2026 through 2029 Custom OSIM Municipal Bridge Inspection Program

Bridge inspection services are required for the inspection of Saskatchewan's rural municipal bridge inventory over a period of four fiscal years starting 2026 and concluding in 2029. These services are being procured by the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) on behalf of the Rural Integrated Roads for Growth Program (RIRG).

The project is described as follows:

Conduct a detailed inspection of all bridges on rural municipal roads in Saskatchewan’s Rural Municipalities as described in Schedule “A”.
The detailed inspections shall be carried out according to the requirements of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure customized version of the Ontario Structure Inspection Manual (OSIM), May 2018 as described in Schedule “B.”
For each bridge, submit an inspection report to the appropriate Municipalities and SARM listing, in order of priority, the repairs required to restore the structure to its pre-damaged condition and capacity.
For each bridge, submit a copy of the inspection report, colour photographs, channel bottom cross sections, and inspector’s field data to the appropriate Municipalities and SARM.
For each Municipality, submit a single inspection letter to the appropriate Municipalities and SARM providing details on the project, the customized version of the OSIM, and a summary of the inspection results across their inventory including restriction recommendations.

ONLY the Consultants that have obtained the “Pre-Qualified” or "Probationary" status for “Design Bridges” on the current version of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways' “Registry of Pre-Qualified Consultants” (100-09 Pre-Qualification Registry) shall be qualified to submit a proposal to SMBS. The current version of the "Registry" is attached to this competition for reference.

Interested Consultants that meet the "Pre-Qualified" status shall contact Alexander Udey via email to audey@sarn.ca to request the Request for Proposal Documents. Consultants that have not met the pre-qualification requirements by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways will not be provided the Request for Proposal Documents.