# CanadaBuys #20172886

Architecture Services for INRS ALLS + Photonics Pavilion

**Posted:** September 29, 2026
**Respond By:** October 28, 2026
**Identifier:** 20172886
**NAICS:** 541310

INRS is seeking professional architecture services for a new research pavilion in Laval, Quebec.
- **Government buyer:** Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), within the Université du Québec network; Energy, Materials, Telecommunications Centre.
- **Opportunity:** Architecture services for a new ALLS + Photonics pavilion supporting the ALLS and LULMAN/QUALITY laboratories and research in ultrafast lasers, photonics, and quantum technologies.
- **Requested services:** Design, preparation of plans and specifications, coordination of professional disciplines, and services during construction.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, vendors, or architecture firms are named in the opportunity.
- **Notable project information:** The estimated construction cost across all disciplines is CAD $40 million, including taxes; this is not the stated value of the architecture-services contract.
- **Period of performance:** Estimated duration of 50 months.

### Description

INRS is seeking proposals for professional architecture services for a new ALLS + Photonics pavilion at its Energy, Materials, Telecommunications Centre in Laval, Quebec. The work primarily includes design, preparing plans and specifications, coordinating professionals, and providing services during construction. The project will support research infrastructure for the ALLS and LULMAN/QUALITY laboratories in ultrafast lasers, photonics, and quantum technologies. The solicitation is evaluated on quality, with the contract price to be negotiated with the selected provider; the estimated construction cost across all disciplines is CAD $40 million, including taxes.

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