2016 Brian Eckel Awards

Buildings Category

KGS Group

Project: SaskTel Saskatoon Main Exchange Electrical Distribution Modernization
Client/Owner:  SaskTel

This project was the first phase of a multi-phase project to improve the SaskTel main exchange at 140 - 1st Avenue in Saskatoon. This first phase incorporated the improvement and modernization of the electrical distribution system in preparation for the addition of a data center in the exchange, complete with redundant 1100kW UPS system and increased backup generation of 3250kW.
The main objectives of the new electrical distribution system were to increase the system capacity, reduce system downtime, improve system reliability and improve system maintainability. This was achieved by implementing a nearly concurrently maintainable system.

 

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Buildings Category

Award of Excellence

Stantec

Project: Five Hills Health Region Regional Hospital
Client/Owner:  Five Hills Health Region

Photo (l to r): Brian Martynook, Jim Allen, Tom Atkins, P.Eng., John Kosteroski, P.Eng., Ian Walker

The Five Hills Regional Hospital is the first hospital in Canada built using the Integrated Project Delivery model.  It took a collaborative process to build in a way that embraced LEAN.  It was an opportunity to truly design a facility that would improve healthcare delivery and client satisfaction.

Collectively we identified what the significance of the project was in the community, recorded the goals and objectives of the region, and continued to seek and define the community’s legacy.  We engaged healthcare providers, administrators, patients and staff in the 3P process.  The integrated project team included Stantec, Devenney, Graham, and Boldt.

 

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Municipal Infrastructure and Water Resources

Award of Excellence

AECOM
Project: Regina North Pressure Zone
Client/Owner: City of Regina

Photo (l to r): Brent Rostad, P.Eng., Omar Lopez, P.Eng.,
Michael Moncrieff, P.Eng., Kurtis Doney, P.Eng

AECOM was selected by the City of Regina to design and oversee creation of the North Pressure Zone; consisting of a water distribution pumping station, large diameter feeder main network and separate pressure boundary serving the northwest area of Regina.  The project team used several innovative techniques to overcome the challenges of dividing the water distribution system into two separate pressure zones. The North Pressure Zone was completed successfully and now provides an improved level of service, social and economic benefits to numerous residents and commercial businesses in the area, both now and into the future.

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Municipal Infrastructure and Water Resources
Award of Merit
AECOM
Project: Sask. Landing Regional Water System
Client/Owner: Sask. Landing Regional Water Pipeline Utility (SLRWPU)
Photo (back row l to r) Lorne Schmid, Lance Fradette, Kevin Gulka, A.Sc.T., Kevin Ness, P.Eng., (front row l to right) Trevor Woiden, P.Eng., Ryan King , Greg Fremont, A.Sc.T.

The Saskatchewan Landing Regional Water Pipeline project saw new water treatment and distribution infrastructure developed in environmentally sensitive areas for hundreds of users in west central Saskatchewan. Many of the communities did not have water treatment facilities and were not meeting current drinking water guidelines. Also, many of the rural customers had poor quality water out of wells or nearby municipal truck fills which provide untreated water to the area. This regional solution developed by the Saskatoon office of AECOM Canada Ltd. (AECOM) involved two new water treatment plants located in Kyle and Elrose, two booster pumping stations, three rural water reservoirs, 700 kilometers of rural water pipeline, 40 kilometers of water transmission pipeline, and numerous improvements to raw water supply and wastewater management.

