Spring 2012
The annual magazine of Consulting Engineers of Alberta
Consulting engineers work behind the scenes to build a knowledge-based industry of value to all
A Better Way
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Features Hidden Value Alberta’s consulting engineers work behind the scenes, building a knowledgebased industry that impacts all
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The International Expert Darrel Danyluk has travelled the world during his 40-year career, even bringing the voice of engineers to the United Nations
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Unintended Consequences Creating a barrier-free trade and investment market has caused unexpected problems when it comes to procuring professional engineering services
The Better Way Why the purchase of engineering services involves more than just cost
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MESSAGE FROM CEA
Leading the Way
T GORD JOHNSTON, P.Eng. President, CEA
KEN PILIP, P.Eng. CEO & Registrar, CEA
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Alberta are proud to celebrate our 34th anniversary. We owe a debt of gratitude to those who had the foresight and initiative to create our organization. In 1978, founders Dr. Elmer Brooker, Mr. Harold Page, Mr. Norm Lawrence, and Mr. Stan Lawrence envisaged a strong and vibrant consulting engineering profession based upon excellence and ingenuity. These qualities are exemplified by the nominees for the 2012 Showcase Awards. The recipients of these awards will be announced at the Gala in Calgary February 10th. Fundamental to our success has been following generations of visionary leaders who continue to lead the consulting engineering industry in Alberta. The uniqueness of the consulting engineering profession was recognized by the passing of the Consulting Engineers of Alberta Act in 1993. It was another proud moment as the province officially recognized the importance of consulting engineers to the knowledge-based contribution we make to the economy of Alberta. We have been particularly gratified by the strong support we have from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada (ACEC), our sister provincial organizations and the professional associations across our country (APEGGA in Alberta). Their support is especially welcomed as we deal with issues in Alberta that may have long-term consequences across Canada. The unintended consequence of the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA), which commoditizes engineering services, is having a negative impact on our industry. Considering purchases of engineering services the same way as the purchase of tangible goods such as trucks, office furniture and paper clips is not appropriate. (See the article on NWPTA for further information.) The appropriate approach is to separately
consider purchase of consulting engineering services based upon qualifications and local knowledge instead of price alone – Qualification Based Selection (QBS). All consulting and professional engineering associations across Canada unanimously support this position. Also, critical support has come from the University of Alberta, which also recognizes the difficulties imposed by NWPTA. (See the article on Qualification Based Selection in this issue.) Over the next year we will continue to aggressively work to bring changes to the NWPTA for the benefit of both our clients and member firms. We also want to express our sincere appreciation for the excellent working relationship we have with the cities of Edmonton and Calgary. They are excellent examples of municipal organizations that are benefiting from using QBS for procurement of consulting engineering services. The growth of our industry has been supported and enhanced by the Centres of Excellence in Engineering at the Universities of Alberta and Calgary and the Technology Institutes of NAIT and SAIT. We are especially encouraged by the announcement of six additional research chairs in engineering at the University of Alberta. This move, as well as the continuing commitment of all our educational partners, will position our graduates among the best in the world. It is important that consulting engineering remain a valued career path for university and technical school students. Our members are incredibly impressed by the quality of graduates they are meeting each year. They are showing us they are ready and able to lead our profession in the future. We are fortunate to have dedicated staff that continues to go above and beyond their responsibilities to help our association be as organized and successful as it is. Thanks to their efforts our members and the whole community benefits.
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O HERB KUEHNE, MBA, P.Eng. Chair, ACEC Board of Directors
JOHN GAMBLE, CET, P.Eng. President, ACEC
N BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF Consulting Engineering Companies of Canada, it is our pleasure to offer greetings and congratulations to CEA on your 2012 Showcase Awards. There continues to be many challenges and opportunities facing the consulting engineering sector in Alberta and across Canada. ACEC is the national voice of the consulting engineering industry to both federal politicians and relevant government departments. The ultimate goal is to improve the business and regulatory climate. Here is a sample of what we have accomplished for you this year. Developing a Long-term Infrastructure Plan The development of a Long-term Infrastructure Plan was the focus of ACEC’s Parliament Hill Day this year. ACEC has encouraged the federal government to take a leadership role with all provinces, municipalities, and key stakeholders to develop a long-term sustainable infrastructure plan to replace the current funding programs that expire in 2014. As a result of our Parliament Hill Day, letters of support were sent to the Minister of Infrastructure and the Minister of Finance from all political parties. On November 30, 2011, the Minister of Infrastructure announced that the government will begin the long-term planning process for a new infrastructure plan. ACEC was invited to the announcement and will be a key stakeholder in the planning process as the government moves forward with this initiative. Improving the Northwest Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA) ACEC is working with CEA and all Provincial consulting engineering groups to address the concerns of our industry and the unintended consequences of NWPTA. The unintended consequences include reduced taxpayer value, (higher construction, life cycle and procurement costs), risk to public health and safety, a weakened consulting industry and key expertise is focused away from delivering public infrastructure.
