Bidding on municipal contracts
Incorporate your Mercier business from $999, government fees included. Suited to bidding on municipal contracts. Reviewed by Quebec lawyers, fully online.
Services and public works in Montérégie
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Each incorporation includes all legal filings required to create a compliant and operational corporation from day one.
Share capital structure
Depending on the option selected, your share capital structure is prepared in a simple or advanced format to support the future evolution of your business.
Digital minute book
All corporate documents are delivered in a digital minute book, ready for electronic signature and secure record keeping.
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Documents are prepared according to established legal standards and reviewed before delivery.
Human support
Our team supports you throughout the process and provides guidance when decisions need to be made, without unnecessary complexity.
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Keep your company’s annual filings up to date and maintain compliance of your corporate minute book.
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Each step is designed to ensure compliance and legal consistency.
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Mercier: works and service businesses
Mercier and the Roussillon area host many works and service businesses: excavation, road work, snow removal, landscaping, plumbing, electrical, transport, plus professional services. Part of their clientele consists of municipalities and local public bodies.
Working for a municipality follows rules very different from the private market.
Tenders dictate the legal form
Municipal bodies must respect regulated thresholds and award processes. Above a certain amount, a public tender becomes mandatory, with formal documents, deadlines and strict bid compliance.
Those processes almost always assume an incorporated bidder: an entity with an enterprise number, insurance in the business name, often a bid or performance bond, and sometimes a tax compliance certificate. A sole proprietorship is in practice excluded from most of these tenders.
Bonding deserves special mention: it is issued by a financial institution or insurer that assesses the company's capacity. That assessment relies on corporate financial statements, not your personal return.
Online incorporation, reviewed by lawyers
Our pricing includes government fees. See our online incorporation guide or start your incorporation.
By opening a NBC business account.
Getting ready before the next tender
Four things to put in place ahead of time: the incorporated company with its enterprise number, liability insurance at the required amounts, an established relationship with an insurer for bonding, and presentable financial statements. These cannot be improvised days before a deadline.
Provincial or federal for a Mercier business?
For Quebec municipal contracts, the provincial regime fits perfectly. Place of incorporation is generally not an eligibility criterion.
Your obligations once incorporated
Annual updating declaration, a current minute book, a separate corporate tax return and resolutions recording major decisions. A company not compliant in the register can have its bid rejected.
Common questions from Mercier entrepreneurs
Can I bid without being incorporated? For small negotiated contracts, sometimes. For a formal tender, an incorporated entity is almost always required.
Is bonding hard to obtain? For a young company, you often need to build a track record. Starting with smaller contracts helps establish credibility.
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