Civil

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Horsey Substation – Seismic Upgrade Completion: February 2006 Client: BC Hydro Prime Consultant: Sandwell Engineering Location: Victoria, BC  Seismic Upgrade to Electrical Substation Building. This project involved seismic upgrading of the existing substation building at Horsey Substation. Seismic footings, Dwidag anchors, concrete piers, concrete walls, and structural steel braces were tied to the existing structure. Adjoining duct banks and tower foundations were reinforced with concrete and tied to the substation building to prevent electrical conductors from collapsing during an earthquake.

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Mt. Tolmie & Old Wesley Road Reservoirs ~ Seismic Upgrade Completion: April 1999 Client: Municipality of Saanich Prime Consultant: Delcan Engineering Location: Victoria, BC  Seismic retrofit of existing reservoirs by hydroblasting of existing surfaces and attaching new reinforced concrete elements. Demolition of the existing surfaces commenced in January of 1999, wherein concrete surfaces were prepared by hydroblasting. Reinforcing steel was then attached to the existing structures by epoxy grouting dowels and concrete elements were formed and poured. The top surface of the existing upper Mt. Tolmie reservoir was completely covered with a new concrete slab.

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Snowden Reservoir Completion: June 2004 Client: District of Campbell River Prime Consultant: Dayton & Knight Engineers Location: Campbell River, BC  Construct a new concrete reservoir. Seismically upgrade an existing reservoir pump station and additional of a new generator building. Provide a new PRV chamber and SCADA systems. This project involved modifications to an operational water system, spread out over four different sites, throughout rural Campbell River, BC. Our work required careful scheduling and coordination to ensure that the system remained operational throughout construction. All required shut downs were carefully planned to ensure that there were little or no disruptions to the existing water service.

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West Courtenay Reservoirs Completion: December 2001 Client: Regional District of Comox-Strathcona Prime Consultant: Associated Engineering Location: Courtenay, BC  Construction of a 9.1 Million litre cast in place concrete reservoir and a 2.5 Million litre slip formed concrete (30 m high) reservoir. Work also included site works, control building, site piping and valves, and instrumentation.