Tenders and Request For Proposals

Check out the current bid opportunities, surplus auction items, and past results for tenders and proposal requests through the City of Kenora. Learn about the City's procurement process to gain insight into how we secure equipment, materials, and services.

Current bid opportunities

View the current bid opportunities for the City of Kenora.

Crack sealing and sidewalk grinding

Sealed tenders for 2025 City of Kenora Crack Sealing and Sidewalk Grinding Program (the “Project”) Tender Number: 25-CS-3117110 will be received by City of Kenora (the “City”) at 1 Main Street South Kenora, ON P9N 3X2, Attention: City Clerk.

Time and date for Tender Closing is:

11:00:00 a.m. CST/CDT on July 10, 2025 (the “Tender Closing”)

The work to be undertaken generally involves, but is not necessarily limited to: Asphalt pavement crack sealing, mastic repairs, and concrete sidewalk grinding (the “Work”) as set out on the list of drawings and specifications described as follows: Refer to Appendix One and Appendix Four of the Instructions to Tenderers.
The Successful Bidder shall achieve substantial performance of the Work for the Project by October 31, 2025.
The drawings and specifications for the Project can be obtained from MERX under the name “2025 City of Kenora Crack Sealing and Sidewalk Grinding Program” or from Stefan Stiller, Project Engineer, sstiller@kenora.ca.
All written inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the drawings and specifications for the Work shall be submitted to Stefan Stiller, sstiller@kenora.ca, however the bidder(s) acknowledge and agree that the City does not have an obligation to provide a response to any written inquiry and that it is in the sole and unfettered discretion of the City to provide any written response to a written inquiry. Telephone inquiries will not be replied to.
Submission of a tender by a Bidder gives the City the right to require the Bidder to execute the contract to perform the Work as set out within the tender documents. Tenders may not be withdrawn after the Tender Closing and will be irrevocable and open for acceptance by the City for a period of sixty (60) days following the end of the day of the Tender Closing. The Successful Bidder will be notified in writing of the award of the Tender when the City delivers a letter of intent to the Successful Bidder.

View the Invitation to Tender and Addendum 01.

Purchase and development of commercial lands on Highway 17E

The City of Kenora (the “City”) is seeking innovative proposals from interested parties for the Purchase and Development of Municipally Owned Highway Commercial Lands on Highway 17E, Kenora ON. Proposals will be received by City of Kenora 1 Main Street South Kenora, ON P9N 3X2, Attention: City Clerk, Re: Purchase and Development of Municipally Owned Highway Commercial Lands on Highway 17E, Kenora ON.

Time and date for the closing of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is

11:00:00 a.m. CDT on September 4, 2025 (the “RFP Closing Date”).

The proposal package can be obtained by contacting Melissa Shaw, City of Kenora Land Acquisition and Divestment officer via email at mshaw@kenora.ca
Proposals must be open for consideration for a period of ninety (90) days after the RFP Closing Date in order to allow for the City to evaluate the various proposals and to undertake the negotiations with the selected proponents.
The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive irregularities and informalities at its discretion.
All written inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the Request for Proposals shall be emailed to Melissa Shaw, Land Acquisition and Divestment Officer, at mshaw@kenora.ca however, each proponent acknowledges and agrees that the City does not have an obligation to provide a response to any written inquiry. Telephone inquiries will not be replied to.
If the City, in its sole and unfettered discretion, determines that a written response to an inquiry is warranted, a written response will be prepared and distributed to all proponents who have requested a copy of the Request for Proposals and completed the acknowledgment form. Such written response(s) will be issued in the form of an addendum to the Request for Proposals and will be deemed to be part of the Request for Proposals.

View the RFP Advertisement and Addendum 1.

Submitting a bid and public openings

You must submit your bid by 11 a.m. CT on the bid closing day or as listed in the tender document.

Unless specific directions are provided in the tender document, you must submit your bid in person or by mail to:

City Clerk
1 Main Street South
Kenora, ON P9N 3X2

All submissions received before the closing deadline are opened at City Hall in Council Chambers. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

View the City of Kenora's Procurement/Purchasing Policy to learn more about the submission and review process.

Tender results

All tender results are unofficial until approved by Council or the respective department.

After the closing date/time, the City will review and evaluate all the Proposals received based upon the information supplied by the Proponents in accordance with the submission requirements of the Tender or Request for Proposal.

In evaluating the proposals received, the City will consider all of the criteria listed and the City will have the sole and unfettered discretion to award based only on full compliance to the bid requirements.

Submissions posted here are solely for the purposes of transparency of the public tender opening process; however, does not necessarily constitute validity of the proposal, or award of the lowest bidder.

2025 results

2024 results

2023 results

Surplus materials and equipment for auction

When the City has surplus materials or equipment, you can submit a bid to purchase the excess items through a public online auction or govdeals.com.

Bids are accepted to ensure that the City generates the highest value possible from the sale of the item. Actively participating in the auction presents a fair and transparent opportunity to purchase valuable equipment or materials through the City's Disposal of Surplus Policy.

View the current excess items:

Lawn mower

2015 John Deere X734 all-wheel steering, 54 inch mower deck

Closes June 5, 2025 at 9:45 a.m.

Removed from service May 2025
Working condition when removed from service with 848 hours as of May 22, 2025
Scheduled for replacement

Find more details at govdeals.com.

Additional procurements

The Corporation of the City of Kenora intends to participate in one or more procurements conducted by Local Authority Services (LAS) between January 2025 and December 2025. For further information and access to LAS request for proposal (RFP) notices, please visit las.on.ca.

Accessible formats

If you require an accessible format of a document or report, please contact the City Clerk. We will provide you with this within two business days of your request.