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Request for Proposals - 1495 Heron Road - Architectural and Design Services

Canada Lands Company Limited (CLC)Architectural engineering
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National Capital Region (NCR)

Description

This Request for Proposals (RFP) is issued to obtain professional architectural and design services for the property located at 1495 Heron Road, Ottawa, Ontario.

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Tender brief & compliance checklist

AI-generated on 2026-10-16 from the notice and 13 document(s). It can miss or misread details — always check the official documents before bidding.

  • Canada Lands Company CLC Limited (CLC), on behalf of Build Canada Homes, seeks an architectural design firm for a housing project at 1495 Heron Road, Ottawa, Ontario.
  • The procurement is an open, competitive Request for Proposals (RFP No. BCH2026-08) for professional architectural and design services.
  • The selected Preferred Proponent must enter into a Design Architect Agreement substantially in the form provided.
  • The project is located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
  • The RFP process includes a non-mandatory information session, a phased compliance process, and oral presentations for shortlisted proponents.

Key dates

  • RFP Issue Date: 2026-09-10
    ✓ Quote found in bch2026-08-heron-architect-rfp(en.pdf
    “RFP Issue Date: September 10 2026”
  • Proponents' Information Session (English): 2026-09-16
    ✓ Quote found in bch2026-08-heron-architect---addendum-1-(2026-09-11-en.pdf
    “Proponents’ Information Session – English Version (see Section 1.8) | September 16, 2026, 12:30-1:00 p.m. Eastern Time”
  • Proponents' Information Session (French): 2026-09-16
    ✓ Quote found in bch2026-08-heron-architect---addendum-1-(2026-09-11-en.pdf
    “Proponents’ Information Session – French Version (see Section 1.8) | September 16, 2026, 1:00-1:30 p.m. Eastern Time”
  • Deadline to submit Confirmation of Intent to Submit a Proposal: 2026-09-17
    ⚠ Supporting quote not found in the source text — check this manually.
  • Deadline for Proponent Questions: 2026-09-29
    ✓ Quote found in bch2026-08-heron-architect-rfp-(en-v2.0.pdf
    “Deadline for Proponent Questions (see Section 1.7.1) September 29, 2026”
  • Addendum Deadline: 2026-10-14
    ✓ Quote found in bch2026-08-heron-architect-rfp---addendum-5-(2026-10-13.pdf
    “Addendum Deadline (see Section 1.7.4) | October 14, 2026”
  • RFP Submission Deadline: 2026-10-19
    ✓ Quote found in bch2026-08-heron-architect-rfp---addendum-5-(2026-10-13.pdf
    “RFP Submission Deadline | October 19, 2026 at 14:00 ET”
  • Oral Presentation: Week of 2026-11-02 or 2026-11-09
    ✓ Quote found in bch2026-08-heron-architect-rfp---addendum-5-(2026-10-13.pdf
    “Oral Presentation (see Section 3.3) | Week of November 2 or 9, 2026”
  • Notification of Preferred Proponent: Week of 2026-11-09 or 2026-11-16
    ✓ Quote found in bch2026-08-heron-architect-rfp---addendum-5-(2026-10-13.pdf
    “Notification of Preferred Proponent | Week of November 9 or 16, 2026”
  • Anticipated Agreement Start Date: Week of 2026-10-26
    ✓ Quote found in bch2026-08-heron-architect---addendum-3-(2026-09-21-en.pdf
    “Anticipated Agreement Start Date | Week of October 26, 2026”
  • Questions deadline: 2026-09-29

Evaluation

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Security: Not stated

Submission: Not stated

Compliance checklist (mandatory requirements)

Risks and unusual terms

  • The RFP process is subject to change; the Company may change any dates, including the RFP Submission Deadline, in its sole discretion and without liability.
  • Proponents that fail to comply with communication restrictions may be disqualified.
  • The Company may amend the list of Ineligible Persons from time to time during the RFP process.
  • The RFP has been amended multiple times through addenda, including a complete replacement of the RFP with Version 2.0, requiring careful tracking of the latest documents.

Not stated in the available text: The specific evaluation methodology (e.g., lowest-price compliant, highest combined rating).; The detailed evaluation criteria and their weightings.; The specific mandatory requirements, certifications, forms, insurance, bid bonds, site visits, or experience minimums for the proposal submission.; The security clearance requirements.; The specific instructions on how and where bids must be submitted.; The detailed scope of work for the architectural and design services.

Solicitation documents (25)

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Price benchmark

Range $3,608 – $15.8M · median $200K · n=87 · inferred from published winners in the same codes/department

Incumbency

Inferred rotating winners. Top published winner Republic Architecture Inc. has 7% of 148 similar awards.

Department buying calendar

JFMAMJJASOND

March highlighted (Canadian fiscal year-end). Spike not the peak month in this dataset.

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Buyer contact (contracting authority)

Charkiee Zhang · BCH2026-08@bch-mc.ca

Toronto, Ontario · Competitive - Open bidding

As published on the CanadaBuys tender notice. Use for questions about this solicitation only.

Official Documents & Links

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