ITT 1070-2526-249 Building Upgrade and Interior Repair Services, Vancouver, BC

This ITT is an invitational solicitation run via one of BC Housing’s region-specific prequalified rosters for Prime Contractors. This second stage ITT has been posted publicly to enable Subcontractors and/or Trades who are interested in participating in the project to connect with the invited prequalified Bidders listed below.

Only the invited, prequalified Bidders listed below may participate in the bidding process and attend the mandatory site visit.

Prequalified Bidders:
 Prostar Contracting Heatherbrae Builders Co. Ltd. JLK Projects Ltd. Olympic Projects Ltd. RJS Construction Ltd. Dura Seal Ltd. Eggert
INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) 1070-2526-249

Building Upgrade and Interior Repair Services, China Creek at 1040 E 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC
 Issue Date of ITT:Monday, January 05, 2026Mandatory Site Visit Date and Time:Monday, January 12, 2026 @ 10:00 am PT Secondary Site Visit Date and Time:Thursday, January 15, 2026 @ 10:00 am PT Deadline for Questions:Monday, January 19, 2026 @ 10:00 am PT.
Questions submitted after this deadline will not receive a response.  Deadline for Issuing Addenda:Thursday, January 22, 2026Submission Deadline:Thursday, January 29, 2026 @ 2:00 pm PT
The ITT timetable is tentative only and may be changed by BC Housing/Owner at any time.

MANDATORY SITE VISIT
Bidders must attend a site visit on the specified date and time below:
Date: Monday, January 12, 2026
Time: 10:00 am PT
Location of Site Meeting: 1040 E 7^th Ave, Vancouver, BC

Subcontractor Attendance is Optional.

Site visits begin promptly at the time, date and location specified above.

A sign-in sheet will be provided, and all Bidders are required to sign in. Note that submissions will only be reviewed for those Bidders who have attended and signed the sign-in sheet. No exceptions to this will be permitted.

All questions and enquiries from the site visit must be submitted to the ITT Contact person prior to the date and time as per section 3.2 Timetable.

Representatives of your firm attending a site visit must provide and wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.

Brief Description of Work

The work includes electrical and mechanical upgrades, perimeter drainage and interior repairs and as further set out at Appendices:

Appendix E – Specifications and Drawings
The scope of work includes, but it’s not limited to:

Building a new wheel-chair accessible ramp. Installing new HVAC system. Upgrading electrical system.
1. Builing new concrete stairs at the back of the building to accommodate for the construction of platform transformer by BC Hydro.
2. Waterproofing foundation wall.
3. Replacing of the existing wood components of the storage lockers with new.
4. Installing temporary chain link enclosure to store all belongings from the storage lockers.

Prior to starting the work, the contractor is responsible to obtain the building permit from the City of Vancouver by providing the following items included in the list below to the Building Department:

Supply and install tree barrier protection and get approval from the building inspector before obtaining the building permit.
Mobilization is expected to occur 2 weeks after Notice to proceed.

The project is to be completed no later than December 2026.

This is a public solicitation issued through BC Bid. It is the bidder’s responsibility to obtain all addenda issued by checking BC Bid.

Your bid MUST be submitted using the following method:
BC Bid
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