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Request for proposals

In 2019 the City of Vancouver awarded $68.4M through request for proposals across 85 competitions; the largest was “Supply & Delivery of Mineral Aggregate” ($13.7M).

Source: City of Vancouver open data, awarded contracts.

Proposals are weighed on more than price.

$68.4M
awarded in 2019
85 competitions · 51% of the year’s awards · median 3 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 2019

Supply & Delivery of Mineral Aggregate2019 · 2 bidders · Mainland Construction Materials ULC$13.7MSupply and Delivery of Ready Mix Concrete2019 · 1 bidder · Lafarge Canada Inc$9.3MSupply & delivery - Liquid Asphalts for Paving2019 · 1 bidder · Mcasphalt Industries Ltd.$6.3MConsulting Services for Coal Harbour Phase 2 Development2019 · 2 bidders · Henriquez Partners Architects Ltd$5.0MConsultant for Cambie Bridge Rehabilitation2019 · 5 bidders · Associated Engineering (BC) Ltd.$2.4MSupply and Delivery of 10 Yard Side Loader Refuse Trucks2019 · 1 bidder · Fort Fabrication & Welding Ltd$1.7M
Show 34 moreLibrary Archives - Consultant RFP2019 · 6 bidders · Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc$1.5MSupply and Delivery of Turf Equipment2019 · 3 bidders · Oakcreek Golf & Turf LP$1.5MConsultant for Phase 4 Closure - Vancouver Landfill2019 · 3 bidders · Sperling Hansen Associates$1.5MSupply and Delivery of Water Meter Assemblies2019 · 4 bidders · Fred Surridge Ltd$1.4MProvision of General HVAC Services2019 · 8 bidders · $1.2MProfessional Services replaces PS201815932019 · 5 bidders · COWI North America Ltd$1.1MTransfer of Validated Carbon Credits Under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act2019 · 2 bidders · Elbow River Marketing Ltd$961kSupply and Delivery of Elecrical Parts2019 · 2 bidders · Wesco Distribution Canada LP$836kSupply and Delivery of Plumbing Supplies2019 · 2 bidders · B.A. Robinson Co Ltd.$835kConsultant for Professional Bird Control Services2019 · 3 bidders · $794kSupply of a Prefabricated Scalehouse Building - Vancouver Landfill2019 · 1 bidder · Britco BOXX Limited Partnership$784kContractor for Turf Maintenance Services2019 · 1 bidder · Farm Tek Turf Services Inc.$632kSupply & Delivery Compost Turner2019 · 3 bidders · Frontline Machinery Ltd.$610kContractor for NEU Pipe Expansion 2019-20222019 · 3 bidders · $600kOperator and Management Services for the Civic Theatre Complex Parking Facility2019 · 4 bidders · Easy Park$596kProvision of Sewer Service Connection Rehabilitation2019 · 2 bidders · Superior City Services Ltd$582kTruck-Mounted Excavator2019 · 1 bidder · Cubex Ltd$569kConsulting Services for Seismic Upgrades to Fire Hall 122019 · 5 bidders · Iredale Architecture$564kProvision of Litigation Support System2019 · 5 bidders · Solutions Logiciels EDT Inc$554kConsultant for the Granville Bridge Connector Conceptual Design2019 · 2 bidders · Stantec Consulting Ltd.$505kContractor for General Electrical & Powerline Services2019 · 5 bidders · $505kConsultant for 2019 Pavement Condition Survey2019 · 5 bidders · Tetra Tech Canada Inc.$497kContractor for Drainage System Supply and Installation2019 · 1 bidder · TDS/Turf Drainage Systems Ltd$483kConsultant for NEU System Expansion2019 · 2 bidders · FVB Energy Inc$461kProvision of Renting, Cleaning & Repairing Work Clothes & Floor Mats & Dry Mops2019 · 3 bidders · $442kConsultant for Sewer Outfall Inspection Program2019 · 2 bidders · GreatPacific Consulting Ltd$411kProvision of General Plumbing Services2019 · 6 bidders · $400kProvision of City-Wide Plan - Scenario Planning2019 · 9 bidders · Hahn Smith Design Inc$364kConsultant for Occupational Health Medical Services2019 · 3 bidders · Medisys Health Group Inc$362kProvision of a Point of Sale System2019 · 5 bidders · $350kSupply and Delivery of LED Street Lighting Luminaires2019 · 9 bidders · Acuity Brands Canada$345kConsulting Services - Data Centre Migration2019 · 24 bidders · JHKR Consulting Group Inc.$333kConsultant for Strategic Business Review for VanDusen and Bloedel Conservatory2019 · 3 bidders · Design Workshop Inc.$328kConsultant for Granville Bridge Gantry System Maintenance Design2019 · 1 bidder · Stantec Consulting Ltd.$322k

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.