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| C11PL3 – April 2012 – Regular Products |
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| Product Line: | Regular | ||
| Expiration Date: | 2012/02/23 (YYYY/MM/DD) | Time Left | Expired |
| Notes: | The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) invites you to submit tenders for REGULAR PRODUCTS - April 2012 analysis period to be sold in its network of outlets. Your tenders filled out online including the non-refundable payment of CA$131.15 by credit card, must be submitted BY THURSDAY, February 23, 11:59 PM, Montreal local time - Québec (Canada) AT THE LATEST. The SAQ wishes to fulfill the following needs, for an introduction planned in the outlets for P08 2012-2013: FRANCE - LANGUEDOC ITALIE - VENETO ONE (1) red wine ONE (1) red wine
SAQ will carry out the final selection aiming to optimize the variety offered to our consumers with due regard to the tendencies of its market and the relative importance of the various categories. Substitution of product See the section 4.6 of the Purchasing and Merchandising Policy and its Application Procedures. Exchange rates The exchange rates applicable for this call for tenders are the latest published by the SAQ on the www.saq-b2b.com, in effect on February 29, 2012. Code Country Currency Exchange CAD Canada Dollar 1.0000 How to submit a product To submit a product, you must: - Access the web portal you are subscribed to, If you are not member of one of the transactional gateways, you can create an account, without fees, allowing you to submit your product. Please follow these steps:
Particularities A) Product of certified biological cultures Imported products with the mention ORGANIC or with any other similar mention must comply with the standards of the Canadian Organic Products Regulations. Local products from Québec with the mention ORGANIC or with any other similar mention must comply with the requirements of the Board regarding Québec reserved designations and added-value claims (CARTV) The name of the Certification Body must be registered In the «Additional Information» cell from the «Other» section under the «Notoriety» tab. Proof of certification will be required later on. The lifetime of the products will be reasonably long in order to perform the marketing of the products in reasonable delays. Estimated product lifetime: at least one (1) year from the pick up of the orders. B) ‘‘Fairtrade'' certified Alcoholic products The producer submitting his ‘‘Fairtrade'' products must be in possession of an appropriate licence allowing him to market his products under the Fairtrade certification. A ‘'Fairtrade'' logo must be put on the bottles of product. The name of the certification body (Transfair or Fairtrade) must be registered In the «Additional Information» cell from the «Other» section under the «Notoriety» tab. Proof of certification will be required later on. C) Alternative Packaging WARNING: The products submitted in the Ecopractic categories red and white wine will be analyzed within their category. The Alternative Packaging will have to be certified with a Letter of No Objection issued by the Health Products and Food Branch of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency http://www.inspection.gc.ca/ An approval delivered by FDA (USA) or the EFSA (Europe) could be accepted temporarily, if the approval process of the packaging is completed within 10 months after the acceptance of the products, within the framework of this call for tenders. Moreover, the suppliers will have to fill the Special requirements for the alternative packaging form, when their offer is retained by the final selection process and also before the commercialization of the product. The lifetime of the products will be reasonably long in order to perform the marketing of the products in reasonable delays. The supplier will be responsible to provide the information as for the lifespan of their product and will be, thereafter, ascribable to it. All the expenses concerning the collect or the destruction of the out-of-date inventory will be supplier's expense. D) Environmental Claim The supplier submitting his product with environmental claims will have to meet the standards of the Guide for Industry and Advertisers of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). If the product is selected, the supplier will have to fill out Environmental claims - Responsibility Charge SAQ form available. Conditions The SAQ reserves the right to not accept any of the received tenders, as well as to cancel this present call for tenders and reject all tenders with no compensation to the submitters and without the SAQ being held liable for any costs or losses incurred by the submitters. The SAQ will consider that any omission, abstention, inaccurate or nonconforming elements with one or other of the provisions of this call for tenders will make unacceptable the tender and subsequently will cancel the offer. No changes will be permitted once the call for tenders is closed. The SAQ is not held to accept a tender of a product even if it corresponds to a specific need listed in this call for tenders. The SAQ will not assume any expenditure incurred by the recipient, concerning the preparation and the submission its offer. All the received offers, all the documents and other items received during the treatment of the tender become the exclusive property of the SAQ. If, at the end of the evaluation of the offers, the product is selected, the supplier must commit to observe the applicable conditions of the Purchasing and Merchandising Policy for a new regular product. In order to avoid any confusion, please wait for the SAQ's answer and instructions before sending the required labels and samples. Only the French version of this call for tenders is officially considered. If differences arise between the French version (official) and the English translation/version, please note that the French version prevails. For more information or how to complete the offer, please contact the Service d'Assistance aux Relations d'Affaires (SARA), our business relations assistance service, at sara@saq.qc.ca, or 514 254-2711
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