GOC479574 - ADVANCE PROCUREMENT NOTICE FOR AN UPCOMING RFP FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions (Brookfield GIS) will be issuing an invitation to submit a response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the purpose of securing a qualified Construction Management Firm to assist in the phase IV of the Lester B. Pearson Garage repair in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Construction Manager will provide preconstruction and construction management services required to perform the work.

This is an advance notice for an upcoming one-step electronic submission RFP process (Technical and Financial) to select the highest rated Construction Management (CM) firm who may then be invited to enter into a CCDC 5B contract for CM services with Brookfield GIS. The forecasted project cost associated with all phases of this work is approximately $12 million. The forecasted completion date for repairs and restoration program is 2020.

It is anticipated that the RFP will be issued prior to April 1, 2017 and will be made available on the Brookfield GIS MERX Portal at www.brookfieldgis.merx.com. The expected response period is 21 business days.

This is only a notice of an upcoming invitation to submit a response for the RFP. It is not an Request for Pre-Qualification, a Request for Proposal, a call for tenders, an offer to contract, or any form of legally binding agreement.  Brookfield GIS is not required to call for tenders, request proposals or award any contracts pursuant to this notice of an upcoming invitation.

Brookfield GIS will invite suitable Contractors to act as Construction Manager to participate in a one-phase evaluation and selection process for the 125 Sussex Lester B. Pearson Garage Repair project for the purposes of addressing the rapid deterioration of a suspended concrete slab and membrane area of the garage in order to eliminate the Health & Safety issues for the Users & the Asset.

The Lester B. Pearson Building, a multi-story office building, is headquarters to the Department of Global Affairs. Completed in 1973, this Crown-owned, Federal Classified Heritage building is identified for a major renovation that is proposed to start construction in 2018.

The building consists of four office towers on a two-storey raised podium and accommodates approximately 2,887 staff. Special purpose areas include: facilities for hosting international conferences and dignitaries and ancillary amenity spaces, a library, a 24/7 Emergency Watch Response Centre, and a conference facility with an auditorium.

The LBP parking garage is a two-level heated underground facility. The ground level where the vehicle entrances are located (via King Edward and Sussex Dr.) has a suspended concrete slab construction and a parking area of about 8,600m². Key functions include shipping and receiving, mail room, a security control centre, a fitness centre, offices for Brookfield GIS, Client /User Storage. The basement level, has a slab on grade construction, a parking area of 13,000 m², and houses mechanical and electrical rooms as well as bikes and other storage areas.
 
Structural deterioration issues were identified in the LBP parking garage in 2012. The problem with the LBP garage is the rapid & ongoing structural deterioration of the remaining 35% unrepaired portion of the suspended slab, mainly the driving lanes of the garage. This creates an increased possibility of pieces of concrete falling on people and/or cars endangering the Health and Safety of the pedestrians, vehicles and the asset itself. There is a potential the garage may be required to close due to the deterioration and safety concerns.
 
The other 65% of the garage has been addressed through a Concrete Repair Program in Phases 1 through 3, from October 2008 to March 2012. These phases dealt with the actual parking areas within the garage, while Phase 4 will focus on the principal driving lanes and central access to the garage.
 
The construction area of the Lester B. Pearson Garage Repairs Phase 4 project includes the parking entrances, main vehicle circulation aisles, two ramps and parking spaces. The current overall parking count is 505 cars and 20 motorcycles (ground floor = 158 cars, basement = 347 cars).
 

The project work will meet or exceed PSPC National Performance Standards for Office buildings’ (NPS) and current industry standards and national/provincial/municipal regulations, by-laws, codes, statutes of authorities having jurisdiction, including but not limited to the National Building Code of Canada and National Fire Code of Canada, Provincial and Municipal Codes, Regulations and Fire codes, CAN/CSA B651-04 Accessible Design for the Built Environment, Canada Labour Code, HRSDC Labour Fire Protection requirements, etc. In cases of overlap, the most stringent shall apply.

The LBP Garage Phase IV project’s scope of work, highlighted below should be implemented via a multi-phased approach with no changes to the tenant functional program. Other than for the abatement of asbestos-containing material (ACM), upgrade of the structural systems and temporary or permanent relocation of base building systems, the design and construction work shall be planned to minimize any disturbance to interior architecture to the extent possible.

Access to the Lester B. Pearson Garage and project information will be limited to personnel who possess the required level of security clearance. Additionally, in order to be eligible to submit a response to the upcoming RFP, proponents shall demonstrate their firm holds, at minimum, FSC security clearance issued by CISD with designated project resources supporting a minimum secret clearance level. In the case of a joint venture, all the parties of the joint venture must hold the required security clearance.
 
In compliance with Federal Government Security Policy all consultants’ and contractors’ offices are to be facility security cleared to the level of the information being stored. As such, the offices in question will have document storage capabilities to the appropriate level.