REQUEST FOR PREQUALIFICATION NCC TENDER FILE NO. NG267 Request for Prequalification of: GENERAL CONTRACTORS Project: THE CONSTRUCTION OF: THE NATIONAL HOLOCAUST MONUMENT, INCLUDING THE TRANSITION ZONE AND RELATED SITE SERVICING ALTERATIONS Date Issued: September 12, 2014 Request for Prequalification, NCC Tender File # NG267 Solicitation Closes: October 9, 2014 at 3:00pm, Ottawa time Page 1 of 20 REQUEST FOR PREQUALIFICATION NCC TENDER FILE NO. NG267 SECTION 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Request for Prequalification The National Capital Commission (NCC) invites General Contractors to respond to this Request for Prequalification for the general contractor for the construction in Ottawa, Ontario of the: NATIONAL HOLOCAUST MONUMENT, including the transition zone and related site servicing alterations. 1.2 Process The prequalification process is to select a General Contractor for the proposed project, demonstrating a record of successful, quality and timely completion of projects of comparable scale, scope and activities as the National Holocaust Monument project. This process will allow those selected companies to bid on the assigned tender package. The package will include technical drawings and specifications of all the components and parts. 1.3 Terms The work included will take place at the north east corner of Booth and Wellington streets in Ottawa (Ontario), implemented from March 2015 to December 2015, for a total expenditure of approximately $6 million (including all applicable taxes). The NCC is planning to tender this project in December 2014. It is anticipated that construction will begin in March of 2015. Part of the monument will need to be completed for a small ceremony in late August, then construction of the remaining parts of the monument will resume immediately after the ceremony. The aim is to complete the monument in December 2015 in advance of a ceremony to be held on May 4, 2016. 1.4 Background on the project Jointly funded by the National Holocaust Development Council and the Government of Canada, this important new monument will ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust remain within the national consciousness. The design competition resulted in the selection of the design Landscape of Loss, Memory and Survival by the consulting team of Lord Cultural Resources, Studio Daniel Libeskind, Claude Cormier + Associés, Edward Burtynsky and Doris Bergen. The design consultants are currently evolving the design and producing the tender package. The NCC is managing the design and construction of the project. The project will be located on a 0.32 ha triangular site located at the north west corner of Wellington and Booth Streets in Ottawa's LeBreton Flats. The project will include an additional 11m wide strip along the north side of the monument site, called the transition zone, which is about 1.2 ha in size. The site is the south part of a currently undeveloped block owned by the NCC and bound by Wellington, Booth and a storm water pond to the north. Page 2 of 20 REQUEST FOR PREQUALIFICATION NCC TENDER FILE NO. NG267 1.5 Project description Figure 1: aerial rendering at 100% complete design concept phase The above aerial rendering and the following description indicate the design features of the monument at the 100% complete design concept phase. The final tender package is not yet complete, therefore the features and details may be subject to change. The National Holocaust Monument will consist of a series of concrete and architectural expanded metal mesh walls of varying heights and angles in the form of a Star of David, with six triangular-shaped semi-enclosed wedges surrounding a 500m2 central gathering space. Six enlarged landscape photos will be installed on the concrete walls: one will be embedded directly into the concrete through a prefabricated liner that is a cast of the image and the others will involve attachment of prefabricated panels. Visitors will enter through a main entry ramp at the north-west corner of the site on Booth Street across from Vimy Street and descend roughly 1m down a 28m long ramp with gradually rising retaining walls into a 70m2 orientation area that is one of the six wedges forming the star. The ramp and this space will contain a dedication message and donor recognition element. From the central gathering space, visitors will see the other five triangular wedges: 2 • a 65m contemplation space with 14m high walls, featuring an eternal flame; Page 3 of 20 REQUEST FOR PREQUALIFICATION NCC TENDER FILE NO. NG267 • a 150m2 interpretation space that will contain free-standing interpretive exhibit panels; • a 130m2 memento area; • a roof-covered area that is part of the gathering space; and • a 200m2 upper plaza. The plaza is accessed via the Stairs of Hope, a 32-step concrete stairway beside a concrete wall. A mechanical lift will allow UA access to the upper plaza as will a ramp along the