SHARC International Systems says it has received a purchase order valued at over $5M from the City of Surrey for a district energy sewer heat recovery project. The order followed a competitive procurement process and was completed on October 22, 2026. The company says it is the largest order in its history.
A purchase order follows the competition
The procurement described by SHARC is a competitive process that resulted in the City of Surrey issuing a purchase order for defined equipment and services. The source does not state how many suppliers competed, which procedure the City used, or how bids were assessed. Those details matter because a competitive procurement can take different forms, but the transferable point is that the purchase order comes after the buyer has selected its supplier and committed to the specified requirement. SHARC said the order is worth over $5M and will add more than $5 million to its Sales Order Backlog in the fourth quarter of 2026. The associated revenue remains subject to delivery and performance of contractual obligations.
The equipment will recover heat from wastewater
SHARC will supply three SHARC 880 Wastewater Energy Transfer systems to Surrey City Energy, the City’s district energy utility serving Surrey City Centre. Together, the systems are intended to provide 6 megawatts of thermal capacity while processing approximately 12,000 litres of wastewater per minute. The facility will recover thermal energy from a Metro Vancouver regional sewer main in Surrey’s Bridgeview neighbourhood. The systems will screen the wastewater and transfer its heat to an ambient-temperature loop connected to heat pumps at the West Village Energy Centre, approximately two kilometres away. The planned facility can be expanded to approximately 27 megawatts, with additional equipment subject to future procurement.
Delivery and revenue remain ahead
The current project schedule anticipates equipment fabrication and delivery in late 2027 to early 2028, followed by facility construction and commissioning. SHARC expects revenue from the project to be generated in the second half of 2027 and into 2028. The timing and value therefore depend on delivery and on the company meeting its contractual obligations, rather than on the purchase order alone. The City expects the completed facility to supply more than half of Surrey City Centre’s annual heating needs and reduce reliance on natural gas across a district energy network that already serves 49 buildings. The project is supported by the Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia, Metro Vancouver and BC Hydro.
A major order for the supplier
SHARC described the purchase order as the largest in its history, at approximately twice the size of its previous largest order. Interim Chief Executive Officer Shane Dungey said the company is developing its business through direct relationships, including with the City of Surrey, and through channel partners. President Michael Albertson said the SHARC 880 platform can be configured around the scale and operating requirements of Surrey’s district energy network. These are statements from the company in a press release supplied through GlobeNewswire; the source notes that the content was not reviewed by Postmedia. No independent assessment of the competitive process or the company’s claims is provided.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Buyer | City of Surrey |
| Order value | Over $5M |
| Order completed | October 22, 2026 |
| Equipment | Three SHARC 880 WET systems |
| Initial thermal capacity | 6 MW |
| Wastewater processing | Approximately 12,000 litres per minute |
| Planned expansion | Approximately 27 MW |
| Energy centre distance | Approximately two kilometres |
The purchase order followed a competitive procurement process and is the largest in SHARC Energy’s history.
WHY IT MATTERS
The case shows how a competitive procurement can lead to a significant purchase order for a specialised infrastructure system. The source confirms the competition and the resulting order, but not the tender method, number of bidders or evaluation criteria.
Reported from financialpost.com, 2026-10-22. The Tender Wire is published by Otnox.
