Tender Document
MUNICIPAL SURPLUS LAND FOR SALE:30 FRONT STREET, STURGEON FALLS
SITE INSPECTION DATE: April 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
BID CLOSING DATE: April 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Tender Document 2026-024– 30 Front Street (pdf)
Tender Notice
Pursuant to Resolution No. 2025-294B, the following property has been declared surplus by the Corporation of the Municipality of West Nipissing:
- LAND DESCRIPTION:
Lots 7, 8, 9, 10 W/S Ottawa St.
Lot 7, 8, 9, 10 E/S Montreal St.
Registered Plan 14, except SF5198
Town of Sturgeon Falls
Municipality of West Nipissing
District of Nipissing
49078-0229, 49078-0613, 49078-0615
- A reserve bid of NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($900,000.00) THOUSAND DOLLARShas been set.
- The tender document shall be signed on all pages and complete in all respects. The tender must be accompanied by a minimum deposit of ten (10%) per cent of the amount bid in the form of a certified cheque, money order or bank draft and made payable to The Corporation of the Municipality of West Nipissing. The deadline for submitting the tender is April 29, 2026 at the Municipal office at 225 Holditch Street, Suite 101, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, P2B 1T1 and must be clearly marked as TENDER NO. 2026-024 30 FRONT STREET, STURGEON FALLS PROPERTY TENDER. Electronic submissions will not be accepted.
- Bids will be opened immediately after the bid closing time and will be available via live stream on the municipality’s website. Bids received after the official closing time will be considered late and will not be accepted and will be returned, unopened to the bidder.
- Unsuccessful bidders’ tender deposits will be refunded, without interest within a reasonable period of time following consideration and award of the tender. Once successful bidders have been determined, the Mayor and Municipal Clerk shall execute all transfers and other documents which may be required in order to complete the transaction.
- The submission of bids does not obligate the Municipality to accept any bid or to proceed further with the sale of the surplus lands. The Municipality may, in its sole discretion, elect not to proceed with the sale of the surplus lands in whole or in part and may elect not to accept any or all bids for any reason or to cancel the sale of the lands without any obligation whatsoever to bidders.
General Terms and Conditions for Sale
- Location and General Description
(a) The property for sale is located at 30 Front Street, Sturgeon Falls, in the Municipality of West Nipissing, and legally described as
Lots 7, 8, 9, 10 W/S Ottawa St
Lot 7, 8, 9, 10 E/S Montreal St.
Registered Plan 14, except SF5198
Pt. Montreal St, Plan 14 being Part 8, 36R13818
Pt. Lot 7, W/S Montreal St, Plan 14, being Part 6, 36R-13818
Town of Sturgeon Falls
Municipality of West Nipissing
District of Nipissing
49078-0229, 49078-0613, 49078-0615
(b) The Property is approximately 0.8 hectares (2 acres) in size and has approximately 90m (297’) of frontage on Highway 17 (Front Street). The property is serviced by full municipal services including sewer, water and hydro.
(c) The building is a modern two-storey slab-on-grade construction. The main floor consists of approximately 4,568 square feet and the second floor/mezzanine consists of 2,513 square feet. The main floor consists of a reception area, office space, a kitchenette and accessible washrooms. The second floor consists of a large meeting/boardroom which has access by both elevator and stairs. There are accessible washrooms on the second floor as well. There are three entrances to the building and a patio and decking. The building has been used historically as a tourist information centre and, more recently, as municipal office space. It is expressly stipulated that the Tender Price shall include the lands, buildings and chattels herein described, on an as-is, where-is” basis.
(d) The property also includes a storage steel Quonset metal building located in the southwest corner of the property.
(e) Approximately 1,500 square feet of the main floor of the building is currently occupied by a tenant, whose tenancy is month-to-month.
- Title
Title to the Property is or will be at the time of closing, registered in the name of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Nipissing.
- Contact Address
For any further details/clarification, the applicants may contact : Melanie Ducharme, Municipal Clerk, mducharme@westnipissing.ca
- Application
Sealed Tenders clearly marked as to their contents on the prescribed Tender form and all pages of this tender document should be signed in token of acceptance and submitted in original to the Municipal Office, 101-225 Holditch Street, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, P2B 1T1 on or before 2:00PM on April 29, 2026.
