Alberta Innovators - Spring 2009 by Venture Publishing

Spring 2009

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The annual magazine of Consulting Engineers of Alberta

Built in Alberta Meeting the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure needs

Consulting engineers build new and expanded roles

A New Model The pros and cons of P3s

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Code of Consulting Engineering Ethics

Features The Trusted Advisor Engineering may be an exacting trade, but that doesn’t mean consulting engineers’ roles aren’t ﬂexible

Meeting the Need The Alberta government is slated to spend $120 billion on infrastructure over the next two decades; consulting engineers will be at the forefront of many exciting projects

The Evolution of Design The Alberta government’s experiment with the P3 model is a trial by ﬁre for consulting engineers, who are learning to be entrepreneurs as well as designers

Community Service Ron Grantham’s accomplishments as an engineer are formidable. But his efforts don’t stop there

King of the Corridor Over 40 years, engineer Charlie Weir built a local company and left a uniquely Albertan legacy

2009 SHOWCASE AWARDS A Framework for Excellence

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N BEHALF OF THE PROVINCIAL government, it is my great pleasure to wish Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) all the best for a successful Showcase 2009. These are uncertain times for all of us, but Alberta is well placed to weather any economic slowdown. Unlike any other jurisdiction in North America, we’re debt free, and we have a tax structure that supports investment and growth. That’s a huge asset in diﬃcult times. Albertans are also the owners of tremendous energy resources – resources that will be needed to power an economic recovery in North America. We also have a wealth of talent and expertise among our people, ably demonstrated by the members of CEA. With these strengths and our continued commitment to innovation, we will continue to build tomorrow’s Alberta.

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CHANGING THE WORLD T FIDIC 2008 IN QUEBEC CITY, JOHN

Ralston Saul presented a challenge: “You need to rewrite your definition of your profession to become again part of society. A return to ideas is needed. You need to be central to changing civilization for the better. Beware of the silo concept and of defining yourselves by the narrow confines of your professionalism.” As consulting engineers, we act as trusted advisors to our clients. We assume the moral and ethical responsibility of acting in their best interests at all times. But we have become accustomed to working within the confines of constraint. We learned to accept limits. If we are to sustain our industry, we must again take our seat at the table. We are obligated to innovate and offer creative solutions which will serve our clients and society as a whole. We need to exceed expectations. We have the collective knowledge, the expertise and the will to advocate on behalf

of ourselves, our clients and our community. Our leadership is needed now, more than ever before in our lifetime. We are experiencing an environmental crisis that has been precipitated by First World nations. As consulting engineers, we need to embrace the sustainable model of practice. We need to encourage Qualiﬁcations-Based Selection, because our experience and expertise serves our clients best. We need to take Life Cycle Costs of 25 to 50 years into account when we innovate. Consulting engineers deserve to be compensated in accordance with the added value we bring to every undertaking. We need to hire the best people and reward them for their contributions. And to choose our clients like we choose our friends, because we will not always see eye to eye, but the relationships will endure because trust is the foundation we have built between us. As trusted advisors we must lead through our actions, and our interactions, with those around us. We are engaged in what has been described as an “economic crisis.” Our obli-

CEA 2008-2009 Message

Naseem Bashir CEA President

As consulting engineers we act as trusted advisors to our clients. We assume the moral and ethical responsibility of acting in their best interests at all times. gation to oﬀer sustainable solutions will be required, and we must prepare to provide that much needed leadership. We must adopt sustainability as a way of life for ourselves, our businesses, and bring that message to everyone we meet. We must fully engage by strengthening our industry and our relationships with our clients, contractors, and architects. As consulting engineers we must behave in a socially responsible manner in all our endeavours. We must assume our rightful place to contribute from inception to creation. The more we engage, the more inﬂuence we will have. We have to step outside the limits of our “profession.” We must return to “citizenship” and honour all the responsibilities that entails. We must accept the reality that our actions impact the face of the planet and all that inhabit it. Horace said over two thousand years ago, “carpe diem.” If we seize every day, we can make a difference. Together we can change the world.

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In today’s engineering environment the only thing certain is change. ACEC is poised to meet challenges head on.

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Canadian Engineering Companies, it is our pleasure to offer greetings to the members of Consulting Engineers of Alberta. Forecast surveys suggest that the Canadian consulting engineering industry will continue to record strong levels of growth in 2008-09. At the time of writing, it is too early to tell how severely recent economic events south of the border will affect this optimism, but our industry nevertheless has much to celebrate. ACEC has witnessed some significant changes and achievements over the past year. Following our name change in 2007, a number of provincial associations have followed suit – over the coming year, we will follow up with a rebranding exercise, where we will consider a new look for the association to reflect our name change. ACEC hosted the world at the annual conference of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) in Quebec City in

September 2008. Feedback from the 500 delegates and 200 companions who attended from more than 60 countries has been universally positive – not only have they told us that Canada hosted one of the best FIDIC conferences ever, but also that the conference helped raise the prestige and reputation of Canadian consulting engineers around the world. Our colleagues from Quebec did us proud, and our ACEC staff deserves our gratitude for their outstanding work. ACEC also changed its website (www.acec. ca), and changed its president – following the departure of Claude Paul Boivin, Jeff Morrison took over in July 2008. Many challenges remain. Over the coming year, there are a number of accomplishments that ACEC has set its sights upon. In June 2008, Quebec became the first province to mandate Qualifications-Based Selection for the procurement of consulting engineering services on government-funded projects. Following that breakthrough, ACEC will

work with the new federal government and support our provincial associations to ensure that other jurisdictions follow Quebec’s lead. In keeping with its new focus on human resources sustainability, in 2009 ACEC will also roll out its video designed to promote consulting engineering as an exciting and rewarding career choice for engineering students. With a new strategic plan in place by 2009, ACEC will be able to focus its business practice, advocacy and promotional objectives, with strong strategies in place to meet those goals. We look for ward to working with the board and members of Consulting Engineers of Alberta to help achieve our common goals, and we hope that you will be able to attend our next ACEC Summit taking place in Whistler, B.C., from June 24 to 27, 2009. In the meantime, all the best to you all for a successful and proﬁtable year ahead.

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Engineering may be an exacting trade, but that doesn’t mean consulting engineers’ roles aren’t flexible

N THE PAST, ENGINEERS TOOK ORDERS

from other key people – developers, contractors and architects – but now they are asking for a more active role in delivering, planning and building infrastructure and other projects, says Chris Newcomb, chair of the Association of Canadian Engineering Companies (ACEC.) “Too often, we end up putting other people’s ideas into action,” says Newcomb. “Yet we have a lot more to contribute by creating alternative solutions to society’s challenges.” The president of Vancouver-based McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. thinks engineers should aim to be society’s “trusted advisors,” hailing back to when they were an important part of the Industrial Revolution, bringing safe drinking water to the masses, among other things. “Engineers had a certain status in our society that they have lost because we became technologists sitting in cubicles, grinding out solutions to the orders we got from our clients,” says Newcomb. Naseem Bashir, president of Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA), agrees. He says it makes sense for engineers to be consulted on projects from the very beginning, so they can be involved with the planning “from soup to nuts.” “Trusted advisor seems to be the theme – to move our stature to be at the decisionmaking table when projects are first proposed,” says Bashir, who is also president of

Edmonton’s A.D. Williams Engineering Inc. “We’d like to find out what the client wants to design, but on the decision to proceed with the project or the value to the company or society, we would like to see them come to engineers first.” A chance to contribute earlier is crucial because rising energy costs and environmental considerations mean designing requires a more long-term view, he says. For example, Bashir is working on plans for a diesel power plant in Canada’s Arctic. On such projects, only 15 to 20 per cent of the overall cost over the project’s life span goes into the initial capital investment; the rest is spent on fuel and maintenance. If engineers are consulted on the viability of projects before they begin, they can save their clients and the public a lot of money in the long run, even if initial construction costs are higher. The growing awareness of Canada’s infrastructure deficit – deteriorating roads, pipes and bridges – should also increase the profile of consulting engineers. “There will be more visibility and opportunity to speak out about the infrastructure deficit and what needs to be done and how to go about doing it,” says Newcomb. “And it is not just building new, but getting the best out of existing infrastructure.” There has already been a sea of change in the way the provincial government deals with engineers, although so far it hasn’t led to this trusted advisor role. Jay Ramotar, former deputy minister of transportation and now deputy min-

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ister of the Treasury Board, says before 1995 the Alberta government “was the biggest engineering ﬁrm in Western Canada.” In-house engineers did all of the planning, preliminary engineering, design and support services such as surveying and lab tests. In 1996, the government completely changed its delivery processes. It kept only a small number of engineers on staff to hire and manage consultants, do design oversight and work with the consultants who were responsible for contractors, Ramotar says. With the engineering work outsourced, new systems for running major projects evolved, including P3s (public private partnerships). Contractors, who own assets like construction equipment and have access to financing, have generally been lead proponents

“In coming years, technology could help give consulting engineers more time to be creative and spend more of their time in high-level management.” in these projects. But Ramotar says there is nothing preventing an engineering firm from bidding on big government projects. “It hasn’t happened yet because most like to work for a fee and don’t like to take a [financial] risk.” Ramotar would like to see more innovation coming from consulting engineering firms, but says most find themselves in a “time box” and a “financial box,” always keeping a close eye on delivery time and fees. It’s not their fault, he says, but it means they have less time for innovation than government engineers used to have. “In coming years, technology could help give consulting engineers more time to be creative and spend more of their time in highlevel management,” says Ramotar. He predicts that the development of more intelligent computer systems will allow a lot of the bull work to be done off-shore or in other parts of North America, although functions like construction administration and rehabilitation supervision will continue to be done locally. Gino Ferri of Read Jones Christoffersen in Edmonton, says he is already seeing some changes. For one thing, clients used to be both developers and contractors: “They knew what they wanted, and it was a straight line,” says Ferri, whose firm has worked on such high-profile projects as Edmonton’s pyramid-

topped city hall. Today there is more work with architects and institutions and new project delivery systems like P3s. Consulting engineers also become part of the process at an earlier stage, before the architect’s work is ﬁnished, because the client wants a price and the ability to start construction earlier than ever. Today’s requirements for structural projects are also different than they were 40 years ago, Ferri says. With energy conservation being such a major factor today, even walls are more sophisticated

now than they were; mechanical systems are certainly more sophisticated. Clients also ask a lot more questions about life cycle costs of buildings. This means a successful project requires that consulting engineers and architects work closely together. Newcomb says the new delivery systems and growing importance of taking a longterm view will encourage more alliances between consulting firms and contractors. “That leads to a more effective process and a better outcome at the end of the day.”

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Alberta is slated to spend $120 billion on infrastructure over the next two decades; consulting engineers will be at the forefront of many of these exciting projects BY JIM VEENBAAS

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HIGH OVERHEAD: An increasing number of Alberta’s building projects are working towards LEED gold certiﬁcation

ment’s capital plan, released in January 2008, the province’s population is expected to grow to five million by 2028. That’s a 40 per cent increase that will not only put tremendous pressure on existing infrastructure – roads, sewers, schools and hospitals – but create demand for even more. The last building boom was in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Projects that are 30 years old will need a signiﬁcant amount of reinvestment, says Kathleen Lausman, executive director of property development for Alberta Infrastructure. “Another huge driver for us is the cost of energy and of operating a building over time,” say Lausman. “We are much more focused on the life cycle of an asset. The whole notion of sustainability and our desire to be LEED® Gold certiﬁed is really pushing a longer-term

think around buildings. We’re looking at all the options to get these projects off the ground quicker, with less risk and better value for the taxpayer.” Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) and its members are well-positioned to deliver that innovation and sustainability. The association has cultivated a good working relationship with people like Lausman precisely because they value the organization and what its members bring to the table. Engineers have been at the forefront of industry change and have embraced an approach that focuses on the total cost of a project over a lifetime, rather than the initial price tag. “We have moved toward the life cycle view of a project,” explains Naseem Bashir, president of CEA and A.D. Williams Engineering of Edmonton. “We have some

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eliminating the condensation and making the building more functional. “The computing horsepower we have sitting on our desks now is phenomenal,” says Bashir. “When we started that project, we digitally laser-imaged the entire inside of the building, which basically gives us a 3-D image of it, within millimetres. It allows us to add components and measure performance very precisely,” Although it is impossible to predict design and construction innovations 30 years down the road (in the 1970s, no one was thinking about the massive energy and power needed to support today’s extensive computer networks), Bashir and his colleagues are always looking for better ways to build and employ design flexibility to meet unforeseen challenges and innovations. So much can change in the space of a decade, says Bashir. “We use space much differently than people did in the past. A building built in the ’50s was designed for shorter people. We want to make buildings last, but you need flexibility inside. Functions change and you might end up gutting it in a few years.” For example, at A.D. Williams’ Edmonton office, there are no ceilings. The whole building has a raised floor system, and all the heating and ventilation services come from below. This is more expensive, at

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least initially, but requires less energy to move air around and allows for access to all the building’s services from the floor. If they decide to renovate, they won’t have to tear out the office’s walls and ceilings. Another forward-looking solution for engineers is alternative methods of project delivery, including P3s (public private partnerships), which bring cost certainty to infrastructure projects by transferring risk to the private sector. While transferring the risk comes at a price, a properly structured P3 should result in greater efficiency and lower costs. P3s that are well put

together look at life cycle costs and reducing the overall maintenance and operations costs 25 years or 30 years down the road. “The value it brings to government is huge,” says Lausman. “We can build into the project the ongoing maintenance and operation of a facility for whatever established life cycle. Sometimes the private sector is able to innovate in ways government would not be able to.” That willingness to think outside the box and deliver alternative building models will keep the CEA and its members busy as

the province considers the best approach to invest a proposed $120 billion in infrastructure spending over the next two decades. Engineers will play a prominent role as road networks, bridges, sewers and buildings are overhauled or built from scratch. “The government can’t do this in isolation,” says Lausman. “It needs to work very closely with consulting engineers. All of our building professionals are working collaboratively. The process is so much more integrated, which will create valued engineering and buildings.”

