2026.09.23 – Regular meeting of the Executive Committee of the City of Gatineau held in the committee room of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Wednesday, September 23 at 9:30 a.m.

Authorize a cost adjustment, budget-neutral - Tender 2023 SP 190 - Reconstruction of the Saint-Gérard Community Centre - Infrastructure and Projects Department - Rivière-Blanche Electoral District – Jean Lessard

CONSIDERING THAT this committee, by its resolution number CE-2024-182 of March 26, 2024, awarded a contract to the firm 4198191 Canada inc. - Les Industries CAMA, 800-A, rue de Vernon, Gatineau, Québec, J9J 3K5, for the reconstruction work of the Saint-Gérard community centre, for a total amount of $5,943,590.08 including taxes;

CONSIDERING THAT this committee, by its resolution number CE-2025-972 of December 10, 2025, authorized a first adjustment in the amount of $257,912.90, for a readjusted contract cost of $6,201,502.98 including taxes;

CONSIDERING THAT since the awarding of the contract and since resolution number CE-2025-972:

• Change notices have been approved (AMC-10967, 11012, and 11073), grouping 18 change orders that were recommended by the firm Confluence Architecture, and totaling an amount of $202,113.49 including taxes;
• The contractor has filed a new request (AMC-11133), grouping six change orders that were recommended by the firm Confluence Architecture, and totaling an amount of $50,691.63 including taxes.

CONSIDERING THAT pursuant to Règlement 816-2017 concerning the delegation of power of 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 cumulative amount of additional fees exceeds the 10% limit provided for in the bylaw or is greater than $250,000:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee ratifies the change notices AMC-10967, 11012, and 11073 in the total amount of $202,113.49 including taxes, and authorizes an additional amount of $50,691.63 including taxes, thus bringing the tender cost adjustment to the amount of $252,805.11 including taxes, and this, without budgetary impact, to the firm 4198191 Canada inc. - Les Industries CAMA, 800-A, rue de Vernon, Gatineau, Québec, J9J 3K5, all in compliance with the tender documents 2023 SP 190, thus bringing the value of the contract to $6,454,308.09 including taxes. A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 17, 2026.

Tender 2026 SP 250 - Professional architectural services - Future West Ecocentre - Deschênes Electoral District – Caroline Murray

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee awards a contract to the firm Gestion L’Œuf inc., 1435, rue Saint-Alexandre, suite 920, Montréal Québec, H3A 2G4, for professional architectural services for the development of detailed plans and specifications, and construction supervision without residency in the context of the construction of a future ecocentre that will be located in the western sector of the city in compliance with the tender documents and its bid submitted on August 11, 2026, and this, as being the bid that obtained the best score after evaluation by a selection committee, in accordance with the authorized evaluation grid. A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 17, 2026.

Tender 2026 SP 301 - Rehabilitation of municipal services and cycling link - Rivière Blanche - Infrastructure and Projects Department - Rivière-Blanche Electoral District – Jean Lessard

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee awards a contract to the contractor Entreprises G.N.P. inc., 280, rue François-Bourgeois, Victoriaville, Québec, G6T 2G8, for road rehabilitation work, municipal services, and cycling link - Rivière Blanche. The contract is awarded on the basis of unit and lump-sum prices entered in the bid form for a total approximate amount of $3,204,868.34 including taxes, all in compliance with the tender documents and its bid submitted on August 18, 2026, and this, as being the lowest bid received and compliant. A treasurer's certificate was issued on September 17, 2026.

