Quantity Surveying Services / Chancery Relocation Project, Tel-Aviv, Israel

A.	PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION

The Government of Canada, through Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, is planning to relocate the Embassy of Canada in Tel Aviv and the official residence of the Ambassador of Canada to Israel, to a new stand-alone site. The new facility will have a gross area of approximately 2450 square meters, excluding below grade parking and additional service space.

B.	GENERAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide Quantity Surveying Services for the above referenced Project as detailed herein. The Contractor shall perform the required services, in Tel Aviv, Israel, under the direction of the Departmental Representative.  Team resources, with the possible exception of the Project Manager, will be stationed in Israel.

The Quantity Surveyor team is responsible to provide Order of Magnitude followed by indicative construction cost estimates based on concept drawings and design specifications in an elemental format that DFATD can use to assist in the determination of overall project costs, as well as monitoring the Cost Control and Schedule Management Control requirements of the Project provided by the A&E Consultants.  It is not required that the Team be dedicated full time to this project however the hours required will vary with the progress of the work and at the direction of the Departmental Representative.

C.	TEAM ORGANIZATION

Staffing shall be on a permanent, however not necessarily a “Full Time” basis with emphasis on the involvement of highly qualified experts with background and experience in similar projects. Staff resources provided for this contract shall be of the highest possible calibre in keeping with the criteria established in the RFP. The management staff shall be supplemented by administrative staff assistance required to perform all work required.

As a minimum the management staff shall consist of but not be limited to:

Project Manager

Senior Quantity Surveyor    

Junior Quantity Surveyor

Scheduling Manager


D.          SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

	To qualify, Proponents must meet the Mandatory Requirements set out in the RFP.  Proposals not meeting the Mandatory Requirements will not be given any further consideration.  Submissions meeting the Mandatory Requirements shall be evaluated according to the criteria and point rating set out in the RFP.
 E.      RFP DOCUMENTS FROM GETS
Proponents shall order from GETS the Request for Proposals (RFP) documents which include the Draft Contract.  Proponents may reference the Request for Proposals (RFP) for information on the evaluation and selection process.