Summary#
Montréal city council awarded a roadwork contract to Demix Construction, une Division de Groupe CRH Canada inc. The decision authorizes up to $8,474,495.41, taxes included, for work in seven boroughs. City staff say the work is intended to maintain and improve road surfaces.
- The work covers milling and resurfacing, and some concrete-slab repairs, across about 7.12 kilometres of roads and cycling paths.
- Demix received the contract as the lowest compliant bidder. Seven firms submitted bids; six were found compliant.
- The city also authorized budgets for contingencies and related costs, and must evaluate Demix’s performance.
- Late completion past a deadline for a street can bring a penalty of $6,437.32 before taxes per day. The contract includes no bonus.
What it means for you#
- People travelling on roads and cycling paths: Work is planned in the boroughs of Sud-Ouest, Saint-Laurent, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Saint-Léonard. The decision does not give a work schedule.
- Residents: The work does not include sidewalk repairs or improvements to the existing layout.
- Demix Construction: It must carry out the contracted work and may face daily penalties for missing street deadlines.
Money#
The maximum authorized spending is $8,474,495.41, taxes included.
- This includes $7,401,306.04 for the contract, $740,130.60 for contingencies and $333,058.77 for related costs.
- Demix’s bid was 6.25% below the city’s estimate. The next-lowest bid was rejected because the bidder had not obtained the tender documents through SEAO.
What is unclear#
- No publicly available information on the contract length, work schedule or the specific streets; the decision summary refers to a separate street list.
- The materials do not explain when or how the contingency and related-cost budgets may be used.
Case for#
- City staff say the city’s arterial road network worsened from 25% in poor or very poor condition in 2020 to 29% in 2024.
- Staff say resurfacing can extend pavement life, and the winning compliant bid was below the city’s estimate.
- Combining nearby road and cycling-path work could reduce worksite impacts, according to city staff.
Case against#
- The work will not repair sidewalks or improve the existing street layout, so those needs remain outside this contract.
- The authorized total includes contingency and related-cost budgets, but the materials do not explain how those amounts will be spent.