Bids Are Invited For Notice Of Intent To Direct Award - Barrowtown Pump Station - Flood Protection Wall – Engineering Services - Stantec Consulting Ltd.

File: 1220-2026-4370 – Barrowtown Pump Station - Flood Protection Wall – Engineering Servicesnotice Of Intent To Award A Contractnotice Is Hereby Given That The City Of Abbotsford (The “City”) Is Contemplating Making A Direct Award Of A Contract To Stantec Consulting Ltd. (The “Service Provider”) For Additional Work For The Following:Barrowtown Pump Station - Flood Protection Wall – Engineering Servicesprevious Notice Of Intents To Award A Contractthe City Issued Two Notice Of Intents As Follows:The City Issued A Notice Of Intent To Direct Award – Noi No.: 1220-2023-2963 – Engineering Services - Barrowtown Pump Station Flood Protection Wall On July 26, 2023; Closed Unchallenged. The Value Of The Contract Was $629,864.25 Cad Plus Applicable Taxes. The City Issued A Notice Of Intent To Direct Award – Noi No.: 1220-2023-3086 – Engineering Services – Barrowtown Pump Station Flood Protection Wall On November 22, 2023; Closed Unchallenged. The Value Of Additional Work Was $70,135.75 Cad, Bringing The Total Cumulative Contract Value To An Amount Not Exceeding $700,000.00 Cad, Plus Applicable Taxes.Backgroundthe November 2021 Extreme Weather Event Has Caused Flooding In Various Parts Of The City, And Most Notably The Widespread Flooding In The Sumas Prairie, Due To The Nooksack River Overflow From Whatcom County In The United States Of America.Stantec Had Originally Been Asked To Design A 6.0M Elevation Floodwall. However, The City Has Changed The Direction For Stantec To Provide Design Options And Cost Analysis For Three Floodwall Heights: 4.0M, 5.0M, And 6.0M. Stantec Has Previously Allow Scope For Two Floodwall Option, This Change Adds One Additional Option To The Scope Of Work For The Preliminary Analysis.Scope Of Servicesthe Scope Of Work In This Change Order Includes:Additional Ca And Inspection Effort That Resulted From The Flood Wall Construction Being Phased Rather Than Being One Large Project.Design Services That Were Required To Re-Design The Water Service To The Station After It Was Found To Be In A Different Location Than What Was Shown On The Record Drawings.This Notice Contemplates This Additional Work Valued At Approximately $300K Cad, Bringing The Total Cumulative Contract Value To An Amount Not Exceeding $1.0M Cad, Plus Applicable Taxes.Rationale For Contemplating A Direct Awardthe City Is Contemplating A Direct Award With The Supplier For The Following Reasons:With The Objectives Of Public Security And Safety And The Protection Of Human, Animal And Plant Life And Health, And Given The Extent Of The Preliminary Investigation And Design Work Required To Construct This Wall, It Is Important That The Provision Of These Services Be Expedited As Delays Increase The Risk Being Exposed To The Same Magnitude Of The Flood Risk Seen In November 2021 Flooding And To A Lesser Magnitude December 2025 Flooding.Stantec Consulting Ltd. Is Midstream With The Existing Process, And The Process Requires Continuity To Meet The Timelines.Contract Value: The Value Of The Contract Is Expected Not To Exceed $1.0M Cad Plus Applicable Taxes.Submission Of Objection Noticeany Respondents That Still Wish To Object To This Decision They Should Email Their Objection To The Attention Of Sailesh Kapadia, Buyer Iii, Procurement Services At Https://Abbotsford.Bidsandtenders.Ca By Friday, November 6, 2026, No Later Than 2:00 P.M. Local Time.Submissions By Other Methods Will Not Be Accepted.Respondents Objecting Must Outline Specific Reasons For Their Objection In Their Email As Well As Demonstrate Their Ability To Perform The Contemplated Work And/Or Services And Show Availability And Resources. The Respondent’S Ability To Provide Goods And Services Of The Same Or Better Quality And Price And Within The Required Period Will Be The Key Criteria Used In The Consideration Of Any Respondent’S Objections.