Replacement Heating Systems at 7 Long-Range Radar Sites

Defence Construction Canada / Construction de Défense Canadabuyer
Sep 01, 2026 closes in 7 days
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Fencing & guiderail Electrical & lighting General building posted Jul 20, 2026
Scope

What the buyer describes

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is calling for Abbreviated Proposals from engineering consulting firms to design a heating system to replace the existing Hydronic Heating Systems at the seven (7) northern Long-Range Radar Sites (LRRs) at various locations in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and the Yukon. The statement of work also includes the provision of the following professional services: Preparation of plans and specifications, and assistance during the tendering and construction phases. Information provided by the Proponents will be evaluated using the established criteria in the RFAP.  The objective of this RFAP is to select the proponent with the highest total score. The estimated construction cost for this project is in the range of $19,000,000.00 Firms that consider themselves qualified to provide these services are invited to submit their Abbreviated Proposals 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). This procurement contains set-asides for the benefit of Indigenous business pursuant to applicable trade agreement provisions. This measure is in accordance with procurement obligations pursuant to all Modern Treaties (Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements). The selected consultant will be required to hold a valid Facility Security Clearance (FSC) at the level of SECRET, issued by the Contract Security Program (CSP) within Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).  Details concerning the Security Requirements for this project are identified in the RFAP and Amendment No. 1. Questions regarding this solicitation are to be directed ONLY to the point of contact identified in this advertisement.  Proponents who address their questions to anyone other than the point of contact during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified. Please note that the preliminary results for this solicitation will be available on MERX. Proponents can obtain contract award results from the DCC website at https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/industry/contract-activity.  description : Project Manager Gestionnaire de projetunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Lead Mechanical Engineer Ingénieur mécanique principalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Mechanical Engineer Ingénieur mécanique séniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Intermediate Mechanical Engineer Ingénieur mécanique intermédiaireunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Lead Electrical Engineer Ingénieur électrique principalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Electrical Engineer Ingénieur électrique séniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Intermediate Electrical Engineer Ingénieur électrique intermédiaireunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Lead Structural Engineer Ingénieur de structures principalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Structural Engineer Ingénieur de structures séniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Intermediate Structural Engineer Ingénieur de structures intermédiaireunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Architect - Lead Architecte – principalunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Architect - Senior Architecte – seniorunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Architect - Intermediate Architecte - intermédiaireunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Senior Technical Support (all disciplines) Soutien technique – senior (toutes les disciplines)unitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Intermediate Technical Support (all disciplines) Soutien technique – intermédiaire (toutes les disciplines)unitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Asbestos Abatement Design Specialist Spécialiste de la conception de l’élimination des poussières d’amianteunitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Total Classification Rate for Phases 1 and 2 Taux horaire pondéré total, phases 1 et 2unitOfMeasure : Hourly Ratedescription : Maximum Upset Amount for Phase 1 Montant maximum, phase 1unitOfMeasure : Dollardescription : Total Weighted Maximum Upset Unit Travel Rate for Phases 1 and 2 Coût total de déplacement maximum pondéré, phases 1 et 2unitOfMeasure : DollarcostAllowancePrice : 100000.00description : Prime Cost Allowance (per 2.4.5 of the RFAP) Allocation budgétaire (conformément à la 2.4.5 du DPA)quantity : 1Bidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.

GROUND estimate · inference, not a quote

Most likely final-price range

$238,500 – $836,510 middle half of 3 past jobs whose scope reads like this one
$499,430median of those jobs
Most similar past jobBuyerPriceWho
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2026-T-37 - Domestic Hot Water Boilers and Hydronic Boilers -Replacement and Upgrades-... Niagara Region $836,510 low bid Glenn Richardson Plumbing & Heating Ltd.
2025-504T - HVAC Replacement at 9 VCOM Sites for Peel Regional Police Region of Peel $238,500 low bid FXD Performance Contracting Inc.

Built from keyword-matched historical jobs: "awarded" rows are executed contract values, "low bid" rows are unofficial bid-opening totals. Similar scope is not identical scope — treat this as the bracket to sanity-check your own takeoff against, never as the estimate itself. Trade-wide, fencing & guiderail low bids run $946,855 median across 109 openings — full history on the board.

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