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Procurement and call for tenders

1. Responsible procurement policy and contract management regulations

The Act respecting contracting by municipal bodies (CQLR, c. C-65.01, hereinafter the “ACMB”) sets out the rules governing the awarding of contracts. These rules apply to the Agence pursuant to sections 220.1 and 231.1 of Schedule C to the Charter of Ville de Montréal, metropolis of Québec (CQLR, c. C-11.4, hereinafter the “Charter of Ville de Montréal”), in accordance with section 264 of the ACMB. The Regulations are intended to meet the requirements of section 7 of the ACMB, which provides that an organization must adopt contract management regulations. The Responsible Procurement Policy forms part of the legal and regulatory framework governing procurement activities, in particular the Act respecting contracting by municipal bodies (CQLR, c. C-65.01, hereinafter: the “ACMB”), the Contract Management Regulations, the Delegation of Authority Policy and the Agence’s Sustainable Development Policy. These policies apply to all stakeholders involved in any process leading to the entering into of a contract, including contracts for the acquisition of goods, services, professional services and the carrying out of work, whether at the contract award stage or during contract management.

2. Awarding of contract

a. Contracts worth at least $25,000

The Agence de mobilité durable de Montréal shall publish a list of all contracts involving an expenditure of over $25,000 on the Government of Québec-endorsed Système électronique d’appel d’offres (SEAO) and keep it updated. The list is available on the website at the following link.

b. Contracts with a single supplier, each worth at least $5,000 and adding up to more than $25,000

In accordance with section 100 of the ACMB, the Agence must publish on its website, no later than March 31 of each year, a list of contracts involving an expenditure equal to or greater than $5,000 awarded during the previous fiscal year to the same enterprise where the total expenditure under those contracts is equal to or greater than $25,000. For each contract, the list contains its purpose, the amount of the expenditure and the name of the enterprise with which it was entered into.

pdf2025 List [French only]

3. Procedure for receiving and reviewing complaints made in the course of the awarding or allocation of a contract

 a. Lodging a complaint in the course of an open procedure:

The Autorité des marchés publics (AMP) has prepared a form for complaints against a public body or a municipality. Any business wishing to file a complaint with the Agence de mobilité durable de Montréal regarding an open procedure must use this form.

b. Submission of a complaint or expression of interest in the allocation of a contract by mutual agreement to a single supplier (for contracts of $100,000 and over):

A notice of intention (NI) must be submitted on the SEAO at least 15 days before the projected contract date for contracts by mutual agreement with a single supplier (covered by the AAMP). Interested businesses that are able to meet the need can express their interest or file a complaint about the tendering process.

Before submitting a complaint, businesses are encouraged to contact the person responsible for the call for tender named in the tendering documents for any questions, requests for substitution or requests for clarification.

c. Complaint admissibility criteria:
A complaint may be reviewed by the assigned resource person under the following conditions:
      • It is sent by an interested person.
      • It is sent electronically to the assigned resource person.
      • It is submitted on the AMP form in accordance with Article 45 AAMP.
      • It is received by email by the assigned resource person no later than the closing date of the call for tenders, as indicated in the SEAO.
      • It is about a tendered contract.
      • It is about the content of tendering documents available in the SEAO no later than two (2) days before the deadline for filing a complaint.
      • It is based on any of the following grounds pertaining to tendering documents:
        1. They fail to ensure all competing bidders are treated fairly and transparently.
        2. They prevent certain qualified bidders from participating.
        3. They fail to comply with  the Agence de mobilité durable de Montréal’s normative framework.
d. Making a complaint

Each complaint must be submitted in accordance with the form established by the Autorité des marchés publics, available on the Internet site of the Inspecteur général de la Ville de Montréal at www.bigmtl.ca.

Once you have completed the form, send it to the following address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

e. After filing a complaint:

If you disagree with the Agence de mobilité durable de Montréal’s decision, you are entitled to file a complaint with the Bureau de l’Inspecteur Général de Montréal within three days of the date you received the decision. You can also file a complaint with the BIG if you have not received the Agence de mobilité durable de Montréal’s decision within three days of the closing of the call for tenders.
pdfFull mechanism [French only]

4. Contact us

If you have any questions about a call for tenders, please contact Procurement at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..