Project record

Centreville small craft harbour wharf reconstruction

Participation
Not assessed
Project facts checked

Kerr Limited's CAD 18.86 million contract reached its amended 31 December 2025 expiry after 11 amendments; no cited owner record confirms accepted completion, final dredged quantities or reopening

Project sources

The Centreville delivery package places Gregory Kerr Limited, operating as Kerr Limited, under contract CW2304566 for Small Craft Harbour wharves 404, 405 and 406. Its integrated scope removes the existing middle wharf, builds a new timber-crib wharf, carries out Class A basin dredging, installs shoreline protection and electrical service, demolishes the breakwater wharf and extends the armour-stone breakwater. The live CanadaBuys record reports CAD 18,864,176.72 after 11 amendments and a 31 December 2025 expiry, but the public evidence located does not establish owner acceptance, measured dredging, final account or return to unrestricted use.

Kerr Limited marine construction capability image showing timber crib wharf construction, rock infill and lifting plant

Kerr Limited; timber-crib construction capability, not identified as Centreville or as project-progress evidence

Location

Canada / Americas

Segment

Fishing harbour wharf, dredging and shore protection

Phase

Delivery / Confirmed

Last checked

16 August 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Fishing harbour wharf, dredging and shore protection is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Small Craft Harbours, procured through Public Services and Procurement Canada
Delivery parties
Gregory Kerr Limited, operating as Kerr Limited - prime contractor under CW2304566, Dredging, timber, armour stone, electrical, survey, marine plant and other lower-tier suppliers - not named in the cited official records
Contract route
PSPC ran a competitive selective tender under solicitation WS3877753024 using lowest-price selection. CanadaBuys records an award to Gregory Kerr Limited on 9 May 2023 and 11 subsequent amendments under CW2304566. The current public contract page reports a total of CAD 18,864,176.72; it does not publish a subcontract schedule or final account.
Execution window
The tender required all work within 84 weeks and identified 31 August 2024 as the original completion point. CanadaBuys amendment history later moved the contract expiry to 31 October 2024 and then to 31 December 2025. The amended term has now expired, but no cited owner notice confirms substantial completion, acceptance or harbour reopening.
Works package
The integrated package covers demolition and disposal of the existing middle wharf, a replacement timber-crib middle wharf, Class A dredging in the harbour basin, shoreline protection, a new electrical service, demolition of the existing breakwater wharf and extension of the armour-stone breakwater. Public records do not disclose dredging quantities, design depths, crib dimensions, rock tonnage, electrical capacity or as-built geometry.
Marine interfaces
Centreville combines an operating fishing-harbour interface with wharf demolition, timber crib construction, basin dredging, armour-stone breakwater work, shoreline protection and electrical reinstatement. The unresolved delivery chain includes marine plant, sediment characterisation and destination, temporary berthing, timber and rock sources, hydrographic acceptance, structural inspection, navigation release and operating handover.
Commercial evidence boundary
CanadaBuys currently reports CAD 18,864,176.72 after 11 amendments. Public Accounts 2024 separately reported CAD 17,110,345 contracted and CAD 10,572,793 spent to date; Public Accounts 2025 reported CAD 17,030,859 contracted and spent to date. Those annual figures are fiscal disclosures, not a replacement for the current CanadaBuys total, and neither Centreville line carries the Public Accounts completion footnote.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

Published scope, named parties and supporting evidence for each workstream.

Prime award

CW2304566 wharves 404-406 reconstruction

Named party
Gregory Kerr Limited, operating as Kerr Limited
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
CanadaBuys records a 9 May 2023 competitive award under WS3877753024. Source
Current contract ledger

Wharf, dredging, shoreline, electrical and breakwater works

Named party
PSPC and Gregory Kerr Limited
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The live contract page reports CAD 18,864,176.72, 11 amendments and an expiry of 31 December 2025. Source
Fiscal expenditure snapshot

Centreville wharf reconstruction

Named party
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
Public Accounts 2025 reports CAD 17,030,859 contracted and spent to date; the line does not carry the completion footnote. Source
Physical completion

Wharves 404-406, basin and breakwater acceptance

Named party
DFO, PSPC and Kerr Limited
Evidence status
Not evidenced
Source position
The contract term has expired, but no cited project-specific owner record confirms completion, accepted quantities, defects close-out or reopening.
Lower-tier supply chain

Dredging, timber, rock, electrical, survey and marine plant

Named party
Undisclosed suppliers and subcontractors
Evidence status
Undisclosed
Source position
The official award and fiscal records name the prime but do not allocate lower-tier packages.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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The amended contract term expired

Amendment 012 left the current CanadaBuys total at CAD 18.86 million and the expiry at 31 December 2025 without publishing an acceptance or reopening record.

Source

The contract had moved into a 31-month delivery window

Amendment 011 retained the 31 December 2025 expiry, materially later than the tender's 31 August 2024 completion requirement.

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Gregory Kerr Limited received the integrated marine award

The award placed one prime across wharf demolition, timber-crib construction, basin dredging, shoreline protection, electrical work and breakwater extension.

Source

DFO placed Centreville inside a wider harbour-renewal programme

The federal announcement identified Centreville-area works and a planned regional containment cell, but did not establish this contract's later value or completion.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Owner substantial-completion and final-acceptance certificate
  • Actual dredged quantity, sediment route and disposal record
  • Accepted basin geometry supported by post-dredge hydrography
  • Timber crib, armour stone and electrical package suppliers
  • Dredging contractor, marine plant and survey subcontractors
  • Wharf structural inspection and electrical commissioning
  • Final contract reconciliation across CanadaBuys and Public Accounts
  • Harbour reopening and return-to-service evidence

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Reporting status

Project phase
Delivery
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
16 August 2026
Cited sources
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