Opportunities

Procurement and Contracting Opportunities

  • Search begins for designers and builders of the new Royal Alberta Museum (Source: Government of Alberta. June 6, 2011). The Alberta government is inviting contractors from around the world to submit qualifications to design and build the new Royal Alberta Museum. The design-build RFQ can be accessed through the Alberta Purchasing Connection.

  • Work Starts on the BRE Scotland Innovation Park (Source: Red Book Live, November 25 2010): Work on the ground-breaking BRE Scotland Innovation Park got underway today on the former steelworks site at Ravenscraig in Lanarkshire.

  • France-Canada Technological Cooperation Program, Call for Proposals

    OSEO (FRance) and NRC-IRAP (Canada) are launching this 4th call for proposals to foster cooperation and, specifically, to identify Technological Cooperation, Innovation and R&D projects co-developed by firms in both countires. These projects may receive financial support from OSEO in France and from NRC-IRAP in Canada. This support applies to all technologies and industries.

    Interested parties should download the France-Canada Technological Cooperation Program, 4th Call for Proposals (PDF) and the Declaration of Intent Form (MSWord).

  • Electronic Plan Room (EPR)

    Public access to construction procurement opportunities is available via the Electronic Plan Room (EPR). Tendering authorities are encouraged to provide project tender information and documents to the EPR at no charge. A nominal fee is charged for downloading or printing hardcopy tender documents.

    You can access the EPR through:

  • Alberta Purchasing Connection  

    The Alberta Purchasing Connection (APC) is an easy to use tool that lets public and private sector users manage, advertise, distribute and download public purchasing opportunities for goods, services and construction for the Government of Alberta.

  • Link2Build

    Link2Build - an online portal that consolidates construction bidding opportunities from the electronic plansrooms of local construction associations across the county was launched in February 2011.

    It is a single window through which contractors gain access to more than 20,000 private and public-sector bid opportunities in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces.

  • Green Alberta

    Green Alberta provides a Green Building Products database, the latest information on Alberta’s green building industry and consulting services for manufacturers and green service providers in Alberta.

Exporting

  • Creating a Green and Sustainable Britain: Opportunities for Canadian Industry

    The following is a presentation by Jason Kee, a Trade Commissioner with the Canadian High Commission in London, UK. Jason joined the High Commission in 1998 to develop markets for the Canadian construction and building product sector. With Britain's commitment to carbon reduction through the construction sector, Jason has particularly focused on the green build sector, working with a number of well-known Canadian companies to establish their business links in the UK.

    Within Europe, Britain is leading the way in creating a low-carbon economy and the construction sector is key to this endeavor. The UK Government has set out ambitious targets for its industry which will see all new homes built to a zero-carbon standard by 2016 and all buildings by 2019.  Earlier this year, Britain outlined its most ambitious objective to date.  The Great British Refurb a long-term strategy to renovate all existing buildings to a zero-carbon standard by 2050.  This seminar will explore Britain’s plan and outline areas of opportunity to the Canadian Greenbuild sector including market entry strategies and best practices. 

  • Construction and Forestry News from the UK: Intelligence from the Canadian High Commission in the United Kingdom detailing industry trends, developments, forthcoming events and much more that will assist you in shaping your export development plans as they involve the UK market. We encourage you to sign up to receive the newsletter directly as new issues are released. This can be done through a link on the newsletter.

  • The Exporting your products section of this website has information about exporting opportunities for Alberta Businesses. To learn more about these opportunities, browse the International market profiles.

For opportunities in Alberta’s Green Building sector, see Green opportunities.

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