Site work for a religious / funeral development in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Completed plans call for site work for a religious / funeral development.

Reference Number 0000276334 The City of Iqaluit Department of Public Works and Engineering (the City) is issuing a Request for Tender (RFT) for qualified Proponents to provide construction services as further outlined in this RFT document. The purpose and objective of this project is to expand Apex Cemetery to the south with engineered fill placed on top of the existing root mat and provide 8-10 years of additional burial plots. Location Iqaluit is the capital of Nunavut and is located at the south end of Baffin Island, Frobisher Bay 64°31'N latitude and 68°31'W longitude. Access to Iqaluit is provided by regular scheduled commercial aircraft year-round, snowmobile trails from other Baffin Island communities in the winter, and sealift from the port of Montreal in the summer. Geology and Terrain Iqaluit's location is above the tree line and within the continuous permafrost zone of Canada. The region generally consists of glacially scoured igneous/metamorphic terrain. In some locations, a thin layer of organic material is found. Climate Iqaluit has an Arctic climate with January and July high and low mean temperatures of - 21.5° C/-29.7°C (high/low) and 11.4° C/3.7° C (high/low) respectively. The annual precipitation is made up of 19.2 cm of rainfall and 255.0 cm of snowfall. The prevailing winds are northwest at 16.7 km/hr. Every submission shall be accompanied by a security deposit payable to the City of Iqaluit, in an amount not less than 10% of the total Tender amount. Official bid documents must be obtained from www.merx.com and bid submissions must be done through the Merx platform.