Open snow tenders
in Ontario.
$240M+ in annual Ontario snow + ice procurement, aggregated from 4 provincial portals. Filter, alert, bid.
Where Ontario 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 Ontario.
Municipalities, school boards, and Crown agencies that issue the bulk of Ontario's snow procurement. We monitor these issuers continuously and alert subscribers when matching tenders post.
- 01City of Toronto
- 02City of Mississauga
- 03Region of Peel
- 04Region of York
- 05Region of Durham
- 06City of Ottawa
- 07City of Hamilton
- 08Toronto District School Board
- 09Metrolinx
- 10Toronto Community Housing
Recent contract scopes — Ontario.
Anonymized examples drawn from awarded Ontariocontracts in the last two seasons. Scopes vary, but bid-rigour expectations don't.
What's different about Ontario.
Ontario follows the Broader Public Sector Procurement Directive — bids over $100k require open public posting; under $100k may be invitational.
- 01Auto-filter Ontario 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 Ontario municipal snow procurement works.
Ontario municipal snow removal contracts run on annual or multi-year supply agreements, with snow routes tendered through provincial procurement portals. Total annual Ontario snow + ice procurement value is $240M+ across 38 live opportunities aggregated from 4 portals.
Ontario procurement portals
- MERX — https://www.merx.com
- Bids&Tenders — https://www.bidsandtenders.ca
- Biddingo — https://www.biddingo.com
- Ontario.ca Vendor of Record — https://www.ontario.ca/page/find-government-contracts
Top Ontario tender issuers - City of Toronto - City of Mississauga - Region of Peel - Region of York - Region of Durham - City of Ottawa - City of Hamilton - Toronto District School Board
Recent Ontario tender scopes - Plowing + salting · 280-lane-km arterial network · 3-year term + 2 options · $9.4M ceiling - Sidewalk + transit-stop clearing · 14,200 stops · 2-year + extension · $3.1M - Snow hauling + storage · 60,000 m³/year · 1-year pilot · $1.8M - Roof clearing · 14 school sites · season-by-season · $420k - Multi-residential parking lots · 38 sites · seasonal flat-rate · $720k
Ontario legislation Ontario follows the Broader Public Sector Procurement Directive — bids over $100k require open public posting; under $100k may be invitational.
What Ontario 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 Ontario 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 Ontario snow tenders post?
Ontario snow tenders post on MERX, Bids&Tenders, Biddingo, Ontario.ca Vendor of Record. snow.ca aggregates these portals into a single daily-updated feed at /tenders. Use the province filter to see only Ontario 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 Ontario snow tenders?
Ontario 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 Ontario annual procurement is approximately $240M+ across 38 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 Ontario 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 Ontario snow tenders post?
Most Ontario 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 15. snow.ca flags posting dates and award decision dates for every active listing on the tender board.
Does snow.ca bid Ontario tenders?
Yes — snow.ca bids Ontario 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 Ontario; bid decisions are made within 5 business days of the tender posting based on equipment availability, route economics, and insurance/bond capacity.