THERE’S A HOLE IN MY DOCKET Alberta’s Ministry of Infrastructure, in 2008, announced plans to spend $22.2 billion on its municipalities for housing, hospitals, schools and roads. Some highlights of the plan are: • $3.3 billion for health facilities and equipment: Funding will be used to build, expand or redevelop current facilities, or upgrade health information systems. • $1.7 billion for schools: Plans are to build or modernize 59 schools over the next three years, including 18 new K-9 schools, 14 new middle and senior high schools, as well as to modernize 20 schools and purchase modulars and classroom equipment. • $1.5 billion for post-secondary facilities from 2008-11: Thousands of new spaces will be created to facilitate Albertans’ access to post-secondary training across the province. • $5.2 billion for provincial highways: High on the priority list are improvements to ring road links in Edmonton and Calgary, to Highway 63, the Northeast Alberta Transportation Corridor and the North-South Trade Corridor. • $5 billion for municipalities: The province’s rapid growth has put the squeeze on many of its communities. Close to $5 billion will be provided under various grant programs and initiatives for roads, bridges, public transit, water and wastewater facilities, emergency services and infrastructure management systems. • $1.1 billion for housing: Plans are to spend $1.1 billion to support the development of more than 11,000 affordable housing units over five years to build 1,650 new and renovate approximately 300 units for seniors.

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The Alberta government’s experiment with the P3 model is a trial by fire for consulting engineers, who are learning to be entrepreneurs as well as designers BY SHANNON SUTHERLAND

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CIRCLE OF TRUST: The construction of Anthony Henday Drive using P3 is widely regarded as a success

Partnership (P3s), there are no neutral bystanders. People seem to fall into three categories: the defenders, the detractors or the doubtful. But, after using the P3 model to complete the southeast leg of Anthony Henday Drive in Edmonton, the Alberta government is using it again to build Calgary’s northeast ring road, scheduled to open in 2009, and for the northern leg of Anthony Henday Drive, expected to be ready by 2011. It is also using the P3 model to design, build and operate 18 schools in the province. Like them or not, P3s are here to stay. The Canadian Council for PublicPrivate Partnerships (CCPPP) defines P3s as a “co-operative venture between the public and private sectors, built on the expertise of each that best meets clearly defined public needs through the appropriate allocation of resources, risks and rewards.” With public impatience with the province’s aging infrastructure growing, proponents say P3s get projects underway and deliver the desired results quickly. “P3s provide a fixed cost, delivery date, longer warranties and protect government from risks such as inflation and weather-related delays,” says Neill McQuay, executive director of the major capital projects

branch at Alberta Transportation. “P3s also deliver projects sooner than traditional delivery because the contractor’s control of the overall schedule provides flexibility and allows for more efficient use of resources.” A recent survey commissioned by the CCPPP found that about 88 per cent of Canadians believed that their federal, provincial and municipal governments were not keeping pace with demand for new or improved public infrastructure and services. About two-thirds said they supported partnerships between private sector companies and governments in addressing the deficit. In this kind of climate, quick and cost-effective results are incredibly attractive. The southeast leg of Anthony Henday Drive was the first road project undertaken in Alberta as a P3 and it is widely considered a success, says McQuay, because of the fixed cost, a 30-year warranty and the fact that the road was completed two years sooner than anticipated. He says these advantages are particularly impressive while Alberta struggles with a labour shortage and cost escalations. As such, the provincial government is considering using the P3 model for other social infrastructure projects such as healthcare, post-secondary and water/wastewater treatment facilities. Infrastructure minister

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THE NEW MATH: Construction of 18 schools by a P3 consortium will create space for students two years earlier than would have been possible through traditional means

Jack Hayden has said that the government saved $118 million by contracting the construction of 18 schools to a P3 consortium, creating space for students two years earlier than would have been possible through traditional means. However, these projects involve hefty contracts and obligations. For example, the province agreed to pay a private company $634 million to build and maintain the schools. One of the attractions of P3s is the perception that they allow the government to transfer ﬁnancial risk to the designer/builder/operator at little cost. However, that formula is not quite as simple as it seems, since no contractor is going to take

on that risk without being paid. “P3s transfer risk to public ownership and place the management of the facilities in the hands of the owners, and herein lies the rub,” says Daryl Procinsky, a partner with O’Neill O’Neill Procinsky Architects, a firm in Edmonton currently researching P3s. Schools used to be involved in the design, management and maintenance of their buildings and they were accountable for it. But in a P3 model, the school belongs to a private company for the next 25 years. If a school administration wants to make an adjustment to classroom sizes in 10 years, it may have to break

contracts. Procinsky is also concerned that the standardized design approach to facilities means they won’t be able to catch up to tomorrow’s technological advancements. “Anything involving knowledge or health care will be in hands of people who are in it for the dollars,” says Procinsky. “It’s not that that’s good or bad; it’s that we don’t know enough about it. We’re rushing things without the proper research.” With schools, hospitals and all facilities that have long-term ambitions, it is important that we assess and control adaptability requirements, he says. “Consider the desire to make major changes

within a 30-year contract. The consequence to cost may be signiﬁcantly greater than common tendering and it will most certainly require renegotiation. One can see a groundswell of potential issues.” He says the P3 model has been used somewhat eﬀectively in Ontario, Nova Scotia and B.C. on infrastructure projects such as roads, but that doesn’t convince him of the virtue of using it for buildings. “In the broader, more encompassing world of planning and buildings, there are much greater consequences – cultural, psychological and physiological consequences – that are crucial to the health of the users,

stakeholders and the environment,” he says. For instance, students in a school with a more geographically dispersed population base might need a design adaptation to accommodate their needs, such as extensive lunch or physical education facilities. These things cannot happen with a cookie-cutter approach to design, says Procinsky. But there is no denying that standardizing some aspects does save money with little consequence to form or function, says Dino Loutas, principal of Protostatix Engineering Consultants Inc., an Edmonton-based structural design ﬁrm that is involved in the

design and development of schools in Alberta using the P3 model. For example, there is a lot of sense in installing the same mechanical systems throughout schools, says Loutas. “It can become very costly and confusing in terms of maintenance to have one school with radiant heat and another with hot water heat when you have one firm or even one individual doing the maintenance on both.” The consulting engineer’s role does vary in the P3 model, as they are now part of a design/ build team and may work as a sub-consultant to the contractor when they normally work for the owner. Creative issues aside, there is little doubt that engineers are becoming entrepreneurs in today’s world, says Loutas. “The reality is that we will have to spend more time managing the business aspects of projects,” he says. “This is not a new concept but it does take some time to adjust to. The P3 model does expand our marketability and hopefully broadens our horizons.” It will definitely sharpen business skills and provide an opportunity to perform under pressure. Consulting engineers are responsible for getting the project done on time, and some of the timelines in P3 projects are aggressive. If you miss a date, there are big penalties. “Right now, we have drawings in our office and people are fabricating the steel at the same time,” says Loutas. “That never used to happen.” The evolution of this model is a work in progress, and the process of procurement is facing some ongoing scrutiny. A 2006 report by Ernst & Young Canadian recommended that governments make P3 procurements shorter and less expensive. Daryl Procinsky says it would be beneficial for Alberta officials to assess international failures and successes. Canadian models

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the right engineering consultant is a little like trying to create a nice pasta sauce with a pot full of fresh, juicy potatoes. There’s nothing wrong with potatoes, but no matter what you do with them, you’re not going to get pasta sauce out of them. That’s why the National Guide to Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure (InfraGuide) tackled this topic with the release of its 11th best practice document, Selecting a Professional Consultant. This collection of publications takes complex and technical information and transforms it into accessible and user-friendly guidelines that can be used by municipal decision-makers and technical personnel in making infrastructure decisions. Canadian municipalities spend between $12 and $15 billion annually on infrastructure, and every dime counts as infrastructure ages and projects pile up. Municipal leaders must plan, design and manage infrastructure carefully to make the most of available resources while maintaining safety standards and

balancing the demands of environmental responsibility with budget constraints. Choosing the best engineering consultant for a particular project can make or break a project, a budget and the confidence of an entire community. Much too often in Canada pricing is the primary concern, says the InfraGuide. The procurement of goods and services in the public sector in Canada most often relies on a public tendering process where the product or service is described in detail in a tender document and sealed bids are requested. In this case, the lowest bid usually wins the contract. This, however, is not an adequate solution for choosing a professional engineering consultant. While everyone knows that price certainly does matter, it is just one of many considerations if a project is going be successful and even cost-effective. The best method to select a consultant is a qualiﬁcations-based selection (QBS) process. This ensures that consultants are selected based on their qualifications, experience and competence in regards to a speciﬁc project. The right engineering consultant can solve little problems before they become insurmountable, can often find ways to reduce construction costs and can increase efficiency – saving money on future maintenance and operations, says the InfraGuide. In the big picture, the cost of a consultant is really a drop in the bucket. “Engineering design” typically represents between one and two per cent of the overall

lifecycle cost of a project with construction accounting for between six per cent and 18 per cent of the cost. That means that even if consultant A costs 30 per cent more than consultant B, but can save you five per cent on your construction costs, you’re still saving a significant amount of money by investing in the services of consultant A. And, since 80 to 93 per cent of the lifetime asset cost is accounted for by operations, annual and capital maintenance and decommissioning, it’s easy to see just how much investing in engineering expertise and experience can save in the long run. The best practice principles applied in the InfraGuide ensure that those hiring an engineering consultant – whether it’s done by decision-makers, policy-makers, technical staff or procurement staff – get the most value from their decision and are able to defend their decisions as well. While the cost of hiring an engineer might be a drop in the bucket, everyone knows what just one drop of vinegar can add to a bucket as well. The InfraGuide encourages clients to view consultants as trusted advisors who share their priorities and interest in achieving the best outcomes for their project. The factors to take into consideration include qualifications, quality, innovation, relationships, fairness, respect for intellectual property, efficiency and effectiveness, flexibility, willingness to offer nonpredatory pricing and sustainability. In short, the InfraGuide helps decision-makers separate the potatoes from the tomatoes. The guide is available in a hard copy format and electronically at www.thebestpractice.ca.

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Ron Grantham’s accomplishments as an engineer are formidable. But his efforts don’t stop there ORN IN 1925 IN VANCOUVER, RON

Grantham remembers a childhood without much money. When it came time to go to university, his family didn’t have enough to pay his tuition. So Grantham, a musician, formed a 16-member band. He crooned songs such as Talk of the Town and Chattanooga Choo Choo in his mellow baritone until he had enough money to pay his way through university. In 1943 he enrolled in UBC’s engineering program with three of his best friends. The ﬁrst sign that he would spend a lifetime bucking tradition was the fact that he neglected to attend many of his core classes because he was “too busy.” He successfully ran for president of the Engineering Undergraduate Society, orchestrated and performed at dances, organized pep rallies and courted his wife-to-be, June. His disregard for lectures was frustrating for one of his professors. Grantham says that when he was one of only a handful of students to pass final exams, “This professor told the class, ‘One of you who passed never should have.’ And then he looked right at me.” Grantham was a registered engineer by 1948. He went on to become a fixture in Canadian political life, even as his buildings became part of Canada’s landscape.

