Architectural & Engineering Services – New Police Facilities – Ahtahakoop

Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)

Summary:

The purpose of this project is to design and construct a new police detachment facility to meet the RCMP’s program requirements on a building site already secured by the RCMP in Ahtahakoop, Saskatchewan.  The consultant team will be required to assess the site for placement of the new detachment facility and storage garage, submit options along with a recommended option for consideration and acceptance by the RCMP.

There is an operational requirement for a new RCMP detachment facility to be constructed in the Community of Ahtahakoop, Saskatchewan which would be comprised of approximately 817 m2 of finished space plus a detached storage garage building of approximately 70m2.  This new facility will replace existing policing facilities that no longer meet the operational requirements for the provision of policing services to the communities of which the detachment provides these services. 

This procurement is subject to the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).

Bidders will be evaluated through mandatory and rated requirements.  The Bidder with the Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price will be recommended for Award of a Contract. (85% Technical & 15% Price)

Security Requirements:

Bidders are hereby informed that any resulting Contract will require that the consultants and their personnel providing the services must hold a valid personnel security status at the RELIABILITY level issued by the RCMP.

Inspection of the Consultant’s and sub-Consultants’ offices may be required for physical and Information Technology security. The Consultant and Sub-Consultants will follow the security guidance provided by the RCMP after the inspection.

The successful Bidder will be responsible to:

a)	Provide personal data including the full name, date of birth, present address and other data as requested by the RCMP representative, for each person working on this project if requested. This information will be used for security clearance purposes. Fingerprinting may be required. This information is required to be provided within 3 days of request.

b)	Ensure that all persons performing the services must hold a valid RELIABILITY status issued by RCMP Departmental Security.

Inquiries:

Please note that RCMP NHQ is issuing this solicitation on behalf of the RCMP Northwest Region. All enquiries of a technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority:  Eric Glynn, (613) 843-5533, facsimile (613) 825-0082 or by email at eric.glynn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.   Inquiries are to be made in writing.

Bid Receiving:

Sealed tenders will be received in English or French at:  

Procurement and Contracting Services
73 Leikin Drive, 
Visitor Center - Building M1
Mailstop # 15
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0R2

RCMP National Procurement Plan:

The RCMP has published its National Procurement Plan for 2014-2015. For further information, please see link: 

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/cm-gg/index-eng.htm 
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/cm-gg/index-fra.htm