Summary Notice and Notice of Intended Procurement
This Summary Notice and Notice of Intended Procurement is issued by Centre d’excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat and its participating agencies (“CEA FRANCOachat”) for procurements covered by the Canadian Free Trade Agreement and/or the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement to provide summary information in relation to specific procurement, as detailed below.
A. Summary Notice
1. Subject Matter of Procurement
25-156 - RFQ - Consultant Services - Multiple Construction Projects (2) - Franco-Nord.
This competitive procurement process is being completed on behalf of the following school board(s):
Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord, 681 Chippewa St W, North Bay (ON) P1B 6G8
Project
#DescriptionLocationEstimated Construction Budget
1Various Architectural, Mechanical & Electrical RenewalsÉcole élémentaire catholique Ste-Marguerite-d'Youville
73 Principal St E, Verner, Ontario P0H 2M0 $1,950,000
2Site Development
& Various Architectural RenewalsÉcole secondaire catholique Franco-Cité
90 Main St, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario P2B 2Z7 $1,850,000
This competitive procurement process ("Process") is an invitation … (same information as stated in RFx document in article 1.1.1 – Invitation) and other relevant information.
2. How to Obtain Relevant Documents
Documents may be downloaded from CEA FRANCOachat’s online portal at:
https://francoachat.bonfirehub.ca/portal
Minimum system requirements are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Javascript must be enabled.
Technical support is available by contacting Bonfire at Support@GoBonfire.com , or visiting Bonfire’s help forum at https://bonfirehub.zendesk.com/hc.
3. Submission Deadline
The submission deadline for this solicitation is September 18th, 2025.
B. Notice of Intended Procurement
1. Procuring Entity’s Name and Address
Centre d’excellence en approvisionnement FRANCOachat’s participating agencies, as defined within the Documents.
2. Contact Information
Alvain Mouafi, info@francoachat.ca
3. Timeframe for Delivery, Duration of Contract and Extension Options
The selected respondent will be requested to enter into a contract for the provision of the Deliverables on the terms and conditions set out in the Form of Agreement (Appendix A) (the “Agreement”). It is the intention of the Board to award to only one (1) single respondent and enter into separate OAA 600, 2021 A contracts per project.
The term of the Agreement will be in effect until the completion of the Deliverables.
4. Language of quotation submission
All quotations are to be in English or French only.
5. Submission Deadline Date and Time
The submission deadline for this solicitation is September 18th, 2025. 2:00 PM LOCAL TIME
6. Location of Submission
Bids must be submitted through CEA FRANCOachat’s online portal at:
https://francoachat.bonfirehub.ca/portal
Submissions by other methods will not be accepted.
Minimum system requirements are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Javascript must be enabled.
Respondents should contact Bonfire at Support@GoBonfire.com for technical questions related to submissions or visit Bonfire’s help forum at https://bonfirehub.zendesk.com/hc.
7. Date and Details of Pre-Bid Inspection or Pre-Bid Meeting
A MANDATORY inspection of the existing site and premise, with the Board’s representative present, has been arranged for respondents: Respondents are to meet at the school’s front entrance.
- ÉÉC Ste-Marguerite-d'Youville: 9:00 am, August 28th, 2025
- ÉSC Franco-Cité: 10:00 am, August 28th, 2025
Consultants who wish to attend the site visits must confirm intent with the Board no later than 2:00 PM, August 25th, 2025, by sending an email to royj@franco-nord.ca.
8. CFTA/CETA
Unless otherwise indicated, and subject to applicable exceptions and exclusions, this solicitation is covered by Chapter 5 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, and, where the contract value meets or exceeds applicable contract value thresholds, by the Chapter 19 of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
