Create Account

City of Nanaimo welcomes all new vendors to register and become plan takers for online bid and tender opportunities.

If this is your first time visiting the online bid and tender opportunities we invite you to create an account by clicking Create Account below.

Why would you want to create an account?

  • City of Nanaimo requires all vendor contact information for plan takers.
  • You can easily sign in on your next visit without having to enter the same information.

For detailed instructions please refer to the Vendor User Guide

Note: it is the vendor's responsibility to keep his or her profile information current and correct.

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA): Information collected on this form is done so under the general authority 
of the Community Charter and FOIPPA, and is protected in accordance with FOIPPA. Personal information will only be used by authorized 
staff to fulfill the purpose for which it was originally collected, or for a use consistent with that purpose. For more information, please visit 
the Legislative Services Department at 455 Wallace Street, call 250 755 4405 or email foi@nanaimo.ca.

The City recognizes that a prospective Bidder may also be an individual and may wish to protect their privacy.  In this event the prospective Bidder is wishing to register to receive access to the Bid Opportunity but is reluctant to allow their personal information to be made public.  In this instance, the individual must first contact the City’s Procurement division prior to registering for the opportunity.  Email Procurement Procurement@nanaimo.ca or call 250-756-5319.

Kindly note that upon completion of registration, the submitted information will appear on the list of plan takers and cannot be modified or concealed.

Organization Details

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Certified Diverse Supplier

A certified diverse supplier is any business or enterprise that is certified by a Supplier Certification Organization to be more than 51% (majority) owned, managed and controlled by persons belonging to an equity-seeking community or a social purpose enterprise. These communities include, but are not limited to, women, Indigenous people, visible minorities/racialized people, veterans, persons with disabilities and Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and additional sexually and gender diverse people (2SLGBTQI+) community. Agencies may request proof of Certification during the bidding process.


   

EMERGENCY VENDOR DATABASE

Would you like to be an Emergency Vendor? This is not a commitment to purchase. 
If you click YES, the system will request additional contact information for your company that would allow organizations using bids&tenders to reach out to you to provide a good and/or service in the event of an emergency. 
   

Categories

Choose the category(s) from the list below that your company would like to be informed of. We suggest that you utilize the search feature below. For example, if your business is  "Janitorial”, type “janitorial” in the keyword field and your results will be displayed. If you cannot find a specific sub category click the main category to ensure you receive all notifications in that category.
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No Match

Agency Notifications

Please specify which agencies you would like to receive new bid notifications from.

Agency Notifications

Contact(s)

Inviting a Contact

In order to add a contact to the company profile, click on the “invite another contact” button and type the contact name and email address of the person you wish to add.

Your invited contacts will receive an email invitation from the Bidding System to create their own login to the Bidding System  If you are an invited company contact it is imperative that you create your login from the link contained in the email invitation. DO NOT go directly to the Bid Opportunity website and create a separate vendor account. It is your sole responsibility to keep your additional invited contact(s) current and delete any contacts that you DO NOT want to have access to your profile

Password Hint
Your password must be at least 6 characters in length, have 2 upper case characters and at least 1 special character (!@#$&*)