BC Bid Posting

Trade contract tenders, as detailed below, are requested regarding Diefenbaker Elementary School Replacement located at 4511 Hermitage Drive, Richmond, BC V7E 4T1.

The following tenders will be accepted at the offices of the Construction Manager not later than 2:00 PM local time, August 27, 2026:

OPEN TO PUBLIC TENDER
C-012   Damproofing and Waterproofing                                                    
C-013   Spray Applied Insulation & Fireproofing                        
C-016   Ceramic Tile                                                                         
C-028   Electric Traction Elevator                                                  

The cut-off for all Tender’s RFI’s will be Wednesday, August 19, 2026. 

The new two-story school on the existing Diefenbaker site that will have a nominal capacity of 465 students. The total built area of this option is 3,345 m2. The building is oriented east-west parallel to the northernmost property line to allow the existing school to remain operational during construction and maintain the maximum amount of play area.

This project involves the complete demolition of all existing blocks once the new school is complete. The new school is located to ensure continuous operation of the existing school during construction, thus avoiding off-site accommodations. The entire school would be replaced with a new stand-alone school. This new school will be constructed with a light-weight structural steel frame in conformance to the current building codes. The facility would be able to accommodate long-term enrolment needs and would meet the educational and facility needs of the future, increasing sustainability, energy efficiency, meeting the latest life safety and accessibility standards, and would be built above the flood construction level (FCL).


Owner:                  School District No. 38 (Richmond)
                                Planning & Development Branch
5200 River Road
Richmond, BC, V7C 1A4

Consultant:           Station One Architects
2 – 9360 Mill Street,
Chilliwack, BC V2P 4N2
Quintin Van Dyk

Construction         Unitech Construction Management Ltd.
Manager:               200-1530 56^th Street
Delta BC V4L 2A8
Phone 604-330-3253        
Jarret Scott, Senior Project Manager, jscott@unitechcm.ca
                 
All documents in regard to this Public Tender are available to download from the Construction Manager. To gain access to the Tender Documents please contact Jay Alvarado via email at jalvarado@unitechcm.ca with the contract that you will be bidding on and they will respond with access instructions.