It's not the first time that the city has posted a call for bids for the project, with the scope of the work and call for bids first revealed for would be contractors back in 2017.
Though with no official notice from the city at the time, it would appear that the highly touted environmental project ended up on hold, until now.
April 2017 -- City seeks requests for proposals on Moresby Park removal and improvement project
The new call for proposal provides a bit of a history lesson of the tanks, as well as the expectations that the city has for the job ahead for the successful bidder.
The City of Prince Rupert is seeking proposals from qualified proponents for the removal of fuel oil and fuel impacted water within and subsequent demolition and removal of the Moresby Fuel Tank #3. The Moresby Fuel Tank #3 is the easternmost of three large above ground tanks (ASTs) for fuel oil containment, and is located on City property at approximately 1630 Park Avenue.
The AST was constructed by the Department of National Defense to support refueling of naval vessels during the Second World War, and subsequently transferred into the City's possession. The City of Prince Rupert recommends that Proponents review the attached reference documents before responding to this RFP.
The services will comprise the following for the project including, without limiting:
(i) Mobilization and demobilization from Site
(ii) Removal, treatment, and disposal of all products (ie. water and fuel oil) present in Tank #3
(iii) Decontamination, demolition and off-site disposal of the Tank #3 structure
(iv) Decontamination, removal and off-site disposal of piping in the immediate vicinity, together with all items of work associated with developing site access, construction site security, quality management (such as inspection and testing requirements) and construction environmental management (such as bird nesting surveys, erosion and sediment control, treated water testing), all to be carried out with consideration being given to a focus on value to the City and Project budget.
The deadline for those with an interest in the project is July 18th at 2 PM with inquiries to be directed to Hans Seidemann, the City's Manager of Community Development.
The city will be hosting a site visit for those interested in putting in a bid, with the tour of the Moresby area to take place on June 25th at 10AM, with would be proponents to gather at 1600 Park Avenue at that time.
The Full package for the bid process can be reviewed from the BC Bid website.
Included as part of the information for proponents is a Technical Memo on Environmental Investigation and Decommissioning planning, which includes a range of photos and charts which offers some scope of the work required.
The information provided also includes a copy of the Moresby Fuel Tanks Pollution Prevention Feasibility Study from 2017
The plan to remove the tanks was hailed with much fanfare in October of 2015, when Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain issued a press release noting that "It's time to take action" ... "These tanks have been here since WWII. It's time for us to get on top of these longstanding issues in the community"
The tanks became a more immediate issue in 2016, when a minor tear occurred in one of the old bunker sea oil tanks that are located in the park.
At the time of the original plan, the city had formed a partnership with the North Coast-Skeena First nations Stewardship Society to address the decommissioning issues.
Some of the history of the initiative can be reviewed below:
March 2016 -- Council to receive update on Moresby Fuel tank removal project tonight
October 2015 -- City to tackle environmental issues in Moresby Park
For more items of note on the city's infrastructure projects and plans see our archive page here, items of interest on Requests for Bids can be found here.
For a wider overview of the work of City Council see our Council Discussion archive.
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