Advance Procurement Notice
Minor Construction and Maintenance Program for Real property assets Across Northern Canada (with Security Requirements)
Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice
This is not a bid solicitation. This is an advance notice of potential projects with anticipated security requirements to provide interested consultants/contractors an opportunity to apply for security clearances. Note that there is no guarantee that these projects will proceed.
Description of the program
Real Property Operations (RP Ops) North Construction Program will consist of multi-trade and single trade, construction projects of varying sizes and complexity. The program may include, but is not limited to: design of, and/or implementation of, new construction, repairs, renovations, and maintenance of Department of National Defence (DND) infrastructure in support of Canadian Forces Operations. Additional technical services supporting the program may also include, but is not limited to, land surveying, materials testing, geological studies, environmental studies, and architectural and engineering services.
The northern locations where most of the work will be located are as follows:
- Nunavut: mainly Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit and Nanisivik
- Northwest Territories: mainly Inuvik and Yellowknife
- Yukon: mainly Whitehorse
Description of the Services
The program will consist of projects that may include, but are not be limited to, the following:
- New Buildings
- General Construction
- Heavy Civil
- Electrical work
- Mechanical work
- Demolition of various buildings
- Electrical Panel replacement
- Renovate offices and washrooms in military buildings
- Upgrade HVAC systems and controls in various buildings
- Fire alarm installation
- Road and parking lot paving
- Repair or upgrade roof and envelope of various buildings
Security Requirements
This program may have industrial security clearance requirements starting from no security requirements up to SECRET level. However, most of the projects will have DOS requirements.
- Contractors, Consultants, Sub-contractors and Sub-consultants firms will be required to hold a valid DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION SCREENING (DOS) issued or approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC); or
- Contractors, Consultants, Sub-contractors and Sub-consultants firms will be required to hold a valid FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at the level of SECRET, issued or approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).
Process
Consultants/Contractors that do not meet the stipulated security requirements and that are interested in submitting to future procurements that fall under this program can apply for the security clearance through the Industrial Security Program (ISP). This can be done by following the procedure on DCC’s website at the following link: http://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/english/contractors_consultants.html.
The following information is to be provided:
- Contract number RPNHQ001; and
- Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for.
Questions
Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be sent to the following email address:
ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca
Any questions relating to the Real Property (RP) Northern Program can be addressed to:
Mark Smith
Coordinator, Contract Services
Defence Construction Canada
mark.smith@dcc-cdc.gc.ca
(613) 949-6911
