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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

EB144-270339 - ISQ - Amélioration des défenses de la jetée BIO

Name: EB144-270339 - ISQ - Amélioration des défenses de la jetée BIO
Creator: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Invitation to Qualify (pre-qualification)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 4, 2026

Published

July 15, 2026

Type

Construction

Awarded

This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.

Winning supplier

Gregory Kerr Limited

Contract value

CAD $1.7M

Award date

2026-09-09

Supplier location

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Invitation to Qualify

Full description

Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, is seeking qualified contractors for marine construction services at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography Jetty in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The work generally consists of the removal and replacement of floating marine fender systems and associated anchorage hardware.
This procurement will be conducted using a two-phase selection process consisting of an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT). Only suppliers that meet the qualification requirements of the ITQ will be invited to participate in the subsequent ITT phase. Qualified suppliers with experience acting as General Contractors on marine construction projects are encouraged to respond.
There is no security requirement associated with this procurement.
The work is expected to be substantially completed within 34 weeks of contract award.
All enquiries relating to this solicitation are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority through SAP Ariba.

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

AI Summary

Marine construction services for jetty upgrades in Nova Scotia.

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Basic information

Reference

WS5792075419-Doc5792133063

Solicitation no.

WS5792075419

Buyer

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Notice type

Invitation to Qualify

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*CNST

Trade agreements

*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 72000000 — Building and Facility Construction and Maintenance Services

Limited tendering reason

None

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of delivery

*Nova Scotia

Contract term

August 31, 2026 → ?

Key dates

Published

July 15, 2026

Closes

August 4, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Amendment date

July 16, 2026

Contact

Contact

M••••••, K••• (S•••/P•••) (e•••••• / s••••••)

Email

k••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Address

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End-user

Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

Award history

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Title

EB144-270339 - ITQ - BIO Jetty Fender Upgrades

Reference number

WS5792075419-Doc5792133063

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

WS5792075419

Publication date

2026-07-15

Tender closing date

2026-08-04T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-07-16

Expected contract start date

2026-08-31

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*72141200

Unspsc description

*Marine construction services

Procurement category

*CNST

Notice type

Invitation to Qualify

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Lowest Price

Limited tendering reason

None

Trade agreements

*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

Regions of delivery

*Nova Scotia

Contracting entity name

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Contracting entity address line

11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage

Contracting entity address city

Gatineau

Contracting entity address province

Quebec

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0S5

Contracting entity address country

Canada

End user entities name

Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

End user entities address

200 Kent Street,Ottawa,Ontario,K1A 0E6,Canada

Contact info name

M••••••, K••• (S•••/P•••) (e•••••• / s••••••)

Contact info email

k••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Tender description

Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, is seeking qualified contractors for marine construction services at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography Jetty in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The work generally consists of the removal and replacement of floating marine fender systems and associated anchorage hardware. This procurement will be conducted using a two-phase selection process consisting of an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT). Only suppliers that meet the qualification requirements of the ITQ will be invited to participate in the subsequent ITT phase. Qualified suppliers with experience acting as General Contractors on marine construction projects are encouraged to respond. There is no security requirement associated with this procurement. The work is expected to be substantially completed within 34 weeks of contract award. All enquiries relating to this solicitation are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority through SAP Ariba.