Structural Building Engineering Services, Ottawa-Gatineau

The National Capital Commission (NCC) wishes to retain the services of consulting engineering firms to provide structural building engineering services on an "as requested" basis under a standing offer agreement. The locations of the sites would be within the National Capital Region in the provinces of Ontario and Québec.

The structural building work has been separated into five areas consisting of general services, studies, design development, consultant services during and after construction, and Resident Engineering services. Structural consultants will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team (architecture, landscape architecture, electrical, mechanical and geotechnical engineering, industrial design, etc.).

The type of existing or/and new structures could include buildings and temporary structures or shoring (for construction or special events). Existing structures to be altered may vary in age and be constructed of concrete, steel, wood, masonry or stone. Many of the structures will have heritage value. Design details could go as far as the anti-graffiti coatings to be applied to vertical concrete surfaces.

Some of the work will involve the rehabilitation and/or restoration of buildings and/or of Official Residences which may have heritage designation or value. The latter will require a security level for access for their personnel.

The consultant shall be familiar with the workings of the Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office (FHBRO), the Federal Land Use and Design transaction Approval (FLUDA) process, and the implications of their work with respect to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

There is no site visit scheduled for this RFSO call.

To be considered, your proposal must be received no later than 3 p.m. Ottawa time on August 18, 2015 at the National Capital Commission, 3rd Floor Service Centre, 40 Elgin Street in Ottawa, Canada, K1P 1C7, with a reference to tender file #AL1590.

Late or faxed bids will not be accepted.

There is no public opening for this RFSO call.

Enquiries regarding this proposal must be submitted in writing to Allan Lapensée, Sr Contract Officer, telephone number - 613-239-5678 ext 5051, facsimile number - 613-239-5007 or e-mail address – allan.lapensee@ncc-ccn.ca as early as possible within the solicitation period. Enquiries should be received no later than fourteen (14) calendar 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. To ensure consistency and quality of the information provided to all Proponents, the Senior Contract Officer shall examine the content of the enquiry and shall decide whether or not to issue an amendment. All enquiries and other communications related to this proposal sent throughout the solicitation period are to be directed ONLY to the Senior Contract Officer named above. Non-compliance with this requirement during the solicitation period can, for that reason alone, result in disqualification of a proposal.

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This procurement process is subject to the World Trad Organization (WTO) Agreement.