Project record

Harbour Grace small craft harbour wharf reconstruction

Participation: Not assessed
Project facts checked: 6 August 2026

Bulldog Contracting received the CAD 7.05 million award on 1 April 2022 for timber-crib wharf, finger-pier, dredging and utility works; the reviewed federal record does not establish the delivery end date, accepted completion or final account

Project sources

Bulldog Contracting Ltd. received contract F6140-221449/001/PWD for Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Harbour Grace reconstruction through Public Services and Procurement Canada. The CAD 7,045,871.75 package demolishes the marginal wharf, finger pier, launchway and selected site assets; builds treated-timber cribwork with a reinforced-concrete deck; dredges the indicated basin area to -3.0 metres; and reinstates retaining walls, asphalt, water and electrical services. The award and scope are confirmed, while the delivery end date, accepted quantities and completion certificate remain unpublished.

A timber crib wharf, finger pier, reinforced concrete deck and harbour dredging spread in Newfoundland

Location

Canada / Americas

Segment

Fishing harbour wharf, dredging and shore protection

Phase

Delivery / Confirmed

Last checked

6 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.

Subject index

Related subjects

These subject pages bring together related projects, technical articles, reports, and evidence methods.

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: Bulldog Contracting Ltd. - prime contractor under F6140-221449/001/PWD, Timber, concrete, dredging, fender, utility, survey, environmental and marine-plant lower tiers - not named in the cited federal records
Contract route: PSPC issued F6140-221449/A as an openly advertised, lowest-price construction procurement under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement. CanadaBuys records an award to Bulldog Contracting Ltd. on 1 April 2022 and a CAD 7,045,871.75 value. The award page lists two related contract records but does not publish complete variation or payment histories.
Execution window: The archived tender and award pages do not state a reliable contract completion date. The 1 April 2022 award establishes contract formation, while no cited owner update supplies a notice to proceed, substantial-completion date, accepted handover or harbour reopening.

Works package: The work demolishes the existing marginal wharf and finger pier, concrete launchway, selected shed foundations, waste-oil slab and associated assets. It installs phased treated-timber cribwork with reinforced-concrete deck, wheelguard, fenders, ladders and mooring cleats; scribes cribs to hard bottom; dredges to -3.0 metres where indicated; and adds asphalt, retaining walls, fencing, water and electrical services.
Marine interfaces: The package joins phased demolition in an operating fishing harbour with timber-crib placement on hard bottom, reinforced-concrete deck work, finger-pier reconstruction and local dredging. Delivery depends on temporary berth planning, underwater scribing, timber and stone supply, bathymetry, sediment handling, fender and mooring installation, service isolation and safe return to use.
Commercial evidence boundary: CanadaBuys labels CAD 7,045,871.75 as the award amendment value for F6140-221449/001/PWD. No published value split separates demolition, timber, concrete, dredging, utilities or marine plant, and payment progress, subcontractors and a certified final account remain undisclosed. The Crown-supplied material value in the tender is an insurance input, not an additional project award.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

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

Prime award

F6140-221449/001/PWD

Named party: Bulldog Contracting Ltd.
Evidence status: Confirmed
Source position: CanadaBuys records the 1 April 2022 award and CAD 7,045,871.75 value. Source

Wharf and dredging scope

Timber crib, finger pier, deck, basin and utilities

Named party: DFO, PSPC and Bulldog Contracting
Evidence status: Confirmed
Source position: The tender specifies phased timber cribwork, reinforced-concrete deck, -3.0 metre dredging and service reinstatement. Source

Lower-tier supply chain

Timber, concrete, dredging, fenders, utilities and survey

Named party: Undisclosed subcontractors and suppliers
Evidence status: Undisclosed
Source position: The official records identify the prime but no package-level lower tiers.

Completion and handover

Wharf, finger pier, basin and services

Named party: DFO and Bulldog Contracting
Evidence status: Not evidenced
Source position: The cited federal pages do not publish completion, final inspection, accepted quantities or reopening.

Project timeline

Material developments

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

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1 April 2022

Bulldog received the integrated reconstruction award

The CAD 7.05 million contract placed demolition, treated-timber cribwork, finger-pier reconstruction, dredging and utility reinstatement under one prime.

Source

25 February 2022

PSPC published the detailed harbour requirement

The tender exposed the -3.0 metre dredging target and a fifteen-part work list spanning marine structures, retaining works, water and electrical services.