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| Request for Proposal | | Solicitation
number: | 2650895870(9118-20-5064) | | | Commodity: | Professional Services, Consulting Services | | | | | Description: | Landscape Architect
The goal of the project is to revitalize Market Lane Park through the design and implementation of park improvements that will respond to the protected heritage character of the area, maintain pedestrian connectivity from King St to Front St. | | | | | Issue date: | December 10, 2020 | | Closing date: | January 11, 2021
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notice-of-intended-procurement- v1.pdf (54 Kbytes) - Posted on 12/10/2020 01:46:36 PM | | | | | Buyer: | Gonzalez Angulo, Marianne | | Phone number: | 416-338-3109 | | Email: | mgonzal3@toronto.ca | | Location: | City Hall, 19th Floor West Tower | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Scope of work:
The project site is Market Lane Park located at 149 King Street East, in the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood. The park site is bounded by King St. at the north end, Front St. on the south side, St. Lawrence Hall and the new St. Lawrence North Market on the east side and Market Square condominium buildings on the west side. (Refer to Appendix 01 Survey.) Market Lane Park is situated within an area of cultural and heritage significance. It is located within the original footprint of Old Town Toronto, and integral to the historic St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood. The park is a designated heritage property under Part V. of the Ontario Heritage Act as it is located within the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Heritage Conservation District.
The goal of the project is to revitalize Market Lane Park through the design and implementation of park improvements that will respond to the protected heritage character of the area, maintain pedestrian connectivity from King St to Front St., provide visual and physical connectivity to the new St. Lawrence Market north market building which is currently under construction, integrate Indigenous place-making, provide seating and gathering areas, passive recreation opportunities, enhance lighting, site lines and safety features, create a place that is accessible and welcoming for all, preserve and enhance the existing trees, reimagine the existing fountain as a water feature without standing water, integrate the existing public art work at the north end, create a sustainable and accessible design that achieves design excellence and meet the current and future needs of the community.
The park revitalization should achieve design excellence, quality of place and attention to detail. Use of durable materials, implementing innovative technologies and design excellence should be combined with careful attention to the operating parameters of Parks, Forestry and Recreation.
The park improvements are an integral component to the ongoing revitalization of the connected network of parks and public realm in the St. Lawrence Market area including the pedestrian treatment on Market Street, Berczy Park, St. James Park (all completed) and the planned improvements to David Crombie Park and Parliament Square Park. This network of parks and public realm spaces creates vital pedestrian connectivity that enhances the quality of life for residents and attracts visitors. They are all part of the Oldtown-St. Lawrence-Distillery Park District which is identified in the City's 2018 Parks and Public Realm Plan.
The proponent must be a landscape architectural firm with a valid OALA (Ontario Association of Landscape Architects) member, or a consulting team comprising a number of firms with varied disciplines that is led by a Landscape Architect, a Full Member with seal, in good standing with the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA).
This is a mandatory requirement. Proposals must identify the Full Member holding the seal. |
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