Preamble
The Tendering Code
Chapter A - Definitions
Chapter B – Conditions of application
Chapter C - Commitments to the BSDQ
Chapter D - Tenders and tender securities
- Chapter D - Article D-1
- Chapter D - Articles D-2 to D-3
- Chapter D - Article D-4
- Chapter D - Article D-4.1
- Chapter D - Article D-5
- Chapter D - Article D-5.1
- Chapter D - Articles D-6 to D-9
- Chapter D - Articles D-10 and D-10.1
- Chapter D - Article D-11
- Chapter D - Articles D-12 to D-13.1
- Chapter D - Articles D-14 and D-15
Chapter E - Procedure for filing electronic tenders
Chapter F - Tender withdrawal
Chapter G - Procedure for electronically making available and taking possession of tenders
Chapter H - Access to tenders by the BSDQ and tabulation
Chapter I - Recall of tenders
Chapter J - Contract
Chapter K - Contractor's liability
Chapter L - Complaints
Schedules
- Schedule I - Regulated specialties
- Schedule I - Regulated specialties (continuation)
- Schedule II - LIST OF LEGAL ENTITIES* AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A TENDER BOND AND A LETTER OF INTENT
- Schedule III and IV
- Schedule V - Guides prescribing the scope of work
- Schedule V - Reinforcing steel
- Schedule V - Structural steel
- Schedule V - Roofing speciality
- Schedule V - Thermal insulation other than roofing or mechanical
- Schedule V - Masonry
- Schedule V - Fabricated metal
- Schedule V - Metal siding
- Schedule V - Interior systems
List of agreements that amended the Tendering Code since october 29, 1996
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.
The preamble is part of this Code.
The purpose of this Tendering Code is:
- making it possible for persons receiving tenders to compare them;
- promoting competition by assuring persons receiving tenders that the different tenderers have made a genuine effort to quote their best price at the time of filing their tender;
- establishing tendering rules applicable to any call for tenders so as to improve services offered to the public, to persons requesting tenders and to contractors filing or receiving tenders;
- allowing the public and especially the Awarding Authority to enjoy the benefits of healthy competition and protecting them from abuse in the tendering and contract awarding process.
ELECTRONIC BID TRANSMISSION (TES)
Since February 1, 2013, the computer system for electronic tender transmission (TES) is mandatory. TES replaces the system of filing, forwarding or putting in availability and taking possession of tenders in a sealed envelope. The provisions of the Tendering Code were adapted accordingly to take into account the controls that shall be introduced and the technological requirements inherent in computing and surfing the Internet.
As the system of filing tenders in a sealed envelope has been discontinued, the ACQ, CMEQ and CMMTQ have endorsed the decision to exclude from the application of the Tendering Code tenders that are addressed directly to the Awarding Authority. These tenders excluded from the application of this Code are those ultimately aimed at concluding a contract between the Awarding Authority and the successful tenderer.
The exclusion of tenders addressed directly to the Awarding Authority from the application of the Tendering Code and its rules do not, however, deprive the Awarding Authority of the possibility of requiring that the tenders it requires be sent to it electronically through TES. TES offers this possibility to the Awarding Authority pursuant to a separate agreement that may be drawn up, at its request, with the BSDQ.