Purchasing Services

If you are interested in doing business with the college, we invite you to submit your proposals or bids for any of the current tenders. We value the opportunity to work with new vendors and look forward to reviewing your submissions.

The following information is Property of Confederation College, Thunder Bay ON. Confederation College does not authorize any company to profit from downloading and selling our tender and proposal documents.

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Buying Groups

Confederation College participates in the following buying groups:

• Lakehead Purchasing Consortium (LPC) - View Bid Opportunities(opens in new window)
• Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace (OECM) - View Bid Opportunities(opens in new window)
• Northern Supply Chain (NSC)

Tenders & Proposals

Documents are available on MERX, bids to be submitted through BONFIRE(opens in new window).

Open Tenders:

RE: #T-22-008 - Biomass Fuel Supplier

• Issue: Friday, July 8, 2022
• Closing: Friday, August 5, 2022 - 2:00 pm

RFT #T-23-001 Confederation College Thunder Bay Campus Roof Repair

• Issue: Wed, Feb 22, 2023
• Mandatory Site Visit: Thurs, Mar 2, 2023 at 3 pm
• Inquiry: Tues, Mar 7, 2023 2 pm
• Addenda: Tues, Mar 14, 2023 2 pm
• Close: Tues, Mar 28, 2023 2 pm

Awarded Contracts

RE: #P-22-006 Janitorial Services Thunder Bay and Kenora Campuses

• Award Notice(opens in new window) -BEST Service Pros. Ltd.

RE: #P-22-004 HEO Contracted Trainer

• Award Notice(opens in new window) -LTL Contracting Ltd.
• Award Notice(opens in new window) -Fireside Services

RE: #T-22-002 Cessna 172S Flight Training Devices

• Award Notice(opens in new window) -Frasca International Inc.

RE: #T-22-002 Confederation College Thunder Bay Campus Roof Replacement

• Award Notice(opens in new window) - Lakehead Roofing and Metal Cladding Ltd.

RE: #T-22-002 Audio Visual Equipment for E-Classroom Renewal Project

• Award Notice(opens in new window) - One Diversified AV Canada

RE: #T-21-015 Sibley and Keewatin Road Rehabilitation

• Awarded to Thunder Contracting Inc.(opens in new window)

RFP #P-21-011 Website Re-Design and Technology Upgrade

• Issued: July 27, 2021
• Closes: August 25, 2021
• Awarded to OPIN Digital Inc.

RFT #T-21-009 Lecture Theater AV Equipment

• Issued: May 28, 2021
• Closes: June 30, 2021 2:00 PM
• Awarded to Evolution AV

RFT #T-21-002 Thunder Bay Campus Roof Replacement

• Issued: May 10, 2021
• Closed: June 9, 2021
• Awarded to Rugged Air Industries and Lakehead Roofing & Metal Cladding Ltd

RFT #T-21-007 Shuniah Lecture Theater Renovations

• Awarded to Tom Jones Corporation(opens in new window)

RFP#P-20-008 Payment Gateway Solution

• Issued: October 16, 2020
• Closing: November 10, 2020
• Awarded to PayMyTuition

RFP#P-20-003 Human Capital Management Project

• Issued: August 10, 2020
• Closing: September 03, 2020
• Awarded to PeopleAdmin

RFP#P-20-002 Endowment Investment Management Services

• Issued: October 09, 2020
• Closed: November 03, 2020 2:00 PM
• Awarded to Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd.

RFP#P-20-001 Enterprise Performance Management Software

• Issued: January 23, 2020
• Closed: February 21, 2020 2:00 PM
• Awarded to Kaufam, Hall & Associates, LLC

RFP#P-19-003 Shuniah Building Lecture Theatre Barrier-Free Access

• Issued: November 04, 2019
• Closed: December 02, 2019 2:00 PM
• Awarded to Form Studio Architects Inc.

RFT#T-19-003 2019 Road Works – Red Lake Road Upgrades

• Issued: April 22, 2019
• Closed: May 22, 2019 2:00 PM
• Awarded to Taranis Contracting Group Limited

RFT#T-19-004 Neebing Building Fitness Centre Demolition

• Issued: September 14, 2019
• Closed: October 10, 2019 2:00 PM
• Awarded to Whitehall Contractors Inc.

Hatch Corporation. - Limited Tender

• Awarded: May 9, 2018- Award Notice Hatch(opens in new window)

Ontario Colleges Library Service. - Limited Tender

• Awarded: April 21, 2018- Award Notice OCLS(opens in new window)

Colliers Project Leaders Inc. - Limited Tender

• Awarded: April 1, 2018 - Award Notice Colliers GHG Project Management(opens in new window)
• Donohue Higher Education Consulting - Limited Tender
  • Awarded: April 1, 2018 - Award Notice Donohue Higher Education Consulting(opens in new window)
• Seed Interactive Inc. - Limited Tender
  • Awarded: February 28, 2018 - Award Notice Seed Interactive Inc.(opens in new window)

No Successful Contractor / Cancelled Tenders & Proposals

RE: #T-22-001 AZ Driver Training Contractor

• Issue: Thursday, March 24/22, 2022
• Closing: Friday, April 22/22 - 2:00 pm

RFQ #Q-19-002 Graduation Diplomas and Certificates

• Issued: August 23, 2019; Closed: September 12, 2019
• No Successful Contractor

Surplus Sales

View details, photos in gallery and place bid on www.govdeals.com(opens in new window) before closing date.

​Property of Confederation College - 2019. Confederation College does not authorize any company to profit from downloading and selling our tender and proposal documents.

BONFIRE Instructions

Confederation College will now be using BONFIRE(opens in new window) for document submission unless otherwise noted in proposal or tender. Documents will no longer be accepted for submission through MERX. Any proponent wishing to submit a bid on a Proposal / Tender / EOI MUST use BONFIRE.

MERX Instructions

Confederation College will now be using MERX(opens in new window) for document distribution and submission unless otherwise noted in proposal or tender. Documents will no longer be posted on the College's Purchasing Services webpage. Any proponent wishing to bid on a Proposal / Tender / EOI MUST use MERX.

For instructions on how to use MERX, please click here(opens in new window).

Alternatively, instructional videos are available on YouTube here(opens in new window).