Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Site Assessment Activities

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)
Cost of acquiring documents: Not Applicable

Terms of payment for acquiring documents: Not Applicable

Tender notices on CanadaBuys published for Nova Scotia Public Sector Entities may not reflect amendments. For tender documents and up-to-date addenda, refer to the Nova Scotia Procurement Portal: https://procurement-portal.novascotia.ca/tenders/CNSOER-RFP-RA-121925

For additional detail on contract duration, refer to the tender documents.

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