Tenders and Request For Proposals

School crossing guard services

Sealed Tenders for: City of Kenora School Crossing Guard Services (the “Work”) Tender Number: 311-25-SCG 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 Thursday, July 31, 2025 (the “Tender Closing”)

1. The work to be undertaken generally involves, but is not necessarily limited to: School Crossing Guard Services as set out in Appendix A of the Instructions to Tenderers.
2. The drawings and specifications for the Project can be obtained from MERX under the name ‘City of Kenora School Crossing Guard Services’. Deposits paid to obtain the drawings and specifications will be refunded to unsuccessful bidder(s) at the discretion of the City. 
3. All written inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the drawings and specifications for the Work shall be emailed to Greg Breen, P.Eng, gbreen@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.
4. 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 Tenders may not be withdrawn after the Tender Closing and will be irrevocable and open for acceptance by the City for a period of sixty (60) days following the end of the day of the Tender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.

Roads surface treatment

Sealed Tenders for 2025 Roads Surface Treatment (the “Project”) Tender Number: 314-001-25 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 July 17, 2025 (the “Tender Closing”)

1. The work to be undertaken generally involves, but is not necessarily limited to: Surface Treatment of Assigned Roads.
2. The Successful Bidder shall achieve substantial performance of the Work for the Project by September 26, 2025.
3. The drawings and specifications for the Project can be obtained from Roger Wilcott, Roads Manager at rwilcott@kenora.ca.
4. All written inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the drawings and specifications for the Work shall be emailed to Roger Wilcott at rwilcott@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 and email inquiries will not be replied to.
5. 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.

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”)

1. 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.
2. The Successful Bidder shall achieve substantial performance of the Work for the Project by October 31, 2025.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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”).

1. The proposal package can be obtained by contacting Melissa Shaw, City of Kenora Land Acquisition and Divestment officer via email at mshaw@kenora.ca
2. 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.
3. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive irregularities and informalities at its discretion.
4. 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.
5. 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.

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