EcoPerformance:Financial assistance for the redevelopment of a building’s mechanical systems

To submit a project, you must provide:

Tabs 1 and 3.1 (section “Cost Estimate”) duly completed from the financial assistance application form (XLS 0.97 MB) in Excel format;
The application for financial assistance scanned in PDF format, signed and dated by an authorized person. This must appear in the Quebec business register. Otherwise, you will need to provide a power of attorney;
The description of the analysis (DOCX 118 KB) , signed and dated by an RCx accredited agent .
Send the documents

transitionenergetique.affaires@environnement.gouv.qc.ca

Step 2 – Analysis of your request
If your application meets the program criteria, you will be provided with an expense eligibility date (also called a “cut-off date”), which will allow you to begin your project.

This eligibility date corresponds to the date of complete receipt of your application for financial assistance, minus 30 calendar days. Therefore, purchase orders produced up to 30 calendar days before the date of receipt of your application are accepted.

You will receive by email the document Confirmation of the conditions of the financial assistance agreement . You will need to complete it to finalize your application. You will also be informed of the maximum amount of financial assistance that may be granted to you.

Finally, the financial assistance agreement (PDF 636 KB) will be sent to you for signature by both parties.

Step 3 – First payment of financial aid
To receive the first payment, you must provide:

A dated and signed copy of the purchase order authorizing the chosen company to carry out the mandate;
The Analysis Report – Investigation (DOCX 112 KB) , signed and dated by the accredited RCx agent;
Tab 3.1 (section “ Cost Tracking ”) of the financial assistance application form, duly completed and updated;
The purchase order given to the accredited agent for the execution of the RCx analysis, dated and signed;
Copies of invoices justifying eligible costs.
The first payment corresponds to 75 % of the eligible expenses for the investigation phase .

Step 4 – Implementation of measures – Investigation
You must proceed with the implementation of the measures recommended in the Investigation section. You will be accompanied by the accredited agent at the transfer stage and he will ensure the updating of the documentation on the mechanical systems of the building.

Staff responsible for the management and maintenance of the building will need to be trained to ensure that the measures put in place continue to function properly in the long term.

Step 5 – Implementation of measures – Transfer
Within 24 months of the effective date of the Agreement, you will be required to provide:

The Analysis Report – Transfer (DOCX 109 KB) , signed and dated by the accredited RCx agent;
Tabs 2 and 3.1 (section “ Cost Tracking ”) of the financial assistance application form, duly completed and updated;
Copies of invoices justifying eligible costs;
A letter in which you commit to carrying out the continuous monitoring phase and indicating the expected cost;
Agreements or confirmations of financial assistance received or to be received from other sources.
Step 6 – Second payment of financial aid
After validation of the conformity of the analysis report (transfer section) and other documents, the second and final payment will be confirmed to you.

This amount will be the maximum of the residual financial aid granted for your project.

Step 7 – Tracking the measurements
During the 24 months following the implementation of the mechanical systems redevelopment measures, the accredited agent supports the technical staff throughout the continuous monitoring to make the corrections that will allow the savings to be sustained.

You must provide two annual continuous monitoring analysis reports (DOCX 114 KB) , signed and dated by the accredited agent and invoices for the monitoring steps:

Within 14 months of receipt of the Analysis Report – transfer section (first follow-up);
Within 26 months of receipt of the Analysis Report – transfer section (second follow-up).