Val Marie and West Val Marie Dams, Geotechnical Reviews

Status Awarded

Contract number 4547:928-7V1-0-S1-5

Solicitation number 4547:928-7V1-0-S1-5

Publication date

Contract award date

Contract value

CAD 85,000.00

    Description

    This contract was awarded to:

    Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure
    Corporate Management Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is the owner/operator of infrastructure and land associated with twenty nine (29) water storage projects in southern Saskatchewan. These works were among the many built between 1935 and 1960 as part of PFRA’s legislated mandate to help stabilize and contribute to the economic security of the drought prone regions of western Canada.  
    
    The Val Marie and West Val Marie Dams are located on the Frenchman River near the Town of Val Marie in southwest Saskatchewan. The reservoirs are used primarily for irrigation with some water utilized for Canada’s apportionment share in accordance with the International Boundary Water’s Act 1909. The Frenchman River originates on the south and eastern slopes of the Cypress Hills in southwest Saskatchewan and flows easterly past Eastend and southward after Val Marie before entering the United States, joining the Milk River and eventually the Missouri River.
    
    AAFC manages these dams in accordance with the principles and practices of the Canadian Dam Association (CDA) Dam Safety Guidelines (2007). According to these guidelines, both the Val Marie and West Val Marie Dams are classified as High Consequence and require monitoring efforts meeting industry standards to ensure continued safety of the public and water storage operations. 2010 Dam Safety Reviews also identified the need to modernize the instrumentation and monitoring programs to meet these standards.
    
    For both the Val Marie and West Val Marie Dams, AAFC requires a full geotechnical review.  The review shall include drilling to obtain samples for testing in order to complete thorough stability analysis at both sites.  The review shall also include an assessment of the geotechnical instrumentation requirements with recommendations for the instrumentation and monitoring programs that can be implemented as part of the drilling program at both sites.
    Business address
    608 McLeod Street
    Regina, Sask., S4N 4Y1
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Language(s)
    English
    ,
    French

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Commodity - GSIN

    • B202A - Geotechnical Studies - Licensed Engineers
    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Address
    1341 Baseline Road
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0C5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Collinge, Colby
    Phone
    306-523-6546
    Address
    2010 12th Avenue, Room 300
    Regina, SK, S4P 0M3
    CA

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Address
    1341 Baseline Road
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0C5
    Canada