An Act respecting contracting by public bodies (chapter C-65.1).

The purpose of this Act is to determine the conditions applicable with regard to public contracts between a public body and a contractor who is a legal person established for a private interest, a general, limited or undeclared partnership or a natural person who operates a sole proprietorship. The purpose of this Act is also to determine certain conditions for the public contracts that a body described in section 7 may enter into with such a contractor. The purpose of this Act is also to determine certain conditions applicable to subcontracts directly or indirectly related to a contract described in the first or second paragraph. Such subcontracts are public subcontracts. In addition, the purpose of this Act is to determine certain conditions applicable to any other contract related to a contract or a subcontract described in this section.
Before the tendering or awarding process for a contract, a public body must conduct an evaluation of procurement requirements that furthers the pursuit of sustainable development. A public body subject to the Sustainable Development Act must, more specifically, take into account the Government’s sustainable development policies in addition to the specific objectives it has set under that Act and those determined by the Government in the sustainable development strategy adopted under that Act. With a view to continual improvement, a public body must give priority to including in the tender documents or the contract, as applicable, at least one condition relating to the responsible nature of the procurement, from an environmental, social or economic perspective.