Highway Maintenance Contract Bid Opportunities

B.C.’s highways and bridges are maintained by private contractors in 28 service areas throughout the province.

Together, these maintenance contractors:

• Maintain more than 47,000 kilometres of highway and more than 3,000 bridges
• Provide maintenance services 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Provide a broad range of services including winter maintenance, surface maintenance, drainage maintenance, roadside maintenance, traffic maintenance, bridge maintenance, and highway patrol
• Are responsible for identifying, planning, and prioritizing these services
• Must ensure services are delivered in accordance with the specifications set out in the highway maintenance agreements

The value of these 28 highway maintenance agreements totals approximately $590 million annually.

Maintenance Contract Bid Opportunities

The Ministry of Transportation and Transit is preparing for the next phase of highway maintenance contract procurement, referred to as Round 6.5, for select service areas with agreements expiring in 2029.

The upcoming procurement process will focus on the following three service areas:

• Service Area 8
• Service Area 13
• Service Area 25

The Ministry is currently planning to begin procurement activities for these service areas with a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) phase. Procurement timing, approach, and requirements remain subject to review, approvals, and change. Additional information regarding the procurement process, including future opportunities for industry information sessions, will be shared on this website and through BC Bid, as applicable.

For the procurements in the above three service areas, the Ministry will implement a limit on the number of highway maintenance contracts, including contracts that are already in place, that a contractor can hold. The Ministry anticipates limiting the number of contracts that a contractor may directly or indirectly hold, including by such relationships as affiliate, subsidiary, control, or subcontracting, to not more than seven.

For a high-level overview of highway maintenance agreements and potential participation opportunities, prospective bidders and subcontractors may review the Highway Maintenance Agreements Overview. The information is provided for general reference, is subject to change, and does not form part of or supersede any procurement documents. Final requirements will be established through the formal procurement documents.

• View the Highway Maintenance Agreements Overview for Prospective Bidders and Subcontractors (PDF, 856 KB)

Value of current agreements

• Highway Maintenance
• Electrical Maintenance
• Pavement Marking