At its regular meeting on Monday, February 17, the Municipality of Les Coteaux awarded a contract to the Fédération québécoise des municipalités in the amount of $104,700 for professional engineering services. 

This sum will be invested in the design of plans and specifications, as well as the support services required for an erosion stabilization structure on rue Lippé. This expenditure will be financed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Ministère de la Sécurité publique (MSP) financial assistance program, or any other eligible funding source. 

The awarding of this contract stems from the fact that the Municipality of Les Coteaux has identified erosion and stability problems on the bank of the Delisle River, threatening the integrity of Lippé Street and adjacent municipal infrastructures.  

Several studies were carried out, including a geotechnical, hydraulic, photogrammetric and ecological characterization study, as well as a topographical survey, in order to evaluate the most appropriate solutions for stabilizing the site. The Fédération québécoise des municipalités submitted an offer of services to draw up the plans and specifications, and to assist the municipality with the regulatory and administrative procedures associated with the project. 

Since article 938 paragraph of the Quebec Municipal Code, allows municipalities to enter into a contract by mutual agreement with a non-profit organization for the provision of professional engineering services, without the obligation of a call for tenders, when the expenditure does not exceed the threshold set for contracts requiring a public call for competition. 

The resolution was adopted unanimously by the municipal council.