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Contractor is to supply one HP CM8050 printer, no subs in this tender
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
The contractor is to provide general and maintenance services to the Gwich'in Territorial Park
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
The contractor is to provide reception operation and maintenance services to the Nitainlaii Territo…
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort McPherson
The contractor is to provide reception operation and maintenance services to the Jak Territorial Pa…
- Status:
- Awarded to Midnight Sun Contracting for $36,158.04
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Midnight Sun Contracting successfully bid on this tender.
The contracor is to provide reception, operation and maintenance services to the Happy Valley Terri…
- Status:
- Awarded to Midnight Sun Contracting for $43,659.78
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Midnight Sun Contracting successfully bid on this tender.
A contractor is required to perform maintenance duties to the North Arm Territorial Park
- Status:
- Awarded to Siemens, Mary & David for $7,400.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Behchokö
- Bids:
- Bid Harry Rabesca bid on this tender.
- Bid Siemens, Mary & David successfully bid on this tender.
The Dehcho Region requires the services of a Campground Contractor to operate Fort Simpson Territor…
- Status:
- Awarded to Doug's Contracting
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Simpson
- Bids:
- Bid Celine Antoine bid on this tender.
- Bid Cindy Edda bid on this tender.
- Bid Doug's Contracting successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid XIT Services bid on this tender.
Contractor to manufacture and supply two different lapel pins
- Status:
- Awarded to Muddy Waters Enterprises for $3,560.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid DeWolf Artworks bid on this tender.
- Bid Inkit Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Lake Awry Cap & Crest Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Muddy Waters Enterprises successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid NorthMart (Foods) bid on this tender.
- Bid DeWolf Artworks bid on this tender.
The Contractor is to complete Phase #3 of the original RFP and submitted proposal
- Status:
- Awarded to Sierra Systems Inc. for $39,000.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Sierra Systems Inc. successfully bid on this tender.
Contractor is to provide water deliver and sewage pump out service to the Nitainlaii Territorial Pa…
- Status:
- Awarded to Ralph's Contracting Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Tender for new Standing Offer - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort McPherson
- Bids:
- Bid Pete's Contracting bid on this tender.
- Bid Ralph's Contracting Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
Contractor is to provide water delivery and sewage pump out service to the Jak Territorial Park in …
- Status:
- Awarded to Northwind Industries Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Tender for new Standing Offer - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Bob's Welding & Heavy Equipment Repairs Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Northwind Industries Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
Contractor is to provide water delivery and sewage pump out services to the Western Arctic Regional…
- Status:
- Awarded to Bob's Welding & Heavy Equipment Repairs Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Tender for new Standing Offer - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Bob's Welding & Heavy Equipment Repairs Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Northwind Industries Ltd. bid on this tender.
O&M FT Providence Park as per spec's
- Status:
- Awarded to AN Construction for $25,564.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Providence
- Bids:
- Bid AN Construction successfully bid on this tender.
The Government of the Northwest Territories through the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investm…
- Status:
- Awarded to Kisquared
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Banister Research and Consutling In bid on this tender.
- Bid Datapath Systems bid on this tender.
- Bid Kisquared successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Priority North bid on this tender.
The Contractor is to provide maintenance and public relations at the Fort Providence Territorial Pa…
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Hay River
The contractor is to provide maintenance and public relations at the Hay River Park and Campground
- Status:
- Awarded to Eagle 88 Enterprises Ltd. for $36,467.87
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Hay River
- Bids:
- Bid 2 Studs Contracting bid on this tender.
- Bid Eagle 88 Enterprises Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Lionel Gagnier bid on this tender.
The contractor is to provide park maintenance and public relations at the Lady Evelyn Falls Campg…
- Status:
- Awarded to Pat's Repair & Maintenance for $32,560.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Kakisa
- Bids:
- Bid Mountain Aven Enterprises bid on this tender.
- Bid Pat's Repair & Maintenance successfully bid on this tender.
The Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Industry Tourism and Investment is reques…
- Status:
- Awarded to multiple businesses
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Tender for new Standing Offer - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Northern Research and Evaluation successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Renaissance Services successfully bid on this tender.
Prelude Lake Park Operator
- Status:
- Awarded to Endeavousome 2000 for $1.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Endeavousome 2000 successfully bid on this tender.
Reid Lake Park Operator
- Status:
- Awarded to Alan Morton for $1.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Alan Morton successfully bid on this tender.
Helicopter Tender - Norman Wells Area
- Status:
- Awarded to CANADIAN HELICOPTERS WESTERN for $232,560.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Norman Wells
- Bids:
- Bid CANADIAN HELICOPTERS WESTERN successfully bid on this tender.
