Architectural Consulting Services, AB, SK, and MB

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Architectural Consulting Services, AB, SK, and MB

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is inviting
architectural firms with a team of
sub-consultants which may include cost specialists, mechanical,
electrical, structural and civil
engineering expertise to submit proposals for Standing Offers.
This procurement will follow a one phase
submission process. The selected consultants shall provide a
range of design and site review services
during construction, as well as investigation and recommendation
reports, as identified in the Required
Services section of the Request for Standing Offer (RFSO)
document, for building projects in the
Western Region, excluding Comprehensive Land Claim Areas and the
Northwest Territories.  

		Geographic Zones and area boundaries are as follows and will
be such each time they appear in this Request for Standing Offer
(RFSO) described: 
Northern Alberta is in Alberta, north of Red Deer, AB,
Southern Alberta is in Alberta, Red Deer and south, 
Northern Saskatchewan is in Saskatchewan, north of Davidson, SK,
Southern Saskatchewan is in Saskatchewan, Davidson and south and
Manitoba is all of Manitoba.

Proponents shall be licensed to practise in the province
governing each applicable zone or zones (i.e. 
Alberta, Saskatchewan and/or Manitoba.) Firms should be able to
demonstrate successful delivery of 
architectural services for a broad variety of projects over the
last seven (7) years.  

It is PWGSC's intention to authorize up to twenty (20)
Departmental Individual Standing Offers
(DISO's), five (5) in each Zone, Northern and Southern Alberta,
Northern and Southern Saskatchewan,
and Manitoba, each for a period of three (3) years from the date
of issuing the Standing Offers.    

This procurement is excluded from the Agreement on Internal
Trade (AIT) in accordance with Annex 502.1B of the agreement
item (1.a.).

Offers meeting the stated mandatory criteria will be evaluated
against technical criteria, including Comprehension of the Scope
of Services, Management of Services, experience, key personnel
education and experience and understanding, methodology and
approach to the services to be provided. To be considered
further, offers must achieve an individual Criterion Rating of
50% and an overall minimum Technical Weighted Rating of sixty
(60) points out of the one hundred (100) Weighted Rating points
available for the rated technical criteria as specified in the
RFSO.

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
English.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.