Engineering and architecture tenders in Québec

Design mandates, construction supervision, technical studies: Veillea monitors SEAO and CanadaBuys and flags engineering and architecture notices that match your profile, with English and French summaries.

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Where engineering and architecture mandates are published

In Québec, public bodies and municipalities publish public calls for tenders on SEAO. For 2026-2027, public tendering applies from $139,000 for services contracts of government departments, the health and education networks and municipalities. Below that, a contract can be awarded by invitation or directly and isn't necessarily published. Federal contracts are posted on CanadaBuys.

Award rules specific to these services

For architecture and engineering services related to construction work, Québec regulations exclude the lowest-compliant-price rule. Public bodies can evaluate quality and then negotiate price, use quality-price weighting, or run a design competition. The government fee tariffs for architects and engineers were repealed; they still apply only to contracts in progress on July 5, 2025 or resulting from tenders launched before that date.

Revenu Québec certificate (attestation): required for contracts of $25,000 or more.
RENA: a business listed in the register of ineligible enterprises can't bid.
Francization (OQLF): required for businesses with 25 or more employees in Québec.
AMP authorization to contract: required for services contracts and subcontracts of $1M or more (tendered or direct award).

How Veillea helps

Create a profile: keywords in English and French, categories (UNSPSC/GSIN), regions. Multiple profiles for multiple lines of business.
Veillea collects and matches SEAO and CanadaBuys notices every day, in both languages.
Decide fast: notices ranked by relevance, EN/FR summary (scope, buyer, deadline), deadline badges, filters by source, category, region or date.

Suggested keywords: "engineering", "civil engineering", "architecture", "construction supervision", "ingénierie", "plans et devis".

Coverage: SEAO (Québec) and CanadaBuys (federal) live. MERX, Bids&Tenders, municipal sites (Montréal first) and the Ontario portal in development, included at no extra cost when they launch.

Product screenshots

Matches ranked by score for a profile, with EN/FR summaries

Veillea pricing

Flat prices in Canadian dollars, no per-notice fees, plus taxes (GST/QST or HST). Monthly or annual billing (annual: pay 10 months, get 12).

	Free	Solo	Team	Enterprise
Monthly	$0	$29	$69	$199
Annual	—	$290	$690	$1,990
Monitoring profiles	1	3	15	Unlimited
Users	1	1	5	Unlimited
Sources	SEAO	All	All	All
Alerts	Weekly	Daily	Real-time	Real-time
EN/FR summaries	—	✓	✓	✓
History	7 days	90 days	12 months	Full
CSV export	—	✓	✓	✓
API access	—	—	—	✓

Real-time = as soon as the source publishes (CanadaBuys: every 2 hours; SEAO: as open data updates). 14-day trial on paid plans, no credit card. For comparison, SEAO's own matching alerts cost $6.95/month per Specialist user plus $0.35 per notice (SEAO fee schedule, checked October 12, 2026).

Veillea does not replace registering on SEAO, CanadaBuys or a buyer's portal: to get documents and bid, you still use the official platform. Summaries help you triage; the official notice always prevails.

General information, not legal advice. Check the requirements in each tender document and with the official bodies.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find engineering tenders in Québec?

On SEAO for public bodies and municipalities, on CanadaBuys for federal. Veillea monitors both.

Do engineering contracts go to the lowest bidder?

Not for architecture and engineering services related to construction work: the lowest-compliant-price rule is excluded. Quality is evaluated, with price negotiation, quality-price weighting or a design competition.

Do the government fee tariffs still apply?

They were repealed but still apply to contracts in progress on July 5, 2025 or resulting from tenders launched before that date.

Do I need AMP authorization?

Yes, for services contracts and subcontracts of $1M or more.

How much does Veillea cost?

Free for SEAO (weekly digest); Solo $29/month, Team $69/month, Enterprise $199/month, flat with no per-notice fees, plus taxes. Monthly or annual billing.