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.
Central Park greenspace construction |
| Sealed Tenders for Central Park Greenspace Construction (the “Project”) Tender Number: 711-001-24 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. CDT on Thursday, June 12, 2025 (the “Tender Closing”)
- The work to be undertaken generally involves but is not limited to the completion of site development at the Central Community Club in Kenora, Ontario including grading, paving, drainage, supply and installation of a shade structure, lighting, and plantings as well as supply and placement of sod and playground surfaces, and installation of owner-supplied playground equipment (the “Work”). The work is more specifically set out on the drawings and specifications included in Appendix B of the tender documents.
- The City’s consultant for the Project is Scatliff + Miller + Murray Inc.
- The Successful Bidder shall achieve final performance of the Work for the Project by October 31, 2025.
- The drawings and specifications for the Project are included with the tender package or can be obtained from the reception desk on the second floor of the City of Kenora Operations Centre located at 60 Fourteenth Street North, Kenora, Ontario at no cost to the proponent.
- All written inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the drawings and specifications for the Work shall be emailed to Andrew Johnson at ajohnson@scatliff.ca and cc’d to Chris Lock at clock@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 Tenders may not be withdrawn after the Tender Closing and will be irrevocable and open for acceptance by the City for a period of sixty (60) days following the end of the day of the Tender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.
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McLeod Park phase 2 |
| Sealed Tenders for McLeod Park Phase 2 (the “Project”) Tender Number: 860-7888-1, 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. CDT on Thursday, June 12, 2025 (the “Tender Closing”)
- The work to be undertaken generally involves, but is not necessarily limited to the supply and installation of site development including; wood pergola, wood decking, skirting, and structure, wood ramp, hand and guard rails, crushed stone surfacing, site furnishing, lighting, landscaping and all related elements on the grounds of McLeod Park in Kenora, Ontario (the “Work”) as set out on the list of drawings and specifications included in Appendix B and C of the tender documents.
- The City’s consultant for the Project is HTFC Planning & Design Inc.
- The Successful Bidder shall achieve final performance of the Work for the Project by October 31, 2025.
- The drawings and specifications for the Project are included with the tender package or can be obtained from the reception desk on the second floor of the City of Kenora Operations Centre located at 60 Fourteenth Street North, Kenora, Ontario at no cost to the proponent.
- All written inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the drawings and specifications for the Work shall be emailed to Andrea Linney at alinney@htfc.ca and cc’d to Chris Lock at clock@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.
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Keewatin Channel Bridge recoating and steel repair |
| Sealed Tenders for Keewatin Channel Bridge Recoating and Steel Repair, Tender Number: KCB-312-001-24 will be received by City of Kenora (the “City”) at 1 Main Street South, Kenora, ON P9N 3X2, Attention: Heather Pihulak, City Clerk. Time and date for Tender Closing is: 11:00:00 a.m. CST/CDT on Thursday, May 29, 2025 (the “Tender Closing”)
- The work to be undertaken generally involves, but is not necessarily limited to: Recoating and Steel Repair at the Keewatin Channel Bridge (the “Work”) as set out on the list of drawings and specifications described as follows: Refer to Part 1.1, Part 3, and Appendix D – Contract, Specifications and Drawings of the Tender documents.
- The City’s consultant for the Project is Stantec Consulting Ltd.
- The Successful Bidder shall achieve substantial performance of the Work for the Project by: Refer to Article 1.16.1 of the Instructions to Tenderers.
- The drawings and specifications for the Project can be obtained from MERX under the name ‘City of Kenora Keewatin Channel Bridge Recoating and Steel Repair’. Deposits paid to obtain the drawings and specifications will be refunded to unsuccessful bidder(s) at the discretion of the City.
- All written inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the drawings and specifications for the Work shall be emailed to Eric Tranquada, B.Env. D., P.Eng, Eric.tranquada@stantec.com, 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.
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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.
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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 current 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 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.
