# City of Calgary tenders and contracts

By: CrewBid Team. Live open bids and numbers: https://crewbid.tech/buyers/city-of-calgary

The City of Calgary is Alberta's largest city government and one of Canada's biggest municipal buyers. It runs roads, transit, water and wastewater, parks, recreation centres, fire halls and civic buildings, and owns ENMAX and the Calgary Housing Company.

## What does it buy?

- Road, water and wastewater construction
- Snow and ice control
- Parks, landscaping and tree work
- Facility maintenance, janitorial and security
- IT and professional services

## How do I start?

Calgary posts on the Alberta Purchasing Connection and its own site. Large tenders draw strong competition, so many crews start with smaller requests for quotes or subcontracting.

## How much before it posts a job publicly?

- Goods and services of $75,000 or more: Open, competitive procurement
- Construction of $200,000 or more: Open, competitive procurement

These levels come from the trade agreements the City follows. Smaller work is bought under the City’s own process, so check its supplier pages for how to be invited.

## Sources

- [City of Calgary](https://www.calgary.ca/)
- [Find and compete for government contracts (Government of Alberta)](https://www.alberta.ca/find-and-compete-for-government-contracts)
- [City of Calgary procurement policy](https://www-prd.calgary.ca/buy-sell/supply-to-city/procurement-policy.html)