Defence Construction Canada has launched a request for qualifications (RFQ) for the Entreprise Data Centre Borden Expansion PPP project at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden in Ontario.

The project will involve:

• design of all aspects of the data centre, the site, the services and the access roads, in compliance with the performance specifications;
• construction of the data centre as per the design, including provision of utilities and other site services required to support the data center and obtaining a LEED® certification;
• finance for the term of the contract, which will commence on financial close and continue for 25 years;
• services for the term of the contract, including soft services such as cleaning and waste management, as well as hard services such as electrical and mechanical; and
• Lifecycle maintenance.

The total project investment is estimated at CAD400 million (US$320.5 million), which includes capital, operating and financing costs.

Interested parties must submit their proposals on or before 5 May 2015.

See RFQ announcement:

http://www.merx.com/English/SUPPLIER_Menu.WCE=Show&TAB=1&&PUBSORT=2&CLOSESORT=0&IS_SME