5P468-23-0008/A Stage 1 - Design and construct staff houses, Pond Inlet, Nunavut
This procurement is reserved for beneficiaries of the following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s) (CLCAs): Nunavut Land Claims Agreement under the Treasury Board Directive on Government Contracts, Including Real Property Leases, in the Nunavut Settlement Area.
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This is a two stage selection process. Bidders responding to this selection process are requested to submit a bid in two stages. This posting is the first stage (Stage One) of a two-stage solicitation process: the first stage will evaluate the qualifications of all interested suppliers; the second stage (Stage Two) will invite the qualified suppliers to provide further qualifications and a financial bid on the project based on the specifications and drawings. Upon award of contract in Stage Two the pre-qualification list will expire and will not be used in any other solicitation. The qualification list will expire within 180 days or upon award of a contract in Stage Two, whichever is earlier, and the prequalification list will not be used in any other solicitation.
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LIST OF PRE-QUALIFIED BIDDERS:
A list of pre-qualified bidders from Stage One will not be released. Contract award notice of the successful bidder of Stage Two will be posted on http://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities
REQUIREMENT
The scope includes the design and construction of staff housing within a triplex and duplex (known as the Units) in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. The Units will be built on three adjacent greenfield lots within Pond Inlet that are being leased to Parks Canada Agency. The Units are going to be built and operated in harsh arctic climatic environment. Materials selected shall be durable and low maintenance with replacement materials that are easily sourced to be transported from the port of Montreal to Pond Inlet via sealift. All five Units will be generally identical in size and form, with the central Unit in the triplex being adapted to having one less exterior wall.
Each living space of the units contains at minimum 3 bedrooms, a sealift room, and 2 full bathrooms. The net total of each living space is approximately 150m2.
The Units will be required to be energy efficient and well insulated to a minimum performance standard. For reference, target is for the Units to be designed and constructed to obtain a maximum of Thermal Energy Demand Intensity (TEDI) of 110 kWh/m2*y and Mechanical Energy Use Intensities (MEUI) of 175 kWh/m2*y.
To complete this project, a Design/Build project delivery method was selected. The Proponent Team will need to leverage the expertise of individuals having a detailed understanding of construction in Nunavut and high efficiency buildings.
To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value over $5,000,001, Taxes extra.
PERIOD OF CONTRACT / DELIVERY DATE
Contractor shall perform and complete the Work no later than TBD in stage 2.
COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIMS AGREEMENT
This procurement is subject to the following comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s):
• Nunavut
ENQUIRIES
All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority.
Enquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than 5 business days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided.
INFORMATION
National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act.
Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at http://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered.
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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Parks Canada has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.
