The Nibinamik First Nation is proceeding with upgrades to its water treatment plant. The community, which is located approximately 480 km north of Thunder Bay, Ontario, is accessible by winter roads and fly-in access only. There is no year-round road access.
The scope of work consists of construction of a water treatment plant including installation of pre-selected chemically-assisted filtration (“conventional”) treatment system and backup genset, and supply and installation of a pre-engineered steel building, over a concrete reservoir and structural slab foundation, distribution pumps, valves and piping, motor control centre, intake screen replacement, and related mechanical and electrical works, as well as hydrant replacement works. Works are expected to be tendered in late 2019 to allow mobilization over the 2020 winter roads.
Interested General Contractors who have expertise in water treatment plant construction and underground piping, specifically in remote communities, are invited to submit one hard copy and one PDF copy of Pre-Qualification Documents (15 pages maximum excluding resumes), each comprising of the following:
- Completed Contractor’s Qualification Statement (CCDC 11-2018), including:
- Resumes of supervisory personnel to be assigned to the project.
- Detailed listing of work to be performed by General Contractor own forces and by sub-contractors.
- Specific information on water treatment plant projects (minimum of 3 projects) completed with a minimum of one water treatment plant project on a remote First Nation communities without year round road access in the past 7 years. Provide references and contact information for each project.
- Description of methodology for maximizing local content, including past experience and percentage of local content utilized.
Any submission failing to comply with all these requirements is subject to disqualification.
General Contractors may be requested to attend an interview with Nibinamik First Nation, Colliers Project Leaders, Matawa Technical Services and/or the Consultant prior to the completion of the pre-qualification process. References will be contacted as part of the evaluation.
Sealed submissions clearly marked:
Pre-Qualification of General Contractors for the Nibinamik First Nation – Water Treatment Plant
will be received until 2:00 p.m. local time on October 31, 2019 at J. R. Cousin Consultants Ltd., 91A Scurfield Blvd, Wpg, MB. Email submissions to jdyck@jrcc.ca are acceptable, provided the hard copy follows within 2 business days of the closing date. Facsimile or late submissions will not be accepted or considered.
The Nibinamik First Nation reserves the right to accept any or all submissions and/or to re-issue this RFPQ to additional proponents as needed to ensure adequate competition. Only those General Contractors which the Nibinamik First Nation deemed qualified from this pre-qualification process will be invited to submit tender bids for this project.
