RFI 01-2025
Design-Build Services - Supply and Site Integration of four (4) 25kV Floating E-Houses
This Request for Information is for the purposes of gathering information from the marine electrical, steel fabrication, and ship building industry to ascertain the interest and capability to design-build marine electrical and marine structural infrastructure (the “Services”) for the Island Class Terminal Electrification Program (the “Program”). The Program will introduce four (4) rapid-charging facilities on two inter-island routes (Route 19-Nanaimo Harbour-Gabriola Island & Route 23-Campbell River – Quathiaski Cove), allowing the new plug-in hybrid diesel-electric Island Class vessels, currently under construction, to operate in full electric mode. BC Ferries has identified the e-house solution to be an integrated power assembly within a steel pontoon designed for placement in salt water for the entire duration of its design life (“floating e-house”).
Organizations interested in reviewing the bid package must download the RFI document, and choose the attachments listed under "RFx Documents".
Note that it is the Proponent's responsibility to check BC Bid for additional posted documents e.g., addendum and Q&A documents that may be issued up until the closing date and time.
Key dates
Published: January 8, 2025
Closing Date: February 5, 2025
Closing Time: 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Pre-Bid Meeting/Site Visit Meeting etc.: NONE
Key dates
Published:
January 08, 2025
Closing Date:
February 05, 2025
Closing Time:
2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
Primary contact
Submission by email to procurement@bcferries.com. The Proponent must abide by the following instructions:
Proponents shall e-mail their proposal to the attention of the Contact shown on the title page of this RFI, on or before the Closing Date and Time stated. Any pricing tables required in response to this RFI are to be submitted, in electronic copy, in PDF format. Responses must be in the English language.
Email submissions must meet the following requirements:
- Submissions must be made in Adobe PDF format. If Attachment worksheets were provided in Excel format, the attachment worksheets should be submitted in Excel format;
- Each file should be less than 10 MB. Failure by any Proponent to comply with this restriction may result in information not being received by BC Ferries and may result in a non-compliant Proposal by the Proponent;
- Please do not include hyperlinks or website addresses in the Proposal to information that forms a part of the Proposal. BC Ferries reserves the right not to review any information provided by this means, and may result in a non-compliant Proposal by the Proponent.
Organizations interested in reviewing the bid package are advised to visit the BC Bid Portal webpage here: https://bcbid.gov.bc.ca/page.aspx/en/rfp/request_browse_public and search for British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. under the organization field.
Note that it is the Proponent's responsibility to check BC Bid for additional posted documents e.g., addendum and Q&A documents.