CanadaBuys #5P468-26-0085/A

Rehabilitation of the Gwaii Haanas Float Camp, including mooring, building, water-system, flotation, and walkway work

Parks Canada Agency is seeking a contractor to rehabilitate the remote Gwaii Haanas Float Camp in British Columbia. - Government buyer - Parks Canada Agency (PCA), National Contracting Services, Calgary office; the work site is within Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. - The solicitation names Jen Maheu as a Parks Canada contact. - OEM and named products - Cinderella is cited as the comparison brand for the propane-fired incinerator toilets and unisex urinals; no specific OEM or model is mandated. - Cinderella Freedom toilets: 2 required. Cinderella unisex urinals: 2 required. No part numbers are provided. - Products and materials requested - Marine-grade mooring components, including anchors, lines, chains, counterweights, and connections; quantities and part numbers are not specified. - Yellow cedar bull rails and rub rails, marine-compatible interior finishes, an approved protective membrane beneath the floats, and additional fully encapsulated flotation; quantities and part numbers are not specified. - Water filtration and UV treatment systems: 2, one for each rainwater system serving Floats A and B. - Propane-fired incinerator toilets: 2, with required vents and piping; accompanying urinals: 2. - Cedar walkway: 1, to provide level access between floats after leveling. - Services and scope - Replace mooring components, repair float-to-float connections, install rails, and prepare mooring plans and shop drawings for approval. - Repair exterior corrosion and building components; replace interior drywall with approved marine-compatible finishes; repair the Float A floor; relocate the Float B water pump; and improve plumbing and water treatment systems. - Remove marine growth, install flotation protection, and level the floats; construct and install the cedar walkway. - Mobilize and demobilize personnel and equipment, arrange transport to the boat- or float-plane-accessible site, obtain permits, clean up, and restore work and staging areas. - Notable requirements - Work must protect camp operations during its operating season. In-water work is limited to designated lower-risk seasonal windows and requires environmental controls, including a turbidity curtain and environmental monitoring for specified work. - The contractor must provide project, safety, environmental, and debris-management plans. Complex mooring experience, qualified commercial divers, and an experienced site superintendent are required. - The contractor is responsible for Indigenous participation commitments that benefit Haida Nation members and businesses on Haida Gwaii. The scope is priced as lump-sum work packages.

Description

Parks Canada Agency is seeking a contractor to rehabilitate the Gwaii Haanas Float Camp. The work covers removal of marine growth and protection of floatation, replacement of mooring components and float connections, building repairs and system upgrades, and construction of a cedar walkway with float leveling. Specific work includes corrosion repairs, marine-compatible interior finishes, water treatment upgrades, and installation of two incinerator toilets. The camp is accessible only by boat or float plane, and the work must be completed by October 31, 2027.

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