Refrigeration and HVAC Services at the Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo B.C.

Title

Standing Offer for Refrigeration and HVAC Services at the Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo B.C.

Standing Offer Dates

The period for making call-ups against the Standing Offer is from Standing Offer Award to September 30, 2021

Objectives

This scope of work specifies the provision of all labour, material, tools, supervision, travel and equipment to provide refrigeration and HVAC maintenance and repair services for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans at the Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, B.C.

Background

The Pacific Biological Station is renowned centre for scientific research encompassing several facilities including laboratories, aquaculture facilities, cold rooms, computer networks, ammonia chiller plant for chilled process services, warehouse spaces, and wharfs. The complex is situated on a 5.7 hectare site with 1828 m2 primary offices in a four storey building and 935 m2 three storey building. The site also consists of a four storey 5714 m2 laboratory wing and 650 m2 single storey aquaculture building. Subsidiary buildings include a salt water pump house supplying research sea water at flows up to 2.3 m3 per minute, an ammonia chiller plant building, and out buildings of approximately 13,234 m2 total area. Refrigeration facilities include an industrial 816kW ammonia chiller plant, walk-in freezer storage rooms, cold rooms, ultra-cold freezers, and commercial refrigerators. Air conditioning units are primarily air source heat pumps and multiple roof top units.

Scope, Tasks, Activities, Deliverables and Milestones

Material Installation

• The Offeror must ensure that all work and material used under the terms of this standing offer comply with the standards of the most recent CSA B52-05 Mechanical Refrigeration Code, British Columbia Provincial Codes , and local municipal codes having jurisdiction. Where there are discrepancies between codes, the most stringent will apply.

• All material being used will be new unless written authorization is received from the Engineer.

• All work referred to in this standing offer must be carried out in a high quality manner to the complete satisfaction of the Engineer by qualified technicians and comply with all Provincial and Federal codes and regulations. DFO and Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) reserve the right to require proof of journeyman status or statement of qualifications for any person(s) performing work under this Standing Offer.

Installation of refrigeration piping and fittings

• All piping to be cut square and reamed. Tubing/pipe ends cleaned and recesses of fittings cleaned to be assembled without binding.

• All piping to be assembled using fittings to ANSI standards and b-52-05 Code.

• All materials and equipment to be installed in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations and code requirements.

Environment and Halocarbon Reporting

• The Department of Fisheries and Oceans follows the requirements of the Federal Halocarbon Regulations with regard to halocarbon control and inventory.

• The Offeror must record all work performed in the DFO service logs provided on site in accordance with Federal Halocarbon Regulations and all halocarbon releases to the environment must reported to the Engineer in writing.

• Products used should be environmentally “green” where possible and have the least impact on the environment.