Evaluating

The Town of Cochrane is a growing, vibrant community located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The Town is committed to service excellence, community engagement, and the development of strong municipal services and facilities. The Cochrane RancheHouse is the Town’s signature event venue, hosting weddings, corporate rentals, community events, and internal functions. 

Overview of the Deliverables 

The Cochrane RancheHouse hosts approximately 65–100 weddings per year, with frequent dual-wedding weekends requiring coordinated use of a shared commercial kitchen and secondary servery kitchen. The facility also hosts 80–100 internal Town events and approximately 50 corporate events annually. 

This RFSQ will establish a short list of up to five (5) Approved Caterers responsible for providing all required catering services on an as-needed basis, including buffet service, plated meals, custom dishes, bartending, drop-off catering, and high-level premium service. Caterers must be able to accommodate a guest list ranging from 2 - 1100 people and all dietary restrictions, cultural requirements, accessibility needs, and specialty menus with no limitations or restrictions. 

Ideally located between the city of Calgary and the Rocky Mountains, Cochrane is a community of choice. For the past number of years, we have been one of the fastest growing communities not just in Alberta, but also within Canada. And our future growth looks just as promising.  

With a population just shy of 40,000, Cochrane’s growth brings many exciting opportunities, but it brings challenges too.  

Provide professional audiovisual (AV), meeting technology, and systems integration services to design, supply, install, integrate, test, and commission upgraded technology in the Town’s Council Chambers. The upgrade will support accessible public participation, hybrid Council meetings, and modernized in-room functionality for Council, staff, and the public. 

The Town seeks to engage a qualified contractor to perform inspection services on key sections of its water and wastewater mains (the “Pipelines”). Nine pipeline sections totaling approximately 20 kilometers of varying pipe material have been identified as candidates for inspection. The Town will collaborate with the successful Proponent to prioritize the inspection work based on available budget, technological capabilities, and the risks of each asset.

Due to its varied topography and built form, the Town operates a complex water and wastewater network. Significant elevation changes have resulted in twenty (20) pressure zones within the water distribution system and ten (10) collection basins within the wastewater system. The community was developed around the Bow River—an environmentally sensitive area—which increases environmental and regulatory risks associated with underground utilities in the riparian zone.

Much of the underground infrastructure is over 50 years old.  Although record information is generally good, some pipe materials and locations remain unknown.

Addendum 1 was posted March 10th 2026. 

Addendum 2 was posted March 12th 2026.

Addendum 3 was posted March 26th 2026. 

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The Town of Cochrane Parks & Open Spaces Department is seeking proposals from qualified and experienced landscape maintenance contractors to provide weed removal and maintenance services for municipal parks and landscaped areas throughout the Town.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, supervision, and transportation necessary to complete the Services. All work shall be performed in a professional manner, in accordance with recognized industry standards, the Alberta Weed Control Act, and the Town’s municipal parks’ maintenance expectations.

Addendum 1 was posted March 18th. 

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The Town of Cochrane Parks & Open Spaces Department is seeking proposals from qualified and experienced landscape maintenance contractors to provide turf mowing and trimming services for municipal parks and selected center medians throughout the Town.
The Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, supervision, and transportation necessary to complete the Services. All work shall be performed in a professional manner, in accordance with recognized industry standards and the Town’s municipal parks maintenance expectations.

Addendum 1 was posted March 18.

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The purpose of this project is to engage a NACE-certified engineering consultant to evaluate the condition of existing ferrous water distribution infrastructure and determine the feasibility of implementing cathodic protection (CP) systems on aging ductile iron, cast iron, and (if any) yellow-jacketed steel water mains within the Town of Cochrane.
The successful Proponent will conduct field investigations, analyze corrosion risks, perform testing as required, and prepare a feasibility study and preliminary design report. Based on the findings and cost-benefit analysis, the Town may authorize progression to Phase 2: Detailed Design and ultimately Phase 3: Tender-Ready Design.

Addendum 1 was posted March 4, 2026. 

Addendum 2 was posted March 11, 2026.

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