Traffic Study concerning visitors along the banks of the Lachine Canal and Chambly Canal National Historic Sites

MANDATE In order to ensure performance and efficiency, Parks Canada's UVNQ seeks to optimize and modernize the current data collection system for the Lachine Canal National Historic Site and the Chambly Canal National Historic Site. As part of this mandate, the UVNQ wishes to retain the services of a supplier who will offer a suitable data collection solution for these two canals, which have the distinction of being open sites and having a multi-use path. At present, the assessment of customer traffic is fundamentally based on the use of infrared counters that count passage data, which are transformed into visit data using a method that was developed by Parks Canada a little over ten years ago. 2. OBJECTIVES  The legal representative must provide the UVNQ with a tailor-made and innovative solution for the entire data collection process of CLAC and CCHM while taking Parks Canada's methodological approach into account in order to meet the following general objectives:

Measure the number of annual passages (raw data) according to the key locations identified by the project committee. Generate visitor traffic estimates, i.e. the number of visitors along the banks (visit data) for the operating seasons (= navigation season from mid-May to mid-October) using The Parks Canada algorithm (this will be provided to the legal representative).

To achieve this, the Contractor must meet the following specific objectives

Automate the process of collecting and receiving raw data while providing a complete service including installation, maintenance and calibration (low and high season); Provide the UVNQ with access at all times to the raw data (schedule, daily, weekly and monthly); Optimize and automate the method of transferring and analyzing raw data into visitor data and provide access to the UVNQ at all times;

Closing Date and Time: August 11, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. EDT (REVISED) National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act. Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders . Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered.Standard Terms and Conditions for this procurement are incorporated by reference into, and form part of the Tender and Contract Documents. Delivery Date: The Work must be completed on or before March 31, 2019. Inquiries: All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority, Céline Morin, telephone 613-938-5940, facsimile 1-866-246-6893, e-mail: celine.morin@pc.gc.ca Inquiries are to be made in writing and should be received no less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the closing date to allow sufficient time to respond. This PCA office provides procurement services to the public in either official language of Canada.The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Bid Receiving: Sealed tenders will be received at the following address; please indicate the RFP number on the outside envelope. Parks Canada Agency National Contracting Services 111 Water Street East Cornwall ON K6H 6S3 C/O Céline Morin