2026.04.29 – Regular meeting of the Gatineau City Executive Committee held in the committee room of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.

CONSIDERING THAT the following firms were awarded contracts:

CONSIDERING THAT the prices submitted by the aforementioned firms are valid and that two one-year optional periods are provided for in the contracts;

CONSIDERING THAT the Water and Residual Materials Service wishes to avail itself of the first optional period provided for in the contracts;

CONSIDERING THAT higher traffic has been observed at the ecocentres and an average quantity of HHW brought per visit higher than anticipated;

CONSIDERING THAT Article 11 of the Special Specifications states that the quantities indicated in the tender form are for information purposes only and may vary upward or downward according to the actual needs of the City during the contract;

CONSIDERING THAT under 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 necessary since the adjustment amount exceeds the limit provided for in the bylaw:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee authorize:

• the management of the Water and Residual Materials Service to avail itself of the first optional period provided for in the contracts, all in accordance with the call for tenders documents and the bids submitted on March 17, 2023;

• an additional amount of $136,820.25 including taxes, to the firm CRI Environnement inc., based on the unit prices appearing in the tender form, all in accordance with the call for tenders 2024 SP 025;

• the Water and Residual Materials Service to avail itself, if applicable, of the last optional period provided for in the contracts, which would bring the total approximate amount of the contracts to $1,771,778.54 including taxes.

The unit prices will be revised, all based on the Consumer Price Index of Statistique Canada. The funds for this purpose will be taken from the relevant budget items. The treasurer is authorized to make the necessary transfers to follow up on the renewal of the contracts. The treasurer is authorized to provide in the budgets for the years 2026, 2027, and 2028 the sums necessary to follow up on this. A treasurer's certificate was issued on April 24, 2026.

CONSIDERING THAT the toponym "baie Squaw", considered pejorative toward Indigenous women, designated a bay located on the territory of Gatineau, behind the Alexandre-Taché campus of the Université du Québec en Outaouais;

CONSIDERING THAT the Commission de toponymie du Québec is the only body with the jurisdiction to assign a name to natural geographical entities on Quebec territory;

CONSIDERING THAT during its meeting of June 18, 2020, the Commission de toponymie du Québec removed the name "baie Squaw" from the official Quebec nomenclature to designate a bay located on the territory of Gatineau;

CONSIDERING THAT the Commission de toponymie du Québec consulted the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg community in the summer of 2025 to find a new name to designate the bay and that the latter proposed the name Anishinàbekwe, which means "Anishinabe woman" in the dialect of the Anishinabe language used in Kitigan Zibi;

CONSIDERING THAT the Commission de toponymie du Québec consulted the Ville de Gatineau to verify if there were other names to designate the indentation of the Ottawa River and if the City had any objections or comments to make regarding this designation project;

CONSIDERING THAT the Toponymy Committee during its meeting of February 9, 2026, recommended to the executive committee to support the Commission de toponymie du Québec in the officialization of the designation of the toponym "baie Anishinàbekwe", replacing baie Squaw (CT-2026-05);

CONSIDERING THAT during its meeting of March 11, 2026, the Commission de toponymie du Québec officialized the name "baie Anishinàbekwe", to designate the bay replacing the previously de-officialized name:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee accept the recommendation of the Toponymy Committee and welcome the officialization of the name "baie Anishinàbekwe" by the Commission de toponymie du Québec on March 11, 2026.

CONSIDERING THAT the Responsible Procurement Service launched, on January 22, 2026, a public call for tenders for the acquisition of a new management application for residential septic systems for the Information Technology Service of the Ville de Gatineau;

CONSIDERING THAT the prices submitted far exceed the budgetary availability;

CONSIDERING THAT Article 60 of Règlement 14-2001 concerning the internal management of the council, commissions, and the plenary committee as well as the sharing of functions between the council and the executive committee, as amended, grants the executive committee the power to award any contract subject to the call for tenders procedure;

CONSIDERING THAT it is therefore appropriate that the City's position be expressed by this committee, the competent and decision-making authority in matters of calls for tenders and the awarding of contracts that may result therefrom:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee reject the bid received, in the context of call for tenders 2025 SP 554, and authorize the Responsible Procurement Service to launch a new call for tenders at the time deemed appropriate after having modified the documents.