ACAN - Duck banding at Lac Saint-Jean station

Advance Contract Award Notice. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) requires the services of a Contractor to operate the duck banding station at Lac Saint-Jean for the summer period of 2024, 2025 and 2026. The objective is to operate the duck banding station at Lac Saint-Jean, in the Péribonka River and Mistassini River sectors. The results obtained in a final report will contribute to the cooperative duck banding program. The exhaustive list of tasks is as follows: • Work preparation (purchase and rental of start-up equipment) and site visit • Construction and/or repair of cages • Request authorization for scientific research from Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon • Pre-baiting (fifteen (15) days minimum before the start of operations) • Installation of ten (10) cages • Notify conservation officers • Capturing harmful mammals • Capture and banding of ducks • Daily data compilation • Closing the cages • Material storage • Report production • Shipping material to the Canadian Wildlife Service At the end of each summer season, a final activity report must be submitted electronically to the Project Manager. Constraints : • All work and deliverables must be in French. • The Contractor will not be reimbursed for actual authorized travel and living expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of the work. • The Contractor must comply with the following task risk analysis: Waterfowl Banding Risk. • The Contractor must house and feed the resource at the work site for the duration of the contract