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Request for proposals

In 2024 the City of Vancouver awarded $318M through request for proposals across 101 competitions; the largest was “Marpole Community Centre Construction” ($76.6M).

Source: City of Vancouver open data, awarded contracts.

Proposals are weighed on more than price.

$318M
awarded in 2024
101 competitions · 75% 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 2024

Marpole Community Centre Construction2024 · 1 bidder · Heatherbrae Builders Co Ltd$76.6MSupply and Delivery of Light and Medium Duty Vehicles2024 · 4 bidders · $75.3MValue Added Reseller for Network and Data Center Hardware, Software, Services, Support & Warranty2024 · 5 bidders · CDW Canada Corp$49.0MArchitectural Consulting for Redevelopment of the Vancouver Aquatic Centre2024 · 5 bidders · Acton Ostry Architects Inc$13.2MSupply and Delivery of Vocational Truck Chassis2024 · 5 bidders · $8.7MSupply and Delivery of Aerial Fire Apparatus2024 · 2 bidders · Commercial Truck Equipment Co$6.7M
Show 34 moreProvision of Mobile Parking Payment System2024 · 6 bidders · HotSpot Parking Inc$6.1MFood and Beverage Broadliner for the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation2024 · 3 bidders · Sysco Canada Inc$6.0MTree Removal and Associated Services - Stanley Park2024 · 2 bidders · $5.8MPNE Amphitheatre Construction - Phase 3 (Tower Cranes Rental)2024 · 1 bidder · EllisDon Corporation$4.9MDesign Consulting Services for Field Sport Facilities2024 · 3 bidders · VDZ+A Consulting Inc.$4.8MThe Supply and Delivery of Water Meters & Water Meter Assemblies2024 · 7 bidders · $4.8MConstruction Services for Repair and Upgrade of Carnegie Centre Building Envelope2024 · 2 bidders · Van den Kerkhof & Son Masonry$4.1MSupply and Delivery of Bulldozers2024 · 3 bidders · $3.4MSupply and Delivery of Strip Chassis, Aerial Lift and Body2024 · 1 bidder · Intercontinental Truck Body (BC) Inc.$2.8MCopy of Consulting Services for the Sunset Community Centre Seniors Centre2024 · 4 bidders · Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects Inc.$2.8MPNE Amphitheatre Construction - Phase 2 (Timber Supply Deposit)2024 · 1 bidder · EllisDon Corporation$2.2MDebt Collection Agency Services2024 · 10 bidders · Gatestone & Co. Inc.$2.0MSupply and Delivery of Street Sweepers2024 · 5 bidders · $2.0MClimate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP) Modelling Services2024 · 2 bidders · Licker Geospatial Consulting Ltd.$2.0MSupply and Delivery of Junction Box and Vault2024 · 2 bidders · Delta irrigation Products Ltd.$1.9MArchitectural Services at 625 and 777 Pacific Street Sites A, B, and D (Granville Loops)2024 · 5 bidders · Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated$1.6MProvision of Cloud Backup Services2024 · 2 bidders · CDW Canada Corp$1.6MReimagine Kitsilano Outdoor Pool Feasibility Study2024 · 5 bidders · HCMA Architecture + Design$1.6MConsulting Services for Gastown Public Space Plan2024 · 5 bidders · Hapa Landscape Architecture Collaborative Inc. Inc.$1.6MBird Control Services at the Vancouver Landfill2024 · 2 bidders · Pacific Northwest Raptors Ltd$1.5MEmergency Restoration Contractor Services2024 · 5 bidders · $1.5MConsultant for Expo Deck Deconstruction2024 · 5 bidders · Worley Canada Services Ltd.$1.2MSupply and Delivery of 10 Yard Side Loading Refuse Truck2024 · 2 bidders · Rollins Machinery Ltd$1.2MCured in Place Pipe (CIPP) Repair & Rehabilitation2024 · 1 bidder · Stray Cat Industrial Services Ltd$1.1MCoastal Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA)2024 · 5 bidders · DHI Water and Environment, Inc.$1.1MVehicle Lease Services2024 · 4 bidders · Zeemac Vehicle Lease Ltd$1.0MGranville Bridge Coating Renewal - Phase 22024 · 2 bidders · Associated Engineering (BC) Ltd.$974kConsultant for Bridge Inspection Services2024 · 5 bidders · Associated Engineering (BC) Ltd.$923kProvision of Digital Survey Solution - Voice of the Customer2024 · 4 bidders · Alchemer LLC$794kProvision of a Multi-Modal Traffic Counting Camera System2024 · 3 bidders · Miovision Technologies Incorporated$656kConsulting for Granville Bridge South Ramps & Main Approach Ramp Rehabilitati2024 · 3 bidders · Stantec Consulting Ltd.$621kConsultant for Gas Control and Flare Station Upgrades at Vancouver Landfill2024 · 2 bidders · Jacobs Consultancy Canada Inc.$615kSupply and Delivery of VFRS Uniform2024 · 8 bidders · $593kConsulting Services - Detailed Design & Contract Admin - Davie Street Sidewalk2024 · 4 bidders · Parsons Inc.$567k

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.