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His first position was as a junior engineer become the most challenging project of his Christmas, city council approved his project in Vancouver with BC Electric in 1948, as a career. It began when he accompanied a friend by one vote. Grantham provided the financmember of a special training group that would to a government-owned and operated home ing for the project. He arranged the mortgage, be rotated in eight different company divisions. for the elderly in Edmonton and was horri- provided working capital and personally guarOne of his first assignments was to inspect 724 fied by what he saw. “There were two separate anteed a bank loan for it. Canterbury Court transmission towers over 370 kilometres of bedrooms, with four single beds in each, con- opened its doors in September 1974 and the bush between Shalalth and Burnaby, B.C. To nected to a single bathroom,” he says. “Four entire project hadn’t cost the taxpayers of his employer’s consternation, Grantham con- men in one and four women in the other, shar- Alberta one penny, a fact of which he is very ducted the inspections alone, on foot. “I had ing a common bathroom. I thought, ‘What proud. “I persisted because I felt it was vital a pup tent, food and billycans with me. I was a way to live out your old age.’” Dominion and necessary,” he says. “Many of the people alright,” says Grantham. “But they thought I was in the process of building residences for who didn’t understand the project then are was unwise. They sent a crew out to find me the elderly in Vancouver and Calgary, which staying there now. The man who organized and they got stuck. I came along and got them would be operated by a company-owned the whole movement against me is a resident out before they figured out I was the guy they foundation formed by the Baptist Church. now. It is an attractive building and it has done were looking for.” Grantham was also part of Grantham decided he was going to build a lot to upgrade the neighbourhood.” All 310 rooms in Canterbury Court, the design of a 230,000-volt transmission line similar low-cost, non-profit housing for the Canterbury Lane and Canterbury to be installed throughout British Manor (additions that were built in Columbia, the first of its kind in There was tremendous opposition 1992) have a private bath, a telephone, North America. to the project,” says Grantham. fold-in panel doors; each building In 1951, BCE sent Grantham and his wife to Boston, so he “Three families even sent their teenage has common areas for family visits, a chapel and a mezzanine for commucould take postgraduate studies in sons out with chainsaws – in broad nal meals and activities. Advanced Structures at the Masdaylight – to destroy the formwork The foundation board of directors sachusetts Institute of Technolbefore we laid the foundation. is still run by volunteers and employs ogy. While he was there, he was up to 400 people. Grantham is now a “loaned” to a consulting engineering company in New York City. Grantham’s elderly in Edmonton. “I drew up a construc- resident of Canterbury Court, where he moved work for this company involved some design tion contract between Dominion Construc- in the fall of 2008, for health reasons. “I used on the now infamous twin World Trade Cen- tion and Canterbury Foundation, submitted it to say if I’m still around maybe I’ll be a tenant tre buildings. Grantham and his wife also met to Dominion in 1972 and had it signed by the here one day,” he says. “I have no regrets. I’m Albert Einstein while on a visit to Princeton, president,” he says. The projects required him proud of these facilities.” to raise money to cover substantial costs. New Jersey. “There was tremendous opposition to the In 1955, Grantham joined Dominion GRANTHAM’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS Construction Company as the assistant project project,” he says. The neighbours were furious. In addition to his work as an engineer, Ron manager of a $6 million expansion project of They felt the building would lower their real Grantham has served the community in a newsprint machine and warehouse in Port estate values. “Three families even sent their many other ways. Here are some highlights: Alberni on Vancouver Island. He later worked teenage sons out with chainsaws – in broad • Atomic Energy of Canada Limited: served for the company in almost every province in daylight – to destroy the formwork before we on the board of directors, six years Canada before settling in Edmonton as a laid the foundation.” Grantham spoke to the • Science Council of Canada: served on the regional manager in the mid-1960s, where boys; no damage was done and no one was board of directors, five years the last two of his four children were born. prosecuted. “Even Peter Lougheed said ‘Back • Western Canada Professional Engineers: Dominion had an innovative approach to off. Forget that site,’” Grantham says. “They worked to ease licensing and make movebidding on construction contracts. Instead of hired two lawyers to fight me, but that spurred ment in the field across Western Canada and aiming to be the lowest bidder on a project, me on.” the United States easier By 1972, Grantham had formed the nonDominion located and purchased land for • Certificate in Peace and Post-Conflict clients, designed the buildings and did all the profit Canterbury Foundation, written a conStudies, University of Alberta: created cerlandscaping and maintenance for one price. stitution and chosen a board of directors. He tification to equip interdisciplinary students For just short of 20 years, Grantham was had convinced Dominion in 1972 to sign a to institute measures that address conflict instrumental in establishing locations and construction contract, naming the foundaand sustain peace designing buildings for companies such as tion as owner of the building, to be called • Consulting Engineers of Alberta: Safeway and General Motors in Edmonton Canterbury Court. Then he had to have the founding member and across Canada. He was also active politi- land re-zoned. At a controversial city coun• Rotary Club: member of Edmonton’s cally and socially as a member of the Angli- cil meeting in the fall of that same year, Downtown Rotary can Church, the local Rotary Club and the Grantham argued on behalf of his dream of • Officer of the Order of Canada: awarded Conservative Party of Canada. He took a lead a low-cost residence for the elderly in front of for his work in community, social business more than 100 unhappy neighbours and resirole in the organization of these groups. and religious organizations In 1968 he embarked on what would dents. Two months later, and three days before

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Over 40 years, engineer Charlie Weir built a local company and left a uniquely Alberta legacy BY CYNTHIA DUSSEAULT

S A YOUTH GROWING UP ON A FARM

near Lougheed, Alberta, Charlie Weir had neither engineering nor land surveying in mind as a career. In fact, with the Second World War raging overseas in 1943, he decided to put his education on hold after completing Grade 11, follow a passion to ﬂy and join the Royal Canadian Air Force. He received training as a navigator at various bases throughout Canada and was then sent overseas. But the timing was a little oﬀ. “I landed in Britain the day the war ended,” he says. “I spent three months over there, but mostly I was visiting the pubs.” Weir returned home unharmed by his travels along the British beer circuit. He completed high school and decided against working on the family farm in favour of attending university. “The fact that I was in the Air Force meant that all of my university would be paid for,” he says. “I wanted to be a doctor, but I didn’t have Latin, so I decided on engineering. And I’m glad I did.” Engineering has always been a logical career choice for ex-military personnel, since the possibility of returning to active service always exists and since many military positions are technically demanding.

While pursuing a bachelor of science in civil engineering at the University of Alberta, Weir spent two summers articling as a land surveyor under A.G. Stewart, at Stewart, Little & Stewart, a land surveying company in Edmonton. Just as he had learned how to chart courses through the sky as an air force navigator, he was now learning how to chart courses through land. He graduated in 1950; two years later, Weir had become a qualiﬁed Alberta Land Surveyor, Dominion Land Surveyor and Saskatchewan Land Surveyor. He completed his master’s degree in civil engineering and was made a partner at Stewart, Little & Stewart, which shortly after changed its name to Stewart, Weir & Co. Ltd. Weir was instrumental in developing the engineering arm of the company, bringing in numerous consulting projects. He was the consulting engineer for the Secondary Roads Study in Alberta and provided consulting services for many municipalities and counties throughout the province. In the 1970s, Stewart, Weir & Co. began to specialize in performing site surveys for oil companies. It was boom time in the oil-rich province and there was unprecedented growth in the pipe-

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line industry and in oil sands development. The most important projects he worked on were pipelines; Weir was project manager of the Athabasca Tar Sands Corridor Study, worked on numerous other pipeline corridor projects throughout the province and consulted for Alberta Environment on the TUC (Transportation/Utility Corridor). The corridor ﬁeld was in its infancy and the engineering arm of the company became a major player. “Our company kind of initiated transportation corridors – rights-of-way – where you put pipelines, roads, highways and power lines all together to conserve land,” he explains. These multi-use corridors incor-

Reflecting on his professional career, he identifies one of his most important accomplishments as helping to build a company that remains a respected Alberta-based consulting firm. porate necessary transportation and utility routes but also focus on minimizing the use of land to reduce the impact on the environment and ensure that land is conserved for other uses, such as agriculture and recreation. “I was good at that – putting corridors together,” says Weir. Weir spent 38 years with the company, eventually becoming senior partner and then CEO. Ref lecting on his professional career, he identifies one of his most important accomplishments as helping to build a company that remains a respected Albertabased consulting firm. But Weir was far more than a company man; throughout his working years he devoted much of his time to the professional organizations and associations to which he belonged. He held numerous positions with the Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association (ALSA), and served as president in 1957. He was also active in the Canadian Institute of Surveying (CIS), and was president of that organization for a term as well. His professional affiliations as well as his committee, board and council activities extend far beyond that: to APEGGA, the Roads and Transportation Association of

Canada, the Canadian Petroleum Association, the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Consulting Engineers of Alberta and the list goes on, attesting to Weir’s ongoing commitment to his profession. “One of my major activities was my involvement in the International Federation of Surveyors [FIG],” says Weir. FIG supports international collaboration to promote the development of the surveying profession. Over the course of 16 years, from 1972 to 1988, Weir served FIG in many capacities, most notably as representative of the federation in 1976 at the United Nations Conference on Human Settlement. He was also head and member of several Canadian delegations to international meetings of the federation. Weir’s wife, Kathleen, better known as Kay, believes that the proudest moment of her husband’s professional career may well have been when he was elected as FIG president, a position he held from 1985 to 1987. Weir retired from Stewart, Weir & Co. in 1990 and ran his own private consulting practice for a short while. Corridor planning is closely related to environmental issues, an area that Weir actively volunteered in. He served on the APEGGA Standing

Committee on the Env ironment and on FIG’s Task Force on Environmental Development, so it’s not surprising that in 1991 he was offered a position on the newly formed Natural Resources Conservation Board, which assesses non-energy project proposals that may impact the province’s natural resources. “I was asked to be one of the founding members of the board,” he explains. In his 60s at the time, he accepted a five-year, fulltime appointment. When that appointment ended, retirement beckoned, but Weir accepted one more position, consulting for Jim [James] Hole. “They were classmates, and Jim asked him to consult,” Weir’s wife explains. The company was Lockerbie & Hole, a large Canadian construction company founded by Jim’s father, Harry Hole Sr. Even in retirement, Weir does not sit still. Right now he’s reorganizing his office. “It’s supposed to be the spare bedroom,” he chuckles, looking at the accumulation of certificates and documents that represent his full career. “I like being busy,” he says, smiling at his wife, who adds, “We’re happy. We’ve done everything we really needed to do.”

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WEIR’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Royal Canadian Air Force: enlisted in 1943 • University of Alberta: graduated with a Bachelor of Science in engineering; eventually obtained a master’s in civil engineering • Surveying: qualified as a land surveyor in several jurisdictions. Held positions at the Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association, eventually becoming president of both ALSA and the Canadian Institute of Surveying • Partner: became a partner in Stewart, Weir & Co. Ltd., developing the engineering arm of the company. Served as senior partner and CEO • Corridor expert: served as project manager of the Alberta Tar Sands Corridor Study, initiating transportation corridors that bundled highways, pipelines and power lines in a single throughway • Professional affiliations: held positions with several professional organizations, such as APEGGA, Roads & Transportation Association of Canada, Canadian Petroleum Association and many others. Served with the International Federation of Surveyors as president representative to the United Nations Conference on Human Settlement • Conservation: served as founding member of the Natural Resources Conservation Board

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BARRY LESTER, P.ENG., has enjoyed a long career characterized by varied and challenging projects. One thing that underscores his life’s work is that no challenge has proven too much for his innovative solutions. He is the proud recipient of the CEA Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Distinguished Achievement. A founding member of his own structural engineering company, Simpson Lester Goodrich, Barry later became executive vice-president of Stantec Consulting Ltd. responsible for a 4,000strong multidisciplinary workforce in western North America and internationally. With his 35 years of experience as a consulting engineer in Alberta, Barry has made significant contributions to the field of structural engineering, the profession of engineering and the consulting engineering industry as a whole. He has consistently taken risks and challenged convention, rejecting limitations and finding better solutions instead. Perhaps more important than that, he has mentored and motivated those around him to be equally innovative and see beyond the obvious. That kind of mentorship is rare. Some of Barry’s pioneering works include the first indoor wave pool in Canada (in Calgary’s Village Square Leisure Centre), the first covered speedskating rink in the world (for the 1988 Win-

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a model that would win his company, Simpson Lester Goodrich, numerous awards and one others would follow, across the country. Barry is equal parts consultant and engineer; he has held presidencies in the Consulting Engineers of Alberta and the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta. His main goals, as he worked with the council and committees of APEGGA, were to raise the stature of consulting engineering within the profession and with the public. He believed that CEA needed a stronger voice for industry and beefed up the organization, hiring a new executive director and implementing an awards program and magazine that would celebrate the industry’s achievements.

