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Mechanized wood harvesting and winter forest road construction, Cléricy sector 2026 Tender

Original: Récolte de bois mécanisée et construction de chemins forestiers d'hiver - Secteur Cléricy

Ville de Rouyn-Noranda / Service des acquisitions

In context

This is a contract notice published by a government body covering a mix of works, supplies and services. Bids are invited through an open procedure. Delivery covers Canada (NORTH-AMERICA). It is classified under Forestry and Reforestation against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords.

Forestry and Reforestation tenders

Summary

The City of Rouyn-Noranda is tendering mechanized timber harvesting and construction of winter forest access roads on municipal forest blocks in the Cléricy sector for the 2027 winter season. It suits Quebec forestry contractors with mechanized harvesting equipment and road-building capacity.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 16 Oct 2026Accurate?

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About this tender

The City of Rouyn-Noranda is requesting bids under public tender FOR-171126 for a contract covering mechanized timber harvesting and construction of winter forest access roads on intramunicipal lot blocks within its territory, in the Cléricy sector. The contract is for the 2027 winter season. The detailed services and administrative terms are set out in the tender documents, which are available from October 15, 2026 through SEAO (Service électronique d'appels d'offres), either by phone at 866 669-7326 or 514 856-6600, or at www.seao.gouv.qc.ca quoting notice FOR-171126. Documents carry a fee set by SEAO. The estimated contract period is 4 months. Delivery region is Abitibi-Témiscamingue. The notice is published in French and is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) and CETA.

Bidder eligibility

Not stated in the notice. The only explicit requirement is a bid security (garantie de soumission) equal to 10% of the total bid cost, excluding taxes, in a form that meets the tender documents. Only one bid per bidder is accepted. Electronic bids that are unreadable, infected, or unintelligible are deemed non-compliant and rejected. Other qualification requirements, if any, are in the full tender documents.

How bids are scored

Not disclosed in the notice. The City does not commit to accepting the lowest bid or any bid, and reserves the right to cancel the tender. Bidders receive no compensation for tender document or bid preparation costs. Any price/quality split or weighting would be in the full tender documents.

Key requirements

✓Mechanized timber harvesting on municipal forest blocks in the Cléricy sector
✓Construction of winter forest roads for the 2027 season
✓Bids submitted via SEAO by 17 November 2026, 11:00

Procurement contact

The notice names a procurement contact for clarification questions.

Relevant sectors

Forestry tenders

How this compares

Compared with 34 similar tenders (forestry in Canada) listed in the last 12 months.
It allows 35 days to respond, longer than the typical 26 days across 34 similar tenders.
This is the only similar tender from this organisation listed here in the last 12 months.

Closest open tenders

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About this sector

Forestry funding supports afforestation, reforestation, sustainable forest management and avoided deforestation. Money flows from climate finance, nature programmes, results-based payments and corporate buyers of forest carbon. Calls typically require land tenure clarity, community engagement and a credible plan to monitor tree survival over time.

Closes 17 Nov 2026

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