Where to Find Construction Bids and Upcoming Projects in Montreal (2026)
Construction work in Montreal is posted in three places. Public owners advertise on SEAO, where the Ville de Montréal and its boroughs publish public calls for tenders, on SEAO, which also carries Quebec ministries, school service centers and other public bodies, and federally on CanadaBuys. General contractors invite subcontractors through BuildingConnected and PlanHub, and ConstructConnect and Dodge sell data on published commercial bids. Private work that is never publicly bid appears first as a building permit; Montreal's borough permits are not in Builtie's feed yet.
The same four steps, whether the buyer is a builder, a designer, an owner or a company you want to acquire.
Where Montreal construction work is posted
| Source | Where to look |
|---|---|
| City | SEAO, where the Ville de Montréal and its boroughs publish public calls for tenders |
| Province | SEAO, which also carries Quebec ministries, school service centers and other public bodies |
| Federal | CanadaBuys |
| Private, invited | BuildingConnected and PlanHub invitations from general contractors |
| Private, published | ConstructConnect and Dodge project data; Constructo in Quebec |
| Private, never bid | Borough permits, which Builtie does not ingest for Montreal yet |
Public work in Montreal goes through SEAO
Quebec requires public bodies, including the Ville de Montréal and its boroughs, to publish their calls for tenders on SEAO, which is free to search. Private work is found through borough permits, planning notices and relationships, and Builtie does not ingest Montreal's borough permits yet.
Which source to check first
| If you are | Check first |
|---|---|
| A trade subcontractor bidding commercial work | BuildingConnected and PlanHub invitations, then Builtie to reach GCs before they invite |
| A general contractor bidding public work | SEAO, where the Ville de Montréal and its boroughs publish public calls for tenders and the provincial portals |
| A trade selling private residential or small commercial work | SEAO and local builder relationships |
| Looking for construction jobs, not contracts | Job boards such as Indeed and LinkedIn Jobs; this page is about contracts |
Plans
Builtie's Starter plan is $79 per seat per month (CAD) for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects and adds the LinkedIn and email outreach you run yourself. Opening a project spends one credit, and the decision makers, emails, phones and AI call script inside it are included. Your monthly credits reset at each renewal, and extra credit packs are valid for 30 days. The free trial runs 7 days with 10 projects. Custom, where Builtie's team runs the outreach for you, starts from CAD $1,500 a month on top of a Growth seat.
Builtie's deepest coverage is in the Greater Toronto Area, where it started; depth in any city depends on what that municipality publishes. Ask for live sample projects in your own service area before you buy.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find construction bids in Montreal?
Public work: SEAO, where the Ville de Montréal and its boroughs publish public calls for tenders; SEAO, which also carries Quebec ministries, school service centers and other public bodies; federal work on CanadaBuys. Private commercial bids: BuildingConnected and PlanHub invitations and ConstructConnect or Dodge data.
Are there free construction bid sites for Montreal?
Yes. The public portals are free or cheap to search, and BuildingConnected is free for subcontractors receiving invitations.
Why don't private Montreal projects appear on bid sites?
Most private work is awarded by invitation: a developer picks a general contractor, and the GC invites trades it already knows. The project appears as a permit long before any invitation.
Does Builtie list public tenders in Montreal?
No. Builtie starts from permits and planning records and focuses on private projects and the people who award them. Plans start at $79 per seat per month with a 7-day free trial.