Please ensure that if the notice falls within the bounds of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), include the following requirements in the description:Estimated quantity of commodity: see belowDuration of contract: (2023) to (2025)Time frame of delivery: (2023) to (2025)Any conditions for participation of suppliers not specified in solicitation documentation:DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCUREMENT:The National Capital Commission (“NCC”) invites Construction Managers (“CMs”) to respond to this Request for Prequalification (RfPQ) for an upcoming construction and building retrofit work for the NCC’s new headquarters.Proponents are invited to submit their qualifications described in this document. Successful proponents will be short-listed and will be invited to submit a technical proposal and financial proposal for the project in a subsequent phase 2 RFP under solicitation number AL1843B. Note only those who pass the AL1843A Request for Prequalification will be allowed to bid for the project in the subsequent phase 2 RFP AL1843B.The Former British High Commission’s office at 80 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario has recently been acquired by the NCC to become its new headquarters. The NCC is undertaking a major Workplace Modernization project, which seeks to reflect an evolved corporate mandate.The program of works includes the building retrofit and lifecycle renewal of the existing 9 storey plus basement building with an approximate gross-floor-area of 7,700m2. The building was built in the early 1960’s. The project is to be designed and constructed to align with industry standards for design and sustainability excellence, including the WELL Standard (WELL v2).The NCC is in the process of retaining the services of the Prime Architectural Consultant, referred to as the Consultant, along with their associated Sub-Consultants and supplementary Specialist Consultant(s) as required to form the Design Team.The CM will work collaboratively with the Design Team and the NCC’s Departmental Representative (NCCR) team. The CM is required to support the development and analysis of implementation options for the Project, managing the work sequencing, cost, and construction of approved design solutions.The Class ‘D’ Construction Estimate for this project is $28.5M, including all construction costs and design contingencies.BASIS OF SELECTION: Meet mandatory submission requirements in order to proceed to phase 2 procurement.ADDRESS ENQUIRIES TO: All questions regarding this Request for Prequalification must be sent in writing by email to the following: Allan Lapensée, Senior Procurement Advisor Procurement Services, National Capital Commission, email: a••••••••@•••••••.ca Information given verbally by any person from within the NCC shall not be binding upon the NCC. Proponents must have written confirmation from the NCC for any changes, alterations, etc., concerning this Request for Prequalification. The NCC cannot guarantee a reply to inquiries received less than ten(10) calendar days prior to the closing date.NCC will determine, at its sole discretion, whether it will respond to questions. All written questions submitted which in the opinion of the NCC, may affect all Proponents, will be answered by NCC in writing via addendum and posted on CanadaBuys. All company identification related to the inquiry will be removed in the question and response.If it becomes necessary to revise any part of the Request for Prequalification as a result of any inquiry or for any other reason, an addendum to this Request for Prequalification will be posted on CanadaBuys.BID DEADLINE: February 21, 2023 at 3:00pm EST (addendum 1)RETURN PROPOSALS TO: National Capital Commission by email at B••••••••@•••••••.ca. Note: The bid email has a maximum capacity of 30 megabytes. Proponent may divide the technical submission into several emails (ie. email 1A, 1B, 1C, etc.) to stay within the 30 megabytes limit per email.There is no public opening scheduled.The procurement process of this solicitation is subject to the trade agreements listed above.The official Government Electronic Tendering Service website is http://buyandsell.gc.ca . Please ensure that you download your document from this site, in order to obtain all information related to the tender. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have received all the posted tender information to ensure tender compliance and not be disqualified.
