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Energy and utilities contracts in British Columbia

Public buyers in British Columbia published 80 energy and utilities contract awards between 2013 and 2025, worth $5.9 million where a value was published, from 17 buyers. Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and R.D. awarded the most, with 28.

At a glance

80

Contract awards

Published award notices in this category.

$5.9 million

Published value

From the 43 awards that published a value.

17

Public buyers

Departments, agencies, municipalities and institutions.

2013 to 2025

Years on record

First and latest award in this group.

Who buys

Top buyers

The public buyers that awarded the most energy and utilities contracts in British Columbia.

  1. 1Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and R.D.28 awards · $1.9 million
  2. 2City of Vancouver12 awards · $884,249
  3. 3Ministry of Forests7 awards · $72,660
  4. 4District Offices - West Coast Region6 awards · $128,930
  5. 5Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy6 awards · $790,165
  6. 6City of Burnaby5 awards · $175,000
  7. 7Township of Langley5 awards
  8. 8BC Wildfire Service2 awards · $368,827

Activity

Awards by year

Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.

  • 20219 · $533,309
  • 20228 · $647,710
  • 20231
  • 202410 · $277,818
  • 202510 · $558,382
  • 20260

Where the number of bidders was published, the median was 4.

Largest

Largest published awards

  • Borland Valley Fuel Management-PrimaryMinistry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and R.D. · November 1, 2018$794,941
  • Electrical Service & DistributionUniversity of British Columbia · October 11, 2022$595,750
  • Scheduled and Emergency Utility Works and ServicesMinistry of Municipal Affairs and Housing · September 1, 2020$500,000
  • Scheduled and Emergency Utility Works and ServicesMinistry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development · August 1, 2016$350,000
  • Blanket Creek Provincial Park ElectrificationMinistry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy · August 11, 2017$333,499

Latest

Recently awarded

  • Electrical Power Services for Festival of Lights EventCity of Vancouver · September 29, 2025$102,742
  • WRR GS26NAN608 - Port Alberni Hwy Fuel Management PlanDistrict Offices - West Coast Region · September 28, 2025$18,200
  • WRR Shawnigan Estates Fuel Management PrescriptionDistrict Offices - West Coast Region · September 3, 2025$15,000
  • WRR GS26NAN607 - Glen Oaks Drive Fuel Management PrescriptionDistrict Offices - West Coast Region · August 24, 2025$13,145
  • 25-113 - Supply and Maintenance of Onsite Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Filling StationTownship of Langley · June 6, 2025
  • Columbia Fire Zone – New Electrical Service InstallationBC Wildfire Service · April 1, 2025$184,414
  • Columbia Fire Zone – New Electrical Service InstallationBC Wildfire Service · April 1, 2025$184,414
  • 144-07-24 - Electrical Services for Special EventsCity of Burnaby · March 1, 2025

Who won each contract, at what price, and which of these contracts are coming up for renewal is in Publicus. See how it works.

Source: Publicus procurement data as of October 26, 2026. Counts are published award notices grouped by the publisher's own commodity codes, or for the 100% with no code, categorised by Publicus from the award title; values are disclosed amounts in Canadian dollars, and undated awards are not counted, so totals are a floor.

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