The City of Burlington is committed to fair and transparent procurement practices to get the best value for our taxpayers.
To support the health and safety of our community and staff, the City of Burlington has approved a COVID-19 Contractor Vaccination Policy. The policy requires Contractor(s) to be vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours prior to entering any City facility. The policy applies to all Contractors who perform work for the City of Burlington indoors, for a period of longer than 15 minutes.
We use bids&tenders™ for digital procurement management and all construction-related bidding. This tool allows bidders to receive notice of bid opportunities and to submit bids and proposals to the City electronically.
The bids&tenders platform uses real-time technology to update information on bid opportunities. It offers many helpful features, including:
You can create an account for either an unlimited annual subscription or a one-time bid opportunity. The unlimited subscription has an annual fee and includes access to all agencies using the program across Canada. For those who choose not to subscribe, there is a one-time fee per bid opportunity.
How to create a vendor account on bids&tenders |
If you are a vendor wanting to register for an unlimited annual subscription, follow these steps. |
1. Create account |
Start by going to City of Burlington’s bids&tenders™ and click “Create Account” at the top right of the page. |
2. Fill out the Organization Details Form |
Fill out the form with your business’s information, including full legal name, address and website. |
3. Select your notification categories |
Under “Categories”, check off which categories you’d like to receive notifications from. |
4. Select your agency notifications |
Under “Agency Notifications”, all agencies will be selected by default. You can remove this by clicking on “All”. Select any organization you’d like to receive bid notifications from. |
5. Enter your contact information |
Under “Contact”, fill in your personal contact information and create your account password. You can click on “invite another contact” to add other users to the account. |
6. Subscribe and Register |
If you want to register for the annual subscription, check off the “Annual Subscription” box and then click “Register” to submit your payment information. If you do not wish to subscribe, simply click “Register”. |
You can also view a video tutorial on how to create a bids&tenders account.
After creating a vendor account, you can select commodity codes for goods and services that you supply. The bidding system will notify you of the bid opportunities matching these commodity code selections by email.
Use of bids&tenders requires an annual subscription fee or bidders may pay a one-time fee per bid opportunity. City of Burlington document fees also apply.
For questions about your account, visit the bids&tenders Vendor Support Portal.
For technical support, please email support@bidsandtenders.ca or call 1-800-594-4798.
If you have questions about a specific bid opportunity, please direct your inquiry to the contact listed in the bid document. You can also contact Procurement Services at procurement@burlington.ca or 905-335-7600, ext. 7710.
If you have any questions about our procurement policies or a specific bid solicitation, please contact one of our procurement team members:
Melissa Mordue, CPPB
Manager of Procurement Services
905-335-7600, ext. 7658
Colleen Selkirk, CPPO, CPPB
Senior Buyer
905-335-7600, ext. 7661
Rahul Kulkarni, MBA, CSCMP, CPPB
Senior Buyer
905-335-7600, ext. 7660
Derek White, CSCMP, CPPB, NIGP-CPP
Senior Buyer
905-335-7600, ext. 7387
Sylvia Gerono
Administrative Assistant, Procurement and Financial Services
905-335-7600, ext. 7710
The role of Procurement Services is to provide a centralized, corporate-wide procurement strategy. This includes making best value decisions and minimizing risk related to:
Procurement Services staff is responsible for:
All City departments have delegated authority to administer their own procurement of goods and services under $50,000. The engineering department has delegated authority to administer tenders for construction projects over $50,000.
The City also has a green procurement policy and has incorporated green procurement principles into its procurement practices, including:
We also developed a Green Procurement Checklist and Green Procurement Guidelines to help City staff align with our green principles.
The City may participate in co-operative procurements with various buying groups. These include, but are not limited to: