2026.08.26 – Ordinary meeting of the Executive Committee of the City of Gatineau held in the committee room of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
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PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee award a contract to the firm Somac Construction inc., 54, chemin Foley, Cantley, Québec, J8V 3H5, for the Parc Marc-Gosselin – Construction of pickleball courts and redevelopment of the playground, based on the unit and lump-sum prices entered in the submission form for an approximate total amount of $629,402.16 including taxes, all in accordance with the tender documents and its submission filed on July 16, 2026, as being the lowest compliant bid received. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 24, 2026.
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CONSIDERING THAT the following firm was awarded a contract:
| Supplier | Description | CE Resolution | Optional Period | Amount (taxes included) | Indexed (CPI March 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatech, Société de gestion de l'eau inc. | 2025 SP 194 – Professional services – Operation of wastewater treatment facilities and monitoring of overflow structures – Section 1 | CE-2025-510 | June 25, 2026 to June 24, 2027 | $208,382.58 | Yes |
CONSIDERING THAT the price submitted by the aforementioned firm is valid and that two optional periods of one year each are provided for in the Section 1 contract;
CONSIDERING THAT the Service de l'eau et des matières résiduelles wishes to avail itself of the first optional period provided for in the Section 1 contract:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee authorize:
- The management of the Service de l'eau et des matières résiduelles to avail itself of the first optional period provided for in the Section 1 contract, all in accordance with the tender documents and the submission filed on April 28, 2023 and revised on May 6, 2025;
- The Service de l'eau et des matières résiduelles to avail itself, if applicable, of the last optional period provided for in the Section 1 contract, which would bring the total contract amount for this section to $620,263.76 including taxes.
The unit price for this Section 1 will be revised, all based on the Statistique Canada Consumer Price Index. The treasurer is authorized to make the necessary transfers to follow up on the contract renewal and to provide in the budgets for the years 2027 to 2028 the sums necessary to follow up on this. The funds for this purpose will be taken from the following budget item:
| Budget Information | Amount (taxes included) |
|---|---|
| EMR UTE - STEP Masson-Angers - Operations and maintenance | $208,382.58 |
A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 24, 2026.
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CONSIDERING THAT the DTRITUS application is essential for the provision of waste collection services to citizens. To date, more than 122,000 citizens are subscribed to collection reminders offered via the DTRITUS application. Gatineau residents have consulted the collection calendar nearly 10 million times and performed two million material searches in the search engine;
CONSIDERING THAT a public tender process will be launched shortly as part of the citizen service digital transformation project (projet Élan), and will include the needs of the DTRITUS application. The projet Élan schedule provides that DTRITUS functionalities be fully deployed within the new application;
CONSIDERING THAT the Service de l'eau et des matières résiduelles wishes to continue using the DTRITUS application until the new application is operational;
CONSIDERING THAT section 33.2o of the Loi sur les contrats des organismes municipaux (LCOM) provides that a contract may be awarded by written invitation or by mutual agreement when the contract can only be awarded to a single company due to a warranty, a property right or an exclusive right, such as a copyright or a right based on an exclusive license or a patent, or the artistic, heritage or museological value of the good or service required:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee:
- Award a contract to the firm Routeware Canada, located at 2200, HSBC Building, 885, West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3E8, for the renewal for 36 months, i.e., until July 31, 2029, of the DTRITUS 2026-2029 application, for an approximate amount of $307,087.15 including taxes;
- Authorize the treasurer to make the required budget transfers, if applicable, as well as to enter into the budgets for the years 2027 to 2029 the sums necessary for the completion of this contract. The funds for this purpose will be taken from the relevant budget items, up to the limit of budgetary availability.
A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 24, 2026.
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CONSIDERING THAT the third edition of Courons Gatineau will take place on rue Jacques-Cartier, on boulevard Fournier as well as in parc du Lac-Leamy on Saturday, September 26, 2026;
CONSIDERING THAT the realization of Courons Gatineau is supported under the Programme de soutien aux grands événements;
CONSIDERING THAT several mitigation measures have been put in place to limit the impacts on residents and merchants in the neighborhood;
CONSIDERING THAT the modification to traffic and parking regulations is an essential element for the safety of participants;
CONSIDERING THAT the Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau will ensure traffic control:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee authorize the event organizers, in collaboration with the Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau, to close streets and on-street parking spaces according to the schedule below on Saturday, September 26, 2026:
- Rue Jacques-Cartier in both directions, between rues de la Baie and du Prince-Albert: 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- Rue Jacques-Cartier in the eastbound direction, between boulevard Gréber and rue de la Baie: 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- Rue Jacques-Cartier in the eastbound direction, between rues du Prince-Albert and Saint-Louis (near golf Tecumseh): 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- Recreational path along rue Jacques-Cartier, between boulevard Gréber and rue Saint-Louis (near golf Tecumseh): 12:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- Recreational path along rue Jacques-Cartier, between rue Saint-Louis (near autoroute 50) and boulevard Gréber: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
- Boulevard Fournier and pont Lady-Aberdeen, between rues Bériault and Jacques-Cartier: 1:45 PM to 3:30 PM
- All on-street parking spaces located on rue Jacques-Cartier: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- All on-street parking spaces located on rue Jacques-Cartier west of pont Lady-Aberdeen: 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM
All under the following conditions:
- Respect the signage plan approved by the Service de la mobilité de la Ville de Gatineau;
- Ensure access for emergency vehicles at all times during the event;
- Provide the Bureau des événements, 30 days before the event, a general civil liability insurance certificate of $3,000,000 designating the Ville de Gatineau as an additional insured.
