><h1 style="margin: 3pt 0in 2pt 17.85pt; text-indent: -17.85pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'text-transform:" none; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 6pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.1.<span style="'font:" 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'>    </span></span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'text-transform:" none; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";'>Performance of the Work shall be in accordance with the following schedule:</span></h1><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 45.35pt; text-indent: -27.35pt; mso-list: none; tab-stops: .5in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-size:" 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;'><font face="Arial">2.1.1.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">         </span></font></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;'>Work Start: January 31, 2017 – January 31<sup>st</sup>, 2020</span></p><p style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 17.85pt; mso-list: none; tab-stops: .5in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;'> </span></p><h1 style="margin: 3pt 0in 2pt 0.25in; mso-list: none; tab-stops: .5in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Bookman","serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'>3.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span>Scope </span></h1><ol style="list-style-type: decimal; direction: ltr;"><ol style="list-style-type: decimal;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 2pt; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo3;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;'>Detailed Scope of Work to be performed by the Contractor shall include the following:</span></p></li></ol></ol><ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5;"><span style="'line-height:" 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;'>Comprehensive business hour support</span></li><ul type="circle" style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo5;"><span style="'line-height:" 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;'>50 hr/quarter of support available (remote/email/phone/fax)</span></li></ul><li style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5;"><span style="'line-height:" 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;'>10 Days/year of prepaid site support</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5;"><span style="'line-height:" 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;'>Quarterly evaluation and report (excluded from support hour bank)</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5;"><span style="'line-height:" 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;'>Software upgrades as they become available</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; -ms-text-autospace:; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Check the status of the VisioFroth™ system, software and communication.</span></li><ul type="circle" style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo5;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Implement improvements or refinements in the VisioFroth™ system.</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo5;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On-demand support for system included in time bank</span></li></ul></ul><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;"><span style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;'> </span></p><h1 style="margin: 3pt 0in 2pt; text-indent: 0in; mso-list: none; tab-stops: .5in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'text-transform:" none; font-family: "Bookman","serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'>4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Bookman","serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;' style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>COMPANY FURNISHED SERVICES & FACILITIES</span></h1><p style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: none; tab-stops: .5in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-size:" 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;'><font face="Arial">4.1.</font></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">      </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;'>The Company will provide the Contractor, at no cost, specifically for the performance of the Work of this Contract, the following Services and Facilities:</span></p><p style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 45pt; text-indent: -27pt; mso-list: none; tab-stops: .5in;"><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-size:" 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;'>4.1.1.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-size:" 7pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;' style="mso-tab-count: 1;">      </span></font><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;'>Room and board while on site at Voisey’s Bay providing support.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: list 63.0pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Bookman","serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: small-caps; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'>5.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="'text-transform:" uppercase; font-family: "Bookman","serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'>Company furnished equipment & tools</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Bookman","serif"; font-size: 8pt; font-variant: small-caps; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'> </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-size:" 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'><font face="Arial">5.1.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">      </span></font></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";'>The Company will provide the Contractor, at no cost, specifically for the performance of the Work of this Contract, the following Equipment and Tools:</span></p><ol style="list-style-type: decimal; direction: ltr;"><ol style="list-style-type: decimal;"><ol style="list-style-type: decimal;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l4 level3 lfo4; tab-stops: list 45.0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";'>None.</span></p></li></ol></ol></ol><p style="margin: 0in 0in 2pt;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Bookman","serif"; font-size: 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Bookman","serif";'>6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">    </span>COMPANY FURNISHED CONSUMABLES & MATERIALS </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-CA" style="text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">6.1.</span><strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="text-transform: uppercase; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;;mso-tab-count: 1;"><font size="1">    </font></span></strong></font><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";'>The Company will provide the Contractor, at no cost, specifically for the performance of the Work of this Contract, the following Equipment and Tools:</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 45pt; text-indent: -27pt;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-size:" 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'><font face="Arial">6.1.1.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">         </span></font></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";'>None</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Bookman","serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";'>7.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">     </span>OTHER</span></strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><font face="Arial">7.1.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">      </span></font></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'>Include in your tender details on what is to be provided for each service.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><font face="Arial">7.2.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">      </span></font></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'>Itemized costs for each service</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><font face="Arial">7.3.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">      </span></font></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'>Scheduled rates for any additional services</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><font face="Arial">7.4.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">      </span></font></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'>List any specialized hardware that would be needed, with included prices</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="'font-family:" "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;'> </span></p><p><br /></p>