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ContractsExploratory pit and drilling at a coal-mine subsidence site (AML)
Kentucky AML wants a contractor to dig an exploratory pit and drill into the #9 coal seam to locate mine rooms and pillars.
ContractsFour passing lanes and intersection work on Highway 3
Saskatchewan Highways wants a grading and paving contractor to add four passing lanes along a 10 km stretch of Highway 3.
ContractsGravel crushing, 65,000 cubic yards, RM of Tecumseh
A southeast Saskatchewan RM is tendering the crushing of about 65,000 cubic yards of gravel in two sizes.
ContractsMaintenance dredging and harbour repairs, Ladner BC
Open-bid contract for maintenance dredging at Ladner Small Craft Harbour, with optional float and wharf repairs.
ContractsRebuild fishermen's wharf at Cap-aux-Meules, Magdalen Islands
Federal RFP to reconstruct the fishermen's wharf at Cap-aux-Meules; contract term about 45 months from mid-November.
ContractsReplace Sutherland Street rail bridge, Perth (EOI for alliance construction)
Main Roads seeks expressions of interest to replace the Sutherland Street rail bridge and add bridge-height warning gear.
ContractsRoad signs, guideposts and line marking, Mid West-Gascoyne WA
Contract to install and remove signs, posts, bollards and pavement markings across local, state and federal roads in the Mid West-Gascoyne.
ContractsService road upgrade at Cape Spear National Historic Site
Parks Canada is tendering about 220 m of service road work, part paved and part gravel, at Cape Spear.
ContractsSR 20 shoulder widening, Race Rd to Welcher Rd (Whidbey Island)
Roadway excavation, grading and paving to widen shoulders on about two miles of SR 20 in Island County.
ContractsUS 34 bridge replacement over Metz Creek, Adams County
Replace a 110 ft by 44 ft concrete slab bridge on US 34 over Metz Creek, west of the IA 25 junction.
ContractsUS-91 reconstruction, Park Lawn to Siphon Road, Chubbuck
A federal-aid road rebuild with about 24,700 CY of excavation, 17,200 tons of aggregate base and 9,000 tons of asphalt.
ContractsUtility casings through the Steveston Paramount dike
DFO wants a contractor to bore or install HDPE casings through a Richmond dike at four crossings for future power and water lines.
ContractsWalpole Island swing bridge health and safety repairs
Federal buyers want a bridge contractor for safety repairs to the Walpole Island swing bridge in southwestern Ontario.
ContractsWater treatment plant build at Laverton, WA goldfields
Design-and-construct contract for a permanent electrodialysis reversal treatment plant at Beasley Creek, Laverton. Compulsory briefing 7 Oct.
Major ProjectsHow to read a contract award
A headline says who won the work. The paperwork says who will actually do it. Here is how to tell the difference.
EquipmentWhat to ask before you buy used iron
Hours on the meter are the least interesting number on a used machine. Ask for the rest.
CareersHow to read a rotation before you sign
Fourteen days in, seven out. Two weeks on, one off. The schedule is half of the job. Here is how to read it.
ContractsThe small contract hiding in plain sight
Most of the work in this industry is not in the headlines. It is in notices that read like paperwork, because they are.
ConstructionLabour is the lead time
Everyone plans around the delivery date of the big equipment. Fewer plan around the date the crew shows up.
MiningThe cost of a tonne is decided on the haul road
Mines talk about grade and price. The people running them talk about haulage, because moving rock is where the money goes.
EnergyThe turnaround: why plants shut down on purpose
Once in a while, a plant stops on purpose. The shutdown is planned for years and staffed in weeks.
CompaniesWho is the company behind the name on the door?
A good job, a good contract and a good partner all depend on the company behind them. Here is a quick way to size one up.Jobs worth opening
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