ACEC and the consulting engineering sector across Canada are taking a leadership role in promoting interprovincial trade rules that will improve our industry’s ability to provide value to taxpayers and to improve our social, economic and environmental quality of life to benefit all Canadians. Promoting Qualifications-Based Selection Price continues to be the determining factor in many public client procurement processes. Although not the intent of the Treasury Board guidelines to “provide best value for money,” it is the reality for many public procurement processes. This results in a minimal interpretation of the scope of work in order to win a project which does not provide the best value for the taxpayer’s money. To add value for the taxpayer, ACEC encourages the use of qualifications-based selection (QBS) which is mandated by law in the U.S. and in Quebec. Opposing Financial Guarantees That Could Cost Millions ACEC has been in direct contact with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) on behalf of its Member Firms to fight a proposal to require additional $10,000 “administrative fee” plus an additional $3,000 for each portable nuclear densometers or laboratory equipment. ACEC believes that there is no public policy justification for the additional financial guarantees that will cost the consulting engineering sector many millions of dollars. Demonstrating Value We believe that consulting engineering is a value added professional service that offers strategic advice and expertise. With your support we will continue to raise the profi le of the industry and to advocate for a favourable business and regulatory climate so that you can provide value to your clients and to the Canadian economy.
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BY JIM VEENBAAS | ILLUSTRATION BY MICHELLE THOMPSON
Consulting engineers are at work behind the scenes, building a knowledge-based industry that impacts all
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the scenes to help government and industry develop the products and services we often take for granted. From massive undertakings such as clean water and readily available power, to small household items like can openers and toasters, none of it would be possible without the input of consulting engineers. “When you fl ick on a light switch, you expect the lights to go on. Power goes from the generating plant through the transmission lines and into your home. Yet none of that is possible without someone providing the roadmap for these projects to move forward,� says Ken Pilip, P.Eng., CEO and Registrar of Consulting Engineers of Alberta.
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“There isn’t anything that you don’t do, or touc h , t h at do e sn’t h av e a n engineer involved. Buildings, roadways, any sort of project, they all start from a blank piece of paper,” Pilip says. While clients of consulting engineers understand
Delivering value is the bottom line for any consulting engineer. Through education and experience, they are trained to examine all possible solutions.
what they do, for most people, the role of consulting engineers is a bit of a mystery. “Unfortunately, consulting engineers have no profi le,” says Pilip. Unlike lawyers, accountants or doctors, consulting engineers do not work with the general public. Instead, they work behind the scenes on countless projects that impact the general public. Marco Mazzolani P.Eng., however, certainly understands the role and value of consulting engineers. He’s one of a small group of engineers working for the City of Calgary responsible for construction, renovation and retrofits of virtually every
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building operated by the municipality. As a senior mechanical engineer, he absolutely relies on the knowledge and expertise of consulting engineers to help carry out the myriad of different projects taking place for the municipality at any given time. “There’s a lot of different buildings associated with the city and we are responsible for all the vertical structures. At any given time we might have projects at libraries, hockey rinks, fi re departments, a wide variety of different facilities,” Mazzolani says. “We hire consulting engineers early on in the process. They often help us define the deliverables and scope of a project and make sure we get the best value based on the budget allocated.” Delivering value is the bottom line for any consulting engineer. Through education and experience, consulting engineers are trained to examine all possible solutions. That involves an eye towards the future and overall life cycle of a project and making recommendations based on the long-term interests of their clients, which can mean added costs up front. One of the fi rst projects Sheldon Hudson worked on when he graduated in 1996 was a paving job on Highway 13 near Wetaskiwin. Soil conditions in the area were less than ideal so he made the tough recommendation to dig down six feet, remove all the soil and replace it with fi ll material more suitable for a road base. “We had about two metres of peat and really poor subsoil materials and we made the decision to dig it out,” says Hudson,
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“With a resource-based economy like Alberta’s, you need to have the input of engineers along the way to make the industry more productive and competitive.” – Herb Kuehne, Chair of the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of Canada
P.Eng. and vice-president of transportation with Al-Terra Engineering. “It cost the project a fair bit of money and we had to justify the expense, but we made the correct decision and it shows today. It took years before the highway even had a crack. It’s a nice feeling everytime I drive that road now. It’s one of the best in the province.” One of the most satisfying jobs for Hudson was one of his smallest – a site work project for a commercial building he completed for his uncle and grandfather in Sundre. The building was located near an old creek and Hudson recommended they build up the land base with fill material to avoid potential f looding. While Hudson’s grandfather said the creek had been diverted and would never
see water again, the very next year, the Town of Sundre had a very rare f lood. “Everything was flooded along main street, except for our building,” Hudson says. “That was really an unusual circumstance, but it illustrates what an engineer brings to the table – knowledge and a commitment to educate and help their clients.” The value consulting engineers bring to a project is obvious to anyone who has worked with them. What often goes unnoticed is their impact on the economy and contribution to economic growth. A strong base of consulting engineers is critical for the development of an advanced economy. “ I f y ou s t a r t c ut t i n g c or ne r s on roads, communications networks or transportation networks, the economy really
