About Procurement, Fleet and Asset Management

About the county

The County of Simcoe is an upper tier municipality located north of the Greater Toronto Area and is comprised of 16 towns and townships with the Cities of Barrie and Orillia.

The County’s programs and essential services include social housing, land ambulance and emergency planning, environmental services, public transportation, a County road system, Ontario Works, Lake Simcoe Regional Airport, Children’s Services, Long Term Care and Seniors Services, Museum, Archives, County forest management, Tourism, a Geographic Information System, and land use policy planning.

The County operates numerous locations, including paramedic stations, roads garages, Ontario works offices, landfill sites and transfer stations, truck maintenance shops, a museum, an archives facility, an administration centre, an airport, and four long-term care homes.

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About Procurement, Fleet and Property

Procurement, Fleet and Property (PF&P) manages and assists with the procurement of more than $200+ million in goods and services for the County’s 30+ departments and 40+ facilities, using competitive methods, electronic procurement and other approved sourcing methods.

The Procurement Team delivers reliable services in a professional and ethical manner, maintains a fair, open, transparent and straightforward acquisition process, while fostering productive relationships with our stakeholders.

The scope and complexity of our procured goods and services is extensive and includes road salt, printing services, office supplies and furniture, computers and communications technology, equipment, vehicles, medical supplies, linens, food services, bulk mail delivery, clothing, road paving and paint, and sometimes even the kitchen sink! The list is endless.

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The County is committed to sustainability in mission and vision to be environmental stewards and “responsible guardians for a sustainable future”. As part of this commitment, the Sustainable Operations Team works with staff, partners and vendors to integrate and inspire a sustainable, resource-efficient and cost-effective approach into the County’s operations.

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The mission of our Fleet and Asset team is to deliver reliable services in a professional manner resulting in safe, compliant, fleet operations and provides stakeholders with asset management support, reducing risk and optimizing total cost of ownership.

The Fleet and Asset team manages more than 370 vehicles and heavy equipment along with the County’s asset inventory of more than $63 million located across 41 locations throughout the region. The County’s vehicle fleet is comprised of light and medium duty vehicles, ambulances, accessible resident buses, transit buses, heavy trucks, road maintenance equipment, plows, and landfill heavy equipment. The fleet is maintained at five County owned full-service garages and local repair vendors.

The Fleet and Asset Management Team works to consolidate and centralize all fleet and asset activities, establish life cycles and policies, coordinate warranty repair and insurance issues, vehicle accident reporting, vehicle licensing requirements, vehicle reconditioning, the procurement of vehicles and equipment as well as manage disposal process in accordance with the current Procurement Policy. Fleet and Asset also manages the vast inventory of furniture and equipment and disposes of assets.

Three of the County Fleet vehicle's. Ambulance, Snow plough and cargo van.

Asset Disposal

Asset Disposal is a function managed by the Fleet and Asset Manager. All assets are disposed in accordance with the current Procurement policy. Assets for disposal will be sold through contracted public auctions, traded-in during procurement, or through the County’s On-Line Auction site.
To register and view available items click, County of Simcoe Online Auction

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The Maintenance and Facilities Services Team repairs, remodels and provides preventative maintenance for 40+ County facilities. In addition, the Maintenance and Facilities Services Team assists departments with various special events and projects. We provide Security systems support and access control for all County Properties.

Maintenance and Facilities team members are affiliated with the International Facility Management Association https://www.ifma.org/.

The County of Simcoe Real Estate Team is committed to providing both internal and external customers with the highest level of customer service.

We provide our customers with real estate acquisition and disposal services including land valuation, negotiating of limited interest real property agreements, partial acquisitions and lease governance.

We work with lawyers, land surveyors, appraisers and project engineers to effectively manage a large and complex geographical area throughout the the County of Simcoe as well as maintain the County’s lease portfolio.

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