Sea Urchin Removal

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: If 2+ bids offer Canadian goods/services other bids will not be considered
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Sea Urchin Removal

REQUIREMENT: 

To retain the services of a contractor to build a team of certified commercial sea urchin divers, vessels, and packers to reduce the density of red, purple and green sea urchins by 75-95% from 3 km of shoreline down to ~50 feet depth on NE Murchison Island in Gwaii Haanas NPR, NMCAR, and HHS.  In Sep/Oct 2017, urchins were crushed in over 1 km of this shoreline area from the kelp line down to ~50 feet depth and we expect that some urchins will have moved back into the area. We expect that this previously treated area will require some additional restoration work, but be much less time intensive than the remaining ~2 km of shoreline.  Sea urchins with sufficient roe (gonads) in them will be transported for commercial processing (red urchin only) or food (red, green and purple urchins) for Haida communities and urchins without sufficient roe in them (non-marketable urchins) will be lethally crushed underwater. It is estimated that up to 150,000 pounds of marketable red sea urchins will need to be fished. Efforts will be made to engage experienced Haida commercial seafood divers and Haida Nation vessel owner/operators in commercial fishing activities, and local Haida Gwaii seafood processors in urchin processing related to this project wherever possible. These efforts will be documented in an Indigenous Benefits Plan.

PERIOD OF CONTRACT: 

The period is:  
Commence:   Date of Contract Award;
Complete:      30 April, 2019.

Detailed tasking and scheduling, to be completed within the above period, is given in the Statement of Work referenced at Annex A.

TRADE AGREEMENTS: The requirement is not subject to any trade agreements

CANADIAN CONTENT: The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian services.

EPOST CONNECT SERVICE: This bid solicitation allows bidders to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their bid electronically. Bidders must refer to Part 2 entitled Bidder Instructions, and Part 3 entitled Bid Preparation Instructions, of the bid solicitation, for further information.

DEBRIEFINGS: Bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation process. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within 15 working days from receipt of the results of the bid solicitation process. The debriefing may be in writing, by telephone or in person.

Further specifications and information are contained in the solicitation package.

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.