René-Martin Langlois

• Construction and Infrastructure Law
• Commercial Agreements
• Procurement and Public Contracts

• Construction and Infrastructure
• Real Estate
• Energy and Natural Resources
• Governments, Public Services and Organizations
• Manufacturing
• Technology

Infrastructure

• A public transit corporation in connection with a project for the development and electrification of a new electric vehicle hub and the refurbishment of other existing buildings, worth over $700 million.
• A public transit corporation in connection with a project for the development and electrification of an electric vehicle hub (construction management without assignment of lots method), worth over $600 million.
• A port authority in the context of a design-build project for a deep-water container terminal (Laurentia Project), worth over $600 million.
• An agri-food company in the construction of a new automated distribution centre, worth over $420 million.
• A Québec university in connection with a project for the reallocation of the space of two pavilions (construction management with assignment of lots method), worth approximately $400 million.
• A pharmaceutical company in connection with the construction of a manufacturing complex, performed using the traditional model, worth over $245 million.
• A consulting engineering firm in connection with a request for proposals for the reconstruction of the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge (design-build-finance model), worth over $1 billion.
• Several private owners, including in the pharmaceutical, industrial, and manufacturing sectors, in medium-scale construction projects (under $50 million).

• Best Lawyers in Canada – Construction Law, 2025

• Integrated Project Delivery Alliance (IPDA), Member of the Board of Directors and Secretary, since 2022
• PMI-Montréal, Secretary, since 2022
• BIM Québec, Member, since 2021

• Co-author: “Major reform of project delivery methods in the construction industry – Bill 62 opens the door to collaborative methods”, May 10, 2024.
• Co-author: “Maximizing Energy Project Value: How to make your project a success using collaborative models and adaptive project management”, March 13, 2024.
• Co-author: “Électrification d’infrastructures de transport : des pratiques contractuelles énergisantes” [Electrification of transport infrastructures: energizing contractual practices], October 11, 2023.
• Author: “BIM: a tool for substantiating a claim”, October 26, 2022.
• Co-author: “Materials price adjustment clause: A new tool in the construction industry”, 2021.
• Co-author: “Public contracts: The complaint procedure is now accessible to businesses interested in public and municipal contracts awarded by public tender”, June 2021.
• Author: “Will the project delivery method be replaced by an alternative approach?”, October 2021.
• Co-author: “Pilot project to facilitate payment to enterprises party to public construction contracts and allow access to an interim dispute settlement mechanism”, August 2018.
• Author: “Adoption of Bill 108: The Autorité des marchés publics will oversee the process of awarding public contracts through tendering and mutual agreement”, April 2018.
• Author: “Non-compliance in public calls for tenders: A step towards faster dispute resolution?”, January 2018.
• Author: “Public contracts: The Autorité des marchés publics will ensure the honest and fair treatment of tenderers for public contracts in Quebec”, November 2016.
• Co-author: “Private contracts: New requirement to hold a Revenu Québec certificate for construction subcontractors and contractors”, February 2016.
• Author: “Quebec public contracts/voluntary reimbursement program: The end of the story?”, November 2015.
• Co-author: “Quebec: Government tables a draft regulation on IT contracts with public bodies”, November 2015.

