summary details: notice is hereby given that the cowichan valley regional district is a member of the rural municipalities of alberta's rma trade program and is eligible to procure through the cooperative contracts that are administered by rma trade. rma trade provides public sector entities access to quality and competitively priced goods and services for their everyday needs. rma trade's 800+ members and associate members represent a range of rural and urban municipalities, school districts, rural electrification associations, water irrigation districts, and not-for-profit organizations and foundations. with more than 100 approved suppliers and customized programs, rma trade members purchase on average $56 million worth of products through rma trade programs annually, making it one of the leading public sector buying groups in canada. rma trade's cooperative contract categories include, but are not limited to, the following: · capital purchasing program · office supplies program · culvert program · tire program · fuel and lubricant program · facility maintenance repairs and operations (mro) program those who are interested in becoming a vendor must follow the rma trade solicitation process. more information can be found at: https://rmalberta.com/trade/ to access rma trade tender notices, please review the bc bid website and the merx website at www.merx.com. all inquiries specific to this noi can be directed to erin annis, procurement officer, at purchasing@cvrd.bc.ca 47104316