This procurement is reserved for beneficiaries of the following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s) (CLCAs): Nunavut Land Claims Agreement under the Treasury Board Directive on Government Contracts, Including Real Property Leases, in the Nunavut Settlement Area. The invitation is limited to Inuit Firms that are registered on the Inuit Firm Registry (IFR). To be eligible for contract award, Inuit businesses must register with the Inuit Firm Registry (IFR) prior to award: https://inuitfirm.tunngavik.com/ This is a two stage selection process. Bidders responding to this selection process are requested to submit a bid in two stages. This posting is the first stage (Stage One) of a two-stage solicitation process: the first stage will evaluate the qualifications of all interested suppliers; the second stage (Stage Two) will invite the qualified suppliers to provide further qualifications and a financial bid on the project based on the specifications and drawings. Upon award of contract in Stage Two the pre-qualification list will expire and will not be used in any other solicitation. The qualification list will expire within 180 days or upon award of a contract in Stage Two, whichever is earlier, and the prequalification list will not be used in any other solicitation. Following the evaluation of the submissions of Stage One, bidders will be advised of their qualification result and the status of the tender. Stage Two Bidders will be provided a REQUEST FOR PORPOSAL (RFP) for further qualifications and the financial evaluation in relation to the specifications and drawings. Please note that the RFP used in Stage 2 of this process will be a Two-Envelope RFP with a technical evaluation component, Indigenous/Inuit Benefits Plan (IBP) and price evaluation component. A list of pre-qualified bidders from Stage One will not be released. Contract award notice of the successful bidder of Stage Two will be posted on http://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities. The scope includes the design and construction of staff housing within a triplex and duplex (known as the Units) in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. The Units will be built on three adjacent greenfield lots within Pond Inlet that are being leased to Parks Canada Agency. The Units are going to be built and operated in harsh arctic climatic environment. Materials selected shall be durable and low maintenance with replacement materials that are easily sourced to be transported from the port of Montreal to Pond Inlet via sealift. All five Units will be generally identical in size and form, with the central Unit in the triplex being adapted to having one less exterior wall. Each living space of the units contains at minimum 3 bedrooms, a sealift room, and 2 full bathrooms. The net total of each living space is approximately 150m2. To complete this project, a Design/Build project delivery method was selected. The Proponent Team will need to leverage the expertise of individuals having a detailed understanding of construction in Nunavut and high efficiency buildings. The estimated contract period will be 41 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2023/11/01. Documents can be obtained at: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/