Public Services and Procurement Canada issued a request for qualifications to build a roster of firms to vie for the chance design and build renovations to the prime minister's residence
In its search for a “world class design vision” to restore the official prime minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, the federal government is prioritizing the use of Canadian materials and mandating Indigenous involvement in the multi-million-dollar project.
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Last month, Public Services and Procurement Canada published its request for qualification (RFQ), the first of two stages in its design-building competition for the historic home’s rehabilitation.
The largely technical, 97-page document “defines the requirements for the qualification of respondents,” sets a “basis for selection,” and breaks down the scoring system that’ll be used to create a list of up to seven firms that will be invited to partake in stage two and submit a formal request for proposal, which is expected to be issued this winter.
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A successful bidder will be awarded in fall 2027, which is later than the July 1 date Prime Minister Mark Carney set when announcing the non-partisan fundraising campaign led by the Rideau Hall Foundation to fund the project.
