Tenders have closed on the design work for the Drumheller Institution expansion, and construction is expected to begin in about a year.
“Part of keeping our communities safe is keeping dangerous criminals behind bars until they have served their debt to society,” said Crowfoot MP Kevin Sorenson at the announcement. “We understand there is a cost to keeping dangerous offenders behind bars, and we believe that cost is worth paying.”
Last fall a Notice of Proposed Procurement was issued on the MERX Canadian Public Tenders Service Website for architectural and engineering services for a new Medium Security Housing Unit at the Drumheller Institution.
“Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a requirement to site adapt as-built drawings and specifications for both a Direct Observation Unit and a Responsibility Unit to be located at the Drumheller Institution. Services to be included are specification and drawing review and verification, site adaptation, preparing a tender package for each unit, and services during construction including on site supervision,” states the requisition.
“That Notice for Proposed Procurement is for the design phase of the project,” said Tom Corrigan, corporate communications for Public Works and Government Services Canada. “The deadline for submission for that closed on November 24.
“There were some companies that did some technical proposals and they submitted cost information. Those are things that are both being looked at before we make an award.”
He said they anticipate they will be awarding this contract in about a month. The design phase will take about a year.
“The construction phase would start in about a year after the design phase is complete,” he said.
According to a statement from Corrections Service Canada, the new units will be completed in 2012-2013.