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FASD prevention and early intervention initiatives
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Health and Social Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- <Various Communities>
Telephone Survey Work
- Status:
- Awarded to Kisquared for $11,000.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- RWED
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Crawford Adjusters Canada bid on this tender.
- Bid Datapath Systems bid on this tender.
- Bid Decima Research Inc. bid on this tender.
- Bid Goss Gilroy Inc. bid on this tender.
- Bid IBM Business Consulting Services bid on this tender.
- Bid Insight Social Research bid on this tender.
- Bid Kisquared successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Larkwood Business Communications Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Synovate Canada bid on this tender.
- Bid Terriplan Consultants bid on this tender.
Chainsaw Safety Training (Reference #377
- Status:
- Awarded to James Gardiner for $12,000.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Justice
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Hay River
- Bids:
- Bid Bevan Davidson bid on this tender.
- Bid Golder Associates Ltd/Golder Associes Ltee bid on this tender.
- Bid James Gardiner successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Northern Lights Safety bid on this tender.
Software
- Status:
- Awarded to Sahtu Computer Services for $6,046.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Digital Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid CasCom Ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid Ikon Office Solutions bid on this tender.
- Bid J.W. Allan Company Limited bid on this tender.
- Bid Microage: The Solution Store bid on this tender.
- Bid Nex Innovations Inc. bid on this tender.
- Bid PCM Canada bid on this tender.
- Bid Sahtu Computer Services successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Tamarack bid on this tender.
Career Development Consultant (Reference #377553)
- Status:
- Awarded to Pettet Consulting
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Justice
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Pettet Consulting successfully bid on this tender.
Yellowknife
- Status:
- Awarded to CasCom Ltd for $4,190.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Allied Tek bid on this tender.
- Bid CasCom Ltd successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Ikon Office Solutions bid on this tender.
- Bid J.W. Allan Company Limited bid on this tender.
- Bid Microage: The Solution Store bid on this tender.
FSHC Dialysis Unit - Upgrade and Relocat
- Status:
- Awarded to Fort Smith Construction NT LTD for $37,890.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Construction
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Smith
- Bids:
- Bid Fort Smith Construction NT LTD successfully bid on this tender.
Annex to Passenger Terminal Building
- Status:
- Awarded to Dowland Contracting Ltd. for $733,890.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Construction
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Transportation
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Dowland Contracting Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Structure All Consulting Engineers Ltd. bid on this tender.
River Ridge Mechanical
- Status:
- Awarded to Rhodes Plumbing & Heating for $19,900.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Construction
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Smith
- Bids:
- Bid Rhodes Plumbing & Heating successfully bid on this tender.
Moose Monitoring Flights
- Status:
- Awarded to Big River Air Ltd. for $14,000.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- RWED
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Simpson
- Bids:
- Bid Air Tindi Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Big River Air Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Simpson Air (1981) Limited bid on this tender.
PM000859 - Fort Simpson - Results
- Status:
- Awarded to Rowe's Construction Ltd. for $10,200.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Finance
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Simpson
- Bids:
- Bid Rowe's Construction Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid RTL - Robinson Enterprises bid on this tender.
- Bid Wesclean Northern Sales Ltd bid on this tender.
PM000859 - Fort Smith - Results
- Status:
- Awarded to Wesclean Northern Sales Ltd for $10,425.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Finance
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Smith
- Bids:
- Bid Rowe's Construction Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Wesclean Northern Sales Ltd successfully bid on this tender.
Informatics Professional Services
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Health and Social Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
Holman Health Centre
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Construction
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Ulukhaktok
Bathurst Caribou Management Plan Committee Facilitator Services
- Status:
- Awarded to Kellett Communications Inc. for $2,760.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- RWED
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Kellett Communications Inc. successfully bid on this tender.
Xerox pro35 copier or equivalent
- Status:
- Awarded to The Northern Document Company Ltd. for $538.25
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- RWED
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid CasCom Ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid Ikon Office Solutions bid on this tender.
- Bid The Northern Document Company Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Workplace Plus Ltd. bid on this tender.
Transportation of liquor products and liquor related items between Hay River, Fort Smith and For...
- Status:
- Closed
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Finance
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- <Various Communities>
Computer Equipment
- Status:
- Awarded to Microage: The Solution Store for $11,089.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Digital Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Ikon Office Solutions bid on this tender.
- Bid Microage: The Solution Store successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Sahtu Computer Services bid on this tender.
- Bid Tamarack bid on this tender.
Crushing and Stockpiling
- Status:
- Awarded to Rowe's Construction Ltd. for $798,150.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Construction
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Transportation
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- <Various Communities>
- Bids:
- Bid Rowe's Construction Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid RTL - Robinson Enterprises bid on this tender.
- Bid Stan Dean & Sons Ltd. bid on this tender.
