Environmental Consultant Services (GCC)

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) intends to retain a professional engineering firm in the capacity of an Environmental Consultant (EC). This firm will be supported by a team of sub-consultants and specialists in the abatement and geotechnical requirements for the Government Conference Centre (GCC) Rehabilitation Project. Construction will be implemented by a Construction Manager (CM) contracted separately by PWGSC.

The EC must work closely and collaborate continuously with the A&E Consultant, who is responsible for the overall building rehabilitation design. The EC shall prepare and actively manage all aspects of the geotechnical and abatement design and implementation associated with this Project and prepare a Consolidated Waste Inventory and Reduction Plan in conjunction and coordination with the A&E Consultant and the CM. Services shall be provided in accordance with "Doing Business with NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA", as detailed in an annex to this RFP.

The Project schedule is extremely compressed, with an overall Completion date of December 2017. As such, the geotechnical, demolition and abatement work is critical to the subsequent building fit-up. The proactive delivery and management of Services will be one of the key factors in the overall success of this Project.

The GCC is a 101 year old classified heritage building that requires major rehabilitation. The building currently functions as a conference facility. The GCC has not undergone major work since the 1970s. The need to preserve this heritage building coincides with the need to find an interim accommodation for the Senate of Canada.

While PWGSC has obtained Project Approval and partial funding from Treasury Board (TB), TB has not granted complete Project expenditure authority. PWGSC anticipates that full Project expenditure authority will be obtained in September 2014. As such, the Contract related to the Project Brief shall be split into two parts. Part one shall be for the anticipated Required Services from Contract award to September 2014. Part two shall be for optional Required Services for the remainder of the Project. Part two of the Contract shall be exercised via formal Contract amendment. Refer to the Price Proposal form.

SECURITY REQUIREMENT

At the date of bid closing, the following conditions must be met:

(a) the Proponent must hold a valid organization security clearance as indicated in Supplementary Conditions SC1;

(b) the Proponent's proposed individuals requiring access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must meet the security requirement as indicated in Supplementary Conditions SC1;

(c) the Proponent must provide the name of all individuals who will require access to classified or protected information, assets or sensitive work sites.

CONTRACTING AUTHORITY The Contracting Authority for this Request for Proposal is:

Melissa Lohnes Public Works and Government Services Canada Real Property Contracting Directorate 3C2, Phase III, Place du Portage Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5 melissa.lohnes@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.