CEA Rising Young Professional Award On graduation, Anita joined Associated Engineering as an engineer-in-training. In the ﬁve years since, she has been rewarded with progressively more responsibility, taking on projects that would typically be awarded to more senior engineers. In 2007, she became a licensed Professional Engineer with APEGGA. Anita’s project highlights include the Town of Raymond water treatment facility; project engineer for the Nanton Wastewater Treatment Plant for process optimization and project engineer involved with converting wastewater

Barry is the kind of guy who always raises a hand or lends a hand when organizations are looking for volunteers and help. A Distinguished Alumni of the University of Calgary, Barry has served on boards and committees for the university and has frequently lectured to engineering and architectural students in Alberta and served on technical groups aimed at advancing his ﬁeld. He has worked variously for the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students, the Canadian Yachting Association, the United Way of Calgary and the Developmental Disabilities Resource Centre. To all of these groups, he brings his fresh approach and willingness to consider novel approaches to old problems.

to irrigation for a golf course at Waterton Lakes National Park. She has many additional highproﬁle projects under her belt. Similarly active in community life, Anita co-founded the young professional group with Associated Engineering. Using this model as a base, CEA’s Young Professional Groups were formed in 2005 in Edmonton and Calgary. The group works to encourage young professionals to stay in the field of consulting engineering through mentoring and various professional development and networking events. 2009 RISING YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD JUDGES Dr. Elizabeth Cannon, Ph.D., P.Eng. Dean, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary Al Maurer, P.Eng. City Manager, City of Edmonton Neil Windsor, P.Eng. Executive Director and Registrar, APEGGA

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Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant FIRM: CH2M HILL Canada Ltd. CLIENT: City of Calgary LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: Stantec Consulting Ltd., Earth Tech/AECOM, Graham Edmunds Cartier Architecture CONTRACTORS: Caliber Systems Inc., Graham Construction and Engineering Ltd., Maple Reinders Inc., Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd., Whissell Contracting Calgary Ltd., Yokogawa Canada Inc. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: O2 Planning and Design

Award of Excellence - Project Management Award of Excellence - Sustainable Design

PROJECT SUMMARY: The new Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant will accommodate the City of Calgary’s immediate and future population growth. To maintain the highest treatment standard, the 100 ML/d facility incorporates next generation technology including innovative Biological Nutrient Removal, effluent filtration and UV disinfection. The $463 million plant also includes research facilities, use of reclaimed effluent for irrigation and unique aesthetic components. The facility is designed to protect the Bow River’s natural and recreational features and decrease impacts to the surrounding communities. CH2M HILL is the prime consultant for this landmark facility; major sub-consultants include Stantec, Earth Tech, and Graham Edmunds Cartier. JUDGES’ COMMENTS: • This project exemplifies the required execution of every project management tool to balance the pressures of scope, cost, schedule, complexity and the environment. The City of Calgary and project team illustrates that effective managed projects reach beyond themselves, but can positively influence the lives and communities it serves. • The Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is an excellent example of harnessing advanced technology and sustainable, integrated design to provide a facility that benefits society. • Well planned, managed and constructed wastewater treatment plant. Compliments landscape, efficient project management, sustainable and public benefit.

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Glenmore Causeway Upgrades FIRM: ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. and Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. CLIENT: City of Calgary LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: IBI Landplan, Enmax Power Services Corp., Beaubien Glover Maskell Engineering, HFP Acoustical Consultants Corp., McIntosh-Lalani Engineering Ltd., Hamilton-Finn Road Safety Consultants Ltd., A.D.W. Surveying & Mapping Ltd. CONTRACTORS: Slimdor Contracting Ltd., Standard General Inc., Graham Construction & Engineering Inc. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Westhoff Engineering Resources Ltd., Matrix Solutions Inc., Browning Horrocks Golf Design, Cohos Evamy

PROJECT SUMMARY: Calgary’s Glenmore Causeway Upgrades project involved widening Glenmore Trail from Crowchild Trail to 14 Street SW. Built over three years and costing $57 million, it included removal and replacement of the causeway bridge over Glenmore Reservoir, which contains half of Calgary’s drinking water supply, while maintaining existing traffic flows of 140,000 vehicles per day. The project achieved joint objectives of increasing roadway capacity and expanding the reservoir channel to pass the Probable Maximum Flood. ISL Engineering and Land Services led the multidisciplinary consulting team with partners Klohn Crippen Berger, contributing significantly in the areas of hydraulics and geotechnical engineering. JUDGES’ COMMENTS: • The project management challenges of designing and constructing this project required addressing complex hydraulic, structural and road engineering and other technically demanding challenges while planning for cost-effective construction with minimal impact to the public. • This project scored high in all the criteria and factors. A very challenging project that had several multi-faceted design and construction issues to overcome. Success took a fully integrated multi-disciplinary team that used their collective technical excellence, innovation and the management of risk. • This project reflects a high degree of difficulty, responded to by technical excellence and innovation.

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Award of Excellence - Transportation Infrastructure Award of Merit - Project Management Award of Merit - Water Resources, Energy Production

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Windermere North Storm Outfall FIRM: Stantec Consulting Ltd. CLIENT: Windermere Lands Ltd. LOCATION: Edmonton, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANT: University of Alberta CONTRACTOR: Sureway Construction Ltd. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: The City of Edmonton, J.R. Paine & Associates Ltd.

PROJECT SUMMARY: Stantec’s Urban Land and Buildings groups provided public consultation, urban planning design and engineering services to complete the Windermere North Storm Outfall. Geotechnical support was provided by J.R. Paine & Associates Ltd. and construction was awarded to Sureway Construction Management Ltd. Stantec designed a series of dual cascade-drop structures to convey flow of the vertical drop of 50 metres. A total of four structures were constructed. Stantec commissioned the University of Alberta to investigate the extent of energy dissipation. The solution was remarkable in its simplicity but technically advanced, providing energy dissipation delivered at a 60 per cent reduction in cost to the client. JUDGES’ COMMENTS: • Very innovative solution to a large problem that will have significant applicability and benefits for many other similar situations. A rigorous engineering investigation that was well thought-out and managed. • An excellent example of collaboration between industry and academia to solve a real-life problem. It turned out to be a great method of managing the risk and combining physical modelling with creative thought.

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Award of Excellence - Water Resources, Energy Production Award of Merit - Community Development

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Career Development Path: An Application for Your Future FIRM: A. D. Williams Engineering Inc. CLIENT: A. D. Williams Engineering Inc. LOCATION: Edmonton, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANT: Katharine Bondy, Western Leadership Centre OTHER KEY PLAYERS: A. D. Williams Engineering Inc.: Reagan Williams and Santiago Gomez (web application)

PROJECT SUMMARY: Career Path is a web-based application that allows staff and supervisors at A. D. Williams Engineering Inc. to track performance, career goals, training and overall employee progress. Developed internally with the help of Katharine Bondy of Western Leadership Centre Inc., the system is completely customizable and can be accessed and edited at any time by either the employee or the supervisor, allowing ADWE staff to have control over their own destiny with the company. Career Path also assists corporate management with determining salaries, shares, bonus plans and succession. JUDGES’ COMMENTS: • Engagement is one of today’s most sought-after desires by both employers and employees. Employees are more sophisticated and are looking for how their career objectives align and mesh with current and future employers. This is an excellent tool to aid the engagement of an entire team/organization. • Innovative software used to manage professional development while meeting the needs of the organization. • The project demonstrated technical excellence in providing performance management software and the means for staff to chart their own career path.

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Award of Excellence - Natural Resources, Mining, Industrial

Hardisty Contract Tankage Project FIRM: Stantec Consulting Ltd. CLIENT: Enbridge LOCATION: Hardisty, Alberta CONTRACTORS: TIW Steel Platework Inc., Chemco Electrical Contractors Ltd., Lockerbie & Hole Contracting Ltd., Greg’s Contracting Services Ltd. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Park Derochie Coatings Ltd.

PROJECT SUMMARY: Stantec was selected to perform the detailed engineering of the new Hardisty Contract Tankage Terminal based on its working relationship with Enbridge. It identified and evaluated cost-saving strategies and used the results of these analyses to complete the conceptual engineering and develop the design basis for the detailed engineering. Stantec’s analyses and design eventually resulted in an increased tank volume of over 10 per cent and an estimated cost savings of approximately $1 million. The new Hardisty Terminal will provide services to accumulate medium and long-term liquid crude volumes on a fee-for-service basis.

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JUDGES’ COMMENTS: • A challenging site, tight schedule, multiple sub-consultants and contractors and considerable risk mitigation were all well managed. • Good solid project. Innovative use of 3-D model and innovative use of heating/diluents to overcome settlement and viscosity changes. • Many cost savings by challenging the status quo. Good use of technology on a “simple” project.

The Bow FIRM: D.A. Watt Consulting CLIENT: Matthews Development (Alberta) Inc. / EnCana Corporation (Tenant) LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANT: Swanson Transportation Consultants Ltd., Kellam Berg Engineering Ltd., Halcrow Yolles CONTRACTOR: Ledcor Construction Ltd. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Foster & Partners, The Zeidler Partnership, Sturgess Architecture

PROJECT SUMMARY: The Bow is a new two-block development in Calgary’s Central Business District. It features an office tower providing 2,000,000 square feet of office space in a 58-storey tower as well as a major cultural and retail complex and a 1,400-space underground parkade. D.A. Watt Consulting provided transportation engineering services to the architectural team, reviewing alternatives for site accesses, parking layouts, circulation plans and loading dock configurations, as well as transit, pedestrian and bicycle facilities to create an ultimate design suitable to the Bow’s unique location in Calgary’s downtown core. The firm also worked closely with the City of Calgary to create a Transportation Accommodation Plan which successfully managed the impacts of the necessary closure of 6th Avenue for construction. This innovative plan included signal co-ordination, contraflow lanes to maintain transit service, and other improvements to facilitate detoured traffic. JUDGES’ COMMENT: • Overcoming many constraints including high visibility to the public, a restricted worksite, interruption of commuter traffic and transit, working with three separate architectural firms and still setting precedents represents a major achievement. Well done.

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Award of Excellence - Community Development

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Specialty Chemical Plant - 3D Model FIRM: Stantec Consulting Ltd. / Stantec Geomatics Ltd. CLIENT: Hydor -Tech Ltd. LOCATION: Edmonton, Alberta

PROJECT SUMMARY: Growth has necessitated Hydor-Tech Ltd. to expand their west Edmonton chemical plant. Detailed assessments were completed by Stantec to determine equipment relocation, decommissioning and installation of new equipment. 3D scanning was implemented to gather as-built data, which was downloaded to a program called Cyclone, creating a complete rendering of the site. Data was integrated with other software to create a 3D virtual replication; this complex technical process was used to achieve the end-product. The 3D laser scanning and modeling techniques were 100 per cent faster and more accurate than traditional methods, saving Stantec and Hydor-Tech time, effort and costs. JUDGES’ COMMENTS: • Very innovative use of computer technology during the project development stage. • I thought the use of 3D site technology and the related software programs (which improve accuracy and efficiency) clearly demonstrates just how far innovation has progressed in the consulting engineering industry. • Great application of 3D modelling. Complex situation as a result of integration of Squamish equipment onto Edmonton site. Integration of scanning results into other programs was also a significant achievement.

