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DFO seeks three-site Fraser River harbour dredging services

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is seeking contractors to maintain dredge depths at three Fraser River small craft harbours in British Columbia. - Government buyer: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada), Small Craft Harbours (Ports pour petits bateaux). - Sites and work: Kanaka Landing in Maple Ridge, and McMillan Island and McIvor’s Landing in Langley. Work includes propeller-wash dredging, clamshell dredging, mobilization, demobilization, and cleanup. Whonnock Harbour is excluded. - Depth targets: −2.5 m chart datum at Kanaka Landing and McIvor’s Landing; −3.5 m at McMillan Island. - Scope and quantities: Bid forms list 64 hours each for propeller-wash dredging and clamshell dredging, plus a mobilization/demobilization line item. Another schedule lists three-site quantities for the dredging services and mobilization; these appear to use a different basis and are not combined here. - Equipment and operating requirements: Propeller-wash work requires a contractor-provided tug under 10 m long, with at least 300 hp and a Kort nozzle. Clamshell work requires a spud barge and excavator or crane, with at least 6 m reach and a clamshell bucket of at least 0.5 m³. The contractor must coordinate the two dredging methods; tide conditions may require night work. - Environmental and delivery requirements: Provide supervision, labour, equipment, materials, transport, quality control, safety practices, and environmental protection. A qualified Environmental Monitor and water-quality monitoring are required during potentially harmful in-water work, along with DFO fish-habitat mitigation measures. Canadian contractors only. - OEMs and named commercial vendors: No OEMs, manufacturers, or commercial vendors are named in the provided materials.

Description

Small Craft Harbours requires propeller wash and clamshell dredging services at three named Fraser River harbour sites: Kanaka Landing, McMillan Island, and McIvor’s Landing. The work includes mobilization, demobilization, dredging, cleanup, and provision of the labour, materials, equipment, and other resources needed to complete the work. All work must be completed within the Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program work window, from December 1, 2026, through February 15, 2027. The tender documents require bidders to submit the names of subcontractors and suppliers for specified parts of the work.

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