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Request for proposals

In 2014 the City of Vancouver awarded $63.6M through request for proposals across 58 competitions; the largest was “The Supply and Delivery of Mineral Aggregates” ($12.6M).

Source: City of Vancouver open data, awarded contracts.

Proposals are weighed on more than price.

$63.6M
awarded in 2014
58 competitions · 75% of the year’s awards · median 1 bids per competition

By year, 2013–2025

$83.2M in 2013 · $117M in 2025

Click a year to see its amount.

The largest awards of 2014

The Supply and Delivery of Mineral Aggregates2014 · 3 bidders · Mainland Sand & Gravel ULC$12.6MSupply and Delivery of Automated Side Loading Refuse Trucks2014 · 1 bidder · Rollins Machinery Ltd$8.6MSupply and Delivery of Liquid Asphalts for Paving2014 · 1 bidder · Mcasphalt Industries Ltd.$8.2MTraffic Control Services2014 · 1 bidder · Ansan Traffic Control$5.6MProvision of Wireless Service and Devices for the City of Vancouver2014 · 3 bidders · Bell Mobility Inc$4.4MSupply and Delivery of Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Manhole Sections and Tops2014 · 1 bidder · Ocean Pipe$4.3M
Show 34 moreSupply and Delivery of Two 40 Foot Fire Rescue Boats2014 · 1 bidder · Metal Craft Marine Inc$3.1MRecycling Receiving Yard Operating and Hauling Services2014 · 1 bidder · $2.6MManaged Print Services2014 · 5 bidders · Ricoh Canada Inc.$2.0MProvision of Contracted Janitorial Services2014 · 1 bidder · Executive Building Maintenance Inc.$1.2MGraffiti Removal Services2014 · 1 bidder · Levellen Holdings Corp.$1.1MSupply & Delivery of Water Meters2014 · 5 bidders · Emco Corporation$1.1MSupply and Delivery of Municpal Castings2014 · 1 bidder · Dobney Foundry Ltd$763kSupply of Mattress Recycling Services2014 · 2 bidders · $665kCellular, PDA and Wireless Service for the Vancouver Police Department2014 · 1 bidder · Bell Mobility Inc$480kConstruction of Beaconsfield Garden and Pandora Park Children's Water Spray Park2014 · 6 bidders · $476kHeritage Action Plan2014 · 1 bidder · Donald Luxton & Associates$426kArchitectural Services for Building Renovation - 312 Main2014 · 1 bidder · DA Architects + Planners$389kVoting Station Hardware and Support Services for the 2014 Election2014 · 1 bidder · Compugen Inc$344kStructural Consulting Services2014 · 5 bidders · Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc$288kFirehall Renewal Study2014 · 1 bidder · Dillon Consulting Limited$286kProfessional Services To Conduct A Pavement Condition Survey2014 · 3 bidders · $284kPreliminary Design of the Georgia Ramp and Steps2014 · 1 bidder · MMM Group Ltd$280kConsultant for Transportation Panel Survey2014 · 1 bidder · CH2M Hill Canada Limited$279kProperty Appraisal Program2014 · 3 bidders · American Appraisal Canada Inc.$262kSport Field Amenity Improvements2014 · 8 bidders · Bruce Carscadden Architect Inc$251kCoastal Flood Risk Assessment Phase 22014 · 1 bidder · Compass Resource Management$245kProduction and Delivery of Voter Information Cards2014 · 4 bidders · Docu-Link International Inc.$229kConstruction Services for Hastings Park - Signage & Wayfinding2014 · 1 bidder · Knight Signs$206kFalse Creek Geotechnical Assessment2014 · 1 bidder · Thurber Engineering Ltd$205kOptical Ballot Tabulators2014 · 1 bidder · Election Systems & Software LLC$194kGantry Design, Inspection & Maintenance Services2014 · 2 bidders · Stantec Architecture Ltd$172kCitizen's Assembly2014 · 1 bidder · MASS LBP Inc$169kSchool Active & Safe Transportation Plan2014 · 1 bidder · Environmental Education Action$146kPlayground Audit2014 · 1 bidder · Sharp & Diamond Landscape$137kElectronic Voters' List2014 · 1 bidder · Comprint Systems Inc$126kNEFC Transportation Study2014 · 1 bidder · Delcan Corporation$125kLicence Plate Recognition (LPR) Technology2014 · 3 bidders · Aprac Systems$121kConsultant for Seasonal Rainwater Study2014 · 1 bidder · Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.$118kMusqueam Integrated Stormwater Management Plan2014 · 1 bidder · Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.$112k

Bids received, year by year

The median number of bids per competition, with how many drew a single one.

202571 competitions · 8 with a single bid3bids2024101 competitions · 11 with a single bid3bids202355 competitions · 10 with a single bid3bids202252 competitions · 11 with a single bid3bids202178 competitions · 15 with a single bid3bids202050 competitions · 8 with a single bid3bids
Show 7 more201985 competitions · 18 with a single bid3bids201860 competitions · 6 with a single bid4bids201746 competitions · 7 with a single bid3bids201665 competitions · 8 with a single bid3bids201553 competitions · 9 with a single bid3bids201458 competitions · 44 with a single bid1bids2013106 competitions · 99 with a single bid1bids
About these figures

Awards published without an amount add nothing to the figure.

When the register prints one amount beside several winners of a competition, the total counts it once.

Awarded amounts are what the City agreed at award. What it later paid each supplier is published only in the annual Statement of Financial Information.

Before 2015, most competitions list a single response. Losing bids appear routinely from 2015, so compare bidder counts from that year on.