# CanadaBuys #BC235284

Anacla Water System filtration pilot study

**Posted:** October 26, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** BC235284
**NAICS:** 541380

Huu-ay-aht First Nations is seeking a contractor to pilot a filtration approach for the Anacla Water System.
- **Government buyer:** Huu-ay-aht First Nations.
- **Owner’s Consultant:** McElhanney Ltd., coordinating with the buyer and pilot contractor.
- **Requested service:** Plan and conduct a water-treatment filtration pilot, including mobilization, commissioning, operational support, sampling, troubleshooting, decommissioning, and reporting.
- **Treatment need:** Evaluate an appropriate process for potable groundwater, including ammonia removal. Alternatives to biological filtration may be proposed after reviewing available water-quality information.
- **OEMs, equipment, and quantities:** No OEMs, equipment models, part numbers, or purchase quantities are identified.
- **Notable requirement:** The study is intended to produce site-specific data to help confirm a treatment process before full-scale implementation.

### Description

The RFP seeks a Pilot Contractor to mobilize, commission, support operation of, decommission, and report on a filtration pilot study for the Anacla Water System. The study will generate site-specific data to confirm a suitable treatment process for the source water before full-scale implementation, including consideration of ammonia removal. Proponents are expected to review available water-quality information and propose an appropriate treatment approach; alternatives to biological filtration may also be proposed. The contractor will coordinate with Huu-ay-aht First Nations and McElhanney Ltd. during preparation, mobilization, operation, sampling, troubleshooting, and reporting, under the Draft Agreement in Appendix A.

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