Housing Construction Program MDB CFHA RPCIP Yellowknife
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Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is seeking proposals from design-build teams to design and construct multi-unit residential housing in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, under the Canadian Forces Housing Agency’s Residential Portfolio Capital Investment Plan. The opportunity appears to use a modified design-build approach, with an estimated project value of approximately $12 million to $18 million. The requested team may need to provide a broad range of design professionals, including architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil/municipal engineering, urban planning, and architectural or engineering technologist/drafting roles. The tender lists hourly-rate positions for lead, senior, and intermediate personnel. The tender is currently shown as open, with a closing date of September 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. However, the notice contains earlier closing-date text, so the current deadline should be confirmed directly in the MERX bidding system. The supplied location field says Ottawa, Ontario, while the project description identifies Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; the official documents should be checked to confirm the work location and any travel, northern logistics, or local participation requirements. Proposals are to be submitted electronically through MERX. Questions must be directed only to the point of contact identified in the official solicitation, as contacting others could create disqualification risk. The procurement references the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, CETA, and WTO-GPA. This opportunity potentially matches a contractor or design-build consortium with experience in multi-unit housing and the required professional disciplines, but the available summary does not establish whether any particular business meets the mandatory requirements. Review the complete RFP for qualification criteria, bonding and insurance, Indigenous or northern requirements, technical submissions, security obligations, pricing instructions, and contract terms before deciding whether to bid. Verify all details and the finalclosing time in the official MERX notice: https://www.merx.com/public/solicitations/3975611901/abstract?language=EN.
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- Submit a proposal through the MERX Electronic Bidding System by the closing date and time shown in the electronic system. The advertisement states that the closing date was changed to September 17, 2026, at 14:00:00, but the official MERX notice must be checked for the controlling deadline and time zone.
- The opportunity is for Design-Builder Services using a modified design-build approach for the design and construction of multi-unit residential housing in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
- The proposed delivery team should address the design and construction requirements set out in the Request for Proposals (RFP) documents.
- The solicitation identifies a range of design-team roles, including a design team lead; lead, senior, and intermediate architects; structural, mechanical, electrical, and civil/municipal engineers; urban planners; and senior/intermediate architectural or engineering technologists, technicians, or draftspersons. Confirm the required personnel, qualifications, and commitment requirements in the RFP.
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************** the closing date has been CHANGED to September 17, 2026 ************** ************************************************************************************************ ************** the closing date has been CHANGED to August 20, 2026 ************** ************************************************************************************************ Design-Builder Services (Modified Design-Build Projects) Canadian Forces Housing Agency - Residential Portfolio Capital Investment Plan, Yellowknife (YE), Northwest Territories DEFENCE CONSTRUCTION CANADA (DCC) is requesting Proposals from Design-Build Teams to design and construct multi unit residential housing following a modified design-build approach. Additional details are provided in the Request for Proposals (RFP) documents. The estimated cost for the opportunity at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories is in the range of $12 to $18M. Firms that consider themselves qualified to provide these services are invited to submit their proposal through the MERX Electronic Bidding System on or before the closing date and time indicated on the Electronic Bidding System. This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Chapter Nineteen of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA). Questions regarding this solicitation are to be directed ONLY to the point of contact identified in this advertisement. Bidders who address their questions to anyone other than the point of contact during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified. Bidders can obtain contract award results from the DCC website at https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/contract-activity. DCC now publicly discloses information on payments made to prime contractors so that subcontractors know when they can expect payment. Information on payments made in the past 90 days on construction contracts over $100,000, as well as further information regarding DCC’s prompt payment commitment, can be obtained from the DCC website at https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/contract-activity.code : 1.01description : Design Team Lead / Chef de l’équipe de conceptionquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.02description : Lead Architect /Architecte principalquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.03description : Senior Architect /Architecte seniorquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.04description : Intermediate Architect / Architecte intermédiairequantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.05description : Lead Structural Engineer / Ingénieur en structure principalquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.06description : Senior Structural Engineer / Ingénieur en structure seniorquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.07description : Intermediate Structural Engineer / Ingénieur en structure intermédiairequantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.08description : Lead Mechanical Engineer / Ingénieur mécanique principalquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.09description : Senior Mechanical Engineer / Ingénieur mécanique seniorquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.1description : Intermediate Mechanical Engineer / Ingénieur mécanique intermédiairequantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.11description : Lead Electrical Engineer / Ingénieur électrique principalquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.12description : Senior Electrical Engineer / Ingénieur électrique seniorquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.13description : Intermediate Electrical Engineer / Ingénieur électrique intermédiairequantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.14description : Lead Urban Planner /Urbaniste principalquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.15description : Senior Urban Planner /Urbaniste seniorquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.16description : Intermediate Urban Planner / Urbaniste intermédiairequantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.17description : Lead Civil or Municipal Engineer / Ingénieur civil ou urbain principalquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.18description : Senior Civil or Municipal Engineer / Ingénieur civil ou urbain seniorquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.19description : Intermediate Civil or Municipal Engineer / Ingénieur civil ou urbain intermédiairequantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.2description : Senior Architectural or Engineering Technologists / Technician / Draftsperson / Technologue, technicien ou dessinateur senior en architecture ou en géniequantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.21description : Intermediate Architectural or Engineering Technologists /Technician / Draftsperson / Technologue, technicien ou dessinateur intermédiaire en architecture ou en géniequantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.22description : Project Manager /Gestionnaire de projetquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.23description : Superintendent /Surintendantquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.24description : Building Information Modeling Specialist / Spécialiste en modélisation des données du bâtimentquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.25description : Indigenous Relations Coordinator / Coordonnateur des relations avec les Autochtonesquantity: 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 1.26description : Total Classification Rate / Taux Horaire PondéréTotalquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Hourly Ratecode : 2.01description : Maximum Upset Unit Travel Rate / Coût de déplacement maximum unitairequantity : 1unit Of Measure : Tripcode : 3.01description : Design-Builder Mark-Up Allowance / Allocation majorée du concepteur-constructeurquantity : 1unit Of Measure : Percentcode : 4.01cost Allowance Price : 880000.00description : Contract Award Scope of Services: Budget Fee amount for services required at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories / Étendue des services visés par l’attribution du contrat: Montant des honoraires budgétaires pour les services requis à Yellowknife, Territoires du Nord-Ouestquantity : 1Bidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.
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