Open snow tenders
in Manitoba.
$38M+ in annual Manitoba snow + ice procurement, aggregated from 2 provincial portals. Filter, alert, bid.
Where Manitoba 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 Manitoba.
Municipalities, school boards, and Crown agencies that issue the bulk of Manitoba's snow procurement. We monitor these issuers continuously and alert subscribers when matching tenders post.
- 01City of Winnipeg
- 02City of Brandon
- 03Manitoba Infrastructure
- 04Winnipeg School Division
Recent contract scopes — Manitoba.
Anonymized examples drawn from awarded Manitobacontracts in the last two seasons. Scopes vary, but bid-rigour expectations don't.
What's different about Manitoba.
Manitoba contracts ≥$100k posted publicly per MIT Public Procurement framework. Highway 75 cross-border maintenance coordinates with Minnesota DOT.
- 01Auto-filter Manitoba 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 — MERX formatting included.
- 04Insurance + bonding letter generation from your snow.ca cabinet.
- 05Win-tracking + award archive across seasons for performance-history scoring.
How Manitoba municipal snow procurement works.
Manitoba municipal snow removal contracts run on annual or multi-year supply agreements, with snow routes tendered through provincial procurement portals. Total annual Manitoba snow + ice procurement value is $38M+ across 6 live opportunities aggregated from 2 portals.
Manitoba procurement portals
- MERX — https://www.merx.com
- Manitoba Tenders — https://www.gov.mb.ca/tenders
Top Manitoba tender issuers - City of Winnipeg - City of Brandon - Manitoba Infrastructure - Winnipeg School Division
Recent Manitoba tender scopes - Winnipeg residential clearing · 8 zones · 4-year · $11.6M - Active transportation network · 740 km cycle/walk · 3-year · $2.1M - Provincial highway 75 (US border to Winnipeg) winter maintenance · $4.8M annual
Manitoba legislation Manitoba contracts ≥$100k posted publicly per MIT Public Procurement framework. Highway 75 cross-border maintenance coordinates with Minnesota DOT.
What Manitoba 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 Manitoba snow tender
- Register on the portal (MERX) — 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 Manitoba snow tenders post?
Manitoba snow tenders post on MERX, Manitoba Tenders. snow.ca aggregates these portals into a single daily-updated feed at /tenders. Use the province filter to see only Manitoba 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 Manitoba snow tenders?
Manitoba 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 Manitoba annual procurement is approximately $38M+ across 6 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 Manitoba 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 Manitoba snow tenders post?
Most Manitoba 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: Nov 1 → Apr 1. snow.ca flags posting dates and award decision dates for every active listing on the tender board.
Does snow.ca bid Manitoba tenders?
Yes — snow.ca bids Manitoba 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 Manitoba; bid decisions are made within 5 business days of the tender posting based on equipment availability, route economics, and insurance/bond capacity.