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.

City Hall ventilation

Sealed Tenders for: City Hall Ventilation (the “Project”) Tender Number: 125-001-23, 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 April 3, 2025 (the “Tender Closing”)

The work to be undertaken generally involves, but is not necessarily limited to: The supply and installation of two (2) energy recovery ventilators (ERV) to service the second and third floors of the City Hall building located at 1 Main Street South in Kenora, Ontario (the “Work”) as set out on the list of drawings and specifications described in Appendix A and Appendix B.
The Successful Bidder shall achieve substantial performance of the Work for the Project by June 27, 2025.
The drawings and specifications for the Project can be obtained from the second-floor reception desk at the City of Kenora Operations Centre located at 60 Fourteenth Street North, Kenora, Ontario.
All written inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the drawings and specifications for the Work shall be emailed to Chris Lock, Facilities Manager (Acting) 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 and email 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 Tenders may not be withdrawn after the Tender Closing and will be irrevocable and open for acceptance by the City for a period of sixty (60) days following the end of the day of the Tender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.

Anicinabe Park Campground operations and maintenance

The City of Kenora (the “City”) seeks innovative proposals from interested parties for the following to Provide Operational and Maintenance Services for the Anicinabe Park Campground (“the Work”).

If the City receives a proposal acceptable to it, the City will select one (1) or more parties who submitted a proposal (the “Proponents”) with whom the City, in its sole and unfettered discretion, will negotiate with regarding the terms of a contract (the “Contract”) for the successful proponent to perform the Work.

Proponents shall submit their Proposal in an envelope marked “City of Kenora Request for Proposal for Anicinabe Park Campground Operations and Maintenance (the “Proposals”)

on or before 11:00:00 a.m. CST/CDT on March 20, 2025 (the “RFP Closing Time”)

to City of Kenora, 1 Main Street South, Kenora, ON P9N 3X2, Attention: City Clerk, Re: Anicinabe Park Campground Operation.

No faxed or electronically submitted Proposals will be accepted by the City.

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, in writing, to Andrew Smith, General Manager of Recreation and Culture, at asmith@kenora.ca or 807-467-2199.

View the full Request For Proposal and Addendum 1 for more details.

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 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 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.