Who won the National Defence construction contract?

VANCOUVER SHIPYARDS CO LTD won this contract, valued at $628,908,542, starting December 30, 2022.

How much is the contract worth?

The award value is $628,908,542.

When will this contract be re-tendered?

The contract ended March 31, 2026. Government buyers typically start the re-tender process about 90 days before expiry: around December 31, 2025.

Where is this construction contract located?

The contract is with National Defence, located in BC.

How many bidders competed for this contract?

This was a single-bid award: only VANCOUVER SHIPYARDS CO LTD submitted a recorded bid.

Government construction contract award

National Defence awarded VANCOUVER SHIPYARDS CO LTD

Name: National Defence construction contract award to VANCOUVER SHIPYARDS CO LTD
Creator: National Defence
License: https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/d8f85d91-7dec-4fd1-8055-483b77225d8b

$628,908,542 construction contract, BC

Updated July 5, 2026

VANCOUVER SHIPYARDS CO LTD won a $628,908,542 government construction contract from National Defence in British Columbia. The contract runs from December 30, 2022 to March 31, 2026. It was a single-bid award, with no competing bids recorded. National Defence has 174726 other tracked awards.

WON$628,908,542

Award value: $628,908,542
Contract start: December 30, 2022
Contract end: March 31, 2026
Bids received: 1
NAICS: 561720
Reference #: C-2025-2026-Q3-06343

Contract ended March 31, 2026: the replacement contract may already be in market or awarded. Single-bid award: no competing bids were recorded.

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Description

Ships and boats

Contract context

As of Jul 2026, this is the 119133rd contract awarded by National Defence in our tracked dataset since 2000. National Defence's tracked contract value ranges from $14,747 to $66,767 (25th–75th percentile). This award is above their tracked median of $23,662.

Source: original award notice

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