The City issued tender 2026-RFT-013 on Aug. 14 for construction services to develop West 40 into an industrial subdivision. The tender describes two milestones: roads, drainage, ponds and the riverside cut-and-fill lot; and provisional rough grading for the remaining market lots. The City’s tender page continues to list the competition as open, with a Sept. 17, 2026 closing time of 4 p.m. EST. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The tender’s current schedule anticipates an Oct. 1 contract award and an Oct. 6 commence-work date, but both dates remain planned milestones rather than City decisions. The successful bidder would be expected to reach substantial performance by Aug. 31, 2027 and full completion by Sept. 10, 2027. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The project is aimed at creating serviced industrial land in Iqaluit. It could expand the supply of lots for future industrial uses, but the tender does not identify a successful contractor, a contract price or future lot purchasers. The provisional grading work is also not guaranteed: the City may accept, reject or negotiate provisional items after selecting a bidder. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

Interested contractors have until Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. EST to submit bids through MERX. The tender schedule anticipates City approvals by Sept. 30, an award on Oct. 1 and a work order on Oct. 6. Those dates may change, and work cannot begin until the City issues a commence-work order. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

Addendum 1 says bidders must independently source, transport and, where needed, process project materials; the City does not guarantee access to granular material stockpiled on Lot 21. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

Addendum 2 confirms that water and sewer requirements included elsewhere in the tender package do not apply to this contract. It also says the contractor will be responsible for arranging required blasting permits and aviation notices, and that the City intends to waive North 40 quarry royalties for project material under the stated credit arrangement. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