Marketplace Engagement Session – August 25, 2026 The City of Toronto (the “City”) is undertaking early market engagement to inform the development of its next generation of winter maintenance services and invites interested suppliers and industry participants to participate in a virtual market sounding session on August 25, 2026. The City’s current winter maintenance Service includes: • Local road plowing and salting; • Sidewalk clearing; • Residential driveway windrow clearing; and • Anti-icing, salting and plowing of expressways, arterial roads, collector roads and cycling facilities. The structure and delivery model for future winter maintenance services are currently under development. The City is seeking market input to better understand industry capabilities, service delivery models, available technologies, innovative approaches , performance measures, risk considerations, and other factors that may be considered for City’s future procurement strategy. The Market Sounding Session The session will: • Provide an overview of the winter maintenance procurement initiative; • Introduce the planned Request for Information (RFI) process; and • Introduce the City Online Procurement System (SAP Ariba) • Provide an opportunity for suppliers to share their perspectives, ideas regarding the potential delivery and structure of future winter maintenance services. Participants may ask questions during the session. The City may respond to general questions where appropriate. Questions requiring further consideration may be collected for subsequent response. Questions and responses may be consolidated and posted anonymously through this notice for the benefit of the broader supplier community. Virtual Session Date: August 25, 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Format: Virtual meeting Teams Meeting Link: Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/277907656760392?p=mebjMTXDo9nMBNsInk Meeting ID: 277 907 656 760 392 Passcode: hY7rg2C9 ________________________________________ Need help? | System reference Dial in by phone +1 647-749-7152,,728117944# Canada, Toronto Find a local number Phone conference ID: 728 117 944# For organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN ________________________________________________________________________________ Participation is voluntary and open to all interested suppliers and industry participants. Participation will not affect a supplier’s eligibility for any future procurement opportunity. This market sounding is being conducted for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a commitment by the City to proceed with a procurement or to adopt any particular procurement strategy, scope, contract structure or requirements. The City is under no obligation to incorporate any information or suggestions received through this engagement into any future procurement. The City welcomes your participation and looks forward to hearing your perspectives on the future of winter maintenance services. | Contrat gouvernemental · CanPursue
Marketplace Engagement Session – August 25, 2026 The City of Toronto (the “City”) is undertaking early market engagement to inform the development of its next generation of winter maintenance services and invites interested suppliers and industry participants to participate in a virtual market sounding session on August 25, 2026. The City’s current winter maintenance Service includes: • Local road plowing and salting; • Sidewalk clearing; • Residential driveway windrow clearing; and • Anti-icing, salting and plowing of expressways, arterial roads, collector roads and cycling facilities. The structure and delivery model for future winter maintenance services are currently under development. The City is seeking market input to better understand industry capabilities, service delivery models, available technologies, innovative approaches , performance measures, risk considerations, and other factors that may be considered for City’s future procurement strategy. The Market Sounding Session The session will: • Provide an overview of the winter maintenance procurement initiative; • Introduce the planned Request for Information (RFI) process; and • Introduce the City Online Procurement System (SAP Ariba) • Provide an opportunity for suppliers to share their perspectives, ideas regarding the potential delivery and structure of future winter maintenance services. Participants may ask questions during the session. The City may respond to general questions where appropriate. Questions requiring further consideration may be collected for subsequent response. Questions and responses may be consolidated and posted anonymously through this notice for the benefit of the broader supplier community. Virtual Session Date: August 25, 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Format: Virtual meeting Teams Meeting Link: Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/277907656760392?p=mebjMTXDo9nMBNsInk Meeting ID: 277 907 656 760 392 Passcode: hY7rg2C9 ________________________________________ Need help? | System reference Dial in by phone +1 647-749-7152,,728117944# Canada, Toronto Find a local number Phone conference ID: 728 117 944# For organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN ________________________________________________________________________________ Participation is voluntary and open to all interested suppliers and industry participants. Participation will not affect a supplier’s eligibility for any future procurement opportunity. This market sounding is being conducted for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a commitment by the City to proceed with a procurement or to adopt any particular procurement strategy, scope, contract structure or requirements. The City is under no obligation to incorporate any information or suggestions received through this engagement into any future procurement. The City welcomes your participation and looks forward to hearing your perspectives on the future of winter maintenance services.