BREAKWATER BOOKS LIMITED
35 records across provincial, federal and municipal sources: $2.3 million in contract awards, grant agreements and payments, plus $412,531 in federal payment and notice records that repeat money already counted. Listed in St. John's. Also printed as: Breakwater Books; Breakwater Books Ltd; Breakwater Books Limited.
$2.3 millionon record, all years (grant values can span several years)
$4.30per person in the province
36.1 yearsof work at the median full-time wage
| Source | Records | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Provincial contract award | 19 | $1.5 million |
| Federal grant or contribution | 13 | $837,675 |
| Federal transfer payment | 3 | $412,531 |
| Public body | Level | Records | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Heritage | Federal | 13 | $837,675 |
| Department of Education | Provincial | 14 | $805,054 |
| Department of Education and Early Childhood Development | Provincial | 4 | $678,991 |
| Department of Canadian Heritage | Federal | 3 | $412,531 |
| Public Procurement Agency | Provincial | 1 | $23,750 |
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $93,632 | |
| 2019 | $92,153 | |
| 2020 | $24,250 | |
| 2021 | $261,525 | |
| 2022 | $427,454 | |
| 2023 | $565,914 | |
| 2024 | $182,607 | |
| 2025 | $510,576 | |
| 2026 | $187,360 |
Patterns
Awarded without competition
10Contracts given to one supplier without an open call for bids.
Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
10A public body gave the same supplier three or more sole-source awards.
Descriptions that say almost nothing
1Awards described in one or two generic words.
A flag is a question, not a finding.
Largest records
- Sole Source Resources/Digital Access for textbooks $399,975Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
- Grade 7 Social Studies - English and French $330,720Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
- Grade 7 Social Studies Books $187,360Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
- Grants to the Canada Book Fund $174,183
- Grants to the Canada Book Fund $125,428
- Publishing Support $115,868
- Publishing Support $112,920
- Grants to the Canada Book Fund $112,920
- Publishing Support $112,272
- Sole Source Resources/Textbooks $100,863.75Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
- Publishing Support $100,533
- Publishing Support $93,632
- Resources/Textbooks. $91,011.25Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
- Publishing Support $88,778
- Publishing Support $88,420
- Resources/Textbooks. $69,900Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
- Sole Source Resources/Textbooks $55,016Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
- Sole Source Resources/Textbooks $47,741.20Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
- Marketing and Shipping $43,125
- Sole Source Resources/Digital Access for textbooks $39,870.32Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
- Accessible Audio Books $30,525
- Breakwater Books - My Indian $29,877
- Educational Resources $28,377
- Publishing Support $24,250
- Educational Resources ‐ Textbooks. $23,750
- Breakwater Books $23,622.50Flagged: Descriptions that say almost nothing
- Publishing Internship $22,312
- Down By Jim Long's Stage Book $19,646.12
- Educational Resources $13,980
- Educational Resources $13,593.44
- Educational Resources $11,538.45
- Educational Resources $10,488.25Flagged: Awarded without competition; Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again
- Educational Resources $10,465
- Accessible Audio Books $3,375
- Publishing Support $1,665