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Municipal Infrastructure and Water Resources
Award of Excellence
Associated Engineering(Sask) Ltd.
Project: City of Saskatoon Reservoir and Pump Station Upgrades - Implementing Long Term Water Safety and Security
Client/Owner: City of Saskatoon
Photo (l to r): Lorne Gifford, A.Sc.T., Bob Hawboldt, P.Eng.,
Peter Hooge, P.Eng., Scott Miller, P.Eng.
The City of Saskatoon, in their commitment to providing a reliable water supply for the future, recently completed three water infrastructure projects focused on increasing safety, security and sustainability.  The Avenue H Reservoir and Pump Station Expansion, the 42nd Street Reservoir and Pump Station Expansion, and the Acadia Drive Reservoir and Pump Station Upgrades projects each addressed issues such as emergency response capabilities through additional storage, increased water quality, and improved pumping capability. Associated Engineering’s multi-discipline design included attention to minimizing pumping power requirements and to maximizing stored water quality.  Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling guided  reservoir design for improved water quality
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Municipal Infrastructure and Water Resources
Catterall & Wright
Project: SaskTel Centre Asphalt Re-surfacing
Client/Owner: City of Saskatoon
Catterall & Wright provided consulting services to rehabilitate Parking Lot B at the SaskTel Centre.  The grading design included introducing two new ridge lines which significantly improved drainage to the storm sewer system. The asphalt pavement design incorporated the TruPave paving mat, a nonwoven pavement interlayer composed of high strength fiberglass and polyester fibers.  A 60 mm asphalt overlay was placed over the paving mat.  The purpose of the paving mat was to mitigate crack propagation through the asphalt overlay and create a moisture barrier between the existing pavement and overlay, thus significantly extending the life of the asphalt structure.  
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Municipal Infrastructure and Water Resources
Stantec
Project: Meewasin South East Trail Extension
Client/Owner: Meewasin Valley Authority
In 2012, the Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) embarked on an ambitious project to extend the Meewasin Trail south to Chief Whitecap Park, as part of the Trans Canada Trail system. Stantec was commissioned to provide conceptual planning, environmental and heritage assessments, detailed design, tendering and construction services for approximately 12 km of trail. Several issues were addressed including slope stability, storm water conveyance and public safety. Today the trail extension is popular with a wide variety of users including walkers, joggers, cyclists, equestrians and naturalists.
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Natural Resources & Energy Production Resources
Award of Merit
ENGCOMP
Project: Ammonium Sulphate Plant Expansion 
Client/Owner: AREVA Resources Canada Inc.
Photo (back row l to r)  Devon Atkings, P.Eng., Sheridan Fjeld, P.Eng.,  Travis Frith, B.Sc., (front row l to right) Alex Schmidt, Lindsay Bedard, P.Eng., Lori Soderberg, B.Comm., Garry Doepker, A.Sc.T., Tenille Falconer, A.Sc.T., Steven Matschke, A.Sc.T.

AREVA Resources Canada Inc. planned an overall production capacity at their McClean Lake mill, which required an expansion of the existing Ammonium Sulphate Plant to handle the additional barren strip solution and increased ammonium sulphate product.

ENGCOMP provided structural, mechanical/piping, electrical/instrumentation and cost engineering services to double the capacity of the Ammonium Sulphate Plant for this major expansion on-time and on-budget, reduced the overall capital cost by 40% through the implementation plan, and provided a quality solution resulting in a small number of field construction requests for information.

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Natural Resources & Energy Production Resources
KGS Group
Project: Powder Induction System
Client/Owner: Bayer CropScience
Bayer CropScience Inc. (Bayer) and Kontzamanis Graumann Smith MacMillan Inc (KGS Group) have teamed up to upgrade a manual chemical powder addition process during the formulation of insecticide and fungicide products. The new system utilizes powder induction and transfer technology. Employee hazardous material exposure potential as well as overall process and plant safety risk have been significantly reduced.
With completion of the project on time and within budget, a safer, more efficient way of adding powders to the mixing vessels has been achieved. Bayer has reported a 70% to 100% increase, depending on product, in formulation capacity within the insecticide and fungicide mixing vessel.
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Transportation
AECOM
Project: Estevan Truck Bypass Queue Cutter Signal
Client/Owner: Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Weyburn Sub runs parallel to Highway No. 39, approximately 70 metres apart.  The new Estevan Truck Bypass crosses the railway and Highway No. 39. The rail and road authority each have well documented standards and procedures that were in conflict on how to protect the public at the rail crossing without unnecessary vehicle stoppages on Highway 39.

The agencies agreed to solution using a unique application of queue cutter signals with presence detection devices to reduce the possibility of vehicles stopping on the tracks without the need for unnecessary stoppages on Highway 39.

 

 

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