Utility Trailer - 16 Feet, double axle with electric brakes on 2 axles
- Status:
- Awarded to 5555 NWT Ltd. for $3,849.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Hay River
- Bids:
- Bid 5555 NWT Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Kingland Ford Sales Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Polar Tech bid on this tender.
- Bid Rowe's Construction Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Up Ten Welding bid on this tender.
3/4 Ton Pick up Truck 4 x 4 Extended Cab
- Status:
- Awarded to Kingland Ford Sales Ltd. for $44,763.09
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Kingland Ford Sales Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Yellowknife Motors Ltd. bid on this tender.
The Government of the Northwest Territories is tendering out for janitorial services for the ITI of…
- Status:
- Awarded to H. R. Thomson Consultants Ltd. for $45,511.20
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Simpson
- Bids:
- Bid H. R. Thomson Consultants Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Sean's Fur Buying bid on this tender.
Lease of a color copier for a 36 month period for the ITI Inuvik office
- Status:
- Awarded to Ikon Office Solutions Northern Ltd. for $2,313.84
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Ikon Office Solutions Northern Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Xerox Canada Ltd. bid on this tender.
Contractor is to provide maintenance and operation of the 60th Parallel campground location
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Hay River
Industry Tourism and Investment is seeking qualified individuals to conduct exit surveys of passeng…
- Status:
- Awarded to Lisa Harvey
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Tender for new Standing Offer - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Lisa Harvey successfully bid on this tender.
Requesting an air charter in a twin engine turbo aircraft for a flight from Inuvik to Norman Wells …
- Status:
- Awarded to North-Wright Airways Ltd. for $9,751.49
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Aklak Air Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid North-Wright Airways Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Northwestern Air Lease Ltd. bid on this tender.
The contractor is to provide sewage pump out and removal services from the following parks in the H…
- Status:
- Awarded to Hay River Disposals (1985) Ltd. for $36,150.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Hay River
- Bids:
- Bid Hay River Disposals (1985) Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Les Norn Contracting bid on this tender.
The contractor is to provide water delivery services to the following Hay River Territorial Parks. …
- Status:
- Awarded to Keith's Water Service Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Tender for new Standing Offer - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Hay River
- Bids:
- Bid Keith's Water Service Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
Air Charters. Fort Simpson to Trout Lake return
- Status:
- Awarded to Wolverine Air (1988) Ltd. for $1,296.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Simpson
- Bids:
- Bid Simpson Air (1981) Limited bid on this tender.
- Bid Wolverine Air (1988) Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
24 month lease of an HP color laser jet 4730 xs MFP printer copier. Contact the original for full t…
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
Office Supplies - Winter Road Delivery
- Status:
- Awarded to NORTHERN for $14,202.13
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Norman Wells
- Bids:
- Bid Creative Basics bid on this tender.
- Bid NORTHERN successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Workplace Plus Ltd. bid on this tender.
Lease of a Xerox 3545 color copier for a 36 month period billed quarterly. Equivalent makes and mod…
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
Tourism makes an important contribution to the economy of the Northwest Territories, but unlike oth…
- Status:
- Awarded to Ellis Consulting Services
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Ellis Consulting Services successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Conference Board of Canada bid on this tender.
The Government of the NWT (GNWT) departments of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) and Industr…
- Status:
- Awarded to Sierra Systems Inc.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Proposal - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Inc. bid on this tender.
- Bid Sierra Systems Inc. successfully bid on this tender.
2 epson stylus pro 7800 professional edition wide format printers, C594001PRO. For more information…
- Status:
- Awarded to Creative Basics for $7,764.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort Smith
- Bids:
- Bid Cascade Computers and Office Supplies bid on this tender.
- Bid Creative Basics successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Tamarack Computers Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Workplace Plus Ltd. bid on this tender.
Air charter, Yellowknife to Tulita return on February 17, 2007 in a twin engine turbo aircraft.
- Status:
- Awarded to Arctic Sunwest Charters for $5,544.91
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Yellowknife
- Bids:
- Bid Air Tindi Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Arctic Sunwest Charters successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Northwestern Air Lease Ltd. bid on this tender.
The Department of Industry, Tourism & Investment, South Slave Region, is interested in engaging a q…
- Status:
- Cancelled
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Services
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Hay River
91 205L drummed Jet A1 with FSII additives for Norman Wells, fuel pickups will be starting Februa…
- Status:
- Awarded to S.R.P. North Ventures Ltd. for $34,425.30
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Norman Wells
- Bids:
- Bid S.R.P. North Ventures Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
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