UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Why it is here

Indicator “Contract value inflated by amendments”: 3 contracts inflated by amendments ×2 and more (+1,469,030 $) in 3 departments: National Defence / National Research Council Canada / Natural Resources Canada.

The contract value grew through amendments after signing. Indicators computed from public data sets: contracts, payments, registers, trade and sanctions lists. An indicator is a reason to check, not a decision of a public authority.

Details

Company / subject

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Buyer

3 departments

Indicator

Contract value inflated by amendments

Amount

CAD 1,469,030

Records behind the indicator

3

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-11540

What stands behind it6

1. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 23 February 2023 · Amount CAD 147,500 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2024-2025-Q4-00253 · original value 39,375 · procedure: AC · bids: 1

2. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 23 February 2023 · Amount CAD 147,500 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2024-2025-Q4-00253 · original value 39,375 · procedure: AC · bids: 1

3. Contract

   Engineering consultants-Other

   Date 25 January 2017 · Amount CAD 421,299 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2023-2024-Q2-04757 · original value 69,506 · procedure: AC

4. Contract

   Engineering consultants-Other

   Date 25 January 2017 · Amount CAD 421,299 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2023-2024-Q2-04757 · original value 69,506 · procedure: AC

5. Contract

   SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, EXCLUDING CONSULTANTS (SPECIF

   Date 13 March 2007 · Amount CAD 1,510,967 · Buyer National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2015-2016-Q2-36924 · original value 501,855 · procedure: TC

6. Contract

   SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, EXCLUDING CONSULTANTS (SPECIF

   Date 13 March 2007 · Amount CAD 1,510,967 · Buyer National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2015-2016-Q2-36924 · original value 501,855 · procedure: TC

Other records of this company9

1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
2. 023 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
3. 033 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
4. 043 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
5. 053 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
6. 063 October 2026Findings · Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers
7. 073 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
8. 083 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
9. 093 October 2026Findings · Lobbying meetings followed by denser non-competitive contracting