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VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has announced it will issue a request for qualifications in July for a construction partner to deliver the landmass and wharf component of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project.

According to a release, the new marine container terminal at the Port of Vancouver will enable the trade of more than $100 billion in goods annually once fully operational.

More than 18,000 jobs will be created during construction with more than 17,000 long-term jobs once fully up and running.

The port authority is pursuing a progressive design-build procurement model and the contract will include the delivery of a marine terminal landmass; wharf structure and berth pocket; widened causeway; expanded tug basin; and environmental mitigation and offsetting projects.

Construction early works are expected to occur in 2027 with major land reclamation work expected to begin in 2028, the release reads. Terminal operations are set to begin in the mid-2030s.  

To select a construction partner the port authority states the procurement process will include:  

• A request for qualifications for construction partners who have a strong record in the collaborative delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects in marine environments with similar technical, logistical, environmental and regulatory requirements, and demonstrated experience developing and delivering on commitments to First Nations.
• At the conclusion of the request for qualifications process, three qualified construction partners will be invited to participate in a request for proposals for a design and early works agreement (DEWA).
• The selected construction partner will collaborate with the port authority, First Nations and regulators throughout the DEWA to develop the construction logistics, work planning, costs, schedule and early works opportunities.  
• Once works under the DEWA have sufficiently advanced, a target price design-build agreement will be executed with the selected construction partner and the construction phase will begin.

Procurement opportunities for other components of the project will be available in the coming years.