Notice of Intent to Award
City of Coquitlam
NOI No. 24-004
Participation in Cooperative Buying Groups
Notice is hereby given by the City of Coquitlam (“City”) that it is a member of Canoe
Procurement Group of Canada and Sourcewell and is eligible to procure through the
cooperative contracts that are administered by Canoe and Sourcewell. The term of this
participation is from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 and may be extended annually.
Canoe and Sourcewell’s cooperative contract purchasing leverages the national purchasing
power of more than 50,000 member agencies while also streamlining the required
purchasing process. As a national municipal contracting agency, Canoe and Sourcewell
establish and provide nationally leveraged and competitively solicited purchasing contracts
under the guidance of the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law. Joint Powers laws enable
members to legally purchase through the awarded contracts.
Parties interested in becoming a vendor must follow the respective registration or
competitive solicitation processes for Canoe and Sourcewell.
More information regarding Canoe can be found here.
More information regarding Sourcewell can be found here.
Additionally, the City participates in cooperative buying using the following cooperative
buying resources:
• Lower Mainland Purchasing Group (LMPG)
• BC Government Corporate Supply Arrangement (CSA)
For additional information contact:
Mark Pain, Purchasing Manager
Email: bid@coquitlam.ca
Ph: 604-927-3037
Issue Date: December 22, 2023
File #: 03-1200-01/000/2023-1 Doc #: 5078479.v1