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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

EQ754-270479 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - BLB Main Cable Replacement Project

Other
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 14, 2026
Published
July 17, 2026
Type
Construction
Explore similarBuilding and Facility Construction and Maintenance ServicesQuebec

Full description

AMENDMENT TO CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time and CanadaBuys posting closing time. All requested information must be submitted by August 14th at 14:00 EDT. In the coming months, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) will be soliciting bids to replace the main counterweight cables and splay castings used for lifting and lowering the Burlington Lift Bridge. Design of the tender package is nearing completion, and the next step will be to tender the project on CanadaBuys. In anticipation of the upcoming tender call, and in consideration of the Buy Canadian Policy implemented by the Government of Canada in 2025, PSPC is looking for feedback from Industry.

Selection criteria

Not applicable

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Request for info for BLB main cable replacement, suitable for Canadian suppliers.

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Basic information

Reference
WS5795689234-Doc5795834595
Solicitation no.
WS5795689234
Buyer
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Notice type
Request for Information
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*CNST
Trade agreements
*None
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 72000000 — Building and Facility Construction and Maintenance Services
Limited tendering reason
None

Delivery & regions

Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*Ontario (except NCR)
Contract term
? → August 14, 2027

Key dates

Published
July 17, 2026
Closes
August 14, 2026
Amendment no.
000
Amendment date
July 17, 2026

Contact

Contact
Ahmed2, Hodan (SPAC/PSPC)
Address
11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5, Canada
End-user
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Brawn Construction Ltd
    1 contract won· latest April 30, 2026
    CAD $8.1M
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Iron Maple Constructors Incorporated
    1 contract won· latest March 9, 2026
    CAD $1.4M
    total awarded
  3. 3
    ECO Technologies Ltd.
    1 contract won· latest October 21, 2025
    CAD $1.3M
    total awarded
  4. 4
    Century Group Inc.
    1 contract won· latest May 5, 2026
    CAD $1M
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Turcotte (1989) inc.
    1 contract won· latest March 2, 2026
    CAD $458.7K
    total awarded

Brawn Construction Ltd is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.

Complete source record(30)
Title
EQ754-270479 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - BLB Main Cable Replacement Project
Reference number
WS5795689234-Doc5795834595
Amendment number
000
Solicitation number
WS5795689234
Publication date
2026-07-17
Tender closing date
2026-08-14T14:00:00
Amendment date
2026-07-17
Expected contract end date
2027-08-14
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*72141107
Unspsc description
*Bridge construction and repair service
Procurement category
*CNST
Notice type
Request for Information
Procurement method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection criteria
Not applicable
Limited tendering reason
None
Trade agreements
*None
Regions of delivery
*Ontario (except NCR)
Contracting entity name
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Contracting entity address line
11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
Contracting entity address city
Gatineau
Contracting entity address province
Quebec
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A 0S5
Contracting entity address country
Canada
End user entities name
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
End user entities address
11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage,Gatineau,Quebec,K1A 0S5,Canada
Contact info name
Ahmed2, Hodan (SPAC/PSPC)
Contact info email
hodan.ahmed2@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Notice u r l
https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110019071?anId=ANONYMOUS
Tender description
AMENDMENT TO CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time and CanadaBuys posting closing time. All requested information must be submitted by August 14th at 14:00 EDT. In the coming months, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) will be soliciting bids to replace the main counterweight cables and splay castings used for lifting and lowering the Burlington Lift Bridge. Design of the tender package is nearing completion, and the next step will be to tender the project on CanadaBuys. In anticipation of the upcoming tender call, and in consideration of the Buy Canadian Policy implemented by the Government of Canada in 2025, PSPC is looking for feedback from Industry.

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