Aggregate tender notices

Tenders closing date extended

Overview

Receiving successful award for a bid involves:

• obtaining a surface material exploration (SME) authorization
• completing exploration
• submitting a bid that meets all requirements described below
• if you are the successful bidder, completing the standard application requirements for a surface materials lease (SML) including the application fee

Tenders

Tender submission information and form

Aggregate-2024-Unit 1 – Closing postponed indefinitely

Minimum bid $2,000 per acre.

Field Contact: Vicki Lukan, Lands Officer

The tendered lands are within the NW-06-075-04-W5 and SW-06-075-04-W5.

• Shapefile (not encrypted)
• Sketch plan

Aggregate-2024-Unit 2 – Closing postponed indefinitely

Minimum bid $2,000 per acre.

Field Contact: Vicki Lukan, Lands Officer

The tendered lands are within NE-06-075-04-W5, SE-06-075-04-W5 and NW-06-075-04-W5 and SW-06-075-04-W5.

• Shapefile (not encrypted)
• Sketch plan
• Tenders have been extended to November 22, 2024, at 2 pm MDT
• Calls for tenders are listed by unit number, for example, Aggregate-2024-Unit 1.
• Each unit number is a separate call for tenders.
• Bidders may tender one bid per unit.
• If bidders wish to bid on more than one unit, they must submit separate bid submissions in separate sealed envelopes, individually labelled as below.
• Each bid package must enclose:
  • a completed Crown land tender, bonus bid form
  • payment by certified cheque, money order or bank draft; made payable to the Government of Alberta, quoting the tender unit number on the payment.
• Each bid package must be submitted to the following address by the specified time in an addressed, sealed envelope including a return mailing address, and clearly marked to the attention of Aggregate Tenders including the unit number, as follows:

Public Lands Disposition Management
ATTENTION: Aggregate Tenders
5th Floor, 9915 108 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta  T5K 2G8

Unit number (for example, Aggregate-2024-Unit 1)

• Submitted bids may not be withdrawn or countermanded.
• Public opening of the tenders will take place immediately following tender closing in Boardroom 5A of our office.
• The ministry, at its sole discretion, may deem a bid incomplete or incorrect per stated requirements, and reject it.
• The minimum bid is $2,000 per acre. Following award, if the successful bidder fails to complete all of the application requirements, $2,000 of the total bid will be forfeit, and the balance of the tendered amount will be returned. The ministry may then, at its discretion, either award the tender to the next most qualified bidder, re-offer the lands for tender, or cancel the tender.
• Any payments included with unsuccessful or rejected bids will be returned after the tender closing date.
• The successful bidder, upon award of the disposition, will be responsible for all applicable fees, rent, and royalties under the Public Lands Act.
• The ministry reserves the right to cancel the tender without prior notice to the public.

Tender acceptance requirements

• Individual bidders must be 18 years of age or older.
• Bidders must have conducted exploration of the site under a Surface Materials Exploration authorization (see below).
• Bidders who are Government of Alberta employee(s) are to follow section 24 of the Public Service Act and adhere to the Code of Conduct and Ethics for the Public Service of Alberta.
• A bidder who is a company, corporation, or association must be registered and active in the Alberta Corporate Registry and be authorized to conduct business in Alberta.
• All tender details including names and amounts become public information after the tenders have been opened by the ministry.

Surface Material Exploration prior to tender bid submission

An SME authorization allows for testing the quantity and quality of sand and gravel on specific Crown lands.

Anyone interested in testing the tender bid areas must submit an SME-Exploration – Tender-Bonus Bid in the Electronic Disposition System (EDS).

Note: The SME application is for lands in Unit 1 and Unit 2. Applicants must include the following with their application: 

• Aggregate-2024-Unit 1
  • LAT report
  • PCS zipfile
  • Sketch plan
• Aggregate-2024-Unit 2
  • LAT report
  • PCS zipfile
  • Sketch plan

Award conditions

• The successful bidder must submit a complete SML application including the application fee within 60 days of being notified of their winning bid. Read more about application requirements.
• Access to the tendered land requires a separate disposition application for access, unless otherwise indicated.
• The disposition will be issued to the successful bidder only in the names listed on the Crown land tender/bonus bid, changes will not be accepted.
• The successful bidder will be issued the tendered disposition for a 10-year term.

Resources

• Crown land tenders guide
• Crown land tender, bonus bid form

Contact

Connect with Public Lands Disposition Management:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 310-LAND (5263)
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected] or the Lands Officer listed above

Address:
5th Floor, South Petroleum Plaza
9945 108 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta  T5K 2G8