Award of Excellence - Studies, Software, Special Services

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Kinsmen Aquatic Centre - Air Quality Renewal FIRM: Hemisphere Engineering CLIENT: City of Edmonton LOCATION: Edmonton, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: Barr Ryder Architects & Interior Designers, Read Jones Christoffersen Consulting Engineers CONTRACTORS: Chandos Construction Ltd., Derksen Plumbing & Heating, Arpi’s Sheet Metal, Kels Electrical, Sunshine Pool Ltd. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Streamwise Consulting Ltd.

PROJECT SUMMARY: The Kinsmen Aquatic Centre Air Quality Renewal was a major retrofit of the centre’s mechanical systems brought about by a need to improve air quality in the facility and replace aging systems. The project was completed in 2007 for a cost of approximately $12 million and is unique from several standpoints. In particular it is likely the only 100 per cent outdoor air system employed on a large spectator aquatic facility in a northern climate. The original systems grew problematic with age-related issues and air quality problems had been an ongoing issue for the life of the facility, with excessive pool odour detracting from swimming events. Byproducts from pool disinfection – the familiar pool odour – built up in pool areas with ineffective ventilation. In the case of the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre, numerous system issues contributed to the ineffectiveness of the original systems. In particular the buoyant nature of the hot air used to condition the pool area rose in the tall facility and did not ventilate the vital “breathing zone” over the pools. Detailed computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling of air flow was carried out to study the dynamics of airflow within the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre and design a system that would provide effective ventilation over all pools. In addition, a novel ventilation system was developed that incorporated a 100 per cent outdoor air supply with advanced energy recovery equipment that could maintain comfort and air quality while recovering 70 per cent of the exhausted heat energy. Review of more than a year of post-renovation utility bills has shown that even with greatly increased ventilation rates, electric and natural gas consumption has been reduced over the previous ineffective system. The new system has also proven to provide excellent air quality after 18 months of continuous operation at the centre.

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JUDGES’ COMMENTS: • Air Quality project demonstrates innovative thinking, the use of advanced technologies and modelling skills to achieve the client’s goals and provide a model for environmental sustainability when applied to large aquatic facilities in northern climates.

• Very innovative solution to a complex problem that affects most swimming pools. The modification provides a much healthier environment for users of the facility.

Award of Excellence - Building Engineering

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Ray Gibbon Drive

Award of Excellence - Environmental

FIRM: ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. CLIENT: City of St. Albert LOCATION: St. Albert - Edmonton, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: Aquality Environmental Consulting Ltd., EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., Magna IV Engineering, Pisces Environmental Consulting Ltd., Spencer Environmental Management Services Ltd., Thurber Engineering Ltd.

PROJECT SUMMARY: Ray Gibbon Drive, designed to allow future conversion to an eightlane freeway, currently functions as a two-lane arterial roadway constructed to alleviate local traffic congestion and provide an alternate commuter route for the residents of St. Albert. ISL and its team of sub-consultants overcame the challenges of crossing a sewage lagoon and an abandoned landfill, a new Sturgeon River crossing and the globally significant Bird Area of Big Lake to allow the road to open. JUDGES’ COMMENTS: • ISL and its project team are to be commended for successfully implementing a roadway project with 100 per cent focus on environmental remediation and mitigation. Well done! • This is an excellent example of the effective and responsible mitigation of complex environmental issues when designing and constructing an engineering project. The details and scope of the mitigation measures taken during the building of the arterial roadway through an extremely environmentally sensitive area are impressive.

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Raw Water Intake and Low Lift Pump Station E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant FIRM: Associated Engineering CLIENT: EPCOR Water Services Inc. LOCATION: Edmonton, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: D.E. Schaefer Architects Ltd., AMEC, Gibbs Brown Johansson, Golder Associates, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants CONTRACTOR: Clark Builders

PROJECT SUMMARY: To protect life in the North Saskatchewan River and meet the requirements stipulated by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Associated Engineering developed, designed and oversaw construction of a unique river water intake and fish return system as part of the EPCOR E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant Upgrade in Edmonton. The innovative design provides better protection for aquatic life while meeting functional requirements and site constraints. The raw water intake and fish return system preserves aquatic life and sustains biological diversity in the vicinity of the E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant.

Award of Merit - Water Resources, Energy Production Award of Merit - Environmental

JUDGES’ COMMENT: • Associated Engineering’s submission met all the criteria in every way. The process in developing and implementing the engineering solution as described in the submission was very impressive. That this engineering solution is being considered for other similar projects speaks for itself.

Glenmore Trail/Elbow Drive/5th Street Interchange (GE5) FIRM: Stantec Consulting Ltd. CLIENT: City of Calgary LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: CH2M HILL Canada Ltd., Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd., McIntosh-Lalani Engineering Ltd., S&P Geo-Engineering Ltd., Patching Associates Acoustical Engineering Ltd., Carson-McCulloch Associates Ltd., Canadian Highways Institute Ltd. CONTRACTORS: Graham Construction and Engineering Ltd., KLS Contracting Ltd., Standard General Inc., Nilex Corp., Wilco Contractors Southwest Inc.

Award of Merit - Transportation Infrastructure

OTHER KEY PLAYERS: TDM Engineering Ltd., ADW Survey, Worley Parsons, Dobbyn Electrical

PROJECT SUMMARY: The GE5 Interchange is the largest and most complex interchange project undertaken by the City of Calgary. Stantec’s multidisciplinary team included road, structural, electrical and utility design, quality assurance surveying and geo-technical engineering services. Stantec implemented many innovative design strategies to address project challenges. Paramount to its success was the expressway’s integration into the existing community through extensive communication with stakeholder representatives and delivering the project on time and on budget with minimal impact on the road network users. This ultimately led to a project which the City and the local communities are proud of. JUDGES’ COMMENT: • Several excellent projects were put forth in this category and the overall evaluation and ranking was not easy. However, Stantec has come out slightly ahead. Well done to Stantec and team for completing a challenging and very visible project on time and budget. alberta innovators

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Banff.refreshing - Detailed Design FIRM: AECOM CLIENT: Town of Banff, Associated Engineering (Project Manager) LOCATION: Banff, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: Jacques Whitford AXYS (Geotechnical), Landplan Associates Ltd. (Landscape Architects) CONTRACTOR: Standard General

PROJECT SUMMARY: In 2005, AECOM (formerly known as Earth Tech) was appointed engineering consultant by the Town of Banff to complete detailed design of Phase I of the downtown core refreshment project. The Banff.refreshing project is a long-term initiative aimed at enhancing the town’s downtown streetscapes and community infrastructure. In 1905, one of AECOM’s founding firms, the John Galt Engineering Company, provided engineering design for the original sanitary and water systems in Banff. A century later, AECOM’s team was honoured for the opportunity to be involved in the rehabilitation to these very same underground infrastructure systems.

Award of Merit - Community Development

Waterton Lakes National Park Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades FIRM: Associated Engineering

Award of Merit - Sustainable Design

CLIENT: Public Works and Government Services Canada OWNER: Parks Canada LOCATION: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: Highwood Environmental Management, Marshall Tittemore Architects, Bluegrass Irrigation Consulting, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. CONTRACTOR: Alpha Construction Inc., Porter Tanner Associates Inc.

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PROJECT SUMMARY: Nestled in the southwest corner of Alberta on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, Waterton Lakes National Park is a picturesque tourist destination and a designated World Heritage Site. Parks Canada initiated an upgrade program to convert wastewater treatment plant effluent, through advanced treatment, to golf course irrigation water. This eliminated irrigation water withdrawal from Blakiston Creek, a bull trout spawning site, and ceased discharge of effluent to the pristine Waterton River. Associated Engineering with Public Works and Government Services designed and implemented this successful project that is a win-win for the environment, park users and the golf course.

Oliver Bowen LRV Maintenance Facility FIRM: Stantec Consulting Ltd. CLIENT: City of Calgary / Calgary Transit LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: LTK Engineering Services, Stantec Consulting Ltd. CONTRACTOR: EllisDon Corporation

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OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Stantec Architecture Ltd.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: • A complex project challenge that demonstrates technical excellence using innovative thinking while applying advanced technologies, resulting in a LEED® Certification for an industrial complex.

PROJECT SUMMARY: Calgary’s recent explosive population growth has presented numerous challenges to the city’s infrastructure. In response, the City of Calgary has made public transportation a priority. As a result the city’s existing Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) maintenance facilities are taxed to the point where expansion is the only option. Stantec was retained to design the new multi-functional Oliver Bowen LRV Maintenance Facility, providing architectural, structural, mechanical, energy, electrical and landscape design consulting, as well as project management services. This integrated project delivery model resulted in a seamless design process, incorporating many innovative features in pursuit of LEED® Silver designation.

Award of Merit - Building Engineering

• A very successful application of the integrated design process to develop an innovative and highly sustainable solution to a very complex project.

Award of Merit - Building Engineering

Makira Outpost - Valley Zoo Lemur Pavilion FIRM: Group2 Architecture Engineering Ltd. CLIENT: City of Edmonton LOCATION: Edmonton, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: Hemisphere Engineering Inc., Walters Chambers & Associates, EIDOS Consultants Inc. CONTRACTOR: Lorac Construction Ltd.

PROJECT SUMMARY: The Makira Outpost integrates structural, mechanical and electrical systems into the design of a new home for lemurs at the Valley Zoo in Edmonton. Structural columns act as tree elements within the animal enclosures both in form and material, transitioning from a concrete column wrapped in rope to metal armatures supporting the roof. Lighting is also incorporated into the column design, limiting the need for additional fixtures within the space. The expression of Makira Outpost is clearly the result of a collaborative design process. JUDGES’ COMMENT: • An excellent example of engineering and architectural collaboration that provides an effective and adaptable environment for the lemurs and ensures a positive viewing experience for visitors without disturbing the animals. alberta innovators

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Banff.refreshing - A Project Management Role FIRM: Associated Engineering CLIENT: Town of Banff LOCATION: Banff, Alberta OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Town of Banff: Robert Earl, Town Manager; Evelyne Labelle, Manager of Engineering; Shannon O’Donovan, Acting Manager of Engineering. Standard General Inc.: George Tucker, Superintendent; Terry Gale, Vice President and General Manager

Award of Merit - Project Management

PROJECT SUMMARY: Proudly known as Banff.refreshing, the Town of Banff’s downtown beautification project enhances the streetscape for motorists and pedestrians, and upgrades the town’s century-old municipal infrastructure. As the town’s project manager, Associated Engineering met the project’s challenges, retaining a contractor who could meet the town’s tight schedule and budget in a hot construction market and ensure access to businesses throughout construction. Through a strong partnering relationship between Associated Engineering, the contractor and the town, the project was completed on budget in only 12 months, two years ahead of the estimated schedule, reducing the impact on businesses, residents and tourists. JUDGES’ COMMENTS: • An excellent example of project management success based on leadership and innovative use of slate for sidewalks, saving cost and time and giving a very unique design. Came in on budget and on time! • In this case, the results really do speak for themselves. Known as “the most recognizable main street in Canada,” Banff just sealed that distinction for another 100 years.

Northwest LRT Extension: Crowchild Trail/Sarcee Trail Interchange FIRM: CH2M HILL Canada Ltd. CLIENT: City of Calgary LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: AMEC, Beaubien Glover Maskell Engineering, Carson-McCulloch Associates Ltd. CONTRACTORS: PCL, Lafarge OTHER KEY PLAYERS: City of Calgary: Kiran Dave and Scott Ferguson

PROJECT SUMMARY: This interchange in northwest Calgary has improved access and increased the capacity of the road network for commuters and commercial traffic. Innovative contracting methods and close coordination among the City of Calgary, contractors, and sub-consultants enabled CH2M HILL to successfully fast-track this project, accommodating the subsequent construction of an extension to the northwest LRT line. All work was staged to maintain traffic flow, especially during peak hours. A collaborative project management approach transformed an underperforming at-grade intersection into a fully functional interchange within a single construction season, six months ahead of schedule.

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Award of Merit Transportation Infrastructure

Highway 63 Urban Freeway FIRM: McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. CLIENT: Alberta Transportation LOCATION: Fort McMurray, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: Buckland & Taylor Ltd., Terrace Engineering Ltd., Thurber Engineering Ltd., Spencer Environmental Consultants Ltd., Patching Associates Acoustical Engineering Ltd., Scott Land & Lease Ltd.