entire north side of the monument from the western entry ramp. From the east corner of the monument, the upper plaza can be accessed from a set of concrete stairs just off of Wellington Street. Another egress point to the monument is a set of concrete stairs leading down from the east corner into the memento area and another set of stairs mid-way along Wellington Street. Pavements will include CIP concrete that is grinded and sandblasted, exposed aggregate, a mosaic path of sandstone pavers, a railway of embedded steel with granite pavers; as well as stabilized crushed granite in three of the triangular wedges. Surrounding the external perimeter of the walls will be an ascending plane covered with low coniferous shrubs and riverwash stone of various sizes, sloping up from the surrounding sidewalks to the walls. The ascending plane along Wellington will be above a retaining wall that will gradually rise from ground level near Booth Street to the height of the upper plaza on the east corner of the site. The ascending plane along the north side of the monument will rise from a retaining wall along the transition zone. Lighting will include both practical and artistic elements. A security system will include cameras, motion detectors and a receiving antenna. A 35m2 mechanical room under the upper plaza can be accessed from the lower eastern entry. All servicing will connect to existing utilities located on NCC land on the same block, except for a gas line which will need to be connected across Booth Street. Surface drainage will occur through trench drains and catch basins located within the monument and sub-drains around the perimeter planting areas, connecting to an existing storm sewer line near the north-west corner of the site. The base of the foundations will also include sub- drains. Several power outlets located throughout the monument will provide electricity for events and maintenance. Connection to a water line will supply water for irrigation, cleaning and other maintenance. A snow melting system may be installed under a small area to facilitate visitor use in the winter. The transition zone will be an 11 metre-wide strip just north of the monument, along its entire north side in alignment with Vimy Street to the west and Lett Street where it meets Wellington to the east. The transition zone will serve a visual buffer to the land to the north and facilitate pedestrian access to the monument. It will consist of two 3m wide bands of shrubs with a row of trees on either side of a 5 metre wide unit paver strip, as well as benches, waste receptacles and lighting. Removable steel bollards at both the Booth and Wellington Street access points will prevent vehicular entry unless removed for events. Related servicing alterations: An existing drainage inlet in the north west corner of the transition zone connecting the municipal storm sewer line will be removed and a new inlet will be installed for drainage from a grassed area north of the transition zone. This will connect to the existing municipal storm sewer line to which the original inlet connected, as will the pipes from the trench drains, catch basins and sub-drains from the monument. Page 4 of 20 REQUEST FOR PREQUALIFICATION NCC TENDER FILE NO. NG267 1.6 Key considerations: The monument is a priority commemoration project for the Government of Canada expected to result in a durable, high quality, world-class product, while adhering to the budget and schedule requirements outlined above. It will require careful coordination of services and subcontractors in a wide range of areas including: concrete walls, retaining walls, steps; architectural expanded metal mesh walls; installation of artistic and signage elements; a wide range of paving materials; soft landscaping; connection to services and installation storm water infrastructure as well as electric and mechanical items such as a mechanical lift and security system. A small ceremony is planned for late August to inaugurate part of the monument, i.e. the contemplation space and eternal flame as well as entry ramp/orientation space. These areas will need to be completed shortly before the ceremony. Construction activity would need to stop briefly at this time until immediately after the ceremony. Attendees would be issued hard hats and boots for the ceremony. Plywood sheets could be temporarily installed for access to the site for any portions of the entry route where the ground surfacing has not yet been installed. The Monument is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2015 and be open for an event on May 4, 2016. Figure 2: Monument components to be completed by end of August 2015 shown in red. The General Contractor must demonstrate experience in delivery of projects in outdoor cold climate conditions, especially involving concrete work. They must also demonstrate experience and ability in delivering high quality projects on-time and on-budget.