Construction Safety Officer – Vocational Training

Construction Safety Officer – Vocational Training

This requirement is for: The Correctional Service of Canada, CORCAN Pacific Region.

Trade agreement:
This procurement is not subject to any trade agreement.

Tendering procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid.

Competitive Procurement Strategy: lowest priced compliant bid.

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business:
This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Indigenous Suppliers.

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement:
This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.

Security Requirements: This standing offer includes security requirements.

Nature of Requirements:

The following is a summary of the statement of work for this requirement.

The Correctional Service of Canada is committed to providing programming to federally sentenced offenders to meet their employment needs, consistent with community standards and labour market conditions. To meet these needs, vocational training is offered to offenders serving a federal sentence.

Objectives: The Contractor must provide a series of Construction Safety Officer Certificate courses recognized by the Provincial Regulatory Body, Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ATTSBC) that will apply to various industries, not just construction. Learning objectives from the courses the Contractor provides to federal correctional institutions in the province of British Columbia must be applicable throughout the region in various sectors. Upon successful completion of this training, offenders must have a valid 3rd party certificate that will allow them to work in jobs requiring Construction Safety Officer Certification. Training for each program may include, but is not limited to:

Construction Safety Officer (minimum 70 hour course):

• Building Bylaw,
• Workers Compensation Act,
• Worksafe BC
• Occupational Health & Safety Regulation,
• National Fire Code to name a few.
• Responsibilities of all parties are discussed and prevention activities to meet the duties of responsible persons are explained, namely:
o Health and Safety Programs,
o conducting risk assessments,
o writing safe work procedures,
o instructing and training,
o doing site inspections,
o managing injury reporting.

Deliverables:
a) The Contractor must provide the Construction Safety Officer courses to accepted standards set by ATTSBC.

b) The Contractor must provide the curriculum required to provide certified Construction Safety Officer training to offenders at the identified federal correctional institutions in the Pacific Region - British Columbia or at community locations the Project Authority identifies at the time of call-up.

c) The Contractor must provide certified instructor(s) to provide Construction Safety Officer training to offenders;

d) The Contractor must participate in security training prior to attending the site;

e) The Contractor must administer exams /or competency assessments, or both directly related to the skills and defined competencies accepted by ATTSBC for the Construction Safety Officer certificate course.

Any conditions for participation of suppliers not specified in solicitation documentation: none.

Estimated quantity of commodity: see solicitation document statement of work and basis of payment.

Duration of Standing Offer and Time Frame for Delivery:

Period of the Standing Offer: The Work is to be performed during the period of standing offer award to 30-June-2024 with the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods.

File Number: 21C80-22-4112223/A
Contracting Authority: Sandra Wilford
Telephone number: 604.557.3004
E-mail: Sandra.Wilford@csc-scc.gc.ca

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Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada (English or French).

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