# Canadian government awards $14M contract for 48 hard-shell barges

Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard, awarded three contracts totaling $14,047,773 to Canadian Maritime Engineering Ltd, MetalCraft Marine Inc., and Industries Océan Inc. for the construction of 48 hard-shell barges for oil spill response.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-11-05
- Where: Port Alberni, British Columbia; Kingston, Ontario; Québec, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $10.7M (14.0M CAD)
- Jobs: 25
- Status: announced
- Products: hard-shell barges for oil spill response
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Canadian Coast Guard](https://endata.com/companies/15595.md) (customer)
- [Canadian Maritime Engineering Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/51018.md) (supplier)
- [MetalCraft Marine Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/51019.md) (supplier)
- [Industries Océan Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/51020.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/government-of-canada-awards-contract-for-acquisition-of-hard-shell-barges-for-canadian-coast-guard-through-oceans-protection-plan-892842736.html), 2020-11-05: "These contracts will help create or sustain approximately 25 jobs within the three shipyards."

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