Stage One - Design, development for Beaver Brook Camp – Akami-Uapishkᵁ-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve

5P468-24-0073/B Stage One - Design, development for Beaver Brook Camp – Akami-Uapishk?-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL. PARKS CANADA IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING BIDS VIA SAP ARIBA, YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR BID VIA FAX OR EMAIL AS INDICATED IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT. BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The only acceptable email address for responses to the bid solicitation is soumissionsami-bidsrpc@pc.gc.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than soumissionsami-bidsrpc@pc.gc.ca will not be accepted. The only acceptable facsimile for responses to bid solicitations is 1-855-983-1808. The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 15 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size. The Bidder should be cognisant of the size of the email as a whole, and not only the attachments. Please take into consideration that some attachments, when sent, may be resized during the email transfer. If the email size is too large, the Bidder should send the bid in multiple emails properly labeled with the solicitation number, project name, and indicate how many emails are included (ex. 1 of 2). Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS (SI) This is the first stage (Stage one) of a two-stage competition: the first stage will evaluate the qualifications of all bidders; second stage (Stage two) will invite the qualified bidders to provide further qualifications and a financial bid on the project based on the terms of references (TOR) and the Statement of Work (SOW). 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. 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 This Request for Proposal (RFP) is for Parks Canada to engage an architectural firm to complete a preliminary site investigation, schematic design, detailed design development and construction documents for the Amishku-Shipiss - Kigiap Konga - Beaver Brook Camp in Akami-Uapishk?–KakKasuak–Monts-Mealy Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve (AUKMMNPR). It also includes the provision of tendering services, construction administration, and post-construction services. The project delivery will follow the traditional design-bid-build approach. To assist with bonding and insurance requirements, this project is estimated at a value between $250,001 > $ 500,000, Taxes extra. PERIOD OF CONTRACT / DELIVERY DATE Contractor must perform the Work until March 31, 2026. COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIMS AGREEMENT This procurement is subject to the following comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s): • Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement • the Labrador Inuit Park Impacts and Benefits Agreement and • the Innu Nation Park Impacts and Benefits Agreement. 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 to annik.piche@pc.gc.ca and should be received no later than three (3) 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. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. 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.