Contract Modification

Cap-aux-Meules dredging contract nearly doubled after amendment

Published 12 August 2026 Updated 13 August 2026 Publisher IMWO Region North America Confidence Confirmed
Contract amendment ledger comparing the CAD 3.489 million initial Cap-aux-Meules dredging value with the CAD 6.724 million amended total

IMWO visualization using CanadaBuys contract CW2402077 values

Contract CW2402077 stands at CAD 6,724,266.72 after a CAD 3,235,386.68 amendment dated 13 May 2026. That is 92.7% above the earlier CAD 3,488,880.04 value. The arithmetic and contractor are confirmed, but the reason for the increase remains undisclosed.

Site presence is confirmed but completion remains open

CanadaBuys establishes the contractor, contract identifier, value history and procurement fields. CNESST establishes the declared site details but not owner acceptance. ECCC establishes the permit methods, windows and maximum quantity but not contract production. The chart renders the CanadaBuys arithmetic without adding a scope interpretation.

A near-doubling of value is visible before the change scope

The contract joined capital and maintenance dredging of the access channel with optional harbour and berth maintenance. Without the amendment schedule, the CAD 3.235 million increase could reflect instructed options, changed quantities, differing material conditions, disposal requirements or another commercial mechanism. No cited source resolves which explanation applies. Amendment scope, dredging prism, disposal records, bathymetry and final account therefore remain separate evidence gaps.

Evidence conclusion

Contract value, permit ceiling and measured quantity are three different ledgers

CanadaBuys confirms Dragage Ocean DS, the three-month contract period, the CAD 3.489 million earlier value and the amended CAD 6.724 million total. CNESST separately identifies Dragage Ocean DS as the site-responsible party for an October-November 2025 dredging site. ECCC authorizes up to 60,000 m3 across the port and channel during defined 2025-2026 windows. The 60,000 m3 figure is a permit ceiling, not an award quantity or as-dredged total; the planned CNESST closure date is not owner acceptance; and the May 2026 amendment is not proof that optional work or added volume was executed.

Outstanding evidence

  • Amendment 002 change schedule and commercial reason
  • Capital versus maintenance dredging quantity split
  • Optional harbour and berth dredging instructions
  • Actual dredger, scow, tug and survey assignments
  • Named lower tiers and equipment-hire chain
  • Disposal register and executed volume
  • Final bathymetry and navigation acceptance
  • Completion certificate and final account

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