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Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC)

Projet de remplacement de la chaudière au centre de recherche et de développement de Harrow.

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
August 31, 2026
Published
August 7, 2026
Type
Construction
Explore similarBuilding and Facility Construction and Maintenance Services
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Lekter industrial Services Inc.
Contract value
CAD $98.8K
Award date
2026-09-10
Supplier location
Belle River, On
Request for Proposal

Full description

Invitation to tender ESC-2627-063

Boiler Replacement Project at the Harrow Research and Development Centre

Tenders for the project indicated above, will be accepted at the following address, up to the tender closing date and time indicated below: a••••••••@•••.••.ca

Scope of Work:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) requires the services of a General Contractor to carry out the work as part of the DAR and faulty junctions project at the Normandin Farm in Quebec.

Optional Site Visit:
There will be a site visit on August 18, 2026 at 10:30AM (Eastern Time). Interested bidders are to meet at the Harrow Research and Development Centre located at 2585 Counrty Road 20 – Harrow, Ontario. Bidders who attend the site visit must sign the attendance sheet. Bidders must arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of the visit.
Attendance to this visit is NOT MANDATORY, however bidders that do not attend will not be given an alternative appointment, and will not be precluded from submitting an offer.

Tender Period Closing Date and Time: August 31, 2026 at 02:00 pm (Eastern Time).

Information requests and inquiries related to this tender process are to be directed, in writing, ONLY to the AAFC Contract Officer identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Officer to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified.

It is MANDATORY for the Firms intending to submit tenders on this project to obtain the related specifications, plans and drawings, and all other tender documents through the CanadaBuys service provider’s platform. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the CanadaBuys service provider platform.

AAFC reserves the right to accept any Proposal in whole or in part, without prior negotiation and reject
any or all Proposals received.

AAFC Contract Officer:

Carol Rahal
Team lead and Contracts Officer
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
E-mail: c••••••••@•••.••.ca

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

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Basic information

Reference
cb-408-22835377
Solicitation no.
ESC-2627-063
Buyer
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*CNST
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 72000000 — Building and Facility Construction and Maintenance Services

Delivery & regions

Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Ontario (except NCR)
Contract term
August 28, 2026 → October 15, 2026

Key dates

Published
August 7, 2026
Closes
August 31, 2026
Amendment no.
004
Amendment date
August 19, 2026

Contact

Contact
C•••• R••••
Email
c••••••••@•••.••.ca
Address
•••• •••••• •••• ••, ••••••, ••, ••• •••, ••••••
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Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Chinook Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd
    1 contract won· latest July 9, 2025
    CAD $474.8K
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Construction Bon-Air Inc.
    1 contract won· latest June 8, 2026
    CAD $450K
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Midpoint Mechanical Ltd.
    1 contract won· latest November 18, 2025
    CAD $294K
    total awarded
  4. 4
    Raoul Beaulieu Inc.
    1 contract won· latest June 17, 2025
    CAD $261.9K
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Prime Boiler Services Ltd
    1 contract won· latest January 13, 2026
    CAD $210K
    total awarded

Chinook Refrigeration & Air Conditioning 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.

Documents

(1)
Complete source record(29)
Title
Boiler Replacement Project at the Harrow Research and Development Centre
Reference number
cb-408-22835377
Amendment number
003
Solicitation number
ESC-2627-063
Publication date
2026-08-07
Tender closing date
2026-08-31T14:00:00
Amendment date
2026-08-19
Expected contract start date
2026-08-28
Expected contract end date
2026-10-15
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*72151001 *72151002
Unspsc description
*Boiler maintenance service *Boiler installation and setup service
Procurement category
*CNST
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection criteria
Lowest Price
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Ontario (except NCR)
Contracting entity name
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC)
Contracting entity address line
2585 COUNTY ROAD 20
Contracting entity address city
Harrow
Contracting entity address province
ON
Contracting entity address postal code
N0R 1G0
Contracting entity address country
Canada
Contact info name
C•••• R••••
Contact info email
c••••••••@•••.••.ca
Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102888/modification-2-amendment-2-final.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102888/modification-1-amendment-1.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102888/invitation-to-tender-esc-2627-063_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102888/2026-07-08---sow---new-ngh-boiler_0.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102888/2026-07-08---sow---new-ngh-boiler.pdf
Tender description
Invitation to tender ESC-2627-063 Boiler Replacement Project at the Harrow Research and Development Centre Tenders for the project indicated above, will be accepted at the following address, up to the tender closing date and time indicated below: a••••••••@•••.••.ca Scope of Work: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) requires the services of a General Contractor to carry out the work as part of the DAR and faulty junctions project at the Normandin Farm in Quebec. Optional Site Visit: There will be a site visit on August 18, 2026 at 10:30AM (Eastern Time). Interested bidders are to meet at the Harrow Research and Development Centre located at 2585 Counrty Road 20 – Harrow, Ontario. Bidders who attend the site visit must sign the attendance sheet. Bidders must arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of the visit. Attendance to this visit is NOT MANDATORY, however bidders that do not attend will not be given an alternative appointment, and will not be precluded from submitting an offer. Tender Period Closing Date and Time: August 31, 2026 at 02:00 pm (Eastern Time). Information requests and inquiries related to this tender process are to be directed, in writing, ONLY to the AAFC Contract Officer identified below. Bidders who contact anyone other than the AAFC Contract Officer to obtain such information during the solicitation period may, for that reason alone, be disqualified. It is MANDATORY for the Firms intending to submit tenders on this project to obtain the related specifications, plans and drawings, and all other tender documents through the CanadaBuys service provider’s platform. Addenda, when issued, will be available from the CanadaBuys service provider platform. AAFC reserves the right to accept any Proposal in whole or in part, without prior negotiation and reject any or all Proposals received. AAFC Contract Officer: Carol Rahal Team lead and Contracts Officer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada E-mail: c••••••••@•••.••.ca

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