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City of Calgary - Request for Proposal - Water Efficient Business ICI Audit Project

City of Calgary

Published: Aug 7, 2026

Updated: Aug 8, 2026

Source: alberta_purchasing

About This Opportunity

This is a consulting contract in the environment and climate, information and communication technology and Monitoring Evaluation sectors, with a focus on Hardware and Data Collection. Located in Canada, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums. Proposals must be submitted before September 2, 2026.

Published through Alberta Purchasing Connection, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for consulting in the environment and climate sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

The City of Calgary is seeking a qualified consulting firm to design and deliver a water audit program for eligible food service and hospitality businesses and subsequent Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) segments in Calgary. The water audit program will build on the findings and recommendations of the ICI water use assessment and end use study (see Appendix F, F.A.1 for selected relevant excerpts of this document) and provide actionable water-efficiency recommendations, estimated water savings, and implementation opportunities for participating businesses. Calgary’s food service sector is characterized by a limited number of dominant water end uses, including commercial kitchens, sanitary fixtures, laundry (hotels), refrigeration/cooling systems, and leak driven losses, which supports a standardized, scalable delivery approach to reduce water use. As a result, meaningful water savings can be achieved without the need for complex, site specific engineering. The project objectives are the following: 1. Identify and correct dominant drivers of excess water use from targeted accounts in the food service (phase 1 and 2) and hotel properties (phase 3). 2. Convert site survey findings into completed upgrades. 3. Test and refine a repeatable delivery workflow. 4. Produce defensible savings evidence. 5. Demonstrate program cost effectiveness. 6. Establish a credible engagement model. The project anticipates the following phases: Phase 1 (Pilot): .a Develop standard site-survey design .b Minimum 20 (twenty) completed site surveys and follow-ups as part of initial pilot .c Assess pilot learnings and provide program expansion recommendations Phase 2: .a Development and delivery of an expanded water efficiency business water audit program focusing on food service properties Phase 3: .a If approved, expansion of program to food services and hotel properties Phase 4: .a If approved, continued expansion to additional ICI segments as chosen by The City. Ongoing through all phases: 1. Administer rebate program (dependent on available funding); and 2. Monthly progress metrics and annual program reporting. Unless otherwise stated in the Agreement Letter, the award under this RFP will be for all Phases, subject to approval by The City after each Phase. Commodity Categories: Environmental auditing, Corporate environmental auditing services, Management advisory services, Customs consulting service, Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services Delivery Region: Alberta, Calgary

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from Alberta Purchasing Connection and was originally published on August 7, 2026. Last refreshed today. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About City of Calgary

City of Calgary has issued 330 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 32 currently open and 58 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Construction & Civil Works, Information & Communication Technology, and Transport & Logistics. All notices are published for Canada. Notices are distributed via Alberta Purchasing Connection and CanadaBuys - Government of Canada. Most recent publication: August 7, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

When does this tender close?

The submission deadline is September 2, 2026. You have 26 days left to prepare and submit your proposal to the contracting authority.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by City of Calgary in Canada. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Consulting contract in the Environment & Climate sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in Canada. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

How can I submit a bid?

Visit Alberta Purchasing Connection to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions provided by the contracting authority.