Tenders/Contracts

Foothills Regional Indoor Field House
Heritage Heights Multipurpose Arena Design-Build Project Request For Qualifications

Foothills Regional Indoor Field House

Purpose of RFQ:

The purpose of this Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") is to invite interested parties to submit Responses indicating their interest in, and qualifications for, the Project. Based on these Responses, the MD of Foothills (the "MD") and the Town of Okotoks (the "Town") intend to select, in accordance with the terms of the attached RFQ, a shortlist of up to three Proponents to be invited to participate in the next stage of the Competitive Selection Process, the request for proposals ("RFP") stage.

This RFQ is not a tender or an offer or a request for proposals, and there is no intention by the MD and the Town to make an offer by issuing this RFQ.

Under the Competitive Selection Process, the MD and the Town are seeking to enter into a contract (the "Design-Build Agreement") with a qualified entity (the "Design-Builder") to design and build the project referred to as the Foothills Regional Indoor Field House (the "Project" or the "Foothills Regional Indoor Field House").

Opportunity Description:

The purpose of the project is to build an indoor field house that meets regional community recreation needs. Further information on the anticipated RFP is contained in the Appendices of the attached RFQ.
The facility should follow a number of principles. It should be:

multi-purpose - providing for a variety of uses,
multi-generational - serving children, youth and adults,
located so as to serve all of the residents of the region,
flexible - designed to allow for expansion and adaptation to meet changing needs,
sustainable in terms of business and market opportunities.

The primary (core) program component areas are as follows:

Activity Hall, in which the structure is sized to ultimately house 4 playing fields (each 85 ft x 200 ft) and a walking track, with a minimum of two fields constructed.
Training area with locker rooms, and team rooms (5 per field)
Administrative offices, meeting & multi‐purpose rooms
Public and support spaces (lobby, concession, washrooms, storage)
Provision for a walking track
Circulation, structure & mechanical
Site location should be of adequate size to provide the opportunity for a mix of future active and passive outdoor sport and recreation opportunities
Construction and installation of roads and utilities to service the site

Additional program components designed to meet the needs of specific not -for profit groups may be considered if additional funding is secured.

For further details and conceptual functional specifications please refer to Schedule I within the RFQ document and the attached Feasibility Study.

Bid Package:

Foothills Regional Indoor Field House RFQ
Foothills Regional Indoor Field House Feasibility Study

Heritage Heights Multipurpose Arena Design-Build Project
Request For Qualifications - COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

Bid Information

Opportunity Description:

The purpose of the project is to build a multiuse recreation centre that meets MD of Foothills and area community recreation needs. Further information on the anticipated RFP is contained in the Appendices of the attached RFQ document, and functional specifications of the facility are contained in the attached Concept Plan.

The Project Requirements are:

85 x 200 ice surface, 6 dressing rooms with washrooms/showers, 1 referee room, 1 additional figure skating dressing room, rear double door entrance, mechanical/electrical room, ice resurfacer room, team storage area, general storage, janitor room
Lobby, concession and kitchen with external access, public washrooms, office, storage, elevator, player entrance, vestibule entrance, janitor room
Multipurpose hall, washrooms, storage, mechanical/electrical room, janitor room
Indoor track
Spectator viewing area, minimum of 200 fixed seats with area for up to 750 including temporary seats, storage area
Fitness/wellness centre, washrooms, exterior entrance, linked to track by elevator
Pathway to adjacent school(s)
Linkage to site pathway systems

The purpose of this Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") is to invite interested parties to submit Responses indicating their interest in, and qualifications for, the Project. Based on these Responses, MD of Foothills (the "MD") intends to select, in accordance with the terms of this RFQ, a shortlist of up to three Proponents to be invited to participate in the next stage of the Competitive Selection Process, the request for proposals ("RFP") stage.

This RFQ is not a tender or an offer or a request for proposals, and there is no intention by the MD to make an offer by issuing this RFQ.

Under the Competitive Selection Process, the MD is seeking to enter into a contract (the "Design- Build Agreement") with a qualified entity (the "Design-Builder") to design and build the project referred to as the Heritage Heights Multipurpose Arena (the "Project" or the "Heritage Heights Multipurpose Arena").

Bid Package

Heritage Heights Multipurpose Arena Design-Build Project - RFQ

Heritage Height Multiuse Arena Concept Plan

Contact Information: Ryan Payne, Community Services, Email