The City of Canandaigua Department of Public Works seeks bids for a turnkey replacement of the overhead doors and operators at Fire Station #2. The work includes purchasing and installing four overhead doors and four electric garage door openers; a pre-bid meeting is scheduled at the station for October 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Bids are due November 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
The City of Canandaigua Department of Public Works seeks bids for a turnkey replacement of the overhead doors and operators at Fire Station #2. The work includes purchasing and installing four overhead doors and four electric garage door openers; a pre-bid meeting is scheduled at the station for October 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Bids are due November 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Buyer Attributes
Key metrics and characteristics
Census ID
Government ID for mapping buyers across datasets.
190969
Employee FTE
Full-time equivalent employees.
135.2
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
10,347
Procurement Hell Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
54 / 100
Propensity to Spend
How likely this buyer is to spend on new technology based on operating budget trends.
CautiousAggressive
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AI Adoption Score
How likely this buyer is to adopt new AI technologies.
ConservativeEarly Adopter
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Startup Friendliness
How often this buyer champions startups and early adoption.
Sole Source:If sale is less than $20,000, use sole source.
Coops:Frequently procures through Sourcewell or OMNIA Partners; you can gain access through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform — reach out to your Starbridge contact to pursue onboarding.
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Use when the product is unique/proprietary and essential to operations. Purchasing is decentralized—work directly with the relevant department head to draft the sole source justification. For purchases over $20,000, prepare for formal approval at a City Council meeting. Expect to submit a written justification and route it for department and Council approvals.
Agency-specific vendor registration, compliance steps, and approval routing shape the purchasing timeline.
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City of Canandaigua has used cooperative purchasing before; this is the primary, efficient path to avoid formal bidding. Reach out to your Starbridge contact through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform to get onboarded to the recommended path.
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Full playbooks include agency-specific workflows, thresholds, and vendor benchmarks.
Early Buyer Signals
Board meetings and strategic plans from City of Canandaigua
City of Canandaigua Strategic Plan 2012-2013
Date: Apr 5, 2012Type: Strategic Plan
This document outlines the City of Canandaigua's strategic plan for 2012-2013, building upon reaffirmed vision, mission, and core values. The plan is structured around six main goals: enhancing the city's beautiful and historic lakeside character, ensuring a safe community, proactively reinvesting in infrastructure for a full-service community, leading in commerce through development and tourism, continuously improving governmental operations, and demonstrating leadership in environmental stewardship. The overarching vision is to foster an economically vibrant, safe, lakeside community excelling in culture, commerce, governance, education, and healthcare.
City of Canandaigua Strategic Plan 2016-2017
Date: Sep 1, 2017Type: Strategic Plan
The City of Canandaigua's strategic plan outlines goals for enhancing its character as a beautiful, historic lakeside community, ensuring public safety, and delivering comprehensive services through infrastructure investment. It also aims to lead in commerce by fostering lakefront development, revitalizing downtown, and establishing itself as a prime destination. Furthermore, the plan focuses on continuously improving governmental operations and promoting environmental stewardship through resource conservation.
Canandaigua City Council City Council Minutes
Key Contacts
Public-sector contacts connected to City of Canandaigua.
Who manages procurement and purchasing for City of Canandaigua?
The City Manager administers procurement and purchasing for the City of Canandaigua, with legislative oversight by the City Council under the Council‑Manager form of government. Departmental contacts and the City Council provide specific approval authorities and operational oversight.
Where does City of Canandaigua post bids and RFPs?
The City of Canandaigua posts bids, RFPs, and contract opportunities on its official Bids page on the CivicEngage portal (https://www.canandaiguanewyork.gov/Bids.aspx). Vendors can create a CivicEngage account and subscribe to NotifyMe® for email and text alerts of new postings.
How do vendors complete vendor registration with City of Canandaigua?
Vendors doing business with the City of Canandaigua must file an up‑to‑date W‑9 with the Treasurer's Office and may create a CivicEngage account on the City website to subscribe to NotifyMe® for bid alerts. Contact the Treasurer for payment and vendor‑record questions.
Native sync to Salesforce & HubSpot
Date: Aug 17, 2026Type: Meeting mention
The council discussed several administrative and financial items. This included a schedule update for Main Street repaving, notification regarding the closure of Kershaw Swim Beach, and the authorization of a public hearing concerning a property tax levy override. The council also approved a contract renewal with Finger Lakes Television for broadcasting services and authorized a capital budget amendment for engineering and design work at the Water Treatment Plant. Additionally, the council introduced a local law to authorize a real property tax levy in excess of the established limit for the upcoming fiscal year.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
Meeting signals
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Track City of Canandaigua meetings, strategic plans, and budget discussions before the public bid appears.
Does City of Canandaigua use cooperative purchasing or piggyback contracts?
Chapter 161 (Purchasing Policies and Procedures) of the City of Canandaigua Code permits cooperative purchasing, including purchases from State or County contracts and certain agency sources; vendors must document the underlying contract when relying on these authorities.
What procurement requirements does City of Canandaigua publish for vendors?
The City of Canandaigua requires vendors to file an up‑to‑date W‑9 with the Treasurer's Office; Chapter 161 also requires the 'required security' (bonding) for sealed bids and public‑works contracts. Vendors must review each solicitation for specific forms, insurance, and submission instructions.
Where can vendors find procurement policies and standard terms for City of Canandaigua?
Procurement policies and standard terms for the City of Canandaigua are codified in Chapter 161 (Purchasing Policies and Procedures) of the City Code on eCode360 (https://ecode360.com/11770825). Chapter 161 addresses award standards, emergency and sole‑source procurements, bond/security requirements, and methods for quotes and sealed bids.