PINNACLE Award & Award of Excellence

Transportation

Associated Engineering (Sask) Ltd.
Project: Whelan Bay Access Roadway
Client/Owner: Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure

Photo:  (L to R) Patrick Murhy, P.Eng.; Jeff Horan, P.Eng.; (MHI)Josh Richer, P.Eng., PMP.; Paul Pinder, P.Eng.

Whiteswan Lake is located approximately 100 kilometres northeast of Prince Albert, and is a destination point for outdoor enthusiasts and residents of the community of Whelan Bay.  Increasing lake levels have impacted both the ability of the public to access the Whiteswan Provincial Park, and the residents of Whelan Bay to access their homes.
A new 1.1 km roadway in a new location was designed with the help of a LiDAR survey. This provided the full picture needed for a route through this rugged, fully treed area. 

The new roadway provided stable and effective long-term access for the community.

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Municipal Infrastructure & Water Resources Category

Associated Engineering (Sask) Ltd
Award of Excellence
Project: City of Regina Hauled Waste Receiving Station
Client/Owner: City of Regina

Photo:  (L to R) Ian Alarcon, P.Eng.; Kurtis Doney, P.Eng.; Stan Torgunrud, P.Eng.; Cory Wihlidal, P.Eng.; Paul Pinder, P.Eng.

The City of Regina identified the need for a modern hauled waste receiving station after years of receiving septage at a wastewater pump station and lagoon. The City envisioned a hauler-operated facility with automated site entry and which would include separation of solids, flow equalization to protect downstream treatment processes from toxic loads, and collection of load characteristics suitable for billing purposes. Previous septage receiving sites had solids accumulation issues and lacked reliable tracking of quantity and quality of dumped material. The City commissioned Associated Engineering to complete preliminary design, detailed design and provide construction services for the new station. 

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Municipal Infrastructure & Water Resources Category

AECOM Canada Ltd.
Award of Merit
Project: Elk Point Sanitary Sewer Lift Station & Force Main
Client/Owner: City of Saskatoon

Photo:  (L to R) Kevin Ness, P.Eng.; Pamela Hamoline, P.Eng.; Ryan King.; Kevin Gulka, A.Sc.T.

In 2005 and 2007, Saskatoon experienced major rain events that flooded houses and businesses in the Confederation Park and Fairhaven neighbourhoods with raw sewage. Beginning in 2010, the City contracted AECOM to design and administer construction of the Elk Point sanitary sewer system, which included the Elk Point Sanitary Pump Station, the 13.3 km Elk Point Force Main, a drop structure and the Marquis Odour Control Facility. By 2016 the entire system was complete, one that greatly reduces flood risk during major storm events and created infrastructure for new neighbourhood development in the northwest side of the City.

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Transportation

ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd.
Award of Merit
Project: Diefenbaker Bridge Barrier and Guardrail Inspection and Repair
Client/Owner: City of Prince Albert

Photo:  (L to R) Devon Chaykowski, P.Eng.; Wes Hicks, A.Sc.T.; Rob Cholodnuik, A.Sc.T.; Marc Bourassa, P.Eng.

The Diefenbaker Bridge is a vital crossing over the North Saskatchewan River. The City of Prince Albert engaged ISL to examine current conditions and recommend and execute a rehabilitation strategy.

There was a clear safety issue with the barriers and handrails connections. ISL considered options with an in-house tool based on a probabilistic approach to intervention. After demolition a significant amount of the concrete had been discovered as damaged by freeze thaw deterioration. ISL addressed the deterioration within the construction budget.

ISL's rehabilitation plan brought the infrastructure up to code, accommodated safety requirements; and recommended a long term maintenance strategy.

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Environmental
McElhanney Ltd
Award of Merit
Project: Badlands Parkway
Client/Owner: Parks Canada

Photo:  (L to R) Jared Komaike, EIT; Colin Schmidt, Project Coordinator; Sandy Cumming, P.Eng.; Michael Walker, P.Eng., PMP.; Walter Johnson, P.Eng., John Johnson, EIT, A.Sc.T.; Naginder Jabbal, P.Eng., C.Eng., PMP.; Nicole Crerar, P.Eng.; Alyson Stout, B.A.Sc.; Krista Cairns, Environmental Assessment Officer; Doug Leonhardt, P.Eng.

