Tender Document
VACANT MUNICIPAL SURPLUS LAND:511 CHAMPAGNE ROAD, STURGEON FALLS
BID CLOSING DATE: April 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Tender Document 2026-025 – Champagne Road (pdf)
Tender Notice
Pursuant to Resolution No. 2025-383, the following property has been declared surplus by the Corporation of the Municipality of West Nipissing:
- LAND DESCRIPTION:
Block 19, Plan 36M533
Springer, now Municipality of West Nipissing
District of Nipissing
PIN No. 49086-0066
- A reserve bid of TWO HUNDRED, EIGHTY THOUSAND ($280,000.00) 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. 2026-025 – 511 CHAMPAGNE ROAD, 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/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.
- 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 vacant property for sale municipally described as 511 Champagne Road, Sturgeon Falls, in the Municipality of West Nipissing, and legally described as:
Block 19,Plan 36M533
Township of Springer
Municipality of West Nipissing
District of Nipissing
PIN no. 49086-0066
(b) The Property is irregularly shaped being approximately 0.3 hectares (0.78acres) in size. The property has approximately 53m (173’) of frontage on Champagne Road and 23m (75’) of water frontage and is more particularly shown on Plan 36M533. Partial municipal servicing is available (water only) as well as natural gas and hydro.
(c) The property is subject to an easement in favour of the Northern Ontario Natural Gas Company Limited (now Enbridge Gas). The easement is 15m (50’) in width and runs more or less along the east boundary of the property.
- 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.
- 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 development after purchase of the property.
- 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 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 located within the Urban Service Boundary of Sturgeon Falls and is designated Residential in the West Nipissing Official Plan. The property is zoned Residential One (R1) in By-law No.2014-45. Any use of the property, other that the Permitted Uses in the R1 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 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.