The Statement of Work/ Terms of Reference document for Request for Proposal 5P420-16-5046/A titled “Strategic Environmental Assessment of Potential Cumulative Impacts of all Developments on the Outstanding Universal Value of Wood Buffalo National Park” is replaced with the Statement of Work/ Terms of Reference document dated October 06, 2016 attached as “annex_a_eng_16-5046_oct.06.pdf”.
Bidders MUST submit bids in accordance with the Statement of Work/ Terms of Reference document dated October 06, 2016 attached as “annex_a_eng_16-5046_oct.06.pdf”.
Scope of Work: The Parks Canada Agency requires a contractor to conduct a Strategic Environmental Assessment to assess the cumulative impacts of all developments (including hydroelectric dams, oil sands development, and mining) on the outstanding universal value of Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada. The final product of this work will be a Strategic Environmental Assessment report documenting how the Outstanding Universal Value of Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada is impacted by the factors listed above. The final Strategic Environmental Assessment report will be available for public viewing, or download, from the International Union for Conservation of Nature website.
The period of a resulting contract will be from date of contract to March 16, 2018 inclusive.
Enquiries: All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority as early as possible within the solicitation period.
Enquiries should be received no later than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the date set for solicitation closing to allow sufficient time to provide a response. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered.
Return Bids To: Parks Canada Agency Bid Receiving UnitNational Contracting Services635 – 8 Avenue S.W., suite 1300Calgary, AB T2P 3M3
Additional Information: This bid solicitation contains technical criteria. In their technical bid, Bidders should address clearly and in sufficient depth the criteria that are subject to technical evaluation.
National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act.
Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk.
This Parks Canada office provides procurement services to the public in English.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.