ACAN - Duck banding at Lac Saint-Pierre station

Advance Contract Award Notice. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) requires the services of a Contractor to operate the duck banding station at Lac Saint-Pierre, in the Anse-du-Fort sector, for the summer periods of 2024, 2025 and 2026. The Contractor will also assist the Canadian Wildlife Service-Quebec (CWS-QC) in banding temperate geese on the Varennes Islands.

If necessary, the Contractor may also be called upon to assist with the activities of a banding station operated by another Contractor in the Nicolet area.

The main objective is to operate the duck banding station at Lac Saint-Pierre, in the Anse-du-Fort sector. The results obtained in a final report will contribute to the cooperative duck banding program.

The exhaustive list of tasks is as follows: • Participation in banding efforts for temperate geese on the Varennes islands • Assist the banders in charge of the Nicolet banding station as needed • Work preparation (purchase and rental of start-up equipment) and site visit • Construction and/or repair of cages • Pre-baiting (fifteen (15) days minimum before the start of operations) • Installation of four (4) large cages • Notify conservation officers • Shipping dead ducks • Capturing harmful mammals • Capture and banding of ducks • Daily data compilation • Closing the cages • Material storage • Production of an activity report • Shipment of material to the Canadian Wildlife Service.

At the end of each summer season, a final activity report must be submitted electronically to the Project Manager.

Constraints : • All work and deliverables must be in French. • The Contractor will not be reimbursed for actual authorized travel and living expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of the work. • The Contractor must comply with the following task risk analysis: Waterfowl Banding Risk.