Agriculture and Irrigation - Request for Proposal - Operational Non-Capital Maintenance Services for Edson Area
Solicitation number AB-2024-08919
Publication date
Closing date and time 2024/11/08 09:00 EST
Last amendment date
Description
The Water Infrastructure & Operations Branch (WIOB) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (AGI) owns and operates various types of complex water management projects, throughout Northen Alberta that include high consequence dam embankments, lake stabilization structures, embankments, dykes, lakes and/or reservoir control/outlet structures, water conveyance and drainage structures. These projects cover a wide geographical area in Northern Alberta and are operated and maintained to provide important municipal water supply, mitigate flooding and drought, and provide agricultural back-flooding for local farmers and local authorities. These systems must be maintained, operated, and monitored to a high standard with efficient delivery of discretionary, high priority maintenance and repair functions.
WIOB requires a general contractor that can deliver a wide array of specialized maintenance/replacement services, labour, and equipment in a timely manner on various projects, to meet some of the complex operational and maintenance requirements noted above. Some of these projects include, but are not limited to, the Paddle River Dam (a very high consequence flood control dam) and associated downstream Paddle River, Little Paddle River dyking systems, and Wabamun Lake weir.
These activities could include, but are not limited to:
• Provide responsive maintenance services to address and reduce risks associated with high consequence dams, channels, dykes, culverts, and outlet structures. These activities include heavy earthworks, aggregate placement for erosion protection, slope repairs, drainage improvements, bank stabilization with direct public safety risks, and reducing flow restrictions.
• Provide responsive measures or operational maintenance to overcome the restrictions that occur within the Northern Operations. Types of restrictions could include beaver dams, debris piles in or around infrastructure, silt removal, etc. These restrictions will be overcome with specialized equipment machinery, tools and heavy equipment, or in some cases, by manual labour. All specialized equipment and procedures of work being employed to deliver the Services will be detailed by the Proponent.
• Provide responsive maintenance services to address and reduce risks associated with vegetation control. These activities include mowing, trimming, mulching, riverbank mulching (all requiring specialized equipment to be detailed by the Proponent).
• Provide responsive maintenance services to address and reduce risks associated with debris. These activities include debris removal, disposal and/or burning, as required.
• Provide removal services for fencing to facilitate construction, if required, and reinstall fencing to restore original conditions.
• Provide temporary fencing as required, if site is accessible by public, livestock, etc.
• Provide timely, effective in-stream work activities that comply with regulatory requirements under the Water Act and Fisheries Act, if required.
• Ensure care of water in accordance with provided specifications and provincial guidelines.
• Obtain necessary permits required to complete the work, as needed.
• Provide general labour services.
• Provide list of equipment, materials, manpower, and work methodology needed to conduct the above work.
• Provide associated cost estimates or technical advice concerning the above work.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 30 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2024/11/08.
Trade agreements
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Agriculture and Irrigation
- Address
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7000 - 113 StreetEdmonton, CA-AB, T6H 5T6CA
- Contracting authority
- Leonard Greer
- Email
- leonard.greer@gov.ab.ca
- Address
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Water Operations Infrastructure Branch 250 Diamond Ave, Telus BuildingSpruce Grove, Alberta, T7X 3B4Canada
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