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Regional assessment of offshore wind site assessment activities required in designated wind energy areas, with contract award scheduled for February 2026.

Basic Information

Reference Number

00004846112

Issuing Organization

Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

CNSOER-RFP-RA-121925

Title

Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Site Assessment Activities

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

Nova Scotia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2026/01/02 09:23:00 AM EST

Closing Date

2026/01/23 02:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Thierry Duhamel

902-255-0220

tduhamel@cnsoer.ca

Description

Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Site Assessment Activities in the Governments Designated Wind Energy Areas in the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Area Site assessment activities for offshore wind energy projects include but are not limited to:

• Deployment of metocean buoys for data collection.
• Geophysical and geotechnical surveys.
• Fish habitat surveys.
• Marine wildlife surveys.
• Fisheries surveys.
• Archaeological surveys; and
• Unexploded ordinance surveys. Bidders are asked to provide a detailed schedule for the work based on their proposed methodology and tasks. Further, bidders are encouraged to devise innovative strategies to complete the RA before the end of the 2026 calendar year without compromising the integrity of the work.

The table below denotes the schedule of contract award.
Activity and Timing
Submission of Proposal: January 23, 2026, 3:00 PM AST
Award of contract: February 3, 2026
Contract kick-off meeting: February 6, 2026, 10:00AM AST
Progress meetings: February 27, 2026 (then monthly)

Disclaimer All details to the associated notice, including documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on Nova Scotia Tenders. MERX asks that you refer to the Nova Scotia Tenders notice for these details. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the notice abstract. For full details, please check with the original source of the content.