• Co-speaker: Les étapes clés d’un projet en mode réalisation de projet intégré : perspectives juridiques et pratiques [The key stages of an integrated project delivery (IPD): Legal and practical perspectives], as part of the Journées stratégiques sur les enjeux dans la construction, Montréal, November 4, 2024.
• Co-speaker: Lutte contre les retards de paiement : état des lieux et perspectives avec le projet de règlement [The fight against delayed payment: Current situation and prospects with the draft regulation], Langlois Knowledge, webinar, October 15, 2024.
• Moderator: Les secrets de la réussite d’un projet utilisant le mode de réalisation de projet intégré : un cas d’étude [Secrets to success of an Integrated Project Delivery method: A case study], Journées stratégiques sur la construction avec un donneur d’ouvrage public et parapublic au Québec, organized by Open Forum Ouvert, Montréal, March 26, 2024.
• Co-speaker: Planification, adjudication et réalisation de projets : comment optimiser la réussite avant la phase de la construction, Langlois Knowledge, webinar, March 12, 2024.
• Co-speaker: L’obligation de coopération à l’ère des modes collaboratifs [The duty of cooperation in an age of collaboration], Journée d’étude sur les réclamations de l’Université Laval, February 20, 2024.
• Co-speaker: Mode de réalisation de projet intégré : opportunités et enjeux d’affaires et de responsabilité pour les architectes en pratique privée [Implementation of an Integrated Project Delivery method: Business opportunities and challenges, and responsibility for architects in private practice], Association des architectes en pratique privée du Québec (AAPPQ), webinar, September 21, 2023.
• Moderator: Survol du mode de réalisation de projet intégré (RPI) [Overview of the implementation of an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)], a workshop at the PMI-Montréal Annual Symposium: La gestion de projet Puissance 3, Montréal, May 9, 2023.
• Speaker: Le contrat traditionnel vs. le contrat collaboratif [Traditional contract vs. Collaborative contract], as part of the symposium Dévoiler les secrets de la réalisation collaborative, Montréal, April 26, 2023.
• Speaker: L’implantation du BIM au Québec : état des lieux, défis juridiques et pistes de solutions [Setting up the BIM in Québec: Overview of the situation, legal challenges and possible solutions], Journée stratégique sur la construction avec un donneur d’ouvrage public et parapublic au Québec, organized by Open Forum Ouvert, Montréal, March 28, 2023.
• Speaker: Démystifier les aspects juridiques propres au mode IPD : un changement de paradigme favorisant la collaboration [Demystify the legal issues related to the IPD method: A paradigm shift fostering collaboration], as part of a conference day organized by the Chaire de recherche sur la Construction 4.0, Université Centrale Lille en France, March 2, 2023.
• Co-speaker: Documents contractuels de construction et d’infrastructure modernes : ceci n’est pas un litige! [Contract documents in the areas of modern construction and infrastructure: This is not a litigation!], as part of the Congrès annuel de la Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec : l’entrepreneur général en tête, La Malbaie, February 16, 2023.
• Co-speaker: Introduction à la Réalisation de projet intégrée (RPI ou Integrated Project Delivery) [Introduction to Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)], as part of the Congrès annuel de la Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec : l’entrepreneur général en tête, La Malbaie, February 15, 2023.
• Co-speaker: L’arbitrage intérimaire, un outil efficace pour solutionner certains enjeux actuels dans les chantiers de construction? [The adjudication, an efficient tool to resolve some current issues on construction sites?], Journée stratégique sur les enjeux dans la construction, organized by Open Forum Ouvert, Montréal, November 7, 2022.
• Speaker: Les aspects juridiques liés au mode de réalisation de projet intégré (IPD) [Legal aspects related to Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)], as part of the Forum des praticiens organized by the Integrated Project Delivery Alliance (IPDA), June 2022.
• Speaker: Le mode de réalisation de projet « Conception construction  progressif » : une solution innovante à découvrir [The project delivery method called “Progressive Design-Build”: An innovative solution which is yours to discover], as part of the 25th anniversary Webinars of the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec, May 2022.
• Speaker: Les réclamations COVID dans le cadre de projets de construction dans le secteur public [COVID claims with respect to public sector construction projects], Journée stratégique sur les enjeux de la construction, organized by Open Forum Ouvert, Montréal, October 27, 2021.
• Speaker: Bilan de l’an 1 de l’autorité des marchés publics [Year One Update of the Autorité des marchés publics], Journée stratégique sur les enjeux de la construction, organized by Open Forum Ouvert, Montréal, November 17, 2019.
• Speaker: Le fardeau de preuve d’une réclamation pour retards [The burden of proof of a claim for delay], Journée d’étude sur les réclamations (CGC), November 6, 2019.
• Speaker: Création de l’Autorité des marchés publics : Considérations pratiques pour les donneurs d’ouvrage et les entreprises [Creation of the Autorité des marchés publics: Practical considerations for clients and businesses], as part of the Continuing Education program of the Québec Bar, May 2016.
• Speaker: Enjeux fréquents dans le cadre du processus d’octroi des contrats publics [Common issues on the awarding of public contracts], as part of a conference on Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical law, December 2015.

• Quoted: “Obtenir des contrats à l'étranger : quels sont vos droits et obligations?” [Obtaining contracts abroad: what are your rights and obligations?], Portail Constructo, article by Sandra Soucy, March 29, 2023.

LL.B., Université Laval, 2011

B.A., Public Affairs and International Relations, Université Laval, 2009