Bidding on a project in Montreal, Laval or Longueuil and short on time to estimate it properly? Gestion Edem is an independent construction estimating firm. We prepare the quantity takeoff and the estimate from your drawings and specifications, and get back to you within 48 hours with our service proposal.
Greater Montreal never slows down
Between the island, Laval, Longueuil and the South Shore, thousands of projects start every year: condos, retail, schools, street reconstruction. For a contractor, that means many tenders at once, and rarely enough time to estimate them all properly.
Why estimating in Montreal is different
The same drawings don’t produce the same price in Montreal as in Sherbrooke. An estimator who knows the area sees these costs coming:
- Public right-of-way: occupancy permits, lane closures and traffic management, with requirements that vary from one borough to the next.
- Tight sites: scheduled deliveries, limited storage, hoisting in dense areas.
- Existing buildings: renovations, additions, heritage districts, protecting the neighbours.
- Soil: in urban areas, excavated soil often has to be characterized and disposed of under Quebec’s traceability rules.
- Labour and subcontractors: prices and availability that move fast.
Public tenders and the BSDQ
Public owners in Greater Montreal (cities, boroughs, school service centres, health institutions) post their tenders on SEAO. For trades covered by the BSDQ (Quebec’s bid depository), subcontractor prices go through the depository, with its own rules and deadlines. We build those prices into your bid.
Laval
Laval builds a lot, mostly residential: condominiums, shopping centres, industrial parks. We estimate excavation, foundations, formwork, building envelope and interior systems, as everywhere else in the region.
Longueuil and the South Shore
Longueuil, Brossard, Saint-Bruno, Saint-Lambert: the South Shore has been building steadily for several years. We work remotely from your drawings, and travel when the project calls for it, from light residential to large commercial.
What we estimate in Greater Montreal
- Montreal (all boroughs): residential, commercial, institutional
- Laval: condominiums, shopping centres, industrial parks
- Longueuil: residential, municipal, civil
- North Shore and Laurentians: residential and commercial
- Civil works: street reconstruction, water, sewer, excavation (see civil engineering estimating)
Among our projects in the region: the J.-Armand-Bombardier Pavilion expansion at Polytechnique Montréal.
Your estimate in Montreal, Laval or Longueuil
Send your drawings to info@gestionedem.com or call us at 581-999-5503. We get back to you within 48 hours with our service proposal, whatever the size of the project. You can also reach us through our contact page.
Is your project in the Quebec City area? Read our article on construction cost estimating in Quebec City.
