# CanadaBuys #30008380

Ladner Small Craft Harbour maintenance dredging and optional wharf repairs

**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Respond By:** October 18, 2026
**Identifier:** 30008380
**NAICS:** 237990, 238910, 541370

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is seeking a contractor for maintenance dredging and possible wharf repairs at Ladner Small Craft Harbour in British Columbia.
- Buyer: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Government of Canada; the procurement is managed by DFO Procurement Services. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued the related marine-disposal permit, and the Department of the Environment issued a permit variation.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product OEMs, named suppliers, or bidding contractors are identified in the provided material. This is primarily a marine construction and dredging services requirement.
- Mandatory work:
  - Dredging mobilization and demobilization: 1 lump sum.
  - Maintenance dredging: 36,000 tonnes.
  - Disposal at sea: 36,000 tonnes.
- Optional work:
  - Pile-driving mobilization/demobilization: 1; ground-crew mobilization/demobilization: 1.
  - Additional dredging: 18,000 tonnes.
  - Dredging and pile-driving rig day rate: 10 days; ground-crew day rate: 10 days.
  - Hydrographic surveys: 4.
  - Materials allowance: up to $100,000 plus bidder-entered markup; disposal allowance: up to $50,000 plus markup.
  - Float and wharf repairs, potentially including wheel guards, decking, bullrails, rubboards, gangways, flotation, brow logs, fenders, batter piles, and temporary float relocation.
- **Notable requirements:** The related permit authorizes disposal of up to 48,000 cubic metres of dredged material at the Point Grey disposal site. Contractors must follow the Material Management Plan and permit conditions, including GPS tracking, advance notice to ECCC, voyage-level disposal records, authorized routes and methods, and environmental mitigation. Requirements also address protecting Indigenous fisheries and notifying potentially affected First Nations.
- Schedule: Work, cleanup, and demobilization must be completed within the stated project performance period, estimated at about three months. Optional work may be exercised within one year after award. The disposal permit is valid for approximately one year.

### Description

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is seeking proposals for maintenance dredging at the Ladner Small Craft Harbour in Ladner, British Columbia. Optional float and wharf repairs may include replacement or repair of wheel guards, decking, bullrails, rubboards, gangways, flotation, brow logs, fenders, and batter piles, as well as temporary float relocation for dredging. The work includes supplying all materials, equipment, tools, services, and labour required to complete the work. The contract duration is estimated at three months, with a proposed start date of October 30, 2026.

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