Snow Removal Services – St. John’s CCC
Solicitation summary
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Buyer | Correctional Service of Canada |
| Category | Snow removal services |
| Published | 2026-10-16 |
| Closing Date | 2026-10-30 |
| Region | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Description
Bid / no-bid fit
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Tender brief & compliance checklist
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- Correctional Service of Canada requires snow clearing, removal, sanding, salting, and ice control at St. John's Community Correctional Center (CCC) parking facility and associated areas in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Contract term: December 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027, with option to renew for four additional one-year periods.
- Competitive open bidding; lowest priced compliant bid; conditionally set-aside under Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business if two or more responsive Indigenous bids received.
- Bids must be submitted by email to CSC; closing date 2026-10-30 at 12:30 Eastern time.
- No security requirements; trade agreements apply; only Canadian suppliers and suppliers of applicable trading partners eligible.
Key dates
- Bid closing date: 2026-10-30T12:30:00✓ Checked against the official documents
- Contract start date: 2026-12-01✓ Checked against the official documents
- Contract end date: 2027-04-30✓ Checked against the official documents
- Deadline for enquiries: Not stated (five business days before bid closing)✓ Checked against the official documents
- Debriefing request deadline: 15 working days after receipt of results✓ Checked against the official documents
- Questions deadline: Not stated (enquiries must be submitted no later than five business days before bid closing)
Evaluation
Lowest-price compliant bid
- Comply with all requirements of the bid solicitation
- Meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria
- Obtain the lowest price
Security: No security requirement applicable to this Contract.
Submission: Bids must be submitted by email only to the CSC bid submission email address indicated on page 1 of the bid solicitation. Bidders should include the bid solicitation number in the subject field. CSC email system has a limit of 10 MB per single email message and will reject certain attachments (batch files, executable files, JPEG, GIF, TIFF) and encrypted emails or emails with password-protected attachments.
Compliance checklist (mandatory requirements)
Risks and unusual terms
- Conditional set-aside under PSIB: if two or more responsive Indigenous bids are received, non-Indigenous bids will not be considered.
- Bids submitted after closing will be deleted; delayed bids will not be accepted.
- CSC not responsible for email transmission failures, including garbled/corrupted bids, attachment blocking, or size limits.
- Contractor personnel may be required to provide proof of recent tuberculin test for entry into CSC institution; failure may result in contract termination at Contractor's expense.
- Canada not liable for payment during closure of government facilities.
- Tie bids resolved by coin toss; bidders must attend draw in person or via MS Teams.
- Contractor must obtain all permits and licenses required for performance.
- Invoices must be submitted by April 10 of fiscal year for services provided during that fiscal year.
Not stated in the available text: Specific mandatory technical criteria details (Annex C not provided in text); Insurance coverage amounts and specific requirements (Annex E not provided in text); Basis of Payment pricing schedule details (Annex B not provided in text); Statement of Work details (Annex A not provided in text); Site plan (Annex D not provided in text); Exact bid submission email address (page 1 not fully reproduced); Whether a site visit is required or optional; Bid bond or bid security requirement; Experience minimums or past performance requirements; Evaluation team composition and scoring methodology beyond lowest price; Contract value or estimated quantity of commodity; Whether Canadian Content policy requires specific certification
Solicitation documents
Read and download the solicitation documents (RFP, statement of work, bid forms and amendments) on the official notice.
Price benchmark
Range $17K – $5.8M · median $127K · n=58 · inferred from published winners in the same codes/department
Incumbency
Inferred rotating winners. Top published winner 5550 Nunavut Ltd has 3% of 62 similar awards.
Department buying calendar
March highlighted (Canadian fiscal year-end). Spike observed.
Buyer contact (contracting authority)
Karen DesMeules · NHQ.ContractingBidSubmissions-SoumissionsOffresContrat.AC@csc-scc.gc.ca · (506) 478-6988
Ottawa, Ontario · Competitive - Open bidding
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Official Documents & Links
To submit a bid, you must respond through the official government procurement system.
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