Road Analysis within the Proposed National Park Reserve, South Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia

REISSUE OF BID SOLICITATION

This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number 5P420-22-0173/A dated January 27, 2023 with a closing of February 28, 2023 at 14:00 MST. A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to bidders/offerors/suppliers who bid on the previous solicitation.

BIDDERS’ TELECONFERENCE
A bidders' teleconference will be held on July 18, 2023. The conference will begin at 10:00 PDT. The scope of the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be reviewed during the teleconference and questions will be answered. It is recommended that bidders who intend to submit a bid attend or send a representative.

Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the teleconference to confirm attendance and to receive call-in details. Bidders should provide, in writing, to the Contracting Authority, the name(s) of the person(s) who will be attending and a list of issues they wish to table no later than July 17, 2023 at 14:00 MDT.

Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the bidders' teleconference will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Bidders who do not attend will not be precluded from submitting a bid.

SUBMISSION OF BIDS

BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL.

PARKS CANADA IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING BIDS VIA SAP ARIBA, YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR BID VIA FAX OR EMAIL AS INDICATED IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT.

BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The only acceptable email address for responses to the bid solicitation is
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The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 15 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size.

The Bidder should be cognisant of the size of the email as a whole, and not only the attachments. Please take into consideration that some attachments, when sent, may be resized during the email transfer. If the email size is too large, the Bidder should send the bid in multiple emails properly labeled with the solicitation number, project name, and indicate how many emails are included (ex. 1 of 2).

Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments.

REQUIREMENT
In July 2019, the Governments of Canada and British Columbia, and the syilx (sməlqmix and suknaʔkinx)/Okanagan Nation, as represented by the Osoyoos Indian Band and the Lower Similkameen Indian Band, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a proposed national park reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen which confirmed the working boundary, outlined next steps and provided a framework of collaboration for negotiation of an establishment agreement.

The proposed national park reserve (NPR) in the South Okanagan-Similkameen will protect rare ecosystems, contribute to the conservation and enjoyment of nature, help save species at risk, strengthen biodiversity, and preserve opportunities for syilx/Okanagan Nation cultural practices to continue. The proposed NPR presents a valuable opportunity to advance reconciliation and for nation-to-nation engagement with the syilx/Okanagan Nation leading to a new partnership model for management of the proposed national park reserve. Innovative approaches that respect and celebrate First Nation values and traditions, ranching culture, local communities, and the rich biodiversity and ecosystems in the region are required.

A number of pre-existing roads, right-of-ways, and other types of transportation corridors (communication lines, informal access trails etc.) exist in the proposed NPR boundary. Currently, a S.16 order under the provincial Land Act is in place to provide interim protection measures on provincial Crown lands to ensure that no new allocations for timber harvesting, mineral exploration and/or development occurs within the proposed boundary. A new road application was made and identified as a result of the S. 16 order, but the application highlighted the need for an access management strategy and identified gaps regarding knowledge of linear features within the proposed NPR.

This work will be used to support evidence-based dialogue regarding access management strategy and future planning regarding the proposed national park reserve.

PERIOD OF CONTRACT
The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to January 30, 2024 inclusive.

ENQUIRIES
All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority.

Enquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided.

INFORMATION
National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act.

Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at http://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Parks Canada has made every effort to provide equivalent documents in both official languages, however, if you find any discrepancies between the English and French documents, please notify the contract officer listed in this opportunity as soon as possible so that we can rectify the situation.