REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Grand Forks Aquatic Centre Energy Efficiency
Project – Construction RFP
Issued: September 24, 2024
Closing Time: 12:00 PM PST, Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Closing Location: Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
P.O. Box 1486
2020 Central Ave
Grand Forks, BC, Canada, V0H 1H0
Project Description:
The Grand Forks Aquatic Centre is a year-round, indoor aquatic centre, directly serving 8,611 residents of Grand Forks, and Electoral Districts ‘C’ and ‘D’ of the RDKB. The Aquatic Centre is also the biggest consumer of utilities of any facility owned by the RDKB. With expected emissions reduction of 203 tonnes CO2, or 60%, the project meets the Regional District’s Board of Directors strategic priority of fostering Climate Action and Environmental Sustainability.
The RDKB is seeking Proposals from qualified, experienced companies to complete works associated with energy efficiency upgrades and retrofit at Grand Forks Aquatics Centre. The work will be constructed at the Grand Forks Aquatics Centre, located at 7231 19th St, Grand Forks, British Columbia, V0H 1H0 (the “Work Site”).
Contact Person: Paul Keys,
Manager of Facilities and Recreation
250-442-2202
pkeys@rdkb.com
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Consultant Services
For
Thermal Monitoring of Surface Water and Groundwater Inputs:
Boundary Region Rural Riparian Restoration Bank Stabilization and Ecosystem Services
August 2024
Invitation and Instructions
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) invites proposals from experienced and qualified consultants for the delivery of Thermal Monitoring (Drone) and GIS Mapping for surface water temperatures and underwater groundwater inputs (seeps) in support of the larger Boundary Region project titled: Rural Riparian Restoration, Bank Stabilization and Ecosystem Services.
Proponents are requested to submit proposals as per the format and submission requirements identified in Appendix A “Proposal Submission Form” on the RFP pdf.
Complete copies of your proposal must be submitted and titled “RFP – Boundary Region -Thermal Monitoring” no later than September 12, 2024.
The RDKB reserves the right to hire the successful consultant from this RFP for similar projects over the next five years without posting another RFP.
Proposals will be accepted via email to:
Kristina Anderson, Watershed Planner, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary watershedplanner@rdkb.com
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RFP - Consultant Services For
First Nation Cultural Sensitivity and Humility Training
August 12th, 2024
Invitation and Instructions
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) invites proposals from experienced and qualified companies/consultants for the delivery of First Nation cultural sensitivity and humility training for the Regional District and the municipalities of Village of Fruitvale, Village of Montrose, City of Trail, City of Rossland, Village of Warfield, City of Grand Forks, City of Greenwood, and the Village of Midway, in an in-person and virtual session format. Multiple sessions will be required and in-person sessions can be centralized to gain maximum participation.
Proponents are requested to submit proposals as per the format and submission requirements identified in Appendix A “Proposal Submission Form.”
Complete copies of your proposal must be submitted and titled “RFP – First Nation Cultural Sensitivity and Humility Training”
no later than 12:00 hrs. PST, September 3, 2024.
Proposals will be accepted via email to:
Mark Stephens, Manager of Emergency Programs,
Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
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Interim Housing Needs Report
Request for Proposals
Issue Date: July 22, 2024
Closing Date and Time: August 30, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Inquiries during the proposal period should be directed to:
Donna Dean, Manager of Planning and Development
Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
Phone: 250-368-9148
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is located in BC’s southern interior and consists of five electoral areas (Area A, Area B-Lower Columbia-Old Glory, Area C/Christina Lake, D/Rural Grand Forks and E/West Boundary) and eight municipalities (Midway, Greenwood, Grand Forks, Rossland, Warfield, Trail, Montrose and Fruitvale). The RDKB encompasses 8,300 km2 and is home to over 32,000 residents.
The RDKB wishes to create an Interim Housing Needs Report using the new standardized Housing Needs Report (HNR) Method to fulfill its requirements as directed by the Province of BC.
The existing housing needs report was completed in November 2020 and predicted housing needs for the following five years. Given that the current report will expire in 2025 and the challenges in creating a report in 2020, this HNR is timely. The challenges included, but were not limited to:
- Housing needs were based on 2016 census data, which was already four years out of date;
- The study and consultation was conducted during the global pandemic which presented challenges for the consultants, who prepared the report, to visit the area in person and to conduct in-person meetings for public consultation;
- Anecdotally we understand the population of our area was dynamic with individuals staying in resort communities longer than normal and may have also resulted in more permanent migration to our area; and
- Spikes in the sale and cost of housing may have shifted renters out of homes that were sold.
While the RDKB does not have a Regional Growth Strategy, we have several Official Community Plans (OCPs) that cover Electoral Areas A, B/Lower Columbia-Old Glory, C/Christina Lake, and D/Rural Grand Forks in their entirety. Electoral Area E/West Boundary, the largest of our Electoral Areas, has OCPs for smaller defined areas including: the Controlled Recreation Areas for Mt. Baldy and Big White, Jewel Lake, and Rural Bridesville.
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Expression of Interest for BC registered Engineers and Geoscientist qualified to complete a Flood Hazard Assessment focused on Alluvial Fans.
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To: Consultants, BC Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is compiling a list of Qualified Professionals capable of conducting a site-specific Flood Hazard Assessment (FHA) in areas impacted, or could be impacted, by flooding, alluvial fans, debris floods and debris flows. This list is primarily being assembled to support FHAs in the Boundary Region.
The RDKB has produced a Terms of Reference (TOR), accessible through the website link below, outlining the standards and qualifications necessary to complete a RDKB FHA on Alluvial Fans. The forthcoming list will include companies and consultants who have self- identified as qualified to complete an FHA, stamp and sign the FHA Report, and are available for projects in the Boundary region.
If you would like your company’s name included on this list, please provide the following information to watershedplanner@rdkb.com using the subject title: QP info for FHA Alluvial Fan. The details you provide will be available to the public upon request and/or uploaded to the RDKB
website.
- Name of Company and/or Firm,
- Address of main office,
- Address of satellite office(s) near or in the Boundary region,
- Contact name,
- Contact information (email and phone number),
- Company website,
- Your availability to work in the Boundary Region,
- Identify that you have read and meet the qualifications to complete an FHA as outlined in the RDKB TOR “Guidelines for Professional Engineers/Geoscientists Conducting Flood Hazard Assessments on Alluvial Fans”, and
- Area(s) of Practice and Expertise
Terms of Reference: Guidelines for Professional Engineers/Geoscientists Conducting Flood Hazard Assessment on Alluvial Fans in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
The QP list will be available for public distribution and updated as needed. If you have any questions, please contact Kristina Anderson at (preferred) watershedplanner@rdkb.com or 250-442-4111.
Sincerely,
Kristina Anderson,
Watershed Planner, RDKB
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