Ontario public projects now score domestic content — and the general contractor has to prove it. On capital infrastructure procurements above the prescribed threshold, GCs bidding hospital, school board, university, college and municipal work must submit a Domestic Supply Chain Plan. The millwork package is part of that calculation, and the numbers only work if the subcontractor can substantiate them.
DNS Industries manufactures in Vaughan, Ontario. We make that easy to prove.
Ontario business status
DNS Industries Limited — 967 Edgeley Blvd, Vaughan, Ontario L4K 5Z4. Headquartered and manufacturing in Ontario, which meets the Ontario-headquarters test for an Ontario business under Ontario’s public sector procurement rules.
- Fabrication: 100% performed at our Vaughan facility — nothing offshore, nothing brokered out of province
- Materials: substrates, veneers, laminates, hardware, solid surface, stone, glass and finishing materials supplied from Ontario facilities
- Labour: shop fabrication, finishing and installation performed by Ontario-based tradespeople
We write the Domestic Supply Chain Plan supplement for you
Preparing a domestic content submission is work the GC usually absorbs. We take the millwork portion off your desk. On request we provide a signed DSCP supplement letter for your submission, containing:
- Confirmation of Ontario fabrication, Ontario-supplied materials, and Ontario labour for the millwork scope
- A line-by-line Ontario sourcing summary — scope category, supplier, and Ontario location — mapped to your finish schedule codes
- Application of the domestic content to the evaluation formula in your RFT, so the scoring is shown, not just asserted
- An undertaking to supply supporting documentation — supplier invoices, certificates of origin, facility addresses — if the owner’s evaluation team asks
Tell us the RFT number and the millwork scope, and we’ll turn the letter around quickly.
Prequalification documentation
Everything a general contractor or construction manager needs to add DNS to a bid list or a prequalification submission:
- CCDC 11 Contractor’s Qualification Statement — completed on request
- WSIB — clearance certificate and Workplace Injury Summary Report, with authorization to verify
- Insurance — certificates of insurance naming the owner and consultant as additional insureds, to the limits your contract requires
- Surety — bonding references available on request
- Project references — institutional, healthcare, cultural, education and retail projects with contacts
- Capacity — facility, equipment schedule and current workload
- Health & safety — program documentation and performance record
Standards we build to
DNS builds architectural millwork and casework to the North American Architectural Woodwork Standards (NAAWS) quality grades — Custom and Premium — matched to the application and the specification rather than blanket-applied. See quality grades explained and millwork code compliance.
We also maintain the compliance documentation institutional work requires — including composite wood panel certifications and emission compliance records under Canada’s formaldehyde emissions regulations, finish and adhesive data, and dimensioned shop drawings that let a consultant verify compliance without a site visit.
Why GCs bring us in early
A millwork subcontractor who can substantiate domestic content, produce prequalification documents without chasing, and turn shop drawings around on schedule is a subcontractor who doesn’t put the bid — or the build — at risk. We’ll also review your millwork package before you issue it, at no charge, and flag the gaps that produce non-comparable bids. See what belongs in a millwork RFP.
Vendor onboarding for retail brands and franchisors
This section covers what store development and franchise development teams usually ask for when qualifying DNS as a fixture supplier. DNS Industries Limited has manufactured commercial millwork and store fixtures since 2001 for more than 1,000 stores across North America, including more than 350 cannabis dispensaries, from a 40,000 sq ft plant in Vaughan, Ontario, with about 45 staff. Drafting, CNC machining, solid surface, acrylic, finishing, assembly, kitting and staging are done in one building; metal, glass, stone and graphics are made to our drawings by specialist suppliers we manage.
- Standards: casework built to AWI/NAAWS Custom or Premium-grade specifications, as specified and quoted for the project.
- Program control: one master drawing set per program, first articles produced for approval before a production run where the program requires them, and revisions controlled and applied from an agreed store onward.
- Multi-site logistics: fixtures kitted and labelled by store, staged in Vaughan and scheduled for release to align with each store’s delivery window, shipped throughout Canada and the United States, including Puerto Rico.
- US projects: shop drawings produced in imperial units from your architect’s documents.
- Lighting: we build LED provisions into the fixture, with integration coordinated to project requirements and jurisdiction. Third-party certification and labelling (CSA, Intertek or QPS) can be coordinated where project scope and jurisdiction require.
- Documentation: certificates of insurance, WSIB clearance, client references and our inspection and first-article approval procedures are available on request.
For a program enquiry, send the brand standard, host or landlord fixture rules and the store list to sales@dnsdisplay.com.
Frequently asked questions
Is DNS Industries an Ontario business for Buy Ontario procurement?
Yes. DNS Industries Limited is headquartered and manufactures at 967 Edgeley Blvd, Vaughan, Ontario, which meets the Ontario-headquarters test for an Ontario business under Ontario’s public sector procurement rules.
Can DNS provide a Domestic Supply Chain Plan letter for a bid submission?
Yes. DNS provides a signed Domestic Supply Chain Plan supplement for the millwork package, confirming Ontario fabrication, Ontario-supplied materials, and Ontario labour, with a sourcing summary a general contractor can attach directly to their submission form.
What documentation does DNS provide for subcontractor prequalification?
A completed CCDC 11 Contractor’s Qualification Statement, WSIB clearance certificate and injury summary report, certificates of insurance, surety references, project references, and equipment and capacity details.
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