Site work, renovation and addition to a mixed-use development in Grande-Riviere, Quebec. Completed plans call for the renovation of a laboratory facility; for site work for a laboratory facility; and for the addition of a 38,800-square-foot, two-story above grade laboratory facility.

Reference number : 1699609 Deadline for receipt of complaints: 2023-04-11 Submission sent electronically accepted: Yes, in a single submission document Merinov (hereinafter Owner), having its head office at 96, Montee de Sandy-Beach, Gaspe, is requesting Bids for the services of a general contractor within the framework of the modernization, expansion and renovation of its research facilities located in Grande-Riviere, in Gaspesie. The targeted infrastructure, called the Innovation Hub (hereinafter Project), is located at 6, rue du Parc, Grande-Riviere. The project, which includes existing buildings, aims to erect an infrastructure whose workspaces will have a gross area of around 2,600 m2 on the ground floor and 1,000 m sq on the 2nd floor , integrating into an industrial park where fish and seafood processing plants, a future aquaculture farm, a fishing gear manufacturing company and a fishing fleet are also developing. Timeline The schedule below represents the planned implementation scenario with maximum deadlines for the steps to be completed. The Service Provider may not invoke the overrun of the schedule, for any reason whatsoever, in order to evade the full performance of its Contract under the agreed conditions. Stage Date Beginning of work - CANAP May 2023 Beginning of works - Expansion and Pool room September 2023 Provisional acceptance August 2024 Final acceptance October 2024 The date of final acceptance includes, where applicable, the periods of commissioning, tests and trials, start-up, as well as the correction of deficiencies. The Owner reserves the right to modify the schedule proposed above without notice or penalty and without incurring additional costs. The Owner reserves the right to terminate the Contract if the Contractor fails to meet the schedule. Optional briefing and site visit Bidders are invited to an information session/site visit. The presence of bidders is optional, but strongly recommended. Each tenderer who visits the site of the project, does so at his own expense, to realize for himself the requirements of the work and must obtain all useful information and verify all conditions affecting his contract, because no surplus will be granted for any reason whatsoever. Bid Bond 10% is required. Performance and Material Bond 50% is required.