Open snow tenders
in Alberta.
$98M+ in annual Alberta snow + ice procurement, aggregated from 2 provincial portals. Filter, alert, bid.
Where Alberta tenders post.
snow.ca aggregates every public posting + invitational thread from these portals into one feed. Filter by service area, equipment class, and contract value, then route matches into the Operations Cabinet for tracking.
Top issuers in Alberta.
Municipalities, school boards, and Crown agencies that issue the bulk of Alberta's snow procurement. We monitor these issuers continuously and alert subscribers when matching tenders post.
- 01City of Calgary
- 02City of Edmonton
- 03City of Red Deer
- 04Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
- 05Strathcona County
- 06Alberta Transportation
- 07Calgary Board of Education
- 08University of Alberta
Recent contract scopes — Alberta.
Anonymized examples drawn from awarded Albertacontracts in the last two seasons. Scopes vary, but bid-rigour expectations don't.
What's different about Alberta.
Alberta follows the New West Partnership Trade Agreement — contracts ≥$75k publicly posted. Long-season jurisdictions like Wood Buffalo issue 7-year terms to lock contractor capacity.
- 01Auto-filter Alberta postings to your service area, fleet class, and contract value ceiling.
- 02Email + dashboard alert within 6 hours of any matching tender going public.
- 03Pre-built bid templates per portal — Alberta Purchasing Connection formatting included.
- 04Insurance + bonding letter generation from your snow.ca cabinet.
- 05Win-tracking + award archive across seasons for performance-history scoring.
How Alberta municipal snow procurement works.
Alberta municipal snow removal contracts run on annual or multi-year supply agreements, with snow routes tendered through provincial procurement portals. Total annual Alberta snow + ice procurement value is $98M+ across 19 live opportunities aggregated from 2 portals.
Alberta procurement portals
- Alberta Purchasing Connection — https://vendor.purchasingconnection.ca
- Bids&Tenders (Alberta) — https://www.bidsandtenders.ca
Top Alberta tender issuers - City of Calgary - City of Edmonton - City of Red Deer - Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo - Strathcona County - Alberta Transportation - Calgary Board of Education - University of Alberta
Recent Alberta tender scopes - Calgary windrow removal · 580 km · 7-year · $19.8M - Edmonton residential snow response · 11 districts · 5-year + options · $14.2M - Highway maintenance partnership · QE2 corridor section · $6.8M annual - School board lots · Edmonton Public 81 sites · $1.4M
Alberta legislation Alberta follows the New West Partnership Trade Agreement — contracts ≥$75k publicly posted. Long-season jurisdictions like Wood Buffalo issue 7-year terms to lock contractor capacity.
What Alberta municipal tenders typically include
- Route map and scope — km of road, sidewalk linear metres, properties, stack-out zones
- Equipment specification — minimum number of plow trucks, salt spreaders, sidewalk tractors
- Insurance requirement — typically $5–10M GL plus commercial vehicle
- Response SLA — Class 1 routes cleared in 6–12 hr, Class 2/3 in 12–24 hr
- Documentation requirement — GPS tracking, completion proof, salt application log
- Contract term — 1, 3, or 5 year with right of renewal
- Performance bond — typically 10 % of annual contract value
How to bid a Alberta snow tender
- Register on the portal (Alberta Purchasing Connection) — provincial vendor registration takes 2–4 weeks
- Filter listings — use the snow.ca tenders board to monitor new postings daily
- Build the response — documented operating history, equipment commitment, insurance certificate, performance bond letter
- Submit before deadline — most tenders close 14–30 days after posting
- Award decision — typically issued 4–10 weeks after submission deadline
Questions, answered.
Where do Alberta snow tenders post?
Alberta snow tenders post on Alberta Purchasing Connection, Bids&Tenders (Alberta). snow.ca aggregates these portals into a single daily-updated feed at /tenders. Use the province filter to see only Alberta listings, or set up an alert to get email notification on new postings matching your equipment class and service area.
What is the typical contract value for Alberta snow tenders?
Alberta municipal snow contracts range from small-municipality (50–200 km routes at $250,000–$1.2M annual) to mid-size municipality (200–800 km at $1.2M–$6M) to large urban (800–3,000 km at $6M–$28M). Total Alberta annual procurement is approximately $98M+ across 19 live opportunities. Larger contracts typically require multi-year terms (3–5 years), performance bonds at 10 % of annual value, and demonstrated multi-season operating history.
What insurance is required to bid Alberta snow tenders?
Standard minimums are $5M general liability + $2M commercial vehicle for small-and-mid municipalities, scaling to $10M GL for large urban municipalities. Most tenders also require a performance bond at 10 % of annual contract value, issued by a licensed surety. Wage compliance under provincial prevailing wage statutes is typical. For contractors building toward municipal work, the path is to first hold $5M GL on commercial accounts, build a 2–3 year documented operating history, then pursue performance bonding through a specialty surety broker.
When do Alberta snow tenders post?
Most Alberta tenders post between March and August for the following winter (Nov–Apr) contract year. Early bird tenders for large multi-year contracts can post as early as January. Award decisions typically issue between June and October. Performance dates: Oct 15 → Apr 30. snow.ca flags posting dates and award decision dates for every active listing on the tender board.
Does snow.ca bid Alberta tenders?
Yes — snow.ca bids Alberta tenders in markets where we maintain dedicated tandem-axle and sidewalk-tractor capacity. We do not bid contracts we cannot reliably serve under the contracted SLA. Tender bids are matched to the snow.ca regional operations centre for Alberta; bid decisions are made within 5 business days of the tender posting based on equipment availability, route economics, and insurance/bond capacity.