Request for Information - Moving & Logistics Services PCA

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Title: Moving & Logistics Services - Parks Canada Description: The construction of a new Parks Canada Agency (PCA) artifact collection storage facility has started. The new state-of-the-art 8200 m2 facility is located in Gatineau, Quebec. It will house over 25 million archeological and historical objects under Park’s Canada care, to ensure the sustainable, long-term preservation and conservation of the collection for the benefit of present and future generations. The artifacts, representing approximately 9700 m3, are presently stored off site in 5 facilities located in 4 cities across the country; one in Winnipeg, one in Ottawa, two in Quebec City and one partial facility in Dartmouth Nova Scotia. Their move to the new facility will need to be thought out, scheduled, sequenced, actioned and monitored with the highest care. The artefacts will need to be organized, at destination, in a new specialized storage system comprised of high density (mobile) shelving units, pallet racking and cantilever shelving. Important Points to Note:

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