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PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee:
- Award a contract to the firm Forrest Green Solutions ltd, 23, Heather RD, East York, Ontario, M4G 3G2, for the purchase, implementation, integration, and support of an administrative management software solution for criminal record check (VAJ) requests for a total amount of $679,214.81 including taxes, all in accordance with the tender documents and its submission filed on April 15, 2026, as being the submission having obtained the best score after evaluation by a selection committee, all in accordance with the authorized evaluation grid. The contract will be for a duration of five years, will take effect upon award, with the possibility of renewing it for two additional periods of three years which will bring the total value of the contract to a total amount of $1,494,272.59 taxes included. If the contract is renewed, the unit prices will be revised annually, all based on the Statistique Canada Consumer Price Index (CPI).
- Authorize the treasurer to make the necessary transfers to follow up on the awarding of the contract;
- Authorize the treasurer to increase the revenue and corresponding expenditure budget item by $124,050 in the 2027 budget, in order to comply with this contractual obligation;
- Authorize the Service de police to avail itself of the two optional three-year periods provided for in the contract, as needed.
A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 24, 2026.
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Authorization of Professional Fee Adjustment
CONSIDERING THAT this committee, by its resolution number CE 2023-615 of July 5, 2023, awarded to the engineering firm Avizo Experts-Conseils inc. a mandate for advisory services, concept development, coordination services, preparatory studies, preparation of plans, specifications and tender documents, as well as support services during construction for the Boulevard du Carrefour extension project for an approximate total amount of $105,259.61 including taxes;
CONSIDERING THAT this committee, by its resolution number CE-2023-906 of November 8, 2023, authorized a cost adjustment for professional engineering fees in the amount of $11,267.55 including taxes, to the firm Avizo Experts-Conseils inc., for the completion of the site environmental assessment study, phase II for the Boulevard du Carrefour extension project, bringing the total cumulative amount of the mandate to $116,527.16 including taxes;
CONSIDERING THAT the notice of contract modification number 10045 has already been approved for a total amount of $1,086.51 including taxes;
CONSIDERING THAT the firm Avizo Experts-Conseils inc. has submitted to the City an additional request for professional fees in the amount of $14,544.34 including taxes, for the analysis and modification of the lighting concept initially planned for the project to a permanent street light model, including a photometric study, bringing the cumulative adjustments to be approved to the amount of $15,630.85 including taxes;
CONSIDERING THAT pursuant to Règlement 816-2017 concerning the delegation of power from the executive committee to certain officials, including the power to authorize expenditures and enter into contracts on behalf of the Ville de Gatineau, a resolution of the executive committee is required since the adjustment amount exceeds the limit provided for in the bylaw;
CONSIDERING THAT after verification, the Service des infrastructures et des projets recommends this cost adjustment for the additional professional fees incurred:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee:
- Ratify the notice of contract modification number 10045 for an amount of $1,086.51 including taxes;
- Authorize the cost adjustment for additional professional fees incurred in the amount of $14,544.34 including taxes, to the firm Avizo Experts-Conseils inc., with no budgetary impact, as part of the Boulevard du Carrefour extension project in Gatineau, thus bringing the cumulative adjustments to be approved to an amount of $15,630.85 including taxes.
The total revised cost of the mandate, following this adjustment, represents an amount of $132,158.01 including taxes. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 24, 2026.
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CONSIDERING THAT the Service de l'approvisionnement responsable launched, on June 4, 2026, a public call for tenders for the daily labor service;
CONSIDERING THAT three offers were received before the deadline for filing submissions;
CONSIDERING THAT the price received shows a significant gap with that provided for in the estimate established by the municipality;
CONSIDERING THAT article 3.1 – Awarding of the contract in the General Specifications stipulates in particular that the Ville de Gatineau is not required to accept the lowest or any of the submissions received and incurs no obligation and cannot be the subject of any claim by the bidders in the event of rejection of all submissions, particularly when the price submitted shows a significant gap compared to the budget or the estimate made by the City or does not represent the fair market value;
CONSIDERING THAT it is therefore appropriate that the position of the City be expressed by this committee, the competent and decision-making authority regarding calls for tenders and the awarding of contracts that may result therefrom:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee reject all submissions received as part of the call for tenders 2026 SP 079A for the reasons mentioned above and authorize the Service de l'approvisionnement responsable to launch a new call for tenders after having modified the documents.
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PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee approve the list and accept the filing of the list of disbursements for the period of June 26 to July 2, 2026, in the amount of $18,809,658. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 24, 2026.
Mayor Maude Marquis-Bissonnette and Councillor Adrian Corbo declare their potential conflict of interest on the item below and declare that they will not participate in the deliberations, will refrain from voting or attempting to influence the vote on this item.
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PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee approve the list and accept the filing of the list of disbursements for the period of July 3 to July 9, 2026, in the amount of $8,593,179. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 24, 2026.
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PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee approve the list and accept the filing of the list of disbursements for the period of July 10 to July 16, 2026, in the amount of $10,053,116. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 24, 2026.
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PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee approve the list and accept the filing of the list of disbursements for the period of July 24 to July 30, 2026, in the amount of $7,129,349. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 24, 2026.
Councillor Adrian Corbo declares his potential conflict of interest on the item below and declares that he will not participate in the deliberations, will refrain from voting or attempting to influence the vote on this item.
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CONSIDERING THAT pursuant to section 477.3 of the Loi sur les cités et villes, lists related to contracts concluded must be filed with the executive committee on a monthly basis:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee accept the following lists of awarded contracts:
- Of all contracts involving an expenditure of more than $25,000 for the month of July 2026;
- Of all contracts of more than $2,000 that it has concluded with this same contractor when all of these contracts involve a total expenditure that exceeds $25,000 for the period from January to July 2026.
A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 24, 2026.