Affordable Housing Strategy RFP
Doing Business with the County
The County of Essex procures goods and services in a manner that is open, fair and transparent, and that best demonstrates value for public money. The county and hundreds of the other municipalities use Bids and Tenders to post their initiatives. For more information, please visit the Bids and Tenders website.
Fundamental Procurement Principles
The four fundamental procurement principles are to acquire goods and services in a manner that is:
- Open (encourages competition);
- Fair (ensuring equal treatment);
- Transparent (stands the test of public scrutiny); and
- Compliant (with the county's Procurement Policy and Procurement By-law).
What We Buy and Who We Buy For
Below you will find the information you need to do business with the County of Essex.
Bidding |
| Please log in to Bids and Tenders to view current bid opportunities. Create an account if you are a first-time vendor. |
Purchasing By-law and Procedures |
| Tenders and proposals will be called, received, evaluated, accepted and processed in accordance with the county's Procurement By-law and policy. Vendors retained by the County of Essex will enter a contract and agree to Standard Terms and Conditions. |
Vendors of Record |
| County of Essex 2020 Vendors of Record Roster Categories. |
County of Essex Buying Groups |
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Planned Procurements |
Infrastructure and Planning Services planned procurements for 2024:
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Accessibility Standards |
| The County of Essex is committed to providing equal treatment to people with disabilities with respect to the use and benefit of County services, programs, and goods in a manner that respects their dignity and that is equitable in relation to the broader public. All contractors with the County must comply with all laws applicable to the performance of the work.
Third party Contractors who deal with the public or other third parties on behalf of the County, as well as contractors who participate in developing County policies, practices or procedures governing the provision of goods and services to members of the public or other third parties, must conform with the Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”), in particular the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service, O. Reg. 429/07 as well as the Integrated Accessibility Standards, O. Reg. 191/11. Pursuant to section 6 of Ontario Regulation 429/07, Accessibility Standards for Customer Service (the "Customer Service Regulation"), made under the AODA, Contractors who deal with the public or other third parties on behalf of the County, as well as Contractors who participate in developing County policies, practices or procedures governing the provision of goods and services to members of the public or other third parties shall ensure that all of its employees, agents, volunteers, or others for whom it is responsible, receive training about the provision of goods and services provided to people with disabilities. The Accessible Customer Service Training shall be provided in accordance with section 6 of the Customer Service Regulation and shall include, without limitation, a review of the purposes of the AODA and the requirements of the Customer Service Regulation, as well as instruction regarding all matters set out in section 6 of the Customer Service Regulation. Pursuant to section 7 of Ontario Regulation 191/11, Integrated Accessibility Standard (the "Integrated Regulation"), made under the AODA, Contractors who provide goods, services or facilities on behalf of the County shall ensure that all of its employees, agents, volunteers, or others for whom it is responsible, receive training on the requirements of the accessibility standards referred to in the Integrated Regulation and on the Human Rights Code as it pertains to persons with disabilities. The Contractor shall submit to the County or Ministry, if requested, documentation describing its accessibility training policies, practices and procedures, and a summary of the contents of training, together with a record of the dates on which training is provided and the number of attendees. The County reserves the right to require the Contractor, at the Contractor’s expense, to amend its accessibility policies, practices and procedures if the County deems them not to be in compliance with the requirements of the Customer Service Regulation and/or the Integrated Regulation. The Contractor shall only assign those employees who have successfully completed training in accordance with such Regulations to provide services to, or on behalf of, the County. The Contractor shall ensure that any information, products, deliverables and/or communication (as defined in the Integrated Regulation) produced pursuant to the Contract shall be in conformity with World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA and shall be provided in accessible Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF/UA, etc. The PAC PDF Document Checker Tool (Free to Download) will check PDF documents for accessibility compliance with PDF/UA Standards (Formerly ISO 14289). A compliance report is also available through this tool. Please see the County's accessibility policies for more information. |
Freedom of Information Requests and Protection of Privacy |
| The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act establishes a general right of access to records held by municipal governments and local agencies, boards and commissions. For more information see our Privacy Policy and Freedom of Information page. |
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