The Code

It should be noted that, for interpretation purposes, the French text shall prevail over the English, the latter being a translation of the French original. 

B-1 WHEN REQUIRED BY THE PROJECT OWNER

These rules apply mandatorily to all tenders addressed to a recipient contractor for work to which the project owner requests that this Code apply, regardless of the nature of the work and regardless of the price and conditions.

B-2 WHEN NOT REQUIRED BY THE PROJECT OWNER

These rules apply mandatorily, even when the project owner does not request their application, to any tender for work in one of the regulated specialties listed in Schedule I of this Code, when it is addressed to a recipient contractor and if the following four conditions are met:

1. when the work is to be performed in the territory of Québec;
2. when more than one tender is requested. More than one tender is requested when more than one tenderer is invited to submit a tender for a regulated specialty. Any call for tenders in any form whatsoever or the delivery or availability of tendering documents is considered to be a call for tenders;
3. when the tender price for the regulated specialty is equal to or greater than $20,000;
4. when the tendering documents allow for the presentation of comparable tenders, even if a site visit is required.

Documents that, although incomplete, enable tenderers to respond to the call for tenders with tenders that can ultimately be compared on the basis of their price, given the codes, standards, rules of good practice, and specific features applicable to the work in question, are considered to be tendering documents that allow for the presentation of comparable tenders.

Documents that require tenderers to propose and participate significantly in the design of a project and that require them to specify the work they propose to perform are not considered to be tendering documents that allow for the presentation of comparable tenders

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