# CanadaBuys #20175721

Engineering Services for the CURAL Research Facility Expansion

**Posted:** October 08, 2026
**Respond By:** October 29, 2026
**Identifier:** 20175721
**NAICS:** 541330

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi is seeking professional engineering services for a planned expansion of its aluminium research facility.
- **Buyer:** Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; the notice does not identify a specific sub-agency or office.
- **Project:** Design and construction planning for a new annex, provisionally called CURAL 2, adjoining the Centre universitaire de recherche sur l’aluminium (CURAL).
- **Scope:** The planned annex is approximately 1,500 m² and is intended to accommodate scientific equipment and provide spaces suitable for research activities.
- **Services requested:** Professional engineering services related to the expansion. No specific engineering disciplines, equipment manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named.
- **Notable requirement:** The facility must support CURAL’s research activities and accommodate a significant portion of its scientific equipment.
- **Estimated duration:** 24 months.

### Description

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi is seeking professional engineering services related to a potential expansion of the Centre universitaire de recherche sur l’aluminium (CURAL). The project involves constructing a new annex, provisionally called CURAL 2, with an approximate gross area of 1,500 m², adjoining the existing facilities. The new building is intended to accommodate a significant portion of the scientific equipment and provide spaces suited to research activities. The estimated contract period is 24 months.

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