summary details: advertised on the metro vancouver's https://metrovancouver.bidsandtenders.ca information metro vancouver, through the greater vancouver sewerage and drainage district (the corporation) invites responses to this request for qualifications (rfq) for ground improvements and preload engineering services for iona island wastewater treatment plant. more specifically, the intent of this rfq is to short-list up to four (4) respondents to participate in a request for proposal for the project. scope: the greater vancouver sewerage and drainage district (the corporation) seeks ground improvements and preload (gi&p) engineering services for the iona island wastewater treatment plant (iiwwtp) upgrade project from consulting firms with extensive geotechnical and gi&p design and construction management experience in the lower mainland (the respondent). the selected respondent will, in a phased approach, support the corporation with gi&p options analysis and evaluation, gi&p design incorporating wildlife, tree, and sensitive ecosystem protections, gi&p design testing, procurement and tendering support, sequencing of activities, liaising with regulatory bodies in coordination with corporation staff, and provide construction management and geotechnical supervision during the gi&p construction phase. it is the corporation's intent to award the design phase only with the upcoming rfp, and will negotiate the fees for the construction phase of the project with the selected respondent assuming the corporation is satisfied with the performance of the selected respondent. request for qualification (rfq) documents may be downloaded directly from the metro vancouver website at https://metrovancouver.bidsandtenders.ca (the "bidding system"). electronic submissions only, shall be received by the bidding system. hardcopy submissions are not permitted. responses will be received by the bidding system no later than 2:00:00 p.m. local time on the 17th day of august, 2021 (the "response closing"). while it is anticipated that this rfq may lead to a tender or request for proposal, corporation reserves the unfettered right to determine the next steps in the process which may include negotiation with the front-runner(s), issuing a tender or request for proposal to short-listed respondents only, issuing a tender or request for proposal to more than the intended number of short-listed respondents, collapsing this process entirely or pursuing a different selection process altogether. a list of respondents will be posted through the bidding system website shortly after the competition closing. only the respondents' names will be disclosed. all inquiries regarding the submissions will be referred to that site. only the short-listed respondents will be contacted at the conclusion of the process. the short-listed respondents list will be published on the bidding system website. unsuccessful respondents wishing to be debriefed are encouraged to contact the buyer of record within 30 days of the website posting. as only the successful respondents will be contacted at the conclusion of this rfq, corporation wishes to thank all respondents for their effort in responding to this bidding opportunity. buyer of record dragan sipka, cppb, contract specialist metro vancouver purchasing and risk management division email: dragan.sipka@metrovancouver.org 49141672