To support its activities during the Co-Development Phase of the Project, the Cadence Team, through Cadence Rail, selects and engages various suppliers of goods and services. The selection of these suppliers is conducted in accordance with CDPQ Infra’s Procurement Policy. Through this REOI, the Design Prime Members seek to identify and qualify organizations capable of conducting various environmental field studies (hereinafter, in each case, an « Organization » and, collectively, the « Organizations »), as briefly outlined in Section 2 « Scope of Services ».

The REOI will be followed by a Request for proposals (the « Request for proposals » or « RFP ») from Organizations that have expressed their interest in participating in the RFP process by submitting an Declaration of Interest (as defined in Section 4) within the timeframe specified in Section 5 and that have met Cadence Rail's eligibility condition regarding conflicts of interest as well as the minimum requirements set out in Section 3 below (each a « Potential Bidder » and, collectively, the « Potential Bidders»). The process of this RFP will be monitored by an independent fairness monitor from Cadence Rail.