3D Concrete Printer

Solicitation number JC 09-24-1021

Publication date

Closing date and time 2024/12/03 14:00 EST


    Description
    McMaster University invites qualified bidders to submit responses for the supply of a 3D Concrete Printer in accordance with the terms of this Request for Proposals.
    Proponents must quote the entire bid.  Partial bids will not be accepted.  
    The requested 3D Concrete Printer will be utilized by the Additively Manufactured Homes for Mobility and Equity (AM-HOME) Laboratory at McMaster University to empower mobile construction in Canada by developing ready-to-use construction techniques for additively manufactured (AM) concrete homes. To provide our communities with resilient housing, laboratory testing using this equipment will be used to quantify the performance of AM homes under severe environmental conditions and extreme dynamic loading scenarios.
    The 3D Concrete Printer is essential for the AM-HOME laboratory to perform a multi-scale assessment of AM concrete structures by evaluating the durability and mechanical properties of their materials and components. The public and private sectors will directly benefit from these experimental results by promoting equal housing opportunities. As the field of AM concrete structures is still in its infancy in terms of standardization, the research program will facilitate knowledge mobilization from academia to industrial applications and position Canada as a world leader in this emerging construction field.

    The objective of the 3D Concrete Printer (to be housed in AM-HOME laboratory) is to address the current challenges for the adoption of AM concrete as a competitive and reliable construction method to promote equal housing opportunities across different regions in Canada: 1) Quantify the performance of AM concrete houses for seismic design; 2) Explore solutions to enable AM concrete houses to accommodate different Canadian environments; 3) Characterize the response of AM concrete housing to impact and blast loading scenarios. Addressing these challenges require the 3D Concrete Printer to be able to print different specimen sizes ranging from material testing samples to individual structural components (e.g., individual shear walls) and systems (e.g., complete buildings).

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      Contract duration

      The estimated contract period will be 0 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2025/04/01.

      Trade agreements

      • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
      • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
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      Contact information

      Contracting organization

      Organization
      McMaster University
      Address
      1280 Main Street West
      Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8
      Canada
      Contracting authority
      James Carnemolla
      Phone
      905-525-9140 x24587
      Email
      carnemoj@mcmaster.ca
      Bidding details

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      Summary information

      Language(s)
      English
      Procurement method
      Competitive – Open Bidding