Award of Merit - Environmental

PROJECT SUMMARY: Fort McMurray’s explosive growth has significantly increased traffic volume and overwhelmed existing roads. Highway 63 is the only major road linking residential areas to downtown and the only Athabasca River crossing. Over 50,000 vehicles cross the river daily on deteriorating bridges, grossly exceeding the 35,000 capacity. McElhanney’s innovative modified Core-Collector/Distributor road design will transform Highway 63 into a high-capacity, free-flow access way separating through traffic from local in the congested downtown and river crossing. JUDGES’ COMMENT: • The solutions and engineering design provided by McElhanney for Highway 63 Urban Freeway were innovative and addressed both shortterm and long-term objectives. Excellent submission.

Award of Merit - Studies, Software, Special Services

Strathcona Shooting Range Site Remediation FIRM: Earth Tech AECOM CLIENT: City of Edmonton/Capital Construction Department LOCATION: Edmonton, Alberta CONTRACTOR: Quantum Murray LP

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PROJECT SUMMARY: The Strathcona Shooting Range, constructed for the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, featured trap and skeet shooting ranges as well as pistol and rifle ranges. In 2006, the City of Edmonton decided to decommission the range and replace it with a multi-sport recreational complex. The city retained Earth Tech Inc., a member of AECOM Technology Corporation, to complete a detailed environmental investigation and remedial plan to deal with the contamination created by 30 years of shooting. Quantum Murray LP was contracted to perform the remediation work under Earth Tech’s supervision. The remediation program ran from October 11, 2007 to July 4, 2008. alberta innovators

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On-Site Sodium Hypochlorite Generation System FIRM: Associated Engineering CLIENT: City of Calgary LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: Goodfellow Architecture Ltd., Thurber Engineering Ltd. CONTRACTOR: PCL Construction Management Inc. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Balzar’s Canada Inc., Custom Electric Ltd.

PROJECT SUMMARY: In early 2008, the City of Calgary commissioned the new on-site sodium hypochlorite generation system, which replaced the old gaseous chlorination system. This system is used in the water treatment process for disinfection of water. The implementation of this leading edge technology, which uses brine solution and electrolysis to produce 0.8 per cent sodium hypochlorite solution, has eliminated the risk associated with the transportation and use of gaseous chlorine in a residential neighbourhood. It has also advanced the city’s goal of social responsibility and environmental stewardship, by improving worker safety and eliminating the risk of accidental release of chlorine into the atmosphere.

Award of Merit - Sustainable Design

Capital Region Integrated Growth Management Plan FIRM: ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. CLIENT: Executive Council – Alberta Government LOCATION: Alberta Capital Region, Alberta SUB-CONSULTANTS: Applications Management Consulting Ltd., EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., Lovatt Planning Consultants, Hemisphere Engineering Inc., LPS Aviation Inc., SNC Lavalin Inc.

Award of Merit - Studies, Software, Special Services

PROJECT SUMMARY: Executive Council of the Alberta Government retained ISL Engineering and Land Services to materialize the premier’s plan for a core infrastructure and land use growth management plan in the Capital Region. Rapid regional growth places significant stress on infrastructure and highlights the need for a long-term plan. Further, land use plans were often developed individually by each municipality. The core infrastructure and land use components of the Capital Region Integrated Growth Management Plan documents growth scenarios and the related infrastructure needed to support the anticipated economic growth over the next 10- and 35-year horizons with consideration for major projects like Alberta’s Industrial Heartland and Port Alberta. JUDGES’ COMMENT: • Very challenging and complex study involving 25 municipalities. Given the scope of the work, the timelines were very tight. The results of the work will have a significant impact on the future of the Capital Region.

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Tel: (780) 436-2152 Fax: (780) 435-8425

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1430B - 31 Street N Lethbridge AB T1H 5J8 Tel: (403) 329-1467 Fax: (403) 327-4938

2009 CEA SHOWCASE JUDGES Bart Becker, P.Eng. Associate Vice-President - Facilities & Operations University of Alberta

Diane Dalgleish, B.I.D., L.I.D. Assistant Deputy Minister of Capital Projects Division, Alberta Infrastructure

Doug Wright

Professor, Management Specialization University of Calgary

Fred Otto, Ph.D., P.Eng Former Dean, University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering

James Dykes, MAAA, MRAIC Regional Manager, Architectural & Engineering Resources, Public Works & Government Services, Canada

Ken Pilip, P.Eng. Founder & Senior Advisor, Ceapro Inc.

Mike Koziol, P.Eng. General Manager, Capital Construction City of Edmonton

Peter Adams, P.Eng. Chairman & CEO, The Churchill Corporation

Peter Kruselnicki, P.Eng. Vice President, Public Sector Relations TransCanada

Peter Rudolf, P.Eng. Director, Airport Engineering Calgary Airport Authority

Peter Wallis, LLB, LLM

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www.aecom.com 17007 - 107 Avenue Edmonton AB T5S 1G3 Tel: (780) 486-7000 Fax: (780) 486-7070

4, 5551 - 45 Street Red Deer AB T4N 1L2 Tel: (403) 343-8566 Fax: (403) 342-5850

17203 - 103 Avenue Edmonton AB T5S 1J4 Tel: (780) 488-6800 Fax: (780) 488-2121 2450 Kensington Road NW Calgary AB T2N 3S3 Tel: (403) 270-9200 Fax: (403) 270-9196 300, 340 Midpark Way SE Calgary AB T2X 1P1 Tel: (403) 254-3301 Fax: (403) 254-3333 Suite 200, 6807 Railway Street SE Calgary AB T2H 2V6 Tel: (403) 270-9200 Fax: (403) 270-9196 217 Pembina Avenue Hinton AB T7V 1X7 Tel: (780) 865-4363 Fax: (780) 865-5812 P.O. Box 655, 514 Stafford Drive Lethbridge AB T1H 2B2 Tel: (403) 329-4822 Fax: (403) 329-1678

President & CEO, The Van Horne Institute

Randy Johnson, R.E.T. Chair, Civil & Geomatics Engineering Technologies, NAIT

Rob Penny, P.Eng. Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Management, Alberta Environment

5406 - 52 Avenue Lloydminster AB S9V 1K5 Tel: (780) 875-8975 Fax: (780) 875-1970

101, 552 - 18 Street SW Medicine Hat AB T1A 8A7 Tel: (403) 527-3183 Fax: (403) 526-0403 206, 4807 - 50 Avenue Red Deer AB T4N 4A5 Tel: (403) 342-1141 Fax: (403) 342-6863

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AN-GEO Environmental Consultants Ltd. www.an-geo.com 204, 8708 - 48 Avenue Edmonton AB T6E 5L1 Tel: (780) 450-3377 Fax: (780) 450-3232 angeo@spynet.com

ARA Engineering Ltd. www.araeng.com Suite 101, Bisma Centre, 110 Country Hills Calgary AB T3K 5P3 Tel: (403) 735-6030 Fax: (403) 735-6035 Toll Free: 1-866-735-6030 home@araeng.com

Associated Engineering Alberta Ltd. www.ae.ca 1000 Associated Plaza, 10909 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 2B9 Tel: (780) 451-7666 Fax: (780) 454-6798 Suite 400, 600 Crowfoot Crescent NW Calgary AB T3G 0B4 Tel: (403) 262-4500 Fax: (403) 269-7640 1001, 401 - 4 Avenue S Lethbridge AB T1J 4E1 Tel: (403) 329-1404 Fax: (403) 329-4745 211, 9912 Franklin Avenue Fort McMurray AB T9H 2K5 Tel: (780) 715-3850 Fax: (780) 715-3851

Vice President & District Manager PCL Construction Management Inc.

www.almor.com 7505 - 40 Street SE Calgary AB T2C 2H5 Tel: (403) 236-8880 Fax: (403) 236-1707 general@almor.com

840 Kingsway Avenue SE Medicine Hat AB T1A 8G5 Tel: (403) 528-3771 Fax: (403) 528-9701

Ron De Vries, P.Eng.

Al-Terra Engineering Ltd.

Vice President, Operations Defence Construction Canada

www.al-terra.com 4010 - 76 Avenue Edmonton AB T6B 2P1 Tel: (780) 440-4411 Fax: (780) 440-2585 edm@al-terra.com

303, 5913 - 50 Avenue Red Deer AB T4N 4C4 Tel: (403) 314-3527 Fax: (403) 314-4968

Roger Dootson, G.S.C.

Shane Freeson, P.Eng. District Manager - Production, Husky Energy

Stephen Stanley, Ph.D., P.Eng. Senior Vice President, EPCOR Water Services

Tim Robbie, P.Eng. Manager, Health Safety & Environment Vermilion Energy Trust

202, 4708 - 50 Avenue Red Deer AB T4N-4A1 Tel: (403) 340-3022 Fax: (403) 340-3038 al-terra@al-terra-rd.com

AMEC www.amec.com 5681 - 70th Street Edmonton AB T6B 3P6 u

Beaubien Glover Maskell Engineering www.bgme.ca 100, 9808 - 42 Avenue Edmonton AB T6E 5V5 Tel: (780) 426-2266 Fax: (780) 426-4466 206, 610 - 70 Avenue SE Calgary AB T2H 2J6 Tel: (403) 509-2005 Fax: (403) 509-2006

BPTEC- DNW Engineering Ltd. www.bptec-dnw.com 200, 4220 - 98 Street u

alberta innovators

CEA Membership Directory Edmonton AB T6E 6A1 Tel: (780) 436-5376 Fax: (780) 435-4843 bptec-dnw@bptec-dnw.com

CH2M HILL Canada Ltd. www.ch2mhillcanada.com 1500, 800 - 6 Avenue SW Calgary AB T2P 3G3 Tel: (403) 237-9300 Fax: (403) 237-7715 Suite 800, 10010 - 106 Street Edmonton AB T5J 3L8 Tel: (780) 409-9298 Fax: (780) 409-9302

Challenger Engineering (A Division of Challenger Geomatics Ltd.) www.chalgeo.com 1400, 10117 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 1W8 Tel: (780) 482-5511 Fax: (780) 424-3837 Toll Free: 1-888-424-5512 edmonton@challengergeomatics.com 300, 6940 Fisher Road SE Calgary AB T2H 0W3 Tel: (403) 253-8101 Fax: (403) 253-1985 Toll Free: 1-888-253-8102 calgary@challengergeomatics.com

Chapman Petroleum Engineering Ltd. www.chapeng.ab.ca 445, 708 - 11 Avenue SW Calgary AB T2R 0E0 Tel: (403) 266-4141 Fax: (403) 266-4259

Clifton Associates Ltd. www.clifton.ca 2222 - 30 Avenue NE Calgary AB T2E 7K9 Tel: (403) 263-2556 Fax: (403) 234-9033 info@clifton.ca 4409 - 94 Street Edmonton AB T6E 6T7 Tel: (780) 432-6441 Fax: (780) 432-6271 10, 6309 - 43 Street W Lloydminster AB T2V 2W9 Tel: (780) 872-5980 Fax: (780) 872-5983 Coffey Geotechnics www.geo-engineering.net 217, 3016 - 19 Street NE Calgary AB T2E 6Y9 Tel: (403) 250-8850 Fax: (403) 291-0186 geo-eng@geo-engineering.net

Cohos Evamy www.cohos-evamy.com 300, 134 - 11 Avenue SE Calgary AB T2G 0X5 Tel: (403) 245-5501 Fax: (403) 229-0504 calgary@cohos-evamy.com

D.A. Watt Consulting Group Ltd. www.dawatt.com 310, 3016 - 5 Avenue NE Calgary AB T2A 6K4 Tel: (403) 273-9001 Fax: (403) 273-3440

DCL Siemens Engineering Ltd. www.dclsiemens.com 101, 10630 - 172 Street Edmonton AB T5S 1H8 Tel: (780) 486-2000 Fax: (780) 486-9090 engineering@dclsiemens.com

Delcan Corporation www.delcan.com Suite 100, 808 - 4 Avenue SW Calgary AB T2P 3E8 Tel: (403) 228-9450 Fax: (403) 228-9455

3, 8909 - 96 Street Peace River AB T8S 1G8 Tel: (780) 624-5631 Fax: (780) 624-3732

Dillon Consulting Ltd. www.dillon.ca 334 - 11th Avenue SE Calgary AB T2G 0Y2 Tel: (403) 215-8880 Fax: (403) 215-8889

