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British Columbia, by the numbers
15,068 award records worth $12.7B since 2012 — three quarters of it under transportation labels.
Award value by year
| Year | Awards | Value | Mean award |
|---|---|---|---|
| n.d. (undated) | 312 | $323M | $1.0M |
| 2012 | 500 | $359M | $718K |
| 2013 | 406 | $369M | $909K |
| 2014 | 826 | $394M | $478K |
| 2015 | 1,154 | $539M | $467K |
| 2016 | 1,102 | $509M | $462K |
| 2017 | 953 | $642M | $673K |
| 2018 | 1,149 | $706M | $615K |
| 2019 | 1,248 | $1,312M | $1.1M |
| 2020 | 1,166 | $772M | $662K |
| 2021 | 1,226 | $1,017M | $830K |
| 2022 | 2,378 | $2,728M | $1.1M |
| 2023 | 934 | $1,087M | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 264 | $303M | $1.1M |
| 2025 | 602 | $656M | $1.1M |
| 2026 | 848 | $966M | $1.1M |
2022 is the series high on both count (2,378) and value ($2,728M); 2024 records only 264 awards — a publication gap rather than a collapse in activity. The undated bucket (312 awards, $323M) reflects records published without a usable award date.
Awarding ministries
| Ministry / agency (as published) | Awards | Value | Mean award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure - Construction | 1,568 | $4,746M | $3.0M |
| Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | 872 | $1,979M | $2.3M |
| Provincial Health Services Authority (Incl. BCCSS) | 269 | $1,065M | $4.0M |
| Ministry of Transportation and Transit | 199 | $1,028M | $5.2M |
| Procurement Services Branch | 4,002 | $854M | $213K |
| Ministry of Health | 176 | $792M | $4.5M |
| Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and R.D. | 1,728 | $179M | $103K |
| Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions | 7 | $173M | $24.8M |
| Ministry of Citizens' Services | 290 | $152M | $525K |
| BC Timber Sales Branch | 494 | $145M | $293K |
| BC Liquor Distribution Branch | 41 | $129M | $3.1M |
| Ministry of Forests | 728 | $107M | $147K |
| Liquor Distribution Branch | 85 | $90M | $1.1M |
| BC Timber Sales - Contracts | 302 | $81M | $269K |
| Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy | 449 | $81M | $180K |
Transportation is the story. The three successive Transportation ministry labels sum to $7,753M — 61.1% of all value — led by the Construction branch ($4,746M over 1,568 awards, a $3.0M average). The label variants reflect ministry renamings over the coverage window and are counted as published. Outside transportation, health entities ($1,065M PHSA, $792M Ministry of Health) and the central Procurement Services Branch (4,002 awards averaging $213K) carry the remainder.
Top vendors
| Vendor (as published) | Awards | Value | Mean award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Anderson Construction (EAC) Inc. | 45 | $683M | $15.2M |
| NTT DATA Canada, Inc. | 1 | $415M | $415.0M |
| Dawson Construction Limited | 59 | $276M | $4.7M |
| PBC Health Benefits Society | 1 | $254M | $254.1M |
| Lafarge Canada Inc. | 26 | $197M | $7.6M |
| AstraZeneca Canada Inc. | 4 | $173M | $43.1M |
| CLEAResult | 2 | $171M | $85.3M |
| Okanagan Aggregates Ltd. | 37 | $164M | $4.4M |
| CLUBPROCURE | 4 | $161M | $40.3M |
| O.K. Industries Ltd. | 55 | $154M | $2.8M |
| Associated Engineering | 3 | $150M | $50.0M |
| Peter's Bros. Construction Ltd. | 31 | $134M | $4.3M |
| OKANAGAN AGGREGATES LTD. | 32 | $129M | $4.0M |
| Jakes Construction Ltd. | 12 | $117M | $9.8M |
| Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited | 3 | $117M | $39.0M |
Road builders dominate: Emil Anderson Construction (EAC) Inc. leads at $683M over 45 awards. The largest single record in the corpus is NTT DATA Canada, Inc.'s $415M — one award, 3.3% of all BC value. As with the federal vendor table, name variants (Okanagan Aggregates Ltd. / OKANAGAN AGGREGATES LTD., combined $293M) are counted separately as published.
Live opportunity tracking with these metrics: PubSec.Pro.