McElhanney designed and constructed the Badlands Parkway in Grasslands National Park, a 10.4km scenic road using a single lane, dual direction configuration. The Badlands Parkway pro­vides access to six viewpoints for visitors of varied mobility, increasing park visitation and protecting the grassland from off road environmental disturbance. Work was completed with minimal distur­bance, avoiding critical habitat of native grassland wildlife species. As prime consultant, McElhanney provided transportation engineering, landscape architecture and planning, geotechnical engineering, tendering services, construction inspection, surveying, aerial LiDAR, and remotely piloted aircraft systems to design a solution centered around the concept of minimalist design

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Municipal Infrastructure & Water Resources Category
Stantec Consulting Ltd
Award of Merit
Project: Third Sewage Force Main
Client/Owner: City of Regina

Photo:  (L to R) Curtis Wiebe, P.Eng.; Katherin Godwin, P.Eng., MBA; Kurtis Doney, P.Eng.; Jordan Parisien, P.Eng.,MSc.; Steven Coates A.Sc.T.; Jason Gaudet, P.Eng.; Dustin Olxyn, P.Eng.; Jennifer Yang, P.Eng.; Kevin Paul, P.Eng.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the summer of 2015 extreme weather events required the City of Regina to discharge excess flows from McCarthy Boulevard Pump Station, screened but untreated to Wascana Creek. Consequently, the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency directed the City of Regina to reduce the risk of wastewater bypasses from the pump station. Stantec’s job was to recommend solutions to upgrade the system to meet a 1:25 service level. Our scope included preliminary design, design, and engineering services for the construction of a new 1500 mm PVC forcemain, the first ever use of this size of pipe for a pressure application in Canada.

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Municipal Infrastructure & Water Resources Category
Clifton Engineering Group
Project: Pacer Park Relocation
Client/Owner: City of Regina

The alignment of the new Regina Bypass would displace Pacer Park, a significant baseball facility. Commissioned by the City of Regina, Clifton combined their love of engineering with their love of baseball to create the infrastructure for a world-class baseball facility. The resulting park includes 14 diamonds built to Olympic qualifying standards. The underground drainage system ensures that diamonds will be ready to play within an hour of a 10-year storm event. The park is now the largest dedicated baseball facility in western Canada and puts Regina on the map as a prime venue for regional, national, and international tournaments.

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Municipal Infrastructure & Water Resources Category
PINTER & Associates Ltd.
Project: Northwest Saskatoon WasteWater Treatment Plant
Client/Owner: Proteus Waters

PINTER & Associates Ltd. (PINTER) was the engineer of record and from the beginning, was actively involved in planning, design, permitting and approvals, and construction of the NW Saskatoon Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse Project (NSWTWR) employing the Proteus Waters Sewage Treatment System (Proteus System). The project faced tremendous challenges since it was the first Advanced Water Reuse Project in Saskatchewan. Since it began operation in 2018, it has become a great success and continues to gain attention and momentum across the province and is helping to change how wastewater projects can be planned in Saskatchewan.

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Municipal Infrastructure & Water Resources Category
PINTER & Associates Ltd.
Project: Wakaw Lake - Innovative/Low Cost Emergency Repair to the Public Boat Launch
Client/Owner: RM of Hoodoo

During the last week of April 2018, the RM of Hoodoo experienced a rapid snow melt due to an unexpected increase in air temperature. The abrupt increase in air temperature resulted in a greater amount of melt water than the Site had the capability of dealing with. Extensive damage to the pavement structure within the boat launch caused concern due to the potential for sediments from the damaged pavement to enter the lake. PINTER implemented the use of concrete erosion mats as a cost-effective, easily installable and maintainable solution that allows safe pedestrian access and protects the natural fish habitats.

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Studies and Soft Engineering

ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd.
Project: Structural Evaluation of the Gardiner Dam Spillway Bridge
Client/Owner: Water Security Agency

ISL was retained by the Water Security Agency (WSA) to carry out a structural condition assessment and load capacity evaluation of the Spillway Bridge that spans the Gardiner Dam to identify remaining service life and discuss options for rehabilitating the bridge to ensure this notable piece of infrastructure remains in service over the next 50 years. ISL performed rigorous testing using procedures outlined in the Ontario Structure Inspection Manual (OSIM) and Alberta Transportation’s Bridge Inspection and Maintenance (BIM) System Manual and ultimately delivered four feasible, cost-effect and unique rehabilitation options for WSA.