Eagle Engineering Corp. 2, 2616 - 16 Street NE Calgary AB T2E 7J8 Tel: (403) 291-4633 Fax: (403) 291-1291 eagle.eng@shaw.ca www.eba.ca 14940 - 123 Avenue Edmonton AB T5V 1B4 Tel: (780) 451-2121 Fax: (780) 454-5688 edmonton@eba.ca

www.fvbenergy.com 350, 13220 St. Albert Trail Edmonton AB T5L 4W1 Tel: (780) 453- 3410 Fax: (780) 453-3682 fvbenergy@fvbenergy.com www.genivar.com 7710 Edgar Industrial Court Red Deer AB T4P 4E2 Tel: (403) 342-7650 Fax: (403) 342-7690 reddeer@exheng.com

6111 - 36 Street SE Calgary AB T2C 3W2 Tel: (403) 236-9700 Fax: (403) 236-7033 calgary@eba.ca

132, 2693 Broadmoor Blvd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0G1 Tel: (780) 410-6740 Fax: (780) 449-4050

Golder Associates Ltd. 442 - 10 Street N Lethbridge AB T1H 2C7 Tel: (403) 329-9009 Fax: (403) 328-8817 lethbridge@eba.ca

Emans, Smith, Andersen Engineering Ltd. www.emanssmithandersen.com 420, 840 - 6 Avenue SW Calgary AB T2P 3E5 Tel: (403) 261-8897 Fax: (403) 233-0285 general@emanssmithandersen.com

ESE Engineering Group Corporation

Focus Corporation

82 Larose Drive St. Albert AB T8N 2T2 Tel: (780) 460-2551 Fax: (780) 458-9217

www.focus.ca 300, 9925 - 109 Street Edmonton AB T5K 2J8 Tel: (780) 466-6555 Fax: (780) 424-6175 edmonton@focus.ca

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www.fsc.ca 200, 10835 - 124 Street Edmonton AB T5M 0H4 Tel: (780) 439-0090 Fax: (780) 439-1158 fscalta@fsc.ca

GENIVAR

100, 6131 - 6 Street SE Calgary AB T2H 1L9 Tel: (403) 269-2252 Fax: (403) 269-8353 calgary@focus.ca

CTM Design Services Ltd.

FSC Consulting Engineering

Riverbend Atrium One 115, 200 Rivercrest Drive SE Calgary AB T2C 2X5 Tel: (403) 203-3355 Fax: (403) 203-3301 riverbend@eba.ca

Commsult Engineering Ltd.

www.ctmdesign.ab.ca 210, 340 Midpark Way SE Calgary AB T2X 1P1 Tel: (403) 640-0990 Fax: (403) 259-6506

Box 2358, 901 - 3 Street NW Slave Lake AB T0G 2A1 Tel: (780) 849-5580 Fax: (780) 849-5221

FVB Energy Inc. EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.

www.ese-engineering.com 9921 - 48 Avenue Edmonton AB T6E 5V6 Tel: (780) 482-6050 Fax: (780) 482-5624 info@ese-engineering.com

www.craworld.com 601, 5920 - 1A Street SW Calgary AB T2H 0G3 Tel: (403) 271-2000 Fax: (403) 271-3013

10127 - 120 Avenue Grande Prairie AB T8V 8H8 Tel: (780) 539-3222 Fax: (780) 539-3343 gprairie@focus.ca 328 South Railway Street SE Medicine Hat AB T1A 2Y4 Tel: (780) 527-3707 Fax: (780) 526-0321 medhat@focus.ca

10154 - 108 Street Edmonton AB T5J 1L3 Tel: (780) 429-1580 Fax: (780) 429-2848 edmonton@cohos-evamy.com

Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Ltd.

Box 1, 118 Millennium Drive Fort McMurray AB T9H 2S8 Tel: (780) 790-0704 Fax: (780) 790-0117 fmcmurray@focus.ca

5018 - 52 Street Camrose AB T4V 1V7 Tel: (780) 672-2468 Fax: (780) 672-9146

www.golder.com 102, 2535 - 3 Avenue SE Calgary AB T2P 3T1 Tel: (403) 299-5600 Fax: (403) 299-5606 Toll Free: 1-800-414-8314 300, 10525 - 170 Street Edmonton AB T5P 4W2 Tel: (780) 483-3499 Fax: (780) 483-1574 201, 7429 Gaetz Avenue Red Deer AB T4M 1M5 Tel: (403) 309-7309 Fax: (403) 309-0013 340 Maclennan Crescent Fort McMurray AB T9H 4B5 Tel: (780) 743-4040 Fax: (780) 743-4237

Group2 Architecture Engineering Ltd. www.group2.ab.ca 200, 4706 - 48 Avenue Red Deer AB T4N 6J4 Tel: (403) 340-2200 Fax: (403) 346-6570 general@group2.ab.ca 607, 550 - 11 Avenue SW Calgary AB T2R 1M7 Tel: (403) 717-2511 Fax: (403) 717-2521 10337 - 124 Street Edmonton AB T5N 1R1 Tel: (780) 447-2990 Fax: (780) 447-2980

Hatch Energy www.hatchenergy.com 700, 840 - 7 Avenue SW u

Calgary AB T2P 3G2 Tel: (403) 920-9555 Fax: (403) 233-8754 calgary@hatchenergy.com

Hatch Mott MacDonald Ltd. www.hatchmott.com 601, 815 - 8 Avenue SW Calgary AB T2P 3P2 Tel: (403) 234-7978 Fax: (403) 261-0009 14030 - 23 Avenue Edmonton AB T6R 3L6 Tel: (780) 431-5437 Fax: (780) 434-9333

iTRANS Consulting Inc.

Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.

www.itransconsulting.com 140 WestMount Corporate Campus 4838 Richard Road SW Calgary AB T3E 6L1 Tel: : (403) 537-0250 Fax: (403) 537-0251 Toll Free: 1-866-860-1116 professionalservices@itransconsulting.com

www.klohn.com 500, 2618 Hopewell Place NE Calgary AB T1Y 7J7 Tel: (403) 274-3424 Fax: (403) 274-5349

J.R. Paine & Associates Ltd.

Hemisphere Engineering Inc.

www.jrp.ca 17505 - 106 Avenue Edmonton AB T5S 1E7 Tel: (780) 489-0700 Fax: (780) 489-0800 jrp@jrp.ca

www.hemisphere-eng.com 10950 - 119 Street Edmonton AB T5H 3P5 Tel: (780) 452-1800 Fax: (780) 453-5205

7710 - 102 Avenue Peace River AB T8S 1M5 Tel: (780) 624-4966 Fax: (780) 624-3430

202, 838 - 11 Avenue SW Calgary AB T3C-3P6 Tel: (403) 245-6446 Fax: (403) 244-0191

11020 - 89 Avenue Grande Prairie AB T8V 3J8 Tel: (780) 532-1515 Fax: (780) 538-2262

IBI Group Architects & Engineers

J.R. Spronken & Associates Ltd.

www.ibigroup.com 1050, 10405 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 3N4 Tel: (780) 428-4000 Fax: (780) 426-3256

200, 1917 - 20 Avenue NW Calgary AB T2M 1H6 Tel: (403) 265-1123 Fax: (403) 265-1784 jrsa@spronken.net

400, 1167 Kensington Crescent NW Calgary AB T2N 1X7 Tel: (403) 270-5600 Fax: (403) 270-5610

Jacques Whitford AXYS

KTA Structural Engineers Ltd. www.kta-eng.com 702, 7015 Macleod Trail SW Calgary AB T2H 2K6 Tel: (403) 265-4405 Fax: (403) 245-6545

Levelton Consultants Ltd. www.levelton.com 500, 1110 Centre Street NE Calgary AB T2E 2R2 Tel: (403) 269-4141 Fax: (403) 234-0661 calgary@levelton.com

Magna IV Engineering www.magnaiv.com 4103 - 97 Street Edmonton AB T6E 6E9 Tel: (780) 462-3111 Fax: (780) 462-9799 Toll Free: 1-800-462-3157 info@magnaiv.com 8219D Fraser Avenue Fort McMurray AB T9H 0A2 Tel: (780) 791-8334 Fax: (780) 791-3159

Matrix Solutions Inc.

ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd.

www.jacqueswhitford.com 300, 805 - 8 Avenue SW Calgary AB T2P 1H7 Tel: (403) 263-7113 Fax: (403) 263-7116 calgary@jacqueswhitford.com

www.islengineering.com 100, 7909 - 51 Avenue Edmonton AB T6E 5L9 Tel: (780) 438-9000 Fax: (780) 438-3700 isledmonton@islengineering.com

3B, 380 Mackenzie Boulevard Fort McMurray AB T9H 4C4 Tel: (780) 743-2911 Fax: (780) 743-1845 fortmcmurray@jacqueswhitford.com

McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd.

6325 - 12 Street SE Calgary AB T2H 2K1 Tel: (403) 254-0544 Fax: (403) 254-9186

203, 4208 - 97 Street Edmonton AB T6E 5Z9 Tel: (780) 440-0682 Fax: (780) 440-0721 edmonton@jacqueswhitford.com

210, 4711 - 51 Avenue Red Deer AB T4N 6H8 Tel: (403) 342-1476 Fax: (403) 342-1477

Khanatek Technologies Inc.

202, 10537 - 98 Avenue Grande Prairie AB T8V 0S3 Tel: (780) 532-4002 Fax: (780) 539-1656

www.khanatek.com 212, Centurion Plaza, 10335 - 172 Street Edmonton AB T5S 1K9 Tel: (780) 702-0613 Fax: (780) 702-0612 info@khanatek.com

www.matrix-solutions.com Suite 200, 150 - 13 Avenue SW Calgary AB T2R 0V2 Tel: (403) 237-0606 Fax: (403) 263-2493 www.mcelhanney.com 138, 14315-118 Avenue Edmonton AB T5L 4S6 Tel: (780) 451-3420 Fax: (780) 452-7033 info@mcelhanney.com 206 - 5 Richard Way SW Calgary AB T3E 7M8 Tel: (403) 262-5042 Fax: (403) 262-5042 10214 Centennial Drive Fort McMurray AB T9H 1Y5 Tel: (780) 743-6328

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CEA Membership Directory McIntosh Lalani Engineering Ltd. www.mcintoshlalani.com Bay 10, 4604 - 13 Street NE Calgary AB T2E 6P1 Tel: (403) 291-2345 Fax: (403) 291-2356 info@mcintoshlalani.com

Millennium EMS Solutions Ltd. www.mems.ca 208, 4207 - 98 Street Edmonton AB T6E 5R7 Tel: (780) 496-9048 Fax: (780) 496-9049 info@mems.ca

Sherwood Park AB T8H 0H9 Tel: (780) 416-3034 Fax: (780) 416-3037

Tel: (403) 210-0661 Fax: (403) 210-0665

9930 - 102 Street Peace River AB T8S 1T1 Tel: (780) 624-8151 Fax: (780) 624-5676

www.progressiveengineering.ca 375, 7220 Fisher Street SE Calgary AB T2H 2H8 Tel: (403) 509-3030 Fax: (403) 509-3035

10011 - 102 Street Grande Prairie AB T8V 2V5 Tel: (780) 814-2392 Fax: (780) 814-5872

MPE Engineering Ltd.

Progressive Engineering Ltd.

205, 17420 Stony Plain Road NW Edmonton AB T5S 1K6 Tel: (780) 455-7007 Fax: (780) 455-7008

www.mpe.ca 300, 714 - 5 Avenue S Lethbridge AB T1J 0V1 Tel: (403) 329-3442 Fax: (403) 329-9354 Toll Free: 1-866-329-3442 mpe-leth@telusplanet.net

Protostatix Engineering Consultants

www.mmm.ca 5151 - 3 Street SE Calgary AB T2H 2X6 Tel: (403) 269-7440 Fax: (403) 269-7422

260 East Atrium, 2635 - 37 Avenue NE Calgary AB T1Y 5Z6 Tel: (403) 250-1362 Fax: (403) 250-1518 Toll Free: 1-800-351-0929 mpe-calg@telusplanet.net

Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.

200, 10576 - 113 Street Edmonton AB T5H 3H5 Tel: (780) 423-4123 Fax: (780) 426-0659 4931 - 48 Street Camrose AB T4V 1L7 Tel: (780) 672-0337 Fax: 866-268-4250

40, 1825 Bomford Crescent SW Medicine Hat AB T1A 5E8 Tel: (403) 348-2626 Fax: (403) 348-7773 Toll Free: 1-800-351-0926 mpe-med@telus.net

116, 10118 - 101 Avenue Grande Prairie AB T8V 0Y2 Tel: (780) 532-4818 Fax: (780) 532-3818

302, 4702 - 49 Avenue Red Deer AB T4N 6L5 Tel: (403) 348-8340 Fax: (403) 348-8331 mpe-rddr@telus.net

203, 729 - 10 Street Canmore AB T1W 2A3 Tel: (403) 678-3500 Fax: (403) 678-3501

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd.

