MACDONALD DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES

Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 1 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +561,145 $.

Amendments raised the contract far above the amount that was competed. 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

MACDONALD DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES

Buyer

Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne

Indicator

Competition bypassed by amendments

Amount

CAD 561,145

Records behind the indicator

1

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-04555

What stands behind it2

1. Contract

   Scientific consultants

   Date 4 May 2012 · Amount CAD 612,684 · Buyer NA · Supplier MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES CORPORATION · Ref C-2016-2017-Q4-00160 · original value 51,539 · procedure: TN

2. Contract

   Scientific consultants

   Date 4 May 2012 · Amount CAD 612,684 · Buyer NA · Supplier MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES CORPORATION · Ref C-2016-2017-Q4-00160 · original value 51,539 · procedure: TN

Other records of this company4

1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
2. 023 October 2026Findings · Contract value inflated by amendments
3. 033 October 2026Findings · Supplier lives on one buyer without competition
4. 043 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days