New construction of an educational facility in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Completed plans call for the construction of a 59,400-square-foot, three-story above grade educational facility.

This Request for Qualification is an invitation to prospective Construction Managers who want an opportunity to qualify for eligibility to provide Construction Management Services for the seismic replacement of Prince Rupert Middle School, located at 417 9 Ave W, Prince Rupert, BC. The current Prince Rupert Middle School facility is seismically unsafe, and a full replacement of the facility is required to ensure seismically safe seats for the students of grades 6 to 8 within Prince Rupert. The school also faces several non-seismic related issues with flooding, soil contamination, and grade sinking. The new school is expected to be designed as a 2 or 3-story 5,500m² Middle School and built on a newly acquired site adjacent to the existing school building. This site was a former landfill and there are geotechnical challenges due to the presence of compressible organic silt, peat, and clay that must be addressed. Encapsulated mass timber will be used within the construction of the school gym and multi-purpose spaces. The school will meet LEED Gold or equivalent criteria. After the new school is built, the primary existing facility and associated site works are anticipated to be demolished and removed, including removal of associated shallow foundations and below-grade site utilities. The existing playground and Music Room structure are to remain, with services fed from the existing facility to the music room structure decommissioned and capped. Documents can be obtained from www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca