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Local Tender Bulletin

Posted on August 30, 2010

Preparation of Design/Build Accessibility Renovations for Minden Hills Municiapl Office

PREPARATION OF DESIGN/BUILD ACCESSIBILITY RENOVATIONS FOR MINDEN HILLS MUNICIPAL OFFICE (MAIN FLOOR) AND PUBLIC WASHROOMSPROJECT NO. 2010-11

ISSUE DATE – September 1st, 2010
DUE DATE – September 8, 2010 at 12:00 noon
Sealed bids, clearly marked “PREPARATION OF DESIGN/BUILD ACCESSIBILITY RENOVATIONS FOR MINDEN HILLS MUNICIPAL OFFICE – (MAIN FLOOR) AND PUBLIC WASHROOMS –

PROJECT NO. 2010-11” will be received by the Environmental and Property Operations Manager at the Municipal Offices in Minden, 7 Milne Street, Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0 by September 8th, 2010 at 12:00 noon. No Emails or Facsimile please.Tender Forms are available at the Township Office (tax dept), or further information may be obtained by contacting Peter Brown, Environmental and Property Operations Manager, (705-286-1260 ext 216) or pbrown@mindenhills.ca.The tender opening will be on September 9th, 2010 @ 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers, Township of Minden Hills, 7 Milne Street, Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0.Awarding of this Contract is subject to successful funding approval under the Enabling Accessibility Grant. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Laura Cunliffe
Administrative Assistant/ Deputy Clerk
Township of Minden Hills
Box 359, 7 Milne Street
Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0
705-286-1260 Ext 215
705-286-4917 Fax

www.mindenhills.ca

Posted on August 30, 2010

REPLACEMENT OF ROOFING AT VARIOUS MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS

TOWNSHIP OF MINDEN HILLS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

REPLACEMENT OF ROOFING AT VARIOUS
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Project 2010-10
Minden Hills Fire Hall
Minden Hills Gallery

CLOSING: September 21, 2010 @ 12:00 noon

SEALED ENVELOPES, clearly marked “Tender for Roofing – Project 2010-10; Minden Hills Fire Hall; Minden Hills Gallery” will be received by the Environmental and Property Operations Manager at the Municipal Offices in Minden, 7 Milne Street, Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0 by September 21st, 2010 at 12:00 noon. No Emails or Facsimile please.

Tender Forms are available at the Township Office (Tax Department) or by contacting Peter Brown, Environmental and Property Operations Manager, 7 Milne Street, Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0 (705-286-1260 ext 216) or pbrown@mindenhills.ca.

Tenders will be opened on September 21st, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Award is subject to Township of Minden Hills approval.

Posted on August 17, 2010

Tender for Trophies and Centrepieces

Tender – Trophies & Centerpieces
5th Annual Business & Community Achievement Awards

The 5th annual Business and Community Achievement Awards is coming this January, 2010 and we are seeking local and distinctive tender submissions for the Trophies and Centerpieces.

Trophies

The Chamber is seeking new distinctive trophies for this years Business and Community Achievement Awards.

We have a total of 10-12 awards (to be determined) and to be given out by the Chamber to local business representatives and citizens.

The size required would be between 10×12″ to 14×16″, and must incorporate the Chamber of Commerce logo and allow a location for engraving the Chamber of Commerce logo. Each Trophy must commemorate the Chambers 75th anniversary.

The artist(s) will be featured at every opportunity, including the 75th anniversary program booklet, HHCC website, local press, and during the awards presentations.

The design concept is open to new idea and designs. Budget: $50-$60 per trophy.

Centerpieces

With a total of 21 tables of Business Executives and Haliburton County citizens, what a better way to market your design at this premiere event.

The Chamber is looking for centerpieces for the Gala Dinner that can be used at the end of the event for Door Prizes.

The preference is that the centerpiece(s) be suitable to hold a table number/name, (this is not a requirement).

Budget: $19 per centerpiece, your name/business will appear on the design and announced at the time of the door prize draw.

The artist(s) will be featured at every opportunity, including the 75th anniversary program booklet, HHCC website, local press, and during the awards presentations.

Submissions should include: a detailed drawing/sketch of your design, or prototype (plus medium and dimensions)

We are looking to our artists and artistically inclined for a style that says Haliburton Highlands to compliment this formal high-quality event for the Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce!

Deadline for submissions: September 30th, 2010

Deadline for product: January 7th, 2010

Contact Maria Micallef or Kendra Kellett, at 705-286-1760 or email kendra@haliburtonchamber.com or come in to the office at 5 Bobcaygeon Road, Minden.

The design concept for the trophies and the centerpieces is open and we welcome all suggestions, which reflect the spirit of Haliburton County and the Chamber of Commerce’s 75th year.

Posted on August 17, 2010

Winterfest 2011 ~ Call to Artists

From February 15th to 17th, 2011, Haliburton County will play host to more than 800 participants, coaches and officials who will compete in 10 sporting events. All competitors are 55 years of age or over and are great examples of what a healthy, active lifestyle can do to improve health in the senior years.

Instead of medals that may be put away in drawers, we would like to present the first, second and third place winners with a unique and usable memento of their accomplishment here in the Haliburton Highlands.

These awards must have the words: Winterfest 2011 Haliburton Highlands on them, but other than that, we are open to all design ideas. The budget is $8-$10 per piece with approximately 150 -200 pieces required per category with a maximum of $5,000 being awarded.

The winning artist/s will be featured at every opportunity, including the souvenir program, website, local press, and at pivotal events throughout Winterfest.
Submissions should include: a detailed drawing/sketch of your design (plus medium and dimensions) and an artist’s statement.

Deadline for submissions is September 10, 2010 at the Winterfest 2011 office at 739 Mountain St. in Haliburton. Please send enquires to Myke Malone at myke@winterfest2011.com or call 457-1333.

Posted on July 29, 2010

Website Re-Development & Content Management Solution

Website Re-Development & Content Management Solution

The Township of Algonquin Highlands is seeking proposals for the re-development of its Corporate Website and the provision of a Content Management Solution.

The Township’s current website was developed in 2000 to address the growing need for a presence on the internet. The Township recognizes its website should be its premiere communications tool now and into the future for relaying up-to-date pertinent information to its residents, visitors and businesses.

INTERESTED Service Providers are invited to submit SEALED PROPOSALS to the Township no later than 4:00 pm on August 20th, 2010; late proposals will not be considered. Late proposals will be returned unopened. Proposals that are faxed or forwarded by other electronic means will not be accepted.

The envelope should be clearly marked on the outside “Proposal for Website Re-Development and Content Management Solution” and should be addressed to:

Township of Algonquin Highlands
1123 North Shore Road
Minden, ON
K0M 2K0
Attention: Juanita Dempster, CAO

PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS may be obtained through the office of the undersigned.

All questions relating to the RFP must be in writing and delivered to the undersigned. No verbal interpretation will be effective to modify any component of the RFP or any contract. Only interpretations and clarifications, which are provided in writing, will be considered valid.

Any inquiry or clarification which results in a modification to the RFP will be issued as an addendum to all parties as recorded on the record of RFP’s distributed.

All bidders who download any bid opportunity from the Township of Algonquin Highlands Tenders & RFPs Web Page are to check this page often for any changes or addendums. It is the bidders sole responsibility to access this Web Page and download any changes or addendums to any bid opportunity. Any bids received that do not include posted addendums and/or change notices may be rejected.

Lowest Or Any Proposal Will Not Necessarily Be Accepted

Contact:

Gayle Short
Township of Algonquin Highlands
1123 North Shore Road, Minden, ON K0M 2K0
Tele: 705-489-2379 Fax: 705-489-3491
Email: gshort@algonquinhighlands.ca

Posted on July 21, 2010

Bus Transportation Services

Provision of Bus Transportation Services for the 2011 Ontario Senior Games

For further details visit www.winterfest2011.com
or contact: case@winterfest2011.com

739 Mountain St.,
Box 103, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
Tel: 705-457-1333

Posted on June 16, 2010

Resurfacing of Rural Section of Roadway

TENDER ADVERTISEMENT

CONTRACT NO. C01-26-10
LOCATION : COUNTY ROAD NO.1

Resurfacing of Rural Section of Roadway
Commencing at a point one (1) kilometer south of the Fowler Construction Company entrance and proceeding in a northerly direction to the intersection of County Road 18 at Barnum Lake.
SCOPE OF WORK :
•The pulverizing of the existing road surface and reshaping/grading of the roadway cross-section, and
•Placement of an additional 75mm of quarried Granular A material to the upper base course compacted and shaped to the desired cross-fall, and
•The placement of a 50mm HL4 Asphalt Surface Course for 2 lanes at a 3.25m width, and
•The placement of a 50mm Paved Shoulder at a 1.20m width, and
•Provision for paving of municipal intersections and commercial entrances, and
•Re-instatement of line work for road centerline and delineation of the paved shoulder.

SEALED TENDERS, on the forms supplied, will be received at the County Administration Building, Roads Department, 3 St. Germaine Street, Minden, Ont. until:
11:00 AM. Local time on Tuesday June 22, 2010

For Further Detailed Information
Please Contact:
Roy Haig, Engineering Services Manager
(705) 286-1762 Ext. 240
Email : rhaig@county.haliburton.on.ca

For Tender Documents Please Contact:
Angie Horner, Administrative Assistant
(705) 286-1762
E-mail: ahorner@county.haliburton.on.ca

Posted on June 16, 2010

The Minden Riverwalk Committee

The Minden Riverwalk Committee has received funding from the Haliburton County Development
Corporation. As a result, the Committee is inviting interested artists to submit a written proposal to provide some form of artwork on the Minden Riverwalk. The artwork must depict a historical/heritage theme and may be any type of medium (Riverwalk Committee reserves right to make/award with changes it deems suitable).
The Committee will require a) a sketch of the proposed artwork, b)a “detailed” costing which must include adequate installation on Township property and c)a schedule for completion (2010). The Committee will accept proposals for one (1) or two (2) pieces of artwork (not necessarily same artist) which shall not exceed $5,000.00 (for one) or $2,500.00 (each, for two).

Proposals will be accepted until 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, 2010.

Please direct questions to the Minden Riverwalk Committee
Email: mindenriverwalk@gmail.com
Phone: (705) 286-1312 (evenings only)
Mail: The Minden Riverwalk
Committee c/o Laura Cunliffe, RR#3, 2484 Deep Bay
Road, Minden, ON K0M 2K0.

5 Bobcaygeon Road, Box 147, Minden, Ontario, Canada K0M 2K0
Phone: (705) 286-1760 Fax: (705) 286-6016