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Request for proposals

In 2018 the City of Vancouver awarded $32.8M through request for proposals across 60 competitions; the largest was “Supply & Delivery of Pipes and Fittings” ($6.8M).

Source: City of Vancouver open data, awarded contracts.

Proposals are weighed on more than price.

$32.8M
awarded in 2018
60 competitions · 24% of the year’s awards · median 4 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 2018

Supply & Delivery of Pipes and Fittings2018 · 5 bidders · Flocor Inc.$6.8MSupply and Delviery of Ductile Iron Pipe2018 · 2 bidders · Canada Pipe Company ULC$3.1MSupply and Delivery of Sewer Cleaner Trucks2018 · 2 bidders · Vimar Equipment Ltd$2.9MProvision of Contracted Janitorial Services2018 · 6 bidders · $2.6MSupply and Delivery of Water Meters2018 · 5 bidders · $2.4MSupply and Delivery of Class Eight Tandem Rear Axle Dump Truck2018 · 1 bidder · First Truck Centre$1.1M
Show 34 moreConsulting for 3 Pump Station Replacement Design & Const Mgt2018 · 5 bidders · R.F. Binnie & Associates Ltd$1.0MSupply and Delivery of Articulating-Oscillating Tractors (AOT)2018 · 4 bidders · Westvac Industrial Ltd$760kContractor for Life Safety System Maintenance Services2018 · 4 bidders · Viking Fire Protection Inc.$735kSupply and Delivery of Traffic Marking Materials2018 · 3 bidders · Roadway Traffic Products$686kConsultant for Driving Simulator2018 · 2 bidders · Virage Simulation Inc.$668kConsulting Services for 2780 E Broadway2018 · 5 bidders · Chernoff Thompson Architects$642kSupply, Delivery and Installation of Signage for 10th Ave Street Upgrade2018 · 1 bidder · Knight Signs$561kContractor for Replacing Thermal Imaging Cameras2018 · 5 bidders · Guillevin International Co$528kContractor for Irrigation Pump Station Replacements2018 · 7 bidders · Oakcreek Golf & Turf LP$461kProvision of Architectural Services for Main & Terminal Site2018 · 4 bidders · HCMA Architecture + Design$420kSupply and Delivery of a Large Street Sweeper2018 · 3 bidders · Vimar Equipment Ltd$414kSupply and Delivery of Skid Steer Loaders2018 · 4 bidders · Westerra Equipment LP$384kSupply & Delivery of Cab Over Engine Style Truck (Flusher Chassis)2018 · 3 bidders · First Truck Centre$330kSupply and Delivery of Forklifts2018 · 4 bidders · Williams Machinery LP$326kConsultant for Asset Managment2018 · 6 bidders · Associated Engineering (BC) Ltd.$316kAmanda Project Upgrade2018 · 2 bidders · ZedIT Solutions Inc$307kFeasibility Study - City Accessibility Program2018 · 3 bidders · HCMA Architecture + Design$275kConsultant Services for Cambie Corridor Integrated Water Management Plan Phase I: Visioning and Opportunity Assessment2018 · 5 bidders · Herrera Environmental Consultants I$269kProvision of Vancouver Civic Theatres Marquees and Digital Equipment2018 · 3 bidders · Knight Signs$250kConsultant for Comprehensive Electrical Systems Condition Assessment2018 · 7 bidders · Tetra Tech Canada Inc.$248kDowntown Streetcar Feasibility Study2018 · 5 bidders · Mott MacDonald Canada Ltd.$224kConsultant for Gastown Complete Streets Multi-Modal Transportation Network Assessment2018 · 5 bidders · Steer Davies Gleave North America$213kLandscape Consulting Services for Water Spray Parks at Connaught and Ross Parks2018 · 2 bidders · VDZ+A Consulting Inc.$204kConsulting Services for Sewer Separation2018 · 5 bidders · Aplin & Martin Consultants Ltd$200kProvision of Professional Services - Adjudicator Services2018 · 1 bidder · $197kConsultant for Community Panel Process for False Creek Flats East Access Plan2018 · 4 bidders · Jefferson Centre$196kConsultant for Non Electrical Building Audit2018 · 5 bidders · Stephenson Engineering Limited$194kProvision of DFPS Pump Controller Replacement2018 · 1 bidder · Mott Electric GP$185kSupply and Delivery of Industrial General Supplies2018 · 3 bidders · Weber Supply Company Inc.$180kSupply & Delivery Revenent Jacket-Fireboat2018 · 3 bidders · Westcomb Outerwear Inc$173kConsultant for Civic Service Satisfaction Survey & Draft Capital Plan Consultation2018 · 3 bidders · Ipsos Limited Partnership$170kProvision of Emergency Generators Preventative Maintenance Service2018 · 7 bidders · Frontier Power Products Ltd.$167kProvision of Business Internet Service2018 · 5 bidders · Shaw Business$155kConsultant for VFRS Current State Analysis2018 · 5 bidders · Darkhorse Analytics Inc.$154k

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.