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

The contract objectives align with department objectives to provide sustainable management of natural resources and water management infrastructure. The outcomes demonstrate an appreciation of evolving public expectations for responsible and accountable natural resource management. The work supports departmental objectives to provide multiple benefits from water management infrastructure while minimizing environmental costs and maintaining ecological integrity. The project objectives are as follows: Collect, organize, and document reports, letters, memoranda, and similar documents relevant to fisheries and aquatic environmental impact assessment, mitigation and monitoring work associated with the Twin Valley Dam project; Provide a description of the Twin Valley Dam project and the construction timeline; Describe the environmental impacts for the aquatic environment in the project area (including fish and fish habitat, mercury in fish, water quality, aquatic invertebrates); Describe the aquatic environmental mitigation opportunities and compensation requirements that were identified; Describe the mitigation/compensation program and describe obligations, legal requirements, and commitments made by the Government of Alberta to address environmental impacts of the Twin Valley Dam Project; Summarize the projects undertaken for fish and fish habitat and the predicted outcomes of the mitigation work; Describe the Twin Valley Dam environmental monitoring program for aquatic resources and identify conclusions, uncertainties, and gaps in the monitoring program; Summarize monitoring work and the findings of monitoring projects; Compare actual impacts on fish and fish habitat to predicted impacts; Identify mitigation/compensation requirements and commitments that have been met and those that haven't been met. Determine if regulatory requirements for fish and fish habitat have been met. Describe options/opportunities for meeting requirements on an ongoing basis and identify future monitoring needs, if any. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.