Buildings Category

Award of Merit

GENIVAR Inc.

Project:  Campbell Collegiate - 1962 Building - Underpinning
Client/Owner:  Board of Education of the Regina School Division #4

Campbell Collegiate was constructed in 1962, 1965 & 1968. Subsequently many cracks and distresses  showed up in the architectural and structural elements within the building.

Two structural investigations were later completed, which determined that the original installed foundations did not conform to the structural drawings and that the designed piles were inadequate to support the superimposed loads.

Reinforced concrete transfer beams and jacked in steel pipe piles were installed. The result is a stabilized foundation system which will prevent  any further settlement from occurring in the building.

Photo (L to R):  Mel Leu, P. Eng., Electrical Engineer, Ritenburg & Associates Ltd., Wayne Tkach,  Mechanical Technologist, MacPherson Engineering Inc., Brett Willis, P. Eng., Structural Engineer, GENIVAR , Huntley O'Connor, P. Eng., Project Manager, GENIVAR and Jeffrey Halliday, P. Eng., Civil Engineer, GENIVAR, GENIVAR Inc.

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Environmental Category

Award of Excellence

PINTER & Associates Ltd.

Project: In-situ Treatment of High Nitrate Loaded Groundwater Plume with a Large-Scale Permeable Reactive Barrier
Client/Owner:  PINTER / Viterra Inc.

PINTER designed and implemented a cost effective and innovative permeable reactive barrier system for removal of nitrates from a groundwater plume on a sensitive site in Northern Alberta.

Cost savings were more than 50% compared with conventional approaches and remediation met all applicable guidelines while improving the aesthetics and usefulness of the work area.

Photo (L to R):  Lawrence Pinter, P.Eng. and Ryan Riess, M.Sc., P.Eng., PINTER & Associates Ltd.

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Municipal Infrastructure & Water Resources Category

Award of Merit

Bullée Consulting Ltd.
Project:  Town of Hudson Bay Water Treatment Plant
Client/Owner: Town of Hudson Bay

Faced with changing source water quality and increasingly stringent drinking water regulations, the Town of Hudson Bay was required to implement water treatment process upgrades. The original water treatment plant was built in the 1960’s with significant process, pumping and storage upgrades in 1982.

Regulation changes included Turbidity in 2003 followed by the implementation of a new regulatory parameter, trihalomethane (THM), in 2006. THM is a carcinogenic disinfection by-product, produced by the interaction of chlorine and organic carbon. Hudson Bay began THM testing and monitoring in July 2005 with a pre-upgrade average of 200 μg/L, 200% of the regulatory limit of 100 μg/L.

BCL was requested to complete a comprehensive process evaluation study including pilot testing, to target THM reduction and organics removal. Based on test results indicating excellent organics removal, BCL recommended the addition of an ion exchange process. Confident with the findings, the Town directed BCL to proceed with design and implementation.

Performance testing completed during commissioning indicated achievable THM levels of 25 μg/L, a reduction of 87.5% of the historical average, 25% of the regulatory limit. Significant optimization and testing has been completed, with a THM target of 40 μg/L, providing significant buffer for future potential regulatory changes.

The process upgrade has provided improvements to the health, safety and aesthetics of drinking water for residents of Hudson Bay, while incorporating energy savings and reductions to both chemical consumption and backwash / wastewater streams to the environment. As such, the project exceeded its financial, regulatory, and environmental goals.

Photo (L to R):  Tim Ledding, P.Eng., Matt Feige, E.I.T., Lawrence Lukey, P.Eng. and Leigh Klassen, Bullée Consulting Ltd.

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Studies and Soft Engineering Category

Award of Merit

Associated Engineering (Sask) Ltd.

Project:  City of Regina Lift Station Condition & Operational Assessment
Client/Owner:  City of Regina

The City of Regina maintains 32 lift stations and required information on the assets within the stations to plan maintenance and capital improvements.

Associated Engineering and ATAP Infrastructure Management Ltd. used an inclusive approach, working with City staff, to develop cost-effective tools for determining baseline funding levels and managing assets.

The team developed an innovative prioritisation method to identify capital improvements using critical factors and asset information to ensure efficient use of available funding.  The tools allow the City to proactively manage its utility assets to enhance protection against potential sewer overflows and flooding, protecting the City’s residents and businesses.

Photo (L to R): Andrew Stevenson, Greg Schmidt, P.Eng., Daryl Potratz, P.Eng. and Josh Buniak, Associated Engineering (Sask.) Ltd.

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Studies & Soft Engineering

Focus Corporation
Project:  Village of Vibank Schematic Drainage Plan & Recommendations
Client/Owner:  Village of Vibank

Water pooling in the streets indicated major drainage problems within Vibank, Saskatchewan. The Village retained Focus Corporation to determine how to improve drainage effectively, affordably, and incrementally.

Following their research of existing drainage conditions, identification of problems, and determination of the best solutions, Focus’ engineers provided Vibank with a Schematic Drainage Plan. It includes maps of all pertinent information, including land contours, drainage facilities, and at-risk areas, as well as detailed recommendations for infrastructure upgrades and additions.

Vibank councillors can now effectively improve the village’s drainage infrastructure within budget and plan for future development.

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2013 Brian Eckel Awards Judging Panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo (L to R):  Blaine Ganong, P.Eng., Bland Brown, P.Eng., FEC
and John Swystun, P.Eng.
Unavailable for photo:  Margaret Kuzyk, P.Eng., FEC