Stage 2- Fort Smith Staff Housing Energy Retrofit, Wood Buffalo National Park

5P468-26-0054/A Stage 2- Fort Smith Staff Housing Energy Retrofit, Wood Buffalo National Park

REQUIREMENT

Parks Canada’s Central Northwest Territories (CNWT) Field Unit requires a Contractor to execute building envelope retrofits on two (2) staff houses located in the community of Fort Smith, NWT. These single-family style houses are critical to operations in Wood Buffalo National Park. The goals of the project are to significantly improve the energy efficiency and air tightness of the houses as well as extend the asset life with low maintenance materials.

The residential buildings were built in 1974, and each consists of a 3-bedroom, 210.4 square meter, one-storey single family house with a full basement. The house construction consists of concrete strip footing foundation and wall, 38 x 89 (mm) wood frame walls above grade, and wood truss and joists. The exterior siding of the house is clad with vinyl siding and asphalt shingle roofing.

The scope of the retrofits [for each unit] includes, but is not limited to:
- Demolition of existing envelope including vinyl siding, substrate, existing windows and doors, asphalt shingles and roof insulation;
- Demolition of existing furnace; and mechanical upgrades including new heat pump heating system, air handling unit, and heat recovery ventilator (HRV) system;
- Associated upgrades required to electrical system;
- New envelope: drain mat, rigid insulation, waterproofing membrane to walls below grade; new air barrier to exterior walls above-grade, plus rigid insulation, fire-resistant siding/ cladding; fiberglass windows, new exterior doors; metal panel roofing / cladding, including waterproofing membrane; new trusses in roof structure and new insulation in the attic.
- Air tightness performance will be tested at milestones through construction;
- All architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical work to be provided in detail via issue for tender drawings and specifications, which will be shared with Bidders at Stage Two of the solicitation.

TWO STAGE SELECTION PROCESS

This posting is the Stage Two of a two-stage solicitation process: the first stage was to evaluate the qualifications of all interested suppliers. The second stage (Stage Two) is to invite the qualified suppliers to provide further qualifications and a financial bid on the project based on the specifications and drawings.

Only qualified suppliers have been invited to bid.