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Agriculture and Irrigation - Request for Proposal - Carolside Dam – Underwater Inspection and Condition Assessment of the Low-Level Outlet Conduit 2026 Tender

Agriculture and Irrigation

In context

This is a contract notice published by a government body covering services. Delivery covers Canada (NORTH-AMERICA). It is classified under Water and Engineering and Infrastructure against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords.

Summary

The Government of Alberta's Agriculture and Irrigation ministry seeks a contractor to perform an underwater camera inspection and condition assessment of the 45 m upstream low-level outlet conduit at Carolside Dam, including a document review and an HD video and anomaly report. It suits specialist dam-inspection or underwater-survey firms with diving and CCTV capability, and is likely too narrow for a generalist firm.

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About this tender

Agriculture and Irrigation (Alberta) requires a contractor to perform an underwater inspection and condition assessment of the Carolside Dam low-level outlet (LLO) conduits, upstream of the gatewell. The upstream conduit is approximately 45 m long. The scope includes: (1) a review of existing information, drawings, reports and construction records for the LLO conduit; (2) an underwater camera inspection of the upstream conduit to collect high-resolution video identifying the extent and severity of any deterioration; (3) an inspection report identifying anomalies, accumulations and/or conduit damage, with their locations; and (4) a separate high-definition video file for the inspection of each conduit, clear enough to identify the extent and severity of deterioration and other irregularities. The notice refers to a Terms of Reference document for background and the complete scope of work. The estimated contract period is 4 months, with a proposed start date of 2026-11-25. The solicitation is a competitive open Request for Proposal under the UNSPSC codes 72141200 (marine construction services) and 81141807 (plumbing or sewer inspection service). No trade agreements apply.

Key requirements

  • ✓Review existing drawings, reports and construction records of the LLO conduit
  • ✓Underwater HD camera inspection of 45 m upstream conduit identifying deterioration extent and severity
  • ✓Deliver inspection report locating anomalies, accumulations and damage, plus separate HD video file per conduit

Procurement contact

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Relevant sectors

Water tendersInfrastructure

How this compares

  • Compared with 307 similar tenders (water in Canada) listed in the last 12 months.
  • Similar tenders that state a value range from $19k to $1.4m, with a median of $688k (8 tenders).
  • It allows 21 days to respond, shorter than the typical 28 days across 306 similar tenders.
  • The same organisation listed 7 other similar tenders here in the last 12 months.

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About this sector

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