Architectural and Engineering Design Services – Gimli, MB

M5000-19-5593/A - REQUIREMENT - Architectural and Engineering Design Services – Gimli, MB Competitive Procurement Strategy: Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price Period of Contract: The period of the contract is five (5) years from the date of award of contract. 1. Summary 1.1 Services Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) requires the services of an architectural firm (the “Consultant”) together with a multi-disciplinary team of sub-consultants for the provision of service required for this project. 1.2 Overview The services of a Consultant, are required to undertake the design and construction administration / review services needed to construct a new detachment in Gimli, MB. The Gimli detachment was identified as a priority for replacement. The area of Gimli holds a population of 6000 in the off season that can grow to 12,000 in the summer months and located within the Manitoba East District. The town is situated on Highway 8 just 83 kilometers north of Winnipeg on the west side of Lake Winnipeg. The Gimli Rural area covers three provincial parks that attract in excess of 30,000 visitors a year. The Gimli Detachment was constructed in the 1950’s on RCMP owned land within the community in the red brick style. While structurally solid, it is undersized for the current policing requirements at this location. Additional cell capacity is also required to support the annual prisoner count.  A space analysis has been completed for this detachment per the standard operating procedures identified by the RCMP. The space analysis indicates that the new Gimli detachment shall be approximately 837 m2 in size and located on 13 Centennial Road. SECURITY REQUIREMENT: There is a security requirement associated with the requirement. INQUIRIES: All enquiries of a technical nature and all questions of a contractual nature, are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority: Sandra E. Robinson, by email at sandra.robinson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca . All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority no later than five (5) calendar days before the bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered. Canada will make available Notices of Proposed Procurement (NPP), bid solicitations and related documents for download through the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS). Canada is not responsible and will not assume any liabilities whatsoever for the information found on websites of third parties. In the event an NPP, bid solicitation or related documentation would be amended, Canada will not be sending notifications. Canada will post all amendments, including significant enquiries received and their replies, using GETS. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to regularly consult GETS for the most up-to-date information. Canada will not be liable for any oversight on the Bidder's part nor for notification services offered by a third party The Crown reserves the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada. BID RECEIVING: Ensure that the Bidder's name, return address, the bid solicitation number, and bid solicitation closing date and time are clearly visible on the envelope or the parcel(s) containing the bid, send the bid, in English or French, to: Bid Receiving/Réception des sousmissions Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Procurement & Contracting Services Bid Receiving Unit, 5th Floor, 10065 Jasper Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T5J 3B1 RCMP has adopted the Integrity Regime administered by PWGSC. As a result, the integrity provisions are being applied in RCMP contracting activities as outlined in this solicitation. For further information please see link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/ci-if/politique-policy-eng.html