# Quebec SEAO #20173772

Hydro-Québec airplane charter service between Sept-Îles and Poste Montagnais

**Posted:** September 29, 2026
**Respond By:** October 23, 2026
**Identifier:** 20173772
**NAICS:** 481211, 481212

Hydro-Québec is seeking an airplane charter provider for personnel and materials transport in Québec’s Côte-Nord region.
- **Government buyer:** Hydro-Québec; no sub-agency or contracting office is identified.
- **Requested service:** Charter airplane transportation between Sept-Îles and Poste Montagnais. No aircraft model, part number, or trip quantity is specified.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No aircraft manufacturer or service vendor is named in the opportunity.
- **Notable requirements:** The provider must meet Hydro-Québec qualification requirements and provide aircraft registration certificates. The solicitation also identifies French-language and business francization requirements, Québec tax documentation, authorization to contract from the Autorité des marchés publics, and required declarations.
- **Estimated value:** $10 million–$20 million, including options; this estimate is indicative and non-binding.
- **Period of performance:** 36-month base term, excluding options; option duration and specific start and end dates are not provided.

### Description

Hydro-Québec is seeking to charter an airplane to transport personnel and materials between Sept-Îles and Poste Montagnais in the Côte-Nord region. The contract is for technical services with a 36-month duration, excluding options, and will not be awarded by lots. Bidders must be qualified by Hydro-Québec and meet the listed aircraft registration, French-language, Québec tax attestation, AMP authorization, and declaration requirements. The estimated, non-binding value range including options is $10,000,000–$20,000,000, and submissions are due October 23, 2026, before 14:00 Quebec legal time.

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