Greening Northern Housing – Western Arctic Field Unit

Requirement: Parks Canada Agency (PCA) is inviting Architecture consulting firms to submit Proposals for the provision of architecture services, and prime consultant services with an Energy Advisor and full engineering services to provide a full range of professional services, including, but not limited to: investigation, planning, design, construction administration and post construction professional services for housing design in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: This procurement is subject to the following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s): Inuvialuit Final Agreement Bidders’ Conference: A bidders' conference will be held via teleconference on September 24, 2020. The conference will begin at 10:00 AM MDT. The scope of the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be answered. It is recommended that bidders who intend to submit a bid participate.  Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the conference to confirm participation and obtain the dial-in coordinates. Bidders should provide, in writing, to the Contracting Authority, the name(s) of the person(s) who will be participating and a list of issues they wish to table no later than September 23, 2020 at 2:00 PM MDT. Any clarifications or changes to the bid solicitation resulting from the bidders' conference will be included as an amendment to the bid solicitation. Bidders who do not participate will not be precluded from submitting a bid. Project Timeline: See Appendix “D” for the Project Schedule. Enquiries All inquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority. Enquiries regarding this bid must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than five (5) business days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may result in an answer NOT being provided. PROPOSALS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL. PROPOSALS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED. The only acceptable email address for responses to proposal solicitations is soumissionsouest-bidswest@canada.ca. Proposals submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than soumissionsouest-bidswest@canada.ca may not be accepted. The only acceptable facsimile for responses to proposal solicitations is 1-866-246-6893 The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 25 megabytes. The Proponent is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size. Emails with links to proposal documents will not be accepted. Proposal documents must be sent as email attachments. Information: 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. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.