Unsolicited proposals (USPs)

Submit your USP proposal by email at [email protected]. Your submission must include the following requirements outlined by the Unsolicited Proposal Framework and Guideline:

• public interest
• project feasibility
• USP suitability
• affordability

After your USP is submitted, we perform a ‘completeness check’ to ensure your proposal aligns with the definition of a USP and it satisfies submission requirements. If your USP meets the submission criteria, it proceeds to the Preliminary Evaluation stage.

We will not advance any USP that does not meet the submission criteria.

We evaluate your USP against the assessment criteria outlined in the Unsolicited Proposal Framework and Guideline, which includes public interest, project feasibility, suitability, and affordability. This analysis may incorporate benchmarking and market testing. We assess and determine whether your USP should proceed to the Project Development stage.

To ensure comprehensive understanding of your USP, we may arrange a meeting with you to clarify issues or ask for additional information, if needed.

At this stage we evaluate and determine:

• if the project is feasible
• whether the project is expected to generate value for Albertans
• if entering into a development agreement is in the best interests of the government and Albertans
• how it should be structured to achieve those objectives.

Evaluations may include assessments and feasibility studies.
A project development agreement between your organization and the Alberta government may be signed to outline the terms under which project development activities will be undertaken. This will identify the obligations and expectations of both parties.

If your USP is approved to advance, we determine the best way to administer delivery of the project. The government may:

• work with your organization to deliver the project
• deliver the project through a competitive procurement process or
• engage in alternative procurement methods to deliver the project