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suffers. All of that stuff has to work for the economy to work and we rely upon engineers to design the systems, make sure they are operating properly and that they are safe,” says Jeff DiBattista, P.Eng., PhD, principal at DIALOG. “When you have a competitive engineering industry, what sets one fi rm apart from the others is innovation. You put a problem on the table, you may get three different answers from three different consulting engineers, all correct, but they will use innovation to set themselves apart and be successful. That helps improve productivity and is beneficial to the economy.” According to data collected by the Engineering News Record, International Trade Canada and Foreign Affairs, Canada is
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the third largest exporter of engineering services in the world, delivering services to more than 125 international markets. And Alberta is a leader within this country, says Herb Kuehne, chair of the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of Canada, the national organization that represents the industry. The province is home to about 9,000 consulting engineers who generate $2 billion in direct economic activity each year, working on projects with an estimated value exceeding $20 billion annually. “With a resource-based economy like Alberta’s, you need to have the input of engineers along the way to make the industry more productive and competitive,” says Kuehne, P.Eng., vice-president of civil infrastructure with Associated Engineer-
ing. “Now they are talking about another million people here in the next few years, which will create demand for more infrastructure and further improve productivity and our ability to export goods and services.” They may have a low profi le, but consulting engineers have become an invaluable resource to their clients and have made a tremendous contribution to the growth of A lberta and Canada. And according to Pilip, it all starts with innovation. “Someone comes to us with a problem. There are all kinds of obstacles that get in the way, but we are problem solvers to the enth degree,” Pilip says. “Our education helps us solve problems in a very logical fashion and our passion drives us forward to continually make advances.”
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Barrier-free trade and investment in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan has created unexpected problems for engineering companies who tender bids and clients who evaluate them he Best Of intentiOns Often leAD tO unintenDeD consequences – especially when it comes to government legislation,” says Ken Pilip, P.Eng., CEO and Registrar of C onsu lt i ng Eng i neer s of A lber ta . “ It is i mp os sible to c ont e mpl at e a l l t he r a m i f ic at ion s t h at m a y r e s u lt f r om new leg islat ion a nd it is understa ndable t hat a mend ments have to be made to clarif y intent and purpose of new laws.” Pi l ip is ta l k ing about t he New West Pa r tnership Trade Agreement (N W P TA). The basic intent of creating a large barrier-free trade and investment market bet ween A lberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan was an excellent move by the Alberta government. Inter-provincial trade barriers and restrictive inter-provincial trade policies are largely unproductive and have been demonstrated to hamper both growth and investment. Labour mobility between the provinces is another key positive initiative. Free movement of people look ing for work opportunities should not be hindered by artificial rules and regulations. Labour mobility is part of the NWPTA success story.
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However, when it comes to procurement of professional engineering services, there are problems. Unintended problems are arising from the new agreement,
had to increase the time they spend sifting through proposals. As well, firms are spending more time and money responding to tenders for contracts, increasing the
“By establishing cost thresholds for procurement, the NWPTA has essentially created a price-focused decisionmaking process. Although price is important, on most occasions it is not the most important part of a consulting engineering proposal.” specif ically the procurement rules for gover nment cont racts, say s Gord Johnston, P.Eng., president of Cons u lt i n g E n g i n e e r s of A l b e r t a a n d vice-president of Stantec Consulting. “It was put together with the best of intentions,” Johnston says. “However, over time we’ve seen not just the consulting engineering community but also our clients finding unintended consequences of this legislation hampering their ability to ensure that their consultants are evaluated appropriately.” Johnston says many communities have
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time they spend trying to create business. By establishing cost thresholds of $75,000 for public sector and $100,000 for crow n cor poration procurement, N W P TA h a s e s s ent i a l ly c re ate d a price-focused decision-making process. “A lt hough pr ice is impor ta nt, on most occasions it is not the most important part of a consulting engineering proposal,” says Johnston. “More important and critical to most projects are the qualifications, experience and local knowledge offered by the consultant. When
price is the only consideration these elements are not even part of the process.” Another downside of a price focus is that innovation and creativity is discouraged. “We should be encouraging rather than discouraging innovation,” says Pilip. “The Consulting Engineering profession is a knowledge-based industry. We should never stif le ingenuity and innovation but that is what NWPTA does.” “I suspect the legal profession was exempted from NWPTA for the same reasons the Consulting Engineers want to be exempted. Qualifications are critical when selecting legal representation,” adds Pilip. “When we say we want to be exempted from NWPTA, we are only talking about the procurement provisions of the agreement. We strongly support the removal of trade barriers and the labour mobility provisions. In fact, professional engineers had labour mobility long before NWPTA was even contemplated