Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) - Request for Proposal - Supply of Electrical, Utility and Line Maintenance Supplies

Canoe Procurement Group of Canada (CANOE) is requesting proposals on behalf of its current and future members for Supply of Electrical, Utility and Line Maintenance Supplies to result in a national contracting solution for use by its members. This Request for Proposals (the “RFP”) is an invitation by Canoe Procurement Group of Canada (“Canoe”) to prospective vendors on behalf of its current and future members for the supply of Electrical, Utilities and Line Maintenance Supplies as further described in PART B - RFP Particulars (the “Deliverables”). This RFP is issued by Canoe Procurement Group of Canada (Canoe) on behalf of itself, its current and future members as well as partner associations (including Civicinfo BC, Association of Manitoba Municipalities, Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick, Municipalities Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories Association of Communities, Nova Scotia Federations of Municipalities, Nunavut Association of Municipalities, Local Authorities Services, Federation of PEI Municipalities, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, Rural Municipalities of Alberta, Association of Yukon Communities). Canoe members also include Indigenous self-governing bodies, airport authorities, regional, local, district, and other forms of municipal government, municipal organizations, school boards, and publicly funded academic, health, and social service entities referred to as MASH sector, federal, provincial and territorial governments, crown corporations as well as any corporation or entity owned or controlled by one or more of the preceding entities. For a sample list of current and future members please visit https://canoeprocurement.ca/canoe-current-future-members/ CANOE is the lead agency and procurement authority in a group purchasing organisation of partners representing MASH, public sector, Indigenous and not-for-profit entities across Canada. CANOE is a trade name of a public entity incorporated in 1923 by legislation who has been executing group procurement on behalf of its members for 100 years. CANOE is registered in a number of provinces and territories across Canada. On behalf of its partner organizations, CANOE facilitates a competitive solicitation and contracting process on behalf of and based on the needs of itself and members. CANOE is governed by publicly elected officials that serve as the RMA Board of Directors. CANOE is posting the solicitation on behalf of CivicInfo BC, RMA, SARM, AMM, LAS, UMNB, NSFM, FPEIM, MNL, NWTAC, NAM, AYC and its current and future Members and represented Associations and their Members, which includes all MASH sectors, Provincial Governments, Federal Agencies, Crown Corporations, local Governmental and other not-for-profit organizations located in all provinces and territories in Canada. A list of current and future Canoe members is available here https://canoeprocurement.ca/canoe-current-future-members/ . A full copy of the Request for Proposals can be found on the CANOE Procurement Portal (https://canoe.bidsandtenders.ca ) at no cost. Only proposals submitted through the Canoe Procurement Portal will be considered. Proposals are due no later than May 26, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time, and late proposals will not be considered. The term of any resulting contract(s) awarded by CANOE under this solicitation will be 4 years plus an option for 1 additional year1. Negotiations may be permitted.