This Invitation to Tender (the “RFT”) is an invitation by the Regional Municipality of Niagara (“Niagara Region”) to prospective bidders to submit bids for 2025-T-94 Consulting Services – St. Catharines SAEO Renovation Project, as further described in Section A of the RFT Particulars (Appendix B) (the “Deliverables”). 

The Niagara Region is seeking a qualified architectural firm to act as Prime Consultant to renovate the Niagara Region’s St. Catharines Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities (SAEO) building. The Region is looking for an experienced architectural firm that will provide value to the project with demonstrated ability in delivering this type of project in scope, on time and on budget with specific emphasis on quality and performance.

The St. Catharines SAEO Building being considered for renovation is located at 234 Bunting Road in St. Catharines, Ontario. The building was leased by the Niagara Region and renovated to it current state in 2006. The building is currently underutilized, along with another facility located within an adjacent municipality, Thorold, where two (2) divisions of Public Health are leasing space. The main objective of this project is relocate the two (2) Public Health teams to this location to increase efficiency and leverage shared resources/spaces, like the main reception area, lunch room, meeting rooms, etc.

This RFT is being issued to all of the Successful Roster Listing developed from contract 2024-RFSQ-262 specifically Category 1.