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Invitation to tender · 2016

Contractor for Construction of Sewer Separation

In 2016, the City of Vancouver awarded “Contractor for Construction of Sewer Separation” (invitation to tender PS20151185) to J Cote & Son Excavating Ltd for $2.8M. 5 vendors responded; offers ranged from $2.8M to $5.3M.

Source: City of Vancouver open data, Awarded contracts, data as of 23 July 2026.

$2.8M
contract value, awarded on April 6, 2016; paid over the contract’s life
bid PS20151185

The competition

Bids on this competition5bids
Invitation to tender, 2016: median bids49 competitions · 6 with a single bid4bids

The offers

The awarded offer was the lowest of the 5 priced offers.

J Cote & Son Excavating LtdAwarded$2.8MPedre Contractors LtdNot awarded$3.2MSandpiper Contracting LLPNot awarded$3.5MAce Contracting Ltd.Not awarded$4.8MB Cusano Contracting (2007) Inc.Not awarded$5.3M
About these figures

Every response the City published for this competition, awarded first, then by price.

Awarded amounts are what the City agreed at award. What it later paid each supplier is published only in the annual Statement of Financial Information.

See also

Other Invitation to tender competitions · 2016

Contractor for Fire Hall No. 5 + Housing$15.0MContractor for Van Art Gallery North Plaza - Phase 2$5.7MContractor for West Annex Seismic Retrofit$4.2MContractor for Vancouver City Hall East Wing Annex Deconstruction and Renovations$3.5M

What the City paid the winner, all its work

J Cote & Son Excavating LtdEvery year on the City’s Statements, for every contract$3.2M

Overview

Invitation to tenderPriced bids against a fixed specification.Every competition awarded in 2016

Source: Awarded contracts, City of Vancouver open data (Open Government Licence - Vancouver). This competition in the register: bid PS20151185 Data as of July 23, 2026. Amounts in Canadian dollars.