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If you are interested in doing business with the Town of Kapuskasing, you are required to access our bids online.

Suppliers can view the bid scope without logging into the system. However, you must subscribe or use the 'pay-as-you-go' model to access our bid documents.

Click here to access Biddingo.com.

Purchasing & Tendering Policy

The Municipal Act, 2001, Section 270, as amended, requires that a municipality shall adopt and maintain policies with respect to the procurement of goods and services. The Corporation of the Town of Kapuskasing has developed the following purchasing policy principles for the municipality. The purpose of the policy is as follows:

To ensure that all purchases provide the lowest costs consistent with the required quality and service
To provide for an open and transparent process that is fair and impartial
To provide for a process that is accountable and transparent to the public
To promote and maintain the integrity of the purchasing process by providing clear directions and accountability
To encourage the Kapuskasing economy by supporting local businesses and local manufacturing plant

Current Tenders and RFPs

Forms and specifications may be obtained from the Treasury Office. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Quotation award is subject to approval from Council.

A Local Preference provision is incorporated in the quotation documents. Bids may be accepted or rejected at the discretion of the Owner.

SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER

TAKE NOTICE that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below and will be received until 4:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Civic Centre at 88 Riverside Drive, Kapuskasing, Ontario.

The Tenders will then be opened in public on the same day at 4:30 p.m. at the Civic Centre.

Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.

These sales are governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchasers will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes, the relevant land transfer tax and their own legal fees.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

Description of Properties