The Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) purchases and procures various goods, services and construction necessary for school and office operations. We are committed to environmentally responsible, efficient and cost-effective procurement.
Find our Procurement Policy and Procurement Regulations on our Policies and Regulations page.
Doing business with GECDSB
Are you interested in becoming a vendor with GECDSB? Please contact us at [email protected] to request a Vendor Application Form. Submit your completed form and you will be added to our official bidder's list.
Bid opportunities
GECDSB uses publicboard.bidsandtenders.ca to post Pre-qualifications, Requests for Proposals and Tenders and interested vendors must obtain the bid documents from this website.
Suppliers interested in doing business with GECDSB will find all opportunities, such as Pre-qualifications, Requests for Proposals and Tender posted from October 27, 2021 onward on their supplier portal at publicboard.bidsandtenders.ca. Opportunities posted prior to this date will continue to be available through Biddingo.
With bids&tenders, GECDSB can ensure its procurement processes are efficient, communicate more easily with suppliers, reduce administrative burdens, and ultimately deliver greater value on its infrastructure projects and service delivery.
If you are not currently registered with bids&tenders, please visit their website at www.bidsandtenders.com, e-mail them at [email protected] or call them at 800-594-4798 to make arrangements to register.
Broader Public Sector requirements
As a Broader Public Sector (BPS) organization, school boards must adhere to the requirements of the BPS Procurement Directive. One of the requirements is to post all bid opportunities that exceed $100,000 nationally and electronically.
Purchasing property for new schools
As part of the student accommodation review processes and when considering residential growth, we may require new property at certain times.
As part of our due diligence process when purchasing new property, we use a number of tools to help us identify risks, required actions and costs associated with potential properties. These could include:
- Building condition (if applicable)
- Bussing condition (if applicable)
- Contractual arrangements
- Cultural heritage
- Environmental
- Geotechnical
- Land use
- Natural hazards
- Natural heritage
- Property characteristics - land area and frontage
- Property title review
- Property value
- Servicing
- Site location in the school catchment
- Surrounding land use compatibility
- Transportation access