217, 811 - 14 Street NW Calgary AB T2N 2A4 Tel: (403) 592-6180 Fax: (403) 283-2647

www.protostatix.com 1100, 10117 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 1W8 Tel: (780) 423-5855 Fax: (780) 425-7227 protostatix@caisnet.com

MMM Group Ltd.

Morrison Hershfield Limited www.morrisonhershfield.com 300, 6807 Railway Street SE Calgary AB T2H 2V6 Tel: (403) 246-4500 Fax: (403) 246-4220 calgary@morrisonhershfield.com 2nd Floor, 17303 - 102 Avenue Edmonton AB T5S 1J8 Tel: (780) 483-5200 Fax: (780) 484-3883 edmonton@morrisonhershfield.com

MPA Engineering Ltd. www.mpaeng.ca 304 - 85 Cranford Way u

www.nhcweb.com 9819 - 12 Avenue Edmonton AB T6E 4Y1 Tel: (780) 436-5868 Fax: (780) 436-1645

Orbis Engineering Field Services Ltd.

www.rjc.ca 500, 1816 Crowchild Trail NW Calgary AB T2M 3Y7 Tel: (403) 283-5073 Fax: (403) 270-8402 rjccal@rjc.ca 100, 14904 - 123 Avenue Edmonton AB T5V 1B4 Tel: (780) 452-2325 Fax: (780) 455-7516 rjcedm@rjc.ca

Ready Engineering Corporation, Electrical Information and Control Systems Engineering www.readyengineering.com Box 3825, Suite 209, 215 McLeod Avenue Spruce Grove AB T7X 3A4 Tel: (780) 960-6663 Fax: (780) 960-6664 540, 36 Street N Lethbridge AB T1H 5H6 Tel: (403) 327-2919 Fax: (403) 327-2915

www.orbisengineering.net 300, 9404 - 41 Avenue Edmonton AB T6E 5P6 Tel: (780) 988-1455 Fax: (780) 988-0191 Toll Free: 1-800-88-ORBIS info@orbisengineering.net

Sameng Inc.

Point Geomatics Ltd.

SCL Engineering Ltd.

www.pointgeomatics.ca 3423 Exshaw Road NW Calgary AB T2M 4G3 u

200, 7205 Roper Road Edmonton AB T6B 3J4 Tel: (780) 440-6262 Fax: (780) 440-4311 u

www.sameng.com 1500 Baker Centre, 10025 - 106 Street Edmonton AB T5J 4G8 Tel: (780) 482-2557 Fax: (780) 482-2538 services@sameng.com

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Tel: (780) 430-4041 Fax: (780) 435-3538 edmonton@urban-systems.com

Tel: (403) 514-6908 Fax: (403) 514-8086 calgary@wardrop.com

Walters Chambers & Associates Ltd.

#202, 10310 – 176 Street Edmonton AB T5S 1L3 Tel: (780) 429-5656 Fax: (780) 429-5686

Stantec Consulting Ltd. www.stantec.com 10160 - 112 Street Edmonton AB T5K 2L6 Tel: (780) 917-7000 Fax: (780) 917-7330 corp@stantec.com 200, 325 - 25 Street SE Calgary AB T2A 7H8 Tel: (403) 716-8000 Fax: (403) 716-8109 600, 4808 Ross Street Red Deer AB T4N 1X5 Tel: (403) 341-3320 Fax: (403) 342-0969

www.walterschambers.com 501, 10709 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 3N3 Tel: (780) 428-1740 Fax: (780) 423-3735 email@walterschambers.com

Yellowhead Engineering Services Inc. www.yes-group.ca 17312 - 106 Avenue Edmonton AB T5S 1H9 Tel: (780) 444-2406 Fax: (780) 444-2506

Wardrop Engineering Inc. www.wardrop.com 2200, 500 - 4 Avenue SW Calgary AB T2P 2V6 u

290, 220 - 4 Street S Lethbridge AB T1J 3L8 Tel: (403) 329-3344 Fax: (403) 328-0664

Stebnicki + Partners Consulting Electrical Engineers www.stebrob.com 403, 1240 Kensington Road NW Calgary AB T2N 3P7 Tel: (403) 270-8833 Fax: (403) 270-9358

Stewart, Weir & Co. Ltd. www.swg.ca 140, 2121 Premier Way Sherwood Park AB T8H 0B8 Tel: (780) 410-2580 Fax: (780) 410-2589 Toll Free: 1-888-317-1111 info@swg.ca 500, 1011 - 1 Street SW Calgary AB T2R 1J2 Toll Free: 1-877-264-2585 Fax: (403) 264-2501 99, 11039 - 78 Avenue Grande Prairie AB T8W 2J7 Toll Free: 1-877-814-5880 Fax: 877-814-5973 4816 - 50 Avenue PO BOX: 6938 Bonnyville AB T9N 2J4 Toll Free: 1-877-812-3183 Fax: (780) 826-7545

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Sunwise Engineering Ltd. 530 - 5 Street SE Medicine Hat AB T1A 0N3 Tel: (403) 527-2965 Fax: (403) 527-6867 admin@sunwise.ca

Terrain Group Inc. www.terraingroup.com 18104 - 102 Avenue Edmonton AB T5S 1S7 Tel: (780) 930-7083 Fax: (780) 930-7084 info@terraingroup.com

Thurber Engineering Ltd. www.thurber.ca 200, 9636 - 51 Avenue Edmonton AB T6E 6A5 Engineering Tel: (780) 438-1460 Fax: (780) 437-7125 Environmental Tel: (780) 438-1684 190, 550 - 71 Avenue SE Calgary AB T2H 0S6 Tel: (403) 253-9217 Fax: (403) 252-8159 Suite B4, 380 Mackenzie Boulevard Fort McMurray AB T9H 4C4 Tel: (780) 743-1566 Fax: (780) 743-1955

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Associate Members Alberta Research Council Inc. www.arc.ab.ca

Larry Staples 250 Karl Clark Road Edmonton AB T6N 1E4 Tel: (780) 450-4639 Allan Lowe & Associates Inc. www.allanlowe.com

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Canadian Concrete Pipe Association www.ccpa.com Jason Finner, P.Eng., 343 – 7 Avenue NE Calgary AB T2E 0N1 Tel: (403) 862-5787 1-866-232-6989 City of Calgary www.calgary.ca Chris Wade, P.Eng., Director Infrastructure Services P.O. Box 2100, Stn ‘M’ Calgary AB T2P 2M5 Tel: (403) 268-5700 Fax: (403) 268-8291 City of Edmonton www.edmonton.ca

Lorna Rosen General Manager – Asset Management + Public Works 3rd Floor, 9803 – 102A Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 3A3 Tel: (780) 496-5656

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EPCOR Water Services www.epcor.ca Susan Ancel, P.Eng., Manager Network Services 10065 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 3B1 Tel: (780) 412-7633 Fax: (780) 412-7679

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Milestone Engineering Services Ltd. Abdul Mouallem, P.Eng., P.O. Box 458 2165 Mistassiniy Road North Wabasca AB T0G 0K0 Tel: (780) 805-7235 Fax: (780) 849-4474

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Phone 403.269.4141

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Deputy Chairman , 23rd Floor, 10025 - 102A Ave NW Edmonton AB T5J 2Z2 Tel: (780) 429-1112 Fax: (780) 420-2323

Index of Advertisers Company ..................................................................Page No. A.D. Williams Engineering Inc. ...................................30 ADI Limited ................................................................30 AECOM .......................................................................19 Alberta Finance & Enterprise ......................................37 Alberta Roadbuilders & Heavy Construction Assoc .....30 Alberta Traffic Supply Ltd. ..........................................40, Ref Guide Al-terra Engineering ..................................................21 AMEC..........................................................................19 APEGGA......................................................................27 Associated Engineering ..............................................68 Autodesk Canada Inc. .................................................8 British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure ......................................................21 CH2M Hill Canada Ltd. ................................................20 Chemco Electrical Contractors Ltd. .............................27 Clifton Associates Ltd. ................................................63, Ref Guide

Cohos Evamy Partners ................................................6 Consulting Engineers of British Columbia...................65 Dillon Consulting Limited ...........................................6 EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. ..............................36 EcoLog Information Resources Group .........................10 FSC Consulting Engineering .......................................26 Golder Associates .......................................................10 Group 2 Architecture Engineering ..............................14 Hatch Mott MacDonald ..............................................33 Hemisphere Engineering Inc. .....................................24 ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. ......................25 Lambourne Enviromental Limited..............................61 Land Measurement Systems ......................................21 Levelton Consultants Ltd. ...........................................64 Matrix Solutions Inc. ..................................................15 MMM Group ...............................................................18 North American Construction Group ..........................14

Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. ........................14 PCL Constructors Inc. ..................................................2 Point Geomatics Ltd. ..................................................5 Progressive Engineering Ltd. ......................................7 Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. ...................................Ref Guide Sameng Inc. ...............................................................27 Stantec Inc. ................................................................67 Stewart Weir & Co. Ltd................................................62 TD Meloche Monnex Financial Services Incorporated .................................................38 Terrain Group .............................................................26 Thurber Engineering Ltd. ...........................................65 University of Calgary Schulich School of Engineering ..................................28 Urban Systems Ltd. ....................................................37 West-can Seal Coating Inc. .........................................64 Yellowhead Engineering Services ...............................30

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CEA member firms impose upon themselves a very strict Code of Ethics requiring disciplined fulfilment of their duties with honesty, justice and courtesy toward society, clients, other members of CEA and employees. Ongoing regulation by peers ensures quality management practices and the integrity of all CEA members. CEA membership accreditation criteria are stringent. In addition to conforming with the standards of practice set by the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) and the requirement to hold an APEGGA Permit to Practice, member ﬁrms must maintain permanent facilities with employees in Alberta; be managed by one or more professional engineers; have at least two years operating experience as a consulting engineering business; and employ an individual in Alberta who has at least ﬁve years experience in consulting engineering as a professional engineer. Clients benefit directly by dealing with CEA member firms, professionals who are keenly interested in maintaining and promoting their own business association which, in turn, advocates the veracity and trust which can be expected from each of its members.

Society 1. Members shall practise their profession with concern for the social and economic well-being of society. 2. Members shall conform with all laws, bylaws and regulations and with the APEGGA Code of Ethics. 3. Members shall satisfy themselves that their designs and recommendations are safe and sound and, if their engineering judgment is overruled, shall report the possible consequences to clients, owners and, if necessary, the appropriate public authorities. 4. Members expressing engineering opinions to the public shall do so in a complete, objective, truthful and accurate manner. 5. Members are encouraged to participate in civic affairs and work for the benefit of their community and should encourage their employees to do likewise. Clients 6. Members shall discharge their professional and business responsibilities with integrity. 7. Members shall accept only those assignments for which they are competent or for which they associate with other competent experts. 8. Members shall immediately disclose any conflicts of interest to their clients. 9. Members shall respect the confidentiality of all information obtained for and from their clients but shall deal appropriately with any matters which may place the public in jeopardy. 10. Members shall obtain remuneration for their professional services solely through fees commensurate with the services rendered.

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11. Members shall promote consulting engineering services in accordance with a qualifications-based selection system endorsed by CEA. Other Members of CEA 12. Members shall relate to other members of CEA with integrity and in a manner that will enhance the professional stature of consulting engineering. 13. Members engaged by a client to review the work of another member of CEA shall avoid statements which may maliciously impugn the reputation or business of that member. 14. Members shall respect the clientele of other members of CEA and shall not attempt to supplant them when definite steps, including negotiations for an engagement, have been taken towards their engagement. 15. Members, when requesting professional engineering services from other consulting engineering businesses, including members of CEA, shall promote the use of a qualifications-based selection system endorsed by CEA. Employees 16. Members shall treat their employees with integrity, provide for their proper compensation, require that they conform to high ethical standards in their work and fully understand this Code of Consulting Engineering Ethics. 17. Members shall not require or permit their employees to take responsibility for work for which they are not qualified. 18. Members shall encourage their employees to enhance their professional qualifications and development through appropriate continuing education.

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