The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) wishes to inform the community that the Ministere des Transports du Quebec has published a Call for Tenders, open to Kahnawake Contractors only, for maintenance work on the provincial portion of the Mercier Bridge (Pont Honore Mercier).
The following are the requirements for a contractor to receive their ′Contractor Certificate′ from the Kahnawake Labor Office to be eligible to bid:
- The business head office is located within the Territory of Kahnawake (provide Lot & Block #s)
- The business is registered and in good standing with Mohawk Self Insurance (MSI)
- The business is at least 51% Kahnawake Indigenous owned (attested in front of a commissioner of oaths)
- The business owner has committed to signing a Fair Wage Agreement
The deadline to submit a bid is Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 2pm, using the Systeme Electronique d′Appels d′Offres (SEAO) – the electronic system used by the Quebec government.
The present contract is governed by the provisions of the Labor Agreement between the Government of Quebec and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and by Kahnawake′s Fair Wage Agreement.
The MCK is not part of the contract awarding process.
