Maintenance dredging with floating equipment at Baie-Comeau, QC

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is soliciting bids for maintenance dredging at the Baie-Comeau fishing harbour in Quebec. The project involves the removal of approximately 3,500 cubic meters of seabed sediments using floating equipment, which may include mechanical or pumping methods. The contractor is solely responsible for identifying and securing a land-based disposal site, including obtaining written agreements with landowners, and must manage dredged materials in accordance with the Grille de gestion des sols excavés from the Ministère de l'environnement et de la lutte contre les changements climatiques de la Province du Québec. The work must be completed by December 18, 2026, although some project documentation references a final completion date of March 31, 2027. Key requirements include the provision of a final environmental monitoring report and a certificate of compliance for excavated contaminated soils. Bidders must provide performance and labour and material payment bonds of at least 50 percent of the contract amount, or an alternative security deposit of 20 percent. The contract is governed by standard construction services clauses and requires adherence to CSA and provincial health and safety regulations.