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CrewBid Team
The people behind CrewBid
The CrewBid Team gathers public service tenders from across Canada in one place and explains each one in plain language, so small crews can find the work larger firms pay estimators to watch.
How the guides are checked
Every guide and article is written and fact-checked by a person against the official sources it links to: provincial and federal procurement pages, BC Laws, WorkSafeBC and the buyers' own documents. We may use an open-source AI model to help outline or proofread, but a person reads and checks every line before it's published. Spot something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Guides by CrewBid Team (65)
- How Alberta municipalities buy trade and service work Alberta
- How Alberta school divisions buy maintenance and trade work Alberta
- How to find and win public contracts in Atlantic Canada Across Canada
- How to find and win public contracts in Manitoba Across Canada
- How to find and win public contracts in Ontario Across Canada
- How to find and win public contracts in Quebec Across Canada
- How to find and win public contracts in Saskatchewan Across Canada
- How to get a COR or SECOR in Alberta through ACSA Alberta
- How to register on Alberta Purchasing Connection (APC) Alberta
- How to sell to BC colleges and universities By buyer type
- How to sell to BC Crown corporations By buyer type
- How to win asbestos abatement contracts in BC By trade
- How to win depreciation report and condition assessment contracts in BC By trade
- How to win door, window and glazing contracts in BC By trade
- How to win excavation and civil works contracts in BC By trade
- How to win garbage and recycling contracts in BC By trade
- How to win general contracting and renovation work from BC public buyers By trade
- How to win handyman and general maintenance contracts in BC By trade
- How to win marine, wharf and dock contracts in BC By trade
- How to win mould remediation contracts in BC By trade
- How to win painting contracts in BC By trade
- How to win paving and line painting contracts in BC By trade
- How to win property management contracts from BC public buyers By trade
- How to win septic, sewer and drain cleaning contracts in BC By trade
- How to win water and fire restoration contracts in BC By trade
- Paperwork for Alberta public contracts Alberta
- Snow removal contracts in Alberta public work Alberta
- WCB-Alberta coverage and clearance letters for contractors Alberta
- When do Alberta public buyers have to post a tender? Alberta
- Tender words in plain English: RFQ, RFP, ITT and more Getting started
- Federal contracts in BC: how Ottawa buys locally By buyer type
- How BC municipalities and regional districts buy services By buyer type
- How BC school districts buy maintenance and services By buyer type
- How standing offers and pre-qualified supplier lists work Pricing and writing the bid
- How to ask questions during a tender and handle addenda Pricing and writing the bid
- How to build a safety program for a small crew in BC Requirements and paperwork
- How to find and bid on public tenders in Alberta from BC Alberta
- How to get a debrief after losing a public bid Pricing and writing the bid
- How to get bonded for public contracts in BC Requirements and paperwork
- How to get COR safety certification in BC Requirements and paperwork
- How to price a multi-year public service contract Pricing and writing the bid
- How to read a tender in an hour and build a compliance checklist Pricing and writing the bid
- How to read the insurance clause in a BC tender Requirements and paperwork
- How to register on BC Bid as a supplier Registering on portals
- How to register on CanadaBuys and bid on federal contracts Registering on portals
- How to sell to BC health authorities By buyer type
- How to show references and experience in a public tender Pricing and writing the bid
- How to win government contracts in BC as a small trade business Getting started
- How to win HVAC maintenance contracts in BC By trade
- How to win IT, web and software contracts in BC By trade
- How to win janitorial and custodial contracts in BC By trade
- How to win landscaping and grounds maintenance contracts in BC By trade
- How to win municipal snow removal contracts in BC By trade
- How to win pest control contracts in BC By trade
- How to win roofing contracts in BC By trade
- How to win security and patrol contracts in BC By trade
- How to win window washing contracts in BC By trade
- How to write an RFP proposal that scores well Pricing and writing the bid
- Should you bid? A bid or no-bid checklist for small crews Pricing and writing the bid
- Subcontracting on public contracts: the side door into public work Pricing and writing the bid
- The paperwork BC public buyers ask for Requirements and paperwork
- What being prime contractor means on a BC public job Requirements and paperwork
- When BC public buyers have to post a tender (and why you don't see small jobs) Getting started
- Where BC public tenders are posted, and which ones to watch Registering on portals
- WorkSafeBC coverage for contractors bidding on public work Requirements and paperwork
Articles by CrewBid Team (42)
- A sample bid, start to finish Winning more bids
- Anatomy of a tender: what each section means and what to watch How public buying works
- RFQ vs RFP vs ITT, RFSQ and RFI: the difference, and how to answer each How public buying works
- Standing offers, supplier lists and contracts: what's the difference? How public buying works
- BC's Construction Prompt Payment Act, and what changes when it starts Trends and changes
- Build a bid library once, answer tenders in hours Running a crew that bids
- Change orders and extra work on public contracts Running a crew that bids
- Contract A: the Canadian tender law every bidder should know How public buying works
- Direct awards, ACANs and notices of intent explained How public buying works
- Does the lowest bid always win? Not quite Winning more bids
- Getting paid on public contracts: cash flow, holdbacks and late invoices Running a crew that bids
- Green and low-carbon requirements in public tenders Trends and changes
- Hiring for a contract you just won Running a crew that bids
- How public buyers check your references Winning more bids
- How to keep a public contract when it comes up for renewal Running a crew that bids
- How to read award notices and bid results Winning more bids
- Indigenous procurement: the federal 5 percent target and what it means in BC Trends and changes
- Inside the evaluation room: how public bids are scored How public buying works
- Mandatory site meetings, and why missing one ends your bid Winning more bids
- Nine ways good bids get thrown out Winning more bids
- Public versus private work: the honest trade-offs Running a crew that bids
- Should you buy equipment to win a public contract? Running a crew that bids
- Social value in BC tenders: living wages, local hiring and community benefits Trends and changes
- Stacking seasonal contracts into year-round work Running a crew that bids
- The one-page executive summary that wins proposals Winning more bids
- The records that protect you on a public contract Running a crew that bids
- The shift to e-bidding and open procurement data Trends and changes
- The unit-rate trap in public tenders Winning more bids
- Using AI to read tenders without getting burned Trends and changes
- What a public buyer is actually worried about How public buying works
- What the federal Buy Canadian policy means for small contractors Trends and changes
- When only one firm bids on a public contract Winning more bids
- When you win a contract, do you inherit the workers? BC's retendering rules Running a crew that bids
- Where small crews beat big firms on public contracts Winning more bids
- Who's who in BC public buying, from cities to Crowns How public buying works
- Why Alberta is open to BC crews: the New West Partnership Trends and changes
- Why BC tenders bunch up: the public budget calendar How public buying works
- Why public tenders get cancelled, and what to do about it How public buying works
- Why the best public contracts come back every few years How public buying works
- Working for First Nations as buyers Trends and changes
- Working in more than one town? Mobile business licences in BC Running a crew that bids
- Your first public contract: what the first year really looks like Winning more bids