Request for quotes
In 2023 the City of Vancouver awarded $3.6M through request for quotes across 8 competitions; the largest was “Supply And Delivery Of Electrical Wires And Electrical/Communication Cables” ($1.8M).
Source: City of Vancouver open data, awarded contracts.
Quotes, usually for smaller purchases.
By year, 2013–2025
$2.1M in 2013 · $4.2M in 2025
Click a year to see its amount.
The largest awards of 2023
Supply And Delivery Of Electrical Wires And Electrical/Communication Cables2023 · 1 bidder · ECS Electrical Cable Supply LTD$1.8MSupply and Delivery of NFPA Certified Boots2023 · 2 bidders · Rocky Mountain Phoenix$716kSupply and Delivery of Corning Fiber Cables2023 · 2 bidders · $449kSupply, Delivery, and Installation of Appliances2023 · 2 bidders · Coast Limited Partnership$159kSupply and Delivery of PGI BarriAire Comprehensive Coverage Hood2023 · 3 bidders · BROGAN FIRE & SAFETY$154kSupply & Delivery of Arborist Equipment and Supplies2023 · 2 bidders · $135kBids received, year by year
The median number of bids per competition, with how many drew a single one.
202513 competitions · 6 with a single bid2bids202415 competitions · 4 with a single bid2bids20238 competitions · 2 with a single bid2bids202260 competitions · 28 with a single bid2bids202112 competitions · 1 with a single bid3bids20208 competitions · 1 with a single bid4bidsShow 7 more
201914 competitions · 5 with a single bid2bids201817 competitions · 1 with a single bid3bids201716 competitions · 4 with a single bid4bids201629 competitions · 10 with a single bid2bids201528 competitions · 2 with a single bid3bids201421 competitions · 16 with a single bid1bids201327 competitions · 24 with a single bid1bidsAbout 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.