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Utility casings through the Steveston Paramount dike

An excavator works beside a long trench holding several large pipes, in hazy light.

DFO wants a contractor to bore or install HDPE casings through a Richmond dike at four crossings for future power and water lines.

The details:

  • Owner: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Small Craft Harbours)
  • Reference: 30008460
  • Where: 12740 Trites Road, Richmond, BC
  • Closes: October 19, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT as shown on CanadaBuys (11:00 AM Pacific)

What to know before you bid:

  • Scope: install underground HDPE casings through an existing dike at four crossings, for future electrical, communication and water service.
  • Includes electrical and communication pull boxes on both sides of two crossings and a water supply reroute with several tie-ins to existing pipe.
  • Proposed start October 28, 2026, with an estimated five-month duration; all work including clean-up must be done by March 31, 2027.
  • No mandatory site visit is listed, but the notice encourages site familiarization before bidding.
  • Bid through SAP Ariba using the CanadaBuys getting-started instructions.

Read the notice

Notice checked on October 5, 2026. Dates, addenda and requirements can change, so confirm them in the official documents before you bid.

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