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Bilingual Urban Tree Well Design Specification Development

The Standards Council of Canada is seeking a supplier to create a bilingual national specification for urban tree wells. - Government buyer: Standards Council of Canada (SCC/CCN), a Government of Canada organization; no sub-agency or office is specified. - Requested service: Develop, publish, and distribute one English- and French-language technical specification for designing tree wells in urban hardscapes. No products, part numbers, or OEMs are identified. - Technical scope: Provide practical design and material-selection guidance addressing tree health and climate resilience, soil volume and health, drainage and stormwater, irrigation, trunk protection, accessibility, safety, and conflicts with infrastructure. - Related work: Coordinate the technical committee and project deliverables, plan publication and maintenance, and deliver outreach and capacity-building activities. Capacity-building activities must be offered in both languages and be free to participants or recipients for their first iteration. - Budget: Main project budget is capped at CAD 170,000, excluding taxes; up to CAD 20,000 is available for translation contingencies. Capacity-building costs are assessed separately. - Period: The specification is expected to be completed and published within 18 months of the agreed start or contract signature. Capacity-building activities are to be completed within six months after publication. SCC may extend the term by formal amendment; no extension duration is stated. - Named suppliers or OEMs: None. Potential service-provider competitors include WSP Canada Inc., Stantec Consulting Ltd., AECOM Canada Ltd., Arcadis Canada Inc., and Dillon Consulting Limited.

Description

The Standards Council of Canada is seeking a supplier to develop a national technical specification for urban tree well design in urban hardscapes. The specification will provide practical guidance on design approaches and material selection to support healthy urban trees and help practitioners plan, construct, and maintain tree wells in communities with varying space constraints. The estimated contract duration is 18 months. Proposals will be evaluated on a combined basis of technical merit (80%) and price (20%); the stated maximum cost is $170,000 CAD.

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