623-RFP Drilling Program for the Southern Alberta Groundwater Evaluation (SAGE) Project

The Alberta Geological Survey of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER/AGS) is conducting a groundwater evaluation in southern Alberta in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas (EPA). The groundwater evaluation is a regional hydrogeological study focused on improving understanding of groundwater resources in southern Alberta.
A key component of this evaluation is to better quantify groundwater resource availability and yield potential. To support these objectives, AER/AGS requires the services of a Prime Contractor to complete borehole drilling, geophysical logging, and installation and development of two to four groundwater monitoring wells in select locations.

Proposal Submissions Requirements
a) All responses to this RFP will only be accepted through Workday using the link found on APC.
b) Respondents will submit the Technical & Commercial (pricing) proposals separately through Workday using the link found on APC. Please refer to Section 5 for additional details on format and submission. Any additional or supplementary pricing that Respondents wish to include apart from Section Bid Form: Worksheets, Pricing in Workday must attach it to the respective section Bid Form – Requested Documents. Any supplementary pricing attachments provided in any other section of Workday will be deemed non-compliant and may result in disqualification of the proposal.
c) Proposals must be received no later than the RFP closing date and time.
d) The Signature and Waiver form in the RFP shall be completed, signed by an authorized representative of the respondent, and included in the proposal.
e) No commercial (pricing) information shall be included in the technical information, and vice versa.
f) Respondents may not be in contact with the requesting AER Branch regarding this RFP. All communication between all Respondents and the AER within the timeframe between the RFP posting date and the date when the contracts is officially awarded on APC, must only be done through AER Procurement. Any contact prior to evaluation will result in Respondent disqualification.

All requests for clarification and questions regarding this RFP must be submitted using the Workday Message Center. The AER will ONLY respond to questions submitted via Workday. All questions or clarifications must be specific to this RFP, and must include references to a specific section or schedule and item number.
It is further requested that all clarification and questions be received no later than August 28, 2026 14:00 Hours (MDT). All questions will be answered on or before September 2, 2026. Although every attempt will be made, the AER cannot guarantee that questions received beyond this time period will be answered prior to the RFP closing time.