Smoky Lake Regional Economic Development Framework

Location: Alberta
Posted: Aug 13, 2026
Due: Sep 15, 2026
Agency: Government of Alberta
Type of Government: State & Local
Category:
  • A - Research and development
Solicitation No: AB-2026-05705
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Basic Information
APC Reference # AB-2026-05705
Internal Reference # ACP-IC-2026-01
Title Smoky Lake Regional Economic Development Framework
Status OPEN
Posting Type OPEN-COMPETITIVE
Solicitation Type RFP
Category Services
Contracting Organization Town of Smoky Lake
Posting Date & Time (MT) 08/13/2026 11:22 AM
Closing Date & Time (MT) 09/15/2026 12:00 PM
Region(s) of Delivery Alberta,Smoky Lake,Smoky Lake County,Vilna,Waskatenau
Estimated Contract Start Date 10/12/2026
Estimated Contract End Date 10/13/2028
Contact Person Pam Routhier
Contact Title Development Officer
Contact Email development@smokylake.ca
Contact Phone (780) 656-3674
Organization Address Box 460, 56 Wheatland Ave., Smoky Lake, Alberta, T0A 3C0, Canada

PURPOSE:
Create a framework for delivering economic development services on a regional basis through intermunicipal collaboration. This will be a new service for the Town of Smoky Lake, Smoky Lake County, Village of Waskatenau, and Village of Vilna (i.e, the "Smoky Lake Region").

ACTIVITIES:
-Set up a regional economic development organization with a governance structure, strategy, corporate identity and marketing/data platform for the EDC to represent.
-Complete Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) project to gather data and create the business relationships necessary for the Partnership to succeed.
-Engage in near-term projects identified by the BRE project that can be completed by early 2028.
-Promote the region and its communities as a place to invest, work and live.

UNSPSC Commodity Codes
Code Description Code Level
80101600 Project management Class
80101602 Regional or location studies for projects Commodity
80101603 Economic or financial evaluation of projects Commodity
80101606 Project monitoring and evaluation Commodity
81121500 Economic analysis Class
81121505 Economic development consultancy Commodity
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