Posted on July 15, 2026
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has selected TerraMarine—a consortium led by FlatironDragados Canada, Van Oord Canada, Aecon Constructors and Carlson Construction Group—as preferred proponent for the principal marine construction package on its Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion.
The July 13 selection advances one of North America’s largest planned port projects into the collaborative development phase of a progressive design-build procurement.
Planned for Roberts Bank in Delta, British Columbia, the new marine container terminal is designed to expand container capacity at Canada’s largest port by more than 30% through construction of a three-berth facility on approximately 320 acres of reclaimed waterfront land. Roberts Bank is already home to GCT Deltaport and the Westshore Terminals bulk export facility.
The port authority says the project will unlock more than $100 billion in annual trade capacity and contribute more than $3 billion annually to Canada’s gross domestic product, with operations beginning in the mid-2030s.
Marine Construction Package
Contract scope covers construction of the project’s marine landmass, wharf structure and berth pocket, widened causeway, expanded tug basin and selected environmental mitigation and offsetting work.
Supporting the construction team are designer Arcadis Professional Services Canada, with Stantec Consulting, TYPSA and Tetra Tech Canada serving as subconsultants.
The port authority says it selected a progressive design-build, target-price model to provide greater design flexibility while strengthening collaboration and improving cost and schedule certainty.
TerraMarine will collaborate with the port authority, regulators and First Nations to advance logistics, work planning, schedule, costs, early works and subcontracting opportunities, including for Indigenous-owned businesses. Once that work has sufficiently advanced and following financial close, the port authority intends to award a target-price design-build agreement.
The selection concludes a year-long procurement that began last July. Financial close, mobilization and early works are targeted for late 2027, followed by land reclamation beginning in 2028.
“As we advance the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, selecting a highly qualified construction partner is a major step forward,” said Peter Xotta, president and CEO of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
“[T]he project will combine strong Canadian construction expertise with global experience, use Canadian products, and create tens of thousands of jobs,” he added.
Aecon, which holds a 30% interest in the consortium, said the project is expected to enter a design and early works agreement during the third quarter, with execution of the full design-build agreement anticipated in the first quarter of 2028 following completion of the collaborative development phase.
