The 2026–27 winter season is NOW — municipalities are posting snow and ice contracts. Several close within 3 weeks. We scan CanadaBuys, BC Bid, MERX and municipal portals and email you the contracts you can actually win.
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Most close within 3 weeks. Cities, counties, and school boards are posting snow removal and ice control RFPs right now — this is your window. Don't wait until the snow flies.
Three steps to start winning government winter maintenance contracts — no experience required.
Let us know where you operate and what equipment you have. We tailor every list to your capabilities.
Federal (CanadaBuys), provincial BC Bid, MERX, and municipal tender sites — the ones most snow contractors never check.
One plain-English email every Tuesday. Deadlines confirmed. Reminders 48 hours before closing.
Every Tuesday, a complete package designed to get your snow & ice bid submitted on time.
Winter maintenance is predictable money — seasonal contracts with guaranteed minimums plus on-call rates. Multi-year options available.
From municipal road networks to school board parking lots — we find the full range so you pick the right fit.
Each tender specifies what trucks, plows, salters, and loaders are needed. We flag tenders that match your fleet.
We email you two days before every closing date. You'll never miss a filing window again.
Every closing date is clicked and confirmed on the source notice before it's sent. No guessed dates, ever.
Here are three live winter maintenance contracts our subscribers saw this week. This is what lands in your inbox every Tuesday.
Winter maintenance for 12 government office locations including plowing, salting, and walkway clearing. Contractor provides all equipment and materials. On-call response within 4 hours of snowfall.
Plowing, salting, and sanding of regional roads and municipal parking lots. Divided into 4 zones — contractors can bid on one or more. Requires heavy-duty plow trucks, spreaders, and loaders.
Sidewalk, parking lot, and entryway clearing for 8 elementary schools in Edmonton's southwest. Includes pre-treatment with brine where required. Equipment: 1-ton truck with plow, walk-behind snow blowers for pathways. Response within 3 hours of snowfall.
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Everything you need to know about Snow Removal Bid Alerts Canada.
Seasonal snow removal and ice control contracts from municipalities, counties, school boards, provincial ministries, and federal properties (PSPC). This includes road plowing, sidewalk clearing, parking lot maintenance, pre-treatment (brine/salt), and on-call storm response. Some contracts are multi-year.
It varies by contract. Some require heavy-duty plow trucks with spreaders; others are walk-behind sidewalk work for schools and small lots. Every tender in our weekly email includes the specific equipment requirements so you know at a glance whether your fleet fits. We flag tenders that match light, medium, or heavy equipment.
Yes. Many school board and small-municipality contracts are sized for single-truck operators. Zone-based road contracts let you bid on the area you already service. Smaller contracts have fewer bidders (2–4 is common) and lower insurance requirements. Your first government snow contract is likely the smallest one on our list.
We click through to every source notice and confirm the closing date before it goes into the email. If a deadline has been extended, we update it. No scraped data, no machine guesses — a human confirms every date. This is why we can guarantee you'll never miss a deadline because of a wrong date.
Typically $1M–$2M commercial general liability plus WSIB/WCB clearance. Larger road contracts may require $5M coverage. Every tender in our weekly email includes the specific insurance and bonding requirements so you know exactly what's needed. We never send a tender without confirming these details.
3–10 live snow/ice contracts per week during peak season (late summer through early winter). The volume spikes in August–October as municipalities post winter RFPs before the first snowfall. You'll never see irrelevant results — every contract is hand-picked for snow and ice contractors.
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