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.

Urban street and highway line painting

Sealed Tenders for 2025 Urban Street and Highway Line Painting (the “Project”), Tender Number: 25-LP-3716802, 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 February 6, 2025 (the “Tender Closing”)

The work to be undertaken generally involves, but is not necessarily limited to: Urban Street and Highway Line Painting (the “Work”) as set out on the list of drawings and specifications described as follows: The painting of roadway, parking lot and accessory line and symbols within the City of Kenora’s boundaries. Includes approximately 137 km of linear markings, 81 intersections and parking lots and other miscellaneous street markings.
The Successful Bidder shall achieve substantial performance of the Work for the Project by August 28, 2025.
The drawings and specifications for the Project can be obtained from Tosin Omagene, Project Coordinator, at tomagene@kenora.ca.
All written inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the drawings and specifications for the Work shall be submitted to Tosin Omagene at tomagene@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 Tenders may not be withdrawn after the Tender Closing and will be irrevocable and open for acceptance by the City for a period of sixty (60) days following the end of the day of the Tender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.

Economic investment marketing strategy and implementation

The City of Kenora (the “City”) seeks innovative proposals from interested parties for the delivery of an Economic Investment Marketing Strategy and Implementation for the City of Kenora as more particularly set out and described in Schedule A. (“the Work”).

Proponents shall submit their Proposal in an envelope marked “City of Kenora Request for Proposal for Economic Investment Marketing Strategy (the “Proposals”)

on or before 11:00:00 a.m. CST on Thursday, January 30, 2025 (the “RFP Closing Time”)

to City of Kenora, 1 Main Street South, Kenora, ON P9N 3X2, Attention: City Clerk, RE: #860-001

Alternatively, Proposals may be submitted electronically to Heather Pihulak at hpihulak@kenora.ca on or before 11:00:00 a.m. CST on Thursday January 30, 2025 (the “RFP Closing Time”). It is important to note that should the proposal be submitted electronically and not be received due to technical issues, the submission will not be accepted late. Confirmation of receipt of electronic submission will be provided by the receiver following receipt of submission to confirm receipt.

Proposals will be opened following the RFP Closing Time. No Proposal(s) submitted after the RFP Closing Time will be accepted.

Each Proponent may submit only one Proposal. Collusion between Proponents will be sufficient cause for the affected proposal(s) to be rejected outright by the City without further consideration.

Any inquiries respecting this RFP should be directed to Megan Dokuchie, Economic Development Officer, at mdokuchie@kenora.ca.

No inquiry submitted to the City will be responded to after January 27, 2025.

View the full Request for Proposals document and Addendum 01 for more details about the proposal.

Housing needs assessment

The City of Kenora (the “City”) seeks innovative proposals from interested parties for the delivery of a Housing Needs Assessment and Action Plan for the City of Kenora as more particularly set out and described in Schedule A. (“the Work”).

Proponents shall submit their Proposal in an envelope marked “City of Kenora Request for Proposal for a Housing Needs Assessment and Action Plan (the “Proposal”)

on or before 11:00:00 a.m. CST on Thursday January 30, 2025 (the “RFP Closing Time”)

to City of Kenora, 1 Main Street South, Kenora, ON P9N 3X2, Attention: City Clerk, RE: #860-002

Proposals will be opened following the RFP Closing Time. No Proposal(s) submitted after the RFP Closing Time will be accepted.

Each Proponent may submit only one Proposal. Collusion between Proponents will be sufficient cause for the affected proposal(s) to be rejected outright by the City without further consideration.

Any inquiries respecting this RFP should be directed to Stace Gander, Director of Economic Development and Tourism, at sgander@kenora.ca or 807-467-4655.

No inquiry submitted to the City will be responded to after January 27, 2025.

View the full Request for Proposals document and Addendum 01 for more details about the proposal.

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.

There are no excess items out for auction at this time.

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 2024 and December 2024. 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.