Phase 2 - Two Jack Lakeside Utilities Upgrade Design and Construction Administration, Banff National Park

Parks Canada Agency is inviting qualified engineering consultants to provide comprehensive design and construction administration services for the upgrade of potable water and wastewater infrastructure at the Two Jack Lakeside Campground in Banff National Park. This solicitation represents Stage Two of a two-stage process, following an initial qualification phase; only pre-qualified suppliers are eligible to respond. The scope involves developing detailed design plans and overseeing construction activities to bring aging systems into compliance with current regulatory, operational, and asset management standards in a sensitive national park environment. The project is governed by a firm end date of December 1, 2028, with no options for extension, and operates under a fixed construction cost limit of $2,700,000, which serves as a design ceiling rather than a guaranteed contract value. The consultant must ensure all work complies with Parks Canada’s on-site policies, including environmental, cultural, and safety protocols specific to Banff National Park, and maintain full bilingual capability in both English and French for all communications and documentation throughout the project lifecycle. The selection process is a best-value trade-off, weighing technical merit and price equally, with no award to proposals exceeding 25% above the average price. Technical evaluation focuses on the experience and qualifications of proposed key personnel, the quality of the technical approach, team composition, prior project relevance, and performance capability, while price competitiveness is assessed through a scaled scoring system. Key personnel must hold professional engineering certifications and demonstrate direct experience with rural, mountainous, and park-based infrastructure; their assignment is contractually binding, and any substitution requires prior government approval with equivalent qualifications or faces payment reductions of up to 10%. Proposals must adhere to strict formatting rules, including page limits and submission requirements outlined in referenced manuals, and must be submitted exclusively via email or fax to designated government channels by the deadline. The consultant is required to certify compliance with integrity policies, disclose any former public servant lump-sum payments, and affirm no conflicts of interest or disqualifying conditions. No security clearance is required, but all submissions must be in English or French, and the contract allows for no-fault termination with 30 days’ notice, with payment limited to accepted work only. Dispute resolution is facilitated through the Office of the Procurement Ombud, and all deliverables must conform to the PWGSC Documentation and Deliverables Manual for Architectural and Engineering Consultants.