Summary#
Montréal city council unanimously adopted a position to exercise the first 12-month extension of the contract with Complexe Enviro Connexions ltée for landfill services for the Jean-R.-Marcotte wastewater treatment plant. It also set out an additional spending amount of $493,843.44, including taxes, bringing the contract total to $1,414,811.95, including taxes. The stated goal is to keep waste and sludge disposal services operating.
- The extension would run from November 24, 2026, to November 23, 2027. The agglomeration council makes the final decision at a later meeting.
- The proposed additional spending comprises $190,709.03 for services, $164,989.13 for government disposal levies, and $138,145.28 for extra tonnage and possible price adjustment for inflation.
- The original contract was awarded after public call for tenders 23-19939, which received one bid. The materials do not say whether it was the lowest compliant bid.
What it means for you#
- Residents: No direct change to residents’ services or fees is stated. City staff say the extension would help avoid a buildup of waste and untreated sludge, and related operational, environmental, health and safety risks, and odours.
- City services: The contract covers disposal of residual waste from the plant and, when needed, dewatered sludge that cannot be incinerated.
Money#
The proposed additional expenditure is $493,843.44, including taxes; no separate estimate of the cost to individual taxpayers is given.
- City staff say the spending is planned in the water department’s 2026 operating budget, with the 2027 amount to be prioritized during preparation of that year’s budget.
- The extension covers an estimated 3,800 metric tonnes of material. The contract total would rise to $1,414,811.95, including taxes.
What is unclear#
- The decision materials do not explain how much of the $138,145.28 allowance will be needed for extra tonnage or any inflation-based price adjustment.
- The staff summary describes $493,843.44 as a 46.64% increase over the original $920,968.51 contract amount. Those figures imply an increase of about 53.6%; the materials do not reconcile the difference.
Case for#
- City staff say they are satisfied with the service and consider the prices competitive.
- An extension would continue a disposal service the treatment plant needs for residual waste and, at times, sludge that cannot be incinerated.
Case against#
- One concern is that the extension adds a substantial amount to the original contract, while part of the spending is an allowance for uncertain tonnage and possible price changes.
- The 2023 tender received one bid, so the materials do not show competition among multiple bidders for that contract.