Pitch Kitchener Program Intent

The Pitch Kitchener program’s intent is to create innovative procurement opportunities to better engage with start-ups and provide more opportunities for vendors to propose creative ways to improve city service delivery. The program provides a standard framework for gathering vendor pitches, evaluating the ideas with transparent criteria, and implementing those that offer promising solutions to legitimate City needs.

Pitch Challenge – Sanitary and Stormwater Utilities Division

The City is exploring opportunities to pilot one or more pitches to obtain accurate condition reports for the inspection of larger sanitary trunk sewer systems within the City’s infrastructure. The City is interested in viable solutions that have technologies that are beyond "bench-scale" or are ready to field test, or who already have in-field proof-of-concept of their technology. The City intends to have a pilot window of two to six months and a funding cap up to $50,000.00.

Application Process

The City is partnering with Communitech Fast Track Cities to execute the intake of pitch proposals. Applications will be received through their platform. All applicants are required to provide responses to the below questions and criteria within the platform. Those selected to pitch at the Solutions Showcase are shortlisted and will submit further details regarding their proposed pilot project. 

Interested parties may access this opportunity at the following link: Fast Track Cities | Call for Solutions - Communitech

This is a notice only.