Invitation to Tender
RFP PS20210016 - CONTRACTOR SERVICES - BIORETENTION REHABILITATION WORK 2021
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All enquiries regarding the RFP must be addressed to:
Jason Lo, Contracting Specialist
Email: jason.lo@vancouver.ca
All enquiries must be made in writing and are to be directed only to the above contact person. In-person or telephone enquiries are not permitted. Any communication from potential Proponents to City staff other than the contact person regarding the content of this RFP may lead to disqualification of the Proponent from this RFP process, at the City’s sole discretion.
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Questions will be accepted, and answers posted, ONLY IF they are submitted in writing five working days prior to the bid closing date
CLOSING DATE & TIME
3:00:00 pm (Local Vancouver Time), Thursday, April 15, 2021
All references to time in the RFP are references to the time in the City of Vancouver, as indicated in the electronic timestamp the Proposal receives upon delivery to the email address specified herein, which is in turn synchronized to Network Time Protocol (NTP) provided by the National Research Council of Canada adjusted to local Pacific Time Zone.
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SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
Proponents should submit their Proposals on or before the time and date specified in the bottom row of the table in Section 2.1 (the “Closing Time”).
Each Proponent should submit its Proposal by email in accordance with the following:
Subject of the file to be: PS# - Title – Vendor name.
Document format for submissions:
-RFP Part C in PDF format – 1 combined PDF file,
-Appendix 3 (pricing tab) in Excel format, and;
-Any other attachments if necessary
Zip the files to reduce the size or email separately if needed.
Send your submissions to Bids@vancouver.ca do not deliver a physical copy to the City of Vancouver.
Submitting the files via Drop box, FTP, or similar programs, is not acceptable.
To be considered by the City, a Proposal must be submitted in the form set out in Part C (the “Form of Proposal”), completed and duly executed by the relevant Proponent.
Tenders received after the closing time may be returned unopened.
Faxed tenders will not be accepted.
Please visit our Bidding Procedures page for additional information.
General Description of Requirement
The RFP concerns the City of Vancouver’s interest in procuring bioretention rehabilitation services.
Details of the City’s objectives and requirements to which the RFP relates are set out in Part B of the RFP.
Background:
Green Rainwater Infrastructure (GRI) is a suite of rainwater management tools that use both engineered and nature based solutions to protect, restore and mimic the natural water cycle.
GRI is an important component of the City’s sewer and drainage network and ensuring these systems are functioning is critical to the health, safety and well-being of the community. Proper grading and infiltration helps ensure these systems meet their infrastructure service objectives to:
- Improve water quality
- Increase flood resilience
- Reduce quantity of water entering the pipe system
Beyond rainwater management, GRI assets provide numerous co-benefits to the community such as urban cooling, increased tree canopy, and enhanced biodiversity, all of which contribute to a variety of city strategies, goals and targets.
Bioretention is one of the most common types of GRI in the City of Vancouver. Since 2007, the city has built 152 bioretention bulges, gardens and bioswales across the city. In 2018, the City of Vancouver established a Green Infrastructure Implementation Branch, which has further increased the number of bioretention landscapes in the City. No formal maintenance program has been in place to care for these assets.
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PS20210016 
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Part C - Form of Proposal - Word version 
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Appendix 3 - Commercial Proposal 
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CONTRACTOR SERVICES – BIORETENTION REHABILITATION WORK 2021
Part C - Form of Proposal - Word version
Appendix 3 - Commercial Proposal
APPENDIX 13 - Schedule of Establishment Tasks
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