The government announced a series of preliminary contracts valued at a total of $15.7 million for the joint support ships, the CCGS John G. Diefenbaker polar icebreaker and the offshore fisheries science vessels. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-5421. Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) made an announcement regarding the Payments … Read more
Conservative MP Dave Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent-Essex, Ont.), on behalf of Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.), announced that the federal government building located at 120 Wellington Street West in Chatham-Kent, Ont., will be named the Tecumseh Building in recognition of his contribution during the War of 1812. More information is available online. Call … Read more
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue (Labrador, N.L.), on behalf of Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.), announced that the federal government has awarded a $525,055 contract to Notus Electronics Ltd. for its pre-qualified innovation through the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program. Notus Electronics Ltd.'s innovation, the Notus Net Sounder System, is the world's first … Read more
Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) and Associate Minister of National Defence Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.) announced the second round of industry engagement sessions for the Canadian Surface Combatant Project. This is part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS), which will create jobs and economic growth across Canada. Posted on MERX, the … Read more
On behalf of Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.), Conservative MP Scott Armstrong (Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, N.S.) announced the awarding of a $296,892 contract to Ocean Sonics and Instrument Concepts under the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP). Ocean Sonics and Instrument Concepts' innovation, icListen, protects marine borders by autonomously listening for and detecting boating … Read more
Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a $564,533 contract to IntelliView Technologies Inc. for its pre-qualified innovation through the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program. IntelliView Technologies Inc.'s innovation, the Intelligent Surveillance Platform, is a smart video surveillance system used for crime prevention and protection. It detects … Read more
As part of the federal government's Seven-Point Plan, Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat, issued a Request for Proposal to obtain the services of a firm to conduct an independent review of National Defence's life-cycle cost estimates for the F-35 to be included in the upcoming 2013 … Read more
Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced the completion of the Pension Transformation Initiative, which has replaced a 40-year-old public service pension system and processes and centralized all related services at the Public Service Pension Centre located in Shediac, New Brunswick. The five-year initiative consisted of replacing outdated public service pension systems and … Read more
Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) received a report entitled Canada First: Leveraging Defence Procurement Through Key Industrial Capabilities, prepared by a panel of experts chaired by Tom Jenkins, special adviser to the minister. This report was prepared to help develop the government's defence procurement strategy. Jenkins' report lays the groundwork for the … Read more
On behalf of Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.), Conservative MP Royal Galipeau (Ottawa-Orleans, Ont.) announced the awarding of a $4.9-million contract to Construction Lariviere Ltee of Gatineau for the deck replacement and steel repair work on the Chaudiere Crossing's Hull Causeway. Galipeau also announced the awarding of a $3.3-million contract to Le … Read more