Print Consultation guides in English and French for Strategic Plan
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Education, Culture and Employment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
Reff #737610 Corcan Modular Steel Shelvi
- Status:
- Awarded to Creative Paper and Office Supplies Ltd. for $5,700.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Justice
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Creative Paper and Office Supplies Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
IBM Computer Equipment
- Status:
- Awarded to Microage: The Solution Store for $14,529.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Digital Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Microage: The Solution Store successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Tamarack bid on this tender.
Technical Skills - Supplementary Health
- Status:
- Awarded to Alberta Blue Cross for $49,975.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Health and Social Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Alberta Blue Cross successfully bid on this tender.
Reff #402860 NSCC Dairy October to Decem
- Status:
- Awarded to multiple businesses
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Justice
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Loblaws Inc. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Northbest Distributors Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Northern Foodservices successfully bid on this tender.
Fort Simpson Airport
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Transportation
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Simpson
Technical skills & services related to supplementary health insurance programs
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Health and Social Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
Communications Strategy - New Deal for N
- Status:
- Awarded to North Marketing and Communications Ltd. for $20,504.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Municipal and Community Affairs
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- <Various Communities>
- Bids:
- Bid Kellett Communications Inc. bid on this tender.
- Bid North Marketing and Communications Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
Bulk Monitor Order
- Status:
- Awarded to CasCom Ltd for $21,303.70
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Digital Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid CasCom Ltd successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid CasCom Ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid Ikon Office Solutions bid on this tender.
- Bid Inpro Computer Data Products Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid J.W. Allan Company Limited bid on this tender.
- Bid Nex Innovations Inc. bid on this tender.
- Bid Tamarack bid on this tender.
Supply181 fire extinguishers with bracke
- Status:
- Awarded to Freund Building Supplies Ltd. for $6,264.78
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Smith
- Bids:
- Bid Darrell,s Welding Ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid ENERGY WALL & BUILDING PRODUCTS LTD bid on this tender.
- Bid Freund Building Supplies Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid MSS Medical Surgical Supply Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Ron's Auto Service Ltd bid on this tender.
PLUMBING, HEATING AND GASFITTING SERVICE
- Status:
- Awarded to J.S.L Mechanical Installations Ltd
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Tender for new Standing Offer - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Circle Mechanical Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid J.S.L Mechanical Installations Ltd successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Wiseman's Plumbing & Heating bid on this tender.
1542 Tulita Water Plant - Miscellaneous
- Status:
- Awarded to Keele River Enterprises for $6,915.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Construction
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Tulita
- Bids:
- Bid Keele River Enterprises successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Keson Electrical bid on this tender.
Engineer Services
- Status:
- Awarded to Thorn Engineering for $20,800.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- NWT Housing Corporation
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid A.D. WILLIAMS ENGINEERING INC. bid on this tender.
- Bid Ferguson Simek Clark bid on this tender.
- Bid Thorn Engineering successfully bid on this tender.
PM000712 - Inuvik Results
- Status:
- Awarded to Matco Transportation Co Ltd. for $324,898.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Finance
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid cherdon enterprises ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid Matco Transportation Co Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Northwest Transport Ltd. bid on this tender.
PM000712 - Norman Wells - Results
- Status:
- Awarded to Matco Transportation Co Ltd. for $90,750.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Finance
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Norman Wells
- Bids:
- Bid cherdon enterprises ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid Matco Transportation Co Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Northwest Transport Ltd. bid on this tender.
PM000712 - Yellowknife Results
- Status:
- Awarded to Northwest Transport Ltd. for $442,000.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Finance
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid cherdon enterprises ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid Grimshaw Trucking L.P. bid on this tender.
- Bid Northwest Transport Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid RTL - Robinson Enterprises bid on this tender.
PM000712 - Fort Smith - Results
- Status:
- Awarded to Northwest Transport Ltd. for $32,941.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Finance
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Smith
- Bids:
- Bid cherdon enterprises ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid Grimshaw Trucking L.P. bid on this tender.
- Bid Northwest Transport Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
PM000712 - Fort Simpson - Results
- Status:
- Awarded to Northwest Transport Ltd. for $23,550.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Finance
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Simpson
- Bids:
- Bid cherdon enterprises ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid Northwest Transport Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid RTL - Robinson Enterprises bid on this tender.
Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik, Norman Wells, Fort Smith, Fort Simpson
- Status:
- Closed
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Finance
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- <Various Communities>
PM000712 - Road Transportation Services,
- Status:
- Awarded to Grimshaw Trucking L.P. for $99,782.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Finance
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Hay River
- Bids:
- Bid cherdon enterprises ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid Grimshaw Trucking L.P. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Northwest Transport Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid RTL - Robinson Enterprises bid on this tender.
RFP#HS0278 Informatics Professional Serv
- Status:
- Awarded to Sierra Systems Group Inc. for $600,000.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Health and Social Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc. bid on this tender.
- Bid DeltaWare Systems bid on this tender.
- Bid Sierra Systems Group Inc. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid TKMC (Turnkey Management Consulting) bid on this tender.
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