Visitor Centre Design – Waterton Lakes National Parks

Requirement:

Parks Canada Agency (PCA) is inviting Architecture consulting firms to submit Proposals to provide a full range of professional services for architectural services, prime Consultant services, interpretive and exhibit design services, including multi-engineering services, including, but not limited to: investigation, planning, design, construction administration and post-construction professional services.

The project is within Waterton Lakes National Park (WLNP), approx. 45 km south of Pincher Creek, Alberta.

The project will include construction of a new Visitor Centre (VC) on the selected location in the town of Waterton.

The scope of work will include any combination of the services identified as basic services and/or additional services, including sub-Consultants with specializations in: interpretive and exhibit services, landscaping architecture, hazardous material specialists, architecture, civil engineering, surveying, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, safety codes officer, cost management, scheduling management and any other specialty professional services as proposed by the prime Consultant.

Optional Site Visit and Bidder’s Conference:

A bidders' conference will be held at the Parks Canada Operational Building, 1 Compound Road, Waterton Lakes National Park onApril 21, 2016. The conference will begin at1:00pm MDT. The scope of the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be reviewed during the conference 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 conference to confirm attendance. 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 April 20, 2016 at 4:00pm MDT.

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

Project Timeline:

See Annex “E” for the Project Schedule.

Bid Submission:

Bids are to be sent to:

Parks Canada Agency

Contracting Operations

Suite 1300 - 635 8 Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta T2P 3M3

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 www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders . 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.

This PCA office provides procurement services to the public in English.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.