Allison Saniuk

Allison Saniuk serves as Contracting Authority for Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure – Tendering and Contracts, where she leads the procurement of critical civil infrastructure goods and services essential to the province’s transportation network. In this primary contracting role, she manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with provincial procurement policies and federal standards. Her portfolio centers on large-scale public works projects, including highway and bridge construction, pavement rehabilitation, and related civil engineering services, all aligned with the agency’s mission to deliver safe, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure. Saniuk maintains professional relationships with a diverse pool of qualified contractors specializing in heavy civil construction and infrastructure manufacturing. While no single vendor dominates her award portfolio, she consistently engages general contractors with proven experience in roadway and structural construction, as well as specialized suppliers of concrete products and engineered systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes competitive bidding, performance-based specifications, and rigorous vendor qualification to ensure technical competency and project integrity. Saniuk’s procurement practices reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides for socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This reflects the agency’s focus on technical capability and cost-effectiveness in large-scale infrastructure delivery, rather than socioeconomic targeting. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, all vendors are evaluated on merit, qualifications, and capacity to meet stringent engineering requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), which accounts for two-thirds of her activity, followed by 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction) and 327332 (Concrete Pipe Manufacturing). She possesses deep expertise in civil engineering procurement, particularly in the specification and acquisition of reinforced concrete structures, asphalt paving systems, drainage infrastructure, and geotechnical materials critical to long-term infrastructure performance.