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

Closing Time: 4:30 PM (NJT) Question Acceptance Deadline 2025/04/18 04:30:00 PM NDT The successful proponent will provide comprehensive planning and implementation support for firebreaks in Nunatsiavut. Key responsibilities include risk assessment, feasibility analysis, phased planning, training plans for Inuit, and preparation of tender-ready documents. The following scope of work outlines the expected steps to complete to proposed project outcomes. The project has been broken into phases. At each phase, the NG reserves the right to review the performance of the consulting team before initiating the next phase of the project. Deliverables: All work, documents, and drawing undertaken within this project scope will be provided both in Word, excel, or as shp or CAD files. Project Management This project will be managed by NG's Infrastructure Division collaboratively with each of the Inuit Community Governments (ICGs). Upon project initiation, a kick-off meeting will be held to discuss project deliverables, scope, budget, and schedule. Consulting teams shall be required to participate in a 30-minute bi-weekly meeting with NG staff and as well as to provide informal bi-weekly email correspondence detailing project progress action items and schedule updates. Monthly itemized invoices will be sent to the NG project manager. 1.1 Kick-Off Meeting At project start-up, a kick-off meeting will be held with NG to further define scope of work, support document transfer and identify critical outcomes and background information. This meeting will be completed by videoconference. 1.2 Context and Background Review Prior to the site visit, development of background material and preliminary mapping will support identification of focus areas for visit and provide context to the consulting team. Tasks within this desktop background review will include: Data & Document collection and review including Land use planning regulations, climate change data, technical reports, GIS information, engineering reports, plans, strategies, and existing LIDAR and aerial photography (collected in 2024). Consider outcomes from concurrent projects including the growth strategy, housing strategy, economic development strategy, climate change strategy, aggregate resources strategy, and other ongoing work through interviews with those consulting teams, ongoing work, and review of reports. Upon kick-off, the team will determine a stakeholder list in collaboration with the su successful proponent. It is anticipated that the following 1-hour virtual interviews will be required: Initial virtual interviews or focus groups with (assume 10) key NG staff to discuss background information, (ie. Staff representing Education, Economic development, Environment, Lands and Natural Resources, and Climate Change) Interviews (assume 5) with provincial, federal, or other stakeholders relevant to the work. Pre-analysis and desktop review of potential growth areas and existing firebreaks using existing mapping information. Preliminary assessment of risk for the community of Hopedale due to lack of tree cover, and recommendation on next steps required within the project for this community. Best practice review and case study of up to 5 other firebreak projects in other northern and Indigenous communities which relate to the context of Nunatsiavut communities and offer lessons and options for this project including best practices for training programs and design. Identification of relevant standards at the federal, provincial and regional level for the design and implementation. Scoping of policy constraints including Impact Assessment and other regulatory processes for implementation. Official bid documents must be obtained from www.merx.com and bid submissions must be done through the Merx platform.