Saskatchewan Tenders #2026C-00005

SaskWater Reach 4 Canal Crossing Replacement Construction

SaskWater is seeking a contractor to replace the Reach 4 canal crossing on its Saskatoon Southeast Non-Potable Canal system. - Government buyer: Saskatchewan Water Corporation (SaskWater), a Government of Saskatchewan Crown corporation. - Project: SSNPCBD 2026 Reach 4 Canal Crossing Replacement, Phase 4, at Station 5+840 near Township Road 330. Agreement No. 2026C-00005. - Main construction work: Remove and dispose of the existing corrugated steel pipe culverts, install the replacement concrete pipe and gaskets, and complete access roads, excavation, embankment and fill, riprap, erosion control, temporary detours, cleanup, and site restoration. The contractor is also responsible for tying the canal bank into the existing road. - Pipe specification: The documents differ on diameter: the drawings specify one 1,524 mm diameter, 37,500 mm long C76 Class IV concrete pipe, while the RFP describes a 1,500 mm diameter Class IV pipe. Specifications call for bell-and-spigot joints with flexible, watertight O-ring gaskets, sulphate-resistant Type HS cement, and minimum 28-day compressive strength of 27.6 MPa. - Estimated drawing quantities: 50 m³ clay seal; 50 m³ Type 33 granular material; 40 m³ Size 1 riprap; 735 m² Type 108 road gravel; 825 m³ excavation/cut; and 850 m³ impervious fill/backfill. - Named OEMs/products: Mirafi HP 370 woven geotextile and Armtec 250 non-woven geotextile are named as approved products, or approved equals. No specific manufacturer is identified for the concrete pipe. - Other specified materials: Meadow brome grass at 11 kg/ha, alfalfa at 1.4 kg/ha, oats cover crop at 36 kg/ha, and 11-51-0 fertilizer at 28 kg/ha; the specifications also state a fertilizer application rate of 78.5 kg/ha. - Notable requirements: The contractor must provide labour, supervision, equipment, materials, temporary works, bonding, and insurance; manage water, safety, traffic, erosion control, seeding, and restoration; and provide project-specific care-of-water drawings and a borrow-area excavation plan before the related work. The RFP also offers an optional price if SaskWater supplies the pipe, with the contractor still responsible for its gaskets, handling, and installation. - Contract value: Not stated in the provided materials.

Description

SaskWater is seeking proposals for the SSNPCBD 2026 Reach 4 Canal Crossing Replacement Phase 4. The work replaces the existing canal crossing at Station 5+840, between SE 03-33-27-W2M and NE 34-32-27-W2M. The scope includes supplying and installing specified concrete pipe and gaskets, removing and disposing of existing CSP culverts, and completing access roads, excavation and earthworks, fill, riprap, erosion control, temporary detours, cleanup, and restoration. The contractor must provide the labour, supervision, equipment, materials, temporary works, bonding, and insurance required to complete the work under the contract documents.

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