This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Edmonton, Alberta. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Province will receive Submission in electronic PDF file format, which is searchable and unprotected, only through e-mail no later than the RFQ Closing Date and Time as indicated on the cover of the RFQ. Organize the Submission to clearly and succinctly present the required information. Use the main headings and present the information in the order provided in Section 4 - Submission Evaluation Form. For receipt of Submission, the official time of receipt shall be as determined by the Government of Alberta e-mail system time. The Parks Operations Division (POD) of Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) and the Heritage Division of Alberta Culture and Status of Women (CSW) currently collaborate in a Historic Resources compliance program for development projects in Alberta's Parks and Public Lands. Through this collaboration, Historic Resources Baseline Assessments (HRBAs), Historic Resources Impact Assessments (HRIAs), Archaeological Excavations, Archaeological or Palaeontological Construction Monitoring, Post-impact Assessment, Specimen Collection and Preparation and Historic/Archival Research has been conducted for many projects in Crown Land's Infrastructure Capital Development Program. The purpose of this work has been to assist AEP in mitigating or minimizing potential development impacts on historic resources, and to eventually obtain Historical Resources Act approval for the developments to proceed. AEP has issued this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to seek candidates interested in being placed on a shortlist of Pre-Qualified Contractors. These shortlisted Pre- Qualified Contractors will become the invited bidders for future Historic Resources investigation projects that occur in Alberta's Parks, Public Lands and other areas during the two-year term between April 29, 2022 and March 31, 2024. Shortlisted contracting firms will be required to provide the expertise of specialists in the areas of pre-field desktop and archival research, field investigation, and analysis and reporting for archaeological sites, historic structure sites and palaeontological sites, as described in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions set out in this RFQ. The Purpose of this RFQ is to solicit proposals from consulting firms interested in becoming shortlisted Pre-Qualified contracting candidates who may be invited to bid on projects requiring these services for the specified two-year term. The Province may extend the RFQ and the Master Agreements created pursuant to this RFQ, under the same terms and conditions, for an additional term of up to 12 months. The Method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this time.