Core Area Lands and Confederation Boulevard

Context: The National Capital Commission (NCC), through its Capital Stewardship Branch (CS Branch), manages the natural and built facilities and assets in the Capital urban area, which contributes towards its rich symbolic setting as the seat of national government. The CS Branch manages these assets with the objectives of providing a safe and enjoyable experience for all users and the protection of its natural assets.

The CS Branch manages contracts which provide high quality maintenance services for the Commission’s urban sites as well as summer and winter maintenance of major federal institutions in the Capital, such as Parliament Hill. Effective maintenance and lifecycle management is required for a diverse mix of urban assets, ranging from preservation of urban conservation areas to naturalized meadow parkways to active downtown parks which host major national events. The overall objectives of the maintenance practices are to ensure public health and safety, protect and preserve assets, and provide for an enjoyable experience of NCC sites in keeping with their key role as part of the Nation’s Capital. In achieving these objectives, the NCC is committed to planning, developing and implementing all of its programs and activities in a manner designed to minimize adverse effects on the environment and ideally enhance the environmental resources under its responsibility.

The CS Branch also delivers visitor products and services such as parks and recreational facilities, green spaces, the Capital Pathway, the Floral Program, the Rideau Canal Skateway and the Sunday Bikeday program. As part of its mandate, the CS Branch delivers support services to events that enhance the positioning of the Capital as a key destination for Canadians.

The map provided on page 7 presents the boundaries of the Contract with respect to the location where the work is to be performed.

Core Area Lands and Confederation Boulevard Contract Sites:

1. Confederation Boulevard - Québec

2. Alexandra Bridge and Boardwalk *

3. Confederation Boulevard - Sussex

4. Confederation Boulevard - Ontario

5. Nepean Point

6. Major’s Hill Park

7. Peacekeeping Monument

8. 1 Wellington Terrace

9. Rideau Canal Esplanade

10. Plaza Bridge

11. Plaza Bridge Park

12. National War Memorial *

13. Mackenzie King Bridge – Triangle and Terrace *

14. Queen Elizabeth Drive – North of Laurier

15. Confederation Park

Parliament Hill Pathway

17. Portage Bridge Park

18. Garden of the Provinces and Territories

19. Sparks Street Lookout

20. Canadian Firefighters Memorial

21. Harmony Park (Lebreton)

22. Lebreton Flats Park

23. Lebreton Riverfront

24. Bronson Bulkhead

25. National Holocaust Memorial

26. Richmond Landing

27. Victoria Island

28. Portage Bridge

29. Canadian Museum of History Pathway

* Non NCC Sites

Scope of Work: The Maintenance Management Contract consists of providing landscape and civil maintenance as well as snow and ice control and waste/recycling/cleaning services on NCC Sites located within the Core of the National Capital Region. For Non NCC Sites the services are the same as above with the exception that the Civil Maintenance Component is replaced by Limited Civil Maintenance to some exterior infrastructures. The Contract also includes providing specialized maintenance programs, some event support and certain reporting obligations. These services are summarized below, but not limited to the following:

• Landscape Maintenance

• Turf cutting, trimming, watering, edging, top dressing, seeding or over seeding, aerating, fertilizing, etc.;

• Tree/Shrub safety & maintenance pruning/trimming, cultivating, edging, mulching, removing, winter protection, tree protection, structural pruning/trimming of trees, etc.;

• Annual, bulb and perennial: mowing of daffodils, planting/removal, watering, fertilizing, cultivating, edging, hand weeding, pinching, rogueing, winter protection, plant division-perennial, etc.;

• Non-desirable vegetation/nest/small animal control inspecting and removing as needed.

   

• Civil Maintenance

   

• Roadways, parking lots, walkways, pathways, sidewalks, steps and trails

• All Surfaces: inspecting/reporting, sweeping, removing hazards (leaves, encroaching vegetation, etc.), providing emergency services such as accident clean-ups, etc.;

• Asphalt: providing emergency pothole/sinkhole repairs;

• Concrete/Masonry (curbs, gutters, granite sets, etc.): re-setting, correcting, etc.;

• Gravel/Granular/Stone Dust/Natural/Decorative: levelling, grading, etc.;

• Wood: repairing, maintaining structural integrity, sanding, painting, etc.

• Systems

• Lighting & electrical (distribution boxes/panels, conduits, lamp standards, etc.) inspecting, repairing, securing, replacing, providing locates, providing immediate repairs, reporting, etc.;

• Drainage (catch basins, manholes, ditches, bridges, tunnels, etc.) inspecting, reporting, cleaning, erosion/flood control prevention, providing line locates, water level control, removing surface water, etc.;

• Plumbing, irrigation and water (fountains, water and sewer lines, pit toilets, washroom facilities, pump systems, irrigation controls, etc.) inspecting, cleaning, repairing, maintaining, replacing, water testing, providing portable toilets, providing locates, etc.

• Fixtures & furniture (NCC furniture only) (fences, stone walls, guardrails, barricades, flags, bollards, garbage receptacles, signs, etc.) inspecting, repairing, replacing, cleaning, removing graffiti, painting, staining, displacing furniture, etc.

• Snow and Ice Control (roadways and parking lots; walkways, pathways, sidewalks, steps and building access; buildings; utility service access, trails, lanes, fire lanes, open spaces, fields, etc.): Providing equipment/supplies, removing, blowing, plowing, shovelling, clearing, cleaning, sweeping, de-icing, stockpiling, transporting, disposing, providing flood control & emergency services, etc.

• Waste/Recycling/Cleaning Operations (all surfaces): Organic and inorganic litter and debris pick-up; waste receptacles and recycling containers emptying, cleaning and proper disposal; outdoor fixtures and furniture and hard surface cleaning; graffiti cleaning/removal (on all surfaces including, but not limited to, walls, bridges, tunnels, posts, signs, trees, escarpments, etc.); posters and foreign objects removal; spring clean-up; spills removal; bridge and tunnel cleaning and flushing.

• Special Site Requirements

   

• Providing additional services that may be outside of typical site activities that must be performed as part of specific site. Site specific requirements can be above or below typical standards and site limits.

• Special Maintenance Programs

• Floral Program (fixed and moveable planters) (see 4.8.1):

• Providing, transporting, planting, maintaining, replacing, watering, fertilizing and removing approximately 16,000 annuals and a maximum of 85,000 bulbs per year.

• Mulching and Composting

• Providing and spreading mulching and composting material as indicated in 4.8.1.5.

• Tree Removal and Stumping

• Canada Day and Winterlude requirements:

• Provide:

• Line locate services prior to the event;

• Regular maintenance services prior to, during and after the event;

• Additional waste removal services (i.e. basket emptying and litter pick-up) during and after the event;

• Site clean-up and restoration after the event;

• Additional cleaning and maintenance services for the Major’s Hill Park permanent toilets during the event.

• Other events:

• Pick-up, transportation, repairs, installation and dismantling of equipment (barricades, cones, signs, etc.); closing and opening of parkways and pathways; providing locates; event monitoring.

• Other Services

   

• Services to the public:

• Provide limited information to the public, orienteering of visitors.

• Land Management Services

• Report non compatible land use, encroachments and infractions on NCC Lands;

• Provide sound maintenance practices to ensure continued preservation of NCC Lands;

• Abide by land management plans, principles, policies and regulations;

• Respect all land use agreements and regulations.