Public procurement
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Ottawa signs deal with Irving Shipbuilding for Arctic patrol vessels
Entire program now expected to cost $3.5 billion, up from $3.1 billion initially proposed when ships were first announced in 2007
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Ottawa poised to buy additional C-17 cargo jet from Boeing
Slight sense of urgency to buy after Boeing stopped production of workhorse aircraft last summer
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New Zealand’s navy to use Canadian-made sonar arrays
System ordered by Royal New Zealand Navy used in naval ships to detect, classify and localize incoming torpedoes
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Feds award $287M contract to upgrade LAV surveillance systems
General Dynamics Land Systems Canada to outfit 66 upgraded LAVs with new reconnaissance, surveillance systems
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More procurement troubles for Ottawa, this time over choppers
Plans to convert U.S. presidential choppers for Canadian search and rescue too complicated to complete
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Contentious northern Manitoba hydro dam granted licence
$6-billion Keeyask hydro dam received approval; $10-billion Conawapa dam put on hold
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Sikorsky nets US$1.28B Air Force contract for new rescue choppers
Company said it will develop new version of Black Hawk helicopter, deliver four by 2020
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Public-private partnerships provide big boost to Canadian economy
TORONTO—Infrastructure partnerships between government and private industry in Canada provide billions of dollars in economic benefits that reach far beyond the projects themselves, according to a new study. Released by the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP), the study claims…
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Seaspan wins $15M deal to build Vancouver Island cable vessel
Marine firm will build nearly 79-metre ferry capable of carrying 50 vehicles, 150 passengers
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Feds accepting bids for fleet of Coast Guard medium-lift helicopters
Request for proposals open until May 27, according to Public Works and Government Services Canada
