CanadaBuys #5P300-26-0063/A

Parks Canada heritage collections relocation from Quebec City to Gatineau

Parks Canada Agency is seeking a specialist contractor to move heritage collections and related assets from two Quebec City facilities to a Parks Canada facility in Gatineau. - Government buyer: Parks Canada Agency, National Contracting Services. - Procurement: Plan and carry out the relocation of historical and archaeological collections, records, equipment, and office contents from Beauport and Newton in Quebec City to Gatineau. No products, part numbers, or fixed move quantities are specified. - Services: Project coordination, site preparation and protection, packing and crating, handling, loading, secure transportation, unloading and placement, inventory-reconciliation support, reporting, and closeout. Work includes fragile, oversized, environmentally sensitive, hazardous-material, and culturally sensitive objects. - Notable requirements: Transport vehicles must provide secure, climate-controlled handling and include GPS tracking, air-ride suspension, lift gates, secure locks, and numbered seals. The contractor must support a 24-hour acclimatization period at the destination. Personnel needing unescorted access require reliability status; French-language work is required in Quebec City. Indigenous participation is included in proposal evaluation. Optional labour is available only with prior written authorization. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs or prospective service vendors are identified. Vancouver Island Library is named only as a client reference in an example project, not as a bidder or supplier. - Schedule: Contract work is planned from December 2026 through June 2027, with closeout reporting due within 30 days after substantial completion. An option for additional goods or services is noted, but no option period is specified.

Description

Parks Canada Agency is seeking proposals for relocating historical and archaeological collections, documentation, equipment, and office assets from two facilities in Quebec City to a new purpose-built facility in Gatineau. The procurement includes moving and related work to protect the collections and support modernized storage and operations. The contract period is December 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, inclusive. Offerors must attend mandatory site visits to be eligible, and the solicitation has an associated security requirement.

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