Granting of a real and perpetual easement in favor of Services d’énergie de quartier ZIBI GP inc. - Part of lot 1 621 836 - Cadastre du Québec - Hull-Wright Electoral District - Steve Moran

CONSIDERING THAT the Ville de Gatineau is the owner of lot 1 621 836 of the Cadastre du Québec, land registration division of Hull, located on rue Laurier;

CONSIDERING THAT Services d’énergie de quartier ZIBI GP inc. has submitted a request to the Ville de Gatineau to obtain an easement aimed at regularizing the presence of piping infrastructure essential to its energy network;

CONSIDERING THAT this conduit, installed several decades ago, supplies heating to the entire Zibi project and crosses a portion of lot 1 621 836, with an approximate area of 65.3 m², identified as parcel nine on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Steve Tremblay, land surveyor, on July 21, 2023, under number 8622 of his minutes;

CONSIDERING THAT the network passage easement will be granted for the purposes of maintenance, repair, modification, and, if necessary, replacement of the existing piping, in order to ensure the heating and energy supply of the Zibi project;

CONSIDERING THAT Services d’énergie de quartier ZIBI GP inc. acknowledges the presence of municipal infrastructure under the land concerned, which could require, in the future, repair, maintenance, or replacement work and accepts the risks associated therewith;

CONSIDERING THAT lot 1 621 836 of the Cadastre du Québec does not have a conventional market value. The value of the easement of $11,037 was determined based on a comparative analysis of the land values of two adjacent lots used as references. The average value per square meter observed was used to establish a coherent and representative estimate of the targeted sector. The detailed analysis and calculation used to establish this value are presented in Appendix 4;

CONSIDERING THAT the desire of both parties to regularize the encroachment situation of the existing installations, a promise to purchase an easement was signed on October 20, 2025, by Services d’énergie de quartier ZIBI GP inc.;

CONSIDERING THAT all concerned municipal services have been consulted and are in favor of this transfer of easement:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee:

• Transfers to Services d’énergie de quartier ZIBI GP inc., a real and perpetual easement on a portion of lot 1 621 836 of the Cadastre du Québec, land registration division of Hull, with an approximate area of 65.3 m² at the price of $11,037 plus GST and QST if applicable, under the usual conditions provided for in the standard contract of the Ville de Gatineau and other conditions stipulated in the promise to purchase submitted and duly signed on October 20, 2025;
• Mandates the City Clerk's Office to coordinate all steps required to follow up on this;
• Authorizes the Real Estate Department to extend any deadline for signing the easement deed as provided for in the promise to purchase, if required, and to carry out the proper management of the transfer by ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the easement deed to be entered into;
• Mandates the Legal Services, in the event of the failure of Services d’énergie de quartier ZIBI GP inc. to comply with all the terms and conditions of the easement deed, to undertake the procedures for the retrocession of the lot subject to this transfer of real and perpetual easement, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the easement deed to be entered into. The mayor or in her absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the deputy clerk or the assistant clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this.

Councillor Adrian Corbo declares his potential conflict of interest regarding the project below and declares that he will not participate in the deliberations, will refrain from voting or attempting to influence the vote on this item.

Agreements to be signed with the ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts du Québec and the ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs aimed at obtaining temporary occupancy permits on riparian lots on chemin du Fer-à-Cheval in order to allow the Ville de Gatineau to carry out the replacement work of culvert #33810 - Masson-Angers Electoral District – Michael Korhonen

CONSIDERING THAT the Ville de Gatineau wishes to carry out replacement work on culvert #33810 on chemin du Fer-à-Cheval, between baie du Fer-à-Cheval and the rivière des Outaouais (Ottawa River);

CONSIDERING THAT access to land under the jurisdiction of the ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts du Québec for the terrestrial portion and the ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs for the aquatic portion is necessary to allow the realization of the work associated with the replacement of the culvert;

CONSIDERING THAT steps for the acquisition of the parcels of land targeted by the permanent encroachment would be carried out following the work associated with the replacement of culvert #33810;

CONSIDERING THAT the signing of a temporary occupancy permission between the parties is necessary in order to frame the rights and obligations of each party:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee authorizes the management of the Infrastructure and Projects Department to carry out the negotiation and signing of a temporary occupancy permission on lots 4 727 457 and 4 727 459 being under the jurisdiction of the ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts du Québec for the terrestrial portion and the ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs for the aquatic portion in order to allow the realization of the work associated with the replacement of culvert #33810.