On the prairies, modular classrooms are paid for by the province and bought through public tenders: Alberta Infrastructure implements the classrooms Alberta Education approves, Saskatchewan funds relocatables through an annual program that school divisions apply to, and Manitoba posts its tenders on MERX. A supplier wins that work by being registered on the right portal, with its standard, its references and its schedule ready before the notice appears.
Herauf's Alberta classroom page is modular classrooms in Alberta, the wider education line (daycares, classrooms and program offices) is on modular daycares and schools, and procurement officers screening suppliers can go straight to the supplier information page. This article explains how each province buys.
How does Alberta buy modular classrooms?
Two ministries share it. Alberta Education oversees prioritization and approval, and Alberta Infrastructure implements the approved capital projects, including project management. The money is significant: Budget 2026 commits $600 million over three years to modular classrooms for the schools under the most enrolment pressure, and 2026/27 alone funds 194 new modular classrooms, 7 replacements and 35 relocations, about 5,900 student spaces.
Alberta also publishes what its modular classrooms must do. They meet the current National Building Code of Canada and the Alberta Building Code, support LEED Silver, provide a 30-year service life, withstand at least three relocations over their life, and follow the province's technical design standards for acoustics, envelope, indoor air quality and lighting. A supplier who has not read that list before bidding is not ready to bid.
Opportunities from the Government of Alberta, school boards, municipalities and health entities are posted on the Alberta Purchasing Connection (APC). Anyone can view postings without registering; registering is what lets a supplier download documents and get notices.
How does Saskatchewan fund relocatable classrooms?
Through the Relocatable Classroom Program, which has had $234 million committed since it began in 2013-14. School divisions apply every year. The 2025-26 round is $28.5 million for 39 new relocatable classrooms and two moves, going to Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Blaine Lake, Clavet, Corman Park, Humboldt, Lanigan and Swift Current, installed over the summer so they are ready for the 2026-27 school year.
Public competitions from school divisions, ministries, health bodies and municipalities are posted on SaskTenders. Browsing is open; downloading documents takes a login. Because classrooms go in over the summer, the building has to be finished before school lets out, which puts the manufacturing in the winter and spring.
How does Manitoba post school tenders?
Manitoba government tenders that exceed trade-agreement thresholds are advertised on MERX, and school divisions run their own competitions. Seven Oaks School Division, for one, posts tenders over $100,000 on MERX. A supplier watching for Manitoba classroom and school work watches MERX and the tender pages of the divisions it serves.
What should a supplier have ready?
The same things a procurement officer checks first, in the same order:
- The standard, stated exactly. Herauf's buildings meet or exceed CSA A277 and the National Building Code for climate zones 6 to 8.
- Where the building is made. Indoors at the 35,000 sq ft Zehner plant near Regina and the 50,000 sq ft Enderby plant in BC, with Alberta projects finished and staged at the St. Paul yard.
- The schedule. About 16 weeks to manufacture and deliver, with the site prepared at the same time, and installation measured in days.
- Relocation. A classroom that must move later is specified on steel skids with self-contained services from the start.
- References and a capability statement. Herauf publishes a printable capability statement and signed reference letters.
Has Herauf built classrooms?
Yes, for post-secondary. For NAIT's Forest Technology program, Herauf manufactured 3 classrooms, 14 dormitory buildings with 56 rooms and a food storage building for the Kidney Lake field school northwest of Whitecourt, installed on a remote site ready for the September intake. Herauf also built a program office for Suncrest College in Yorkton. The published education layouts are in the floor plans.
How to get a quote
Send the number of classrooms, the site and the date students arrive through the education quote form, or call 1.639.382.4106. For a formal RFP, the procurement page has the supplier details your form will ask for. Herauf comes back with a written quote, usually within one business day.
Sources
- Government of Alberta, Planning school projects
- Government of Alberta, Schools Now
- Government of Alberta, Find and compete for government contracts (Alberta Purchasing Connection)
- Government of Saskatchewan, Government investment in relocatable classrooms supports students (January 7, 2026)
- Government of Saskatchewan, SaskTenders
- Government of Manitoba, Tenders
- Seven Oaks School Division, Tenders and RFPs
Common questions
Who buys modular classrooms in Alberta?
Alberta Education prioritizes and approves school capital needs, and Alberta Infrastructure implements the approved projects. Public-sector buyers in Alberta, school boards among them, post opportunities on the Alberta Purchasing Connection (APC), which anyone can view without registering.
How do Saskatchewan schools get relocatable classrooms?
Through the province's Relocatable Classroom Program. School divisions apply every year, and the 2025-26 program put $28.5 million into 39 new relocatable classrooms and two moves, installed over the summer for the 2026-27 school year. Divisions post their public competitions on SaskTenders.
Where are Manitoba school tenders posted?
Manitoba government tenders above trade-agreement thresholds are advertised on MERX, and school divisions post their own. Seven Oaks School Division, for example, posts tenders over $100,000 on MERX.
Does Herauf build modular classrooms?
Yes. Classrooms, campus buildings and program offices are built indoors at Zehner, Saskatchewan and Enderby, BC, and meet or exceed CSA A277 and the National Building Code for climate zones 6 to 8. For NAIT's Kidney Lake field school Herauf built 3 classrooms, 14 dormitory buildings and a food storage building.
Framing a Herauf module inside the Zehner facility