Lettre d'intérêt Récif Randle êé

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EQ754-130003/A
Cowieson, Jim
Telephone No. - (416) 512-5829 ( )
Fax No. - (416) 512-5862

Randle Reef Remediation and Containment

NOTE: 4905 Dufferin St. is a secure facility, therefore
pre-registration is mandatory.

CLARIFICATION: The purpose of the Industry Engagement Day is to
discuss future procurement activities, not design or methodology.

Introduction
On November 14, 2013, Canada will host an "Industry Engagement
Day" in Toronto, Ontario, to present the current state of the
Randle Reef Encapsulation and Containment of Hazardous Waste
Project. This Industry Engagement Day session is open to all
interested suppliers and associations in this industry. Canada
will engage industry in a discussion on the current scope,
procurement strategy and key requirements of the Randle project.
Canada will present information on these topics. Canada is
looking for feedback from industry in regards to the procurement
strategy and suggestions related to the current procurement
approach which may result in efficiencies and cost savings to
Canadians.

This Industry Engagement Day is not a call for Tenders or a
Request for Proposal. The description of the Industry Engagement
process is described below. No agreement or contract will be
entered into, with any person or entity, based solely on this
Letter of Interest. The issuance of this Letter of Interest is
not to be considered in any way a commitment by the Government
of Canada or as authority to potential participants to undertake
any work, which could be charged to Canada. This Letter of
Interest is not to be considered as a commitment to issue a
Request for Proposal or award contract(s) for these projects.

Project Background
The Government of Canada and the United States have recognized
that contaminated sediments pose significant environmental risks
to the Great Lakes ecosystem. In 1985, these two countries
identified 43 Areas of Concern (AOCs) where impaired water
quality prevented full beneficial use of rivers, bays, harbours,
and ports. Under the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water
Quality Agreement, the Government of Canada has committed to
remediating the 14 remaining Canadian OACs, including Hamilton
Harbour where Randle Reed is located.
The contaminated sediment targeted for remediation is located at
Randle Reef along the south shore of Hamilton Harbour.
Randle Reef is considered to be the largest and one of the more
complex and highly contaminated sediment sites in the Great
Lakes. With the remediation of the Sydney Tar Ponds nearing
completion, Randle Reef is now the largest polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon (PAH) contaminated sediment site in Canada. Owing
to the long history of contamination (more than 150years), from
multiple sources, it is not possible to apply the polluter pay
principle. Instead, a shared responsibility model has been
adopted with the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario and
local community participating equally in the design and
implementation of a solution. This legacy site is a priority
for remediation in the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan
(RAP) and under the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the
Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA).

Project History
On or about June 17, 2003, Environment Canada (EC) entered into
an Implementation Agreement (IA) with the Ontario Ministry of
the Environment (MOE) and the Hamilton Port Authority (HPA) to
develop a Detailed Engineering Design for the sediment
remediation and containment facility for Randle Reef.
HPA received the final design documents from Arcadis, the design
consultant, on or about June 2009. PWGSC performed a peer
review on the final documents.
An Engineering Assessment Report has been prepared by HPA.
Once the Detailed Engineering Report was completed, the HPA was
to assume the role of the contracting authority for the Project.
It was determined by HPA in August 2008 that they would not be
able to provide the technical and construction management
services required to implement the Project. As such, EC, as the
Project Implementing Agency, asked PWGSC to assume to role of
the contracting authority for this Project.
PWGSC has agreed to provide technical and construction
management, and contracting services.

Current Requirement
Sediment remediation is required to reduce the environmental
impacts of contaminants including polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals located at this site.
The Randle Reef Sediment Remediation project involves the
construction of a 7.5 hectare Engineered Containment Facility
(ECF) over 130,000 m3 of the most highly contaminated sediment
located at this contaminated sediment site. By constructing the
ECF in this location, the most highly contaminated sediments
will not be disturbed. In addition, approximately 500,000 m3 of
contaminated sediments surrounding the ECF will be dredged and
placed inside for a total containment of 630,000 m3. Another
45,000 m3 will be capped using both thin layer capping and
isolation capping techniques, for a grand total of 675,000 m3 of
sediment being managed.
The ECF isolation structure will be constructed with double
steel sheet pile walls. The contaminated sediment deposited
within the ECF will be de-watered and the decant water produced
by this process will be treated by an on-site water treatment
system to meet Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
regulatory requirements before being discharged back into
Hamilton Harbour. Once dewatering is completed, the contained
sediment will be covered by a multi layer environmental cap.
Cost
The total estimate for the proposed encapsulation and
containment solution is between $100M to $150M.

Presentation
This session is open to all interested suppliers and
associations in this industry. Canada will engage industry in a
discussion on the project history, current scope, procurement
strategy and key requirements of the Sediment Remediation and
Containment project. Canada will be looking for feedback from
industry in regard to ideas related to the current approach that
might result in efficiencies and cost savings to Canadians.
Industry will be given two-weeks to provide feedback.
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Schedule
Sign-in to the event begins at 12:30 p.m.

PWGSC will be holding an Industry Engagement Day for interested
contractors on Thursday, November 14, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m.

Location
Environment Canada
Great Lakes Areas of Concern
4905 Dufferin St
Toronto, Ontario
M3H 5T4

Industry Engagement Day Expenses
Attendees are responsible for their own transportation,
accommodation, meals and parking. Canada will not reimburse any
attendee for expenses incurred in attending, participating
and/or responding to any part of these industry engagement
activities.

Industry Engagement Day
Participation is not mandatory. Failure to attend these
sessions/meetings will not preclude participants from
participating in the next procurement phase.

Language
The Industry Engagement Day will be held in English.

Interested participants must register their representatives by
providing in an e-mail the pre-registration information
identified below to:
Jim Cowieson
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Real Property Contracting Services, Ontario Region
4900 Yonge Street, 12th Floor
Toronto, ON, M2N 6A6
E-mail: j••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Pre-registration Information:
First Name of Participant
Last Name of Participant
Company Name (Legal and Operating)
Participants Email Address
Phone Number including area code

By providing the pre-registration information, the participant
consents to the release of their
information, and that of their company, to the public.

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.