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Reference number : 1690181 Deadline for receipt of complaints: 2023-02-27 Submission sent electronically accepted: Yes, in a single submission document Expected duration of the contract without the options (in months): 36 Work-on-demand contract for professional services in civil and structural engineering. Address of the building : Various buildings in the Estrie region. Specialties: Civil engineering and structural engineering. The Société québécoise des infrastructures (hereinafter the "Société") is issuing a public call for tenders for the conclusion of a work-on-demand contract for the provision of professional services in two specialties in civil engineering and structural engineering for the design (plans and specifications) and monitoring of works and for the buildings mentioned in the title. The choice of the successful bidder will be made following the recommendations of a selection committee, according to the evaluation criteria described in the contract documents. Attention : Note that only the documents required by the Company under the terms of this call for tenders must be submitted with the tender, so as to avoid any situation which would lead to the tender being restrictive or conditional. IMPORTANT NOTICES The Company has removed the following forms from its contractual documents: Certificate relating to the probity of the tenderer ; Statement regarding lobbying activities; Certificate relating to the absence of conflict of interest. The content of these forms has been integrated into the Instructions to tenderers and declarations are now made by signing the Presentation Booklet . Additional signature spaces have been added to the Presentation Booklet to allow the signature of each member of a non-legally organized grouping when the latter has not identified a member, by proxy, to sign as the representative of the grouping. Recommendation for submission of tenders electronically In order to preserve the health of the personnel of its organization, the Company is implementing preventive measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the Company strongly recommends that bidders submit their bid electronically through the electronic bidding system. Requirement for a digital signature of plans, specifications and reports provided as part of the performance of the contract The Company is going digital and now requires architects and engineers to provide their original sealed copies of plans and specifications, as well as studies and final reports, by means of a digital signature affixed using a certificate. digital issued by the Center de certification du Québec (Notarius public key infrastructure). Authorization to contract/certificate from Revenu Québec It is strongly suggested that bidders make their request for a certificate from Revenu Québec and, if applicable, their request for authorization to contract with the Autorité des marchés publics as soon as possible, in accordance with the requirements of the contract documents, in order to to ensure that these requirements are met before the deadline date and time indicated in the Instructions to tenderers and/or in the Additional Instructions. Non-participation in the call for tenders Any person or company that has obtained the contractual documents and does not submit a bid undertakes to complete the "Non-participation questionnaire" form included in the contractual documents and send it to the Company at the address of following email: infosoumission65@sqi.gouv.qc.ca CONTRACT LENGTH The contract covered by this call for tenders is for a period of 36 months from the date of award. TRANSMISSION OF COMPLAINTS All complaints filed with the Société under section 21.0.4 of the Act respecting contracting by public bodies (CQLR, chapter C-65.1) must be received at complaint@sqi.gouv.qc.ca , no later than the deadline set for receipt of these as indicated in the Additional Instructions . INFORMATION Tenderers who wish to receive clarifications concerning the call for tenders must communicate in writing to the e-mail address designated below, taking care to mention the contract number, and this, maximum three working days before the date. and the deadline for receipt of tenders . If such a request for clarification is received two working days or less before the deadline date and time for receipt of tenders, the Company reserves the right not to consider it. Information concerning the contractual documents: Direction : Directorate of Professional Services Contracts and Alternative Methods E-mail : infosoumission65@sqi.gouv.qc.ca RESERVE The Company reserves the right not to accept any of the submissions received. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.