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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

ITQ - Place du Portage III Elevator Modernization Project

Name: ITQ - Place du Portage III Elevator Modernization Project
Creator: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Other

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 27, 2026

Published

July 17, 2026

Type

Construction

Full description

CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery and CanadaBuys posting response deadline closing time. All required supporting documentation and responses must be submitted by August 27, 2026 at 2:00pm. All responses submitted after 2:00PM will result in the bid being declared non-responsive.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is initiating a process to prequalify Bidders for Design and Construction services for Place du Portage III Elevator Modernization Project located in Gatineau, Quebec. Interested suppliers are required to respond to this Invitation to Qualify (ITQ). Only Respondents considered by PWGSC to meet the prequalification requirements as defined in this document will be invited to submit Bids for this work during Phase II Request for Proposal (RFP).
ENQUIRIES: Enquiries and other communications regarding this procurement must be directed only to the Contracting Authority identified in the bid solicitation through the “Event Messages” tab within CanadaBuys (SAP Ariba). Failure to comply with this requirement may result in the response being declared non-responsive.

Selection criteria

Not applicable

AI Summary

Elevator modernization project in Gatineau, Quebec for prequalified bidders.

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Basic information

Reference

WS5706868615-Doc5795711494

Solicitation no.

WS5706868615

Buyer

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Notice type

Invitation to Qualify

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*CNST

Trade agreements

*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

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

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Contract term

September 1, 2026 → ?

Key dates

Published

July 17, 2026

Closes

August 27, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Amendment date

July 17, 2026

Contact

Contact

Jolicoeur, Gabrielle (SPAC/PSPC) (elle-la / she-her)

Email

gabrielle.jolicoeur@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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

ITQ - Place du Portage III Elevator Modernization Project

Reference number

WS5706868615-Doc5795711494

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

WS5706868615

Publication date

2026-07-17

Tender closing date

2026-08-27T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-07-17

Expected contract start date

2026-09-01

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*72121100

Unspsc description

*Commercial and office building construction services

Procurement category

*CNST

Notice type

Invitation to Qualify

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Not applicable

Limited tendering reason

None

Trade agreements

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (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

Jolicoeur, Gabrielle (SPAC/PSPC) (elle-la / she-her)

Contact info email

gabrielle.jolicoeur@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Notice u r l

https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110019066?anId=ANONYMOUS

Tender description

CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery and CanadaBuys posting response deadline closing time. All required supporting documentation and responses must be submitted by August 27, 2026 at 2:00pm. All responses submitted after 2:00PM will result in the bid being declared non-responsive. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is initiating a process to prequalify Bidders for Design and Construction services for Place du Portage III Elevator Modernization Project located in Gatineau, Quebec. Interested suppliers are required to respond to this Invitation to Qualify (ITQ). Only Respondents considered by PWGSC to meet the prequalification requirements as defined in this document will be invited to submit Bids for this work during Phase II Request for Proposal (RFP). ENQUIRIES: Enquiries and other communications regarding this procurement must be directed only to the Contracting Authority identified in the bid solicitation through the “Event Messages” tab within CanadaBuys (SAP Ariba). Failure to comply with this requirement may result in the response being declared non-responsive.