Name: Remplacement des unités de ventilation existantes
Creator: National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Awarded

This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.

Winning supplier

Biarritz Construction Inc.

Contract value

CAD $8.4M

Award date

2025-09-17

Supplier location

Varennes, Quebec

Request for Proposal

Full description

Mandatory site visit:
The site visits will be held on April 23, 2025 and on April 24, 2025 both at 10:00 am EDT.
Meet Yip Pieng Lam at 75 Boul. De Mortagne, Boucherville, Quebec.

Description:
The project consists of replacing the existing ventilation units at the large-scale laboratory (LGE) at the NRC building in Boucherville, due to their reaching the end of their useful lives.

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Basic information

Reference

cb-626-28983507

Solicitation no.

25-58007

Buyer

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

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 40000000 — Distribution and Conditioning Systems and Equipment and Components

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of delivery

*Boucherville

Contract term

June 6, 2025 → March 13, 2026

Key dates

Published

April 15, 2025

Closes

May 23, 2025

Amendment no.

010

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
1799541 Ontario Inc.
1 contract won· latest July 22, 2026
CAD $787K
total awarded
2
Maktoum Supplier
1 contract won· latest October 2, 2025
CAD $126.3K
total awarded
3
Comairco
1 contract won· latest January 26, 2026
CAD $87.4K
total awarded
4
Summit Mechanical Services Limited
1 contract won· latest November 28, 2025
CAD $75.8K
total awarded
5
Bristow Instruments (1977) Ltd.
1 contract won· latest July 6, 2026
CAD $51.8K
total awarded

1799541 Ontario Inc. 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.

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Renewal outlook

Renewal expected

May 2028

High confidenceabout 20 months away

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Buyer profile

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

LevelFederal

LocationOntario

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Contracts awarded288

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