- Site Inspection
Bidders shall completely familiarize themselves with all prevailing rules, regulations, statutory obligations, etc., required for the transfer of property by way of outright sale and for further developments after purchase of the property. A Site Inspection will be held on April 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. No other opportunities for viewing the property will be permitted and any unauthorized entry on the property will be subject to trespass.
- Sale by Tender
The highest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted. The Municipality may decide, at its sole discretion, that no bid submitted will be accepted. If the Municipality elects to reject all bids, the bidders will be notified and the Municipality will not be liable to any bidder in preparing the bid, damages, loss of anticipated profit in connection with the bid or any matter whatsoever.
- Deposit
The Tender document shall be accompanied by a minimum deposit of ten (10%) percent of the bid amount in the form of certified cheque, money order or bank draft and made payable to the Corporation of the Municipality of West Nipissing. Only the two (2) highest bidder’s deposits will be held until an Agreement of Purchase and Sale has been entered into. All other deposits will be returned as soon as possible following the opening of the Tenders.
- Allotment Procedure
8.1 The Property is being offered as a single unit. Sale of a portion of the Property shall not be considered.
8.2 Sale of the Property shall be done on the basis of the highest tendered price.
8.3 The Property will be sold on an “as is – where is” basis.
8.4 Agents/Middlemen will not be entertained.
8.5 No conditional offers will be accepted.
- Agreement of Purchase and Sale
The successful bidder shall have 21 days from the date of being notified of the Award of the Tender to enter into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with the Corporation of the Municipality of West Nipissing. It is understood and agreed that the deposit funds shall be forfeited in the event that an Agreement of Purchase and Sale is not entered into within the 21 days of the date of such notification.
- Transfer of Title
Transfer of Title to the Property will be provided to successful bidders upon payment of the balance of the total consideration (subject to adjustment for the deposit paid and HST), execution of the necessary legal documentation and registration of a Transfer in the Land Registry Office for the Land Titles Division of the District of Nipissing. Successful bidders must retain the services of a lawyer to complete the transaction by electronic registration on his or her own behalf and at his or her own cost.
- Harmonized Sales Tax and Provincial Land Tax
(a) Harmonized Sales Tax (13%) on the successful bid price shall be payable at the time of closing and shall be included in the Statement of Adjustments. Bidders who are registered for HST may provide a declaration to self-assess and remit in conjunction with other closing documents.
(b) The bid price includes lands, buildings and the chattels herein listed. The Municipality will not be responsible for the apportionment of the purchase price and the Buyer shall be wholly responsible for any such apportionment and remittance of Land Transfer Tax or any other taxes applicable to the bid price or any part thereof. Any assessment or reassessment of the bid price shall be the responsibility of the Buyer.
- Amendments
The Corporation of the Municipality of West Nipissing reserves the right to amend or add any of the terms and conditions of the tender without notice of such amendment/amendments and the same shall be binding on the bidders.
- Misrepresentation or Suppression of Facts
If it is found that an applicant has given false information or concealed facts, the sale is liable to be cancelled without making any reference to the applicant whose deposit shall be forfeited to the Corporation of the Municipality of West Nipissing as liquidated damages.
- Approvals
All approvals required in respect to the sale/registration of the land, its development and compliance with statutory requirements shall be obtained by the Purchaser. The Municipality of West Nipissing agrees to provide any necessary cooperation, if required, to the extent possible. All costs and fees, including registration, shall be borne by the Purchaser.
- Official Plan and Zoning Designation
The property is designated in the West Nipissing Official Plan as Commercial. The property is zoned Highway Commercial (C2) in By-law No.2014-45. Any use of the property, other that the Permitted Uses in the C2 Zone of By-Law No. 2014-45, may require an amendment to the West Nipissing Official Plan and/or Zoning by-Law.
- Opening of Tender
Bids will be opened immediately after the bid closing time and will be opened publicly and livestreamed on the municipality’s website www.westnipissing.ca / Youtube Channel. Bids received after the official closing time will be considered late and will not be accepted and will be returned, unopened to the bidder.
- Incomplete Tenders
Incomplete tenders or tenders submitted with qualifying conditions or with conditions at variance with special or general terms and conditions of tender shall be rejected summarily.
To bid on this property, download, fill out and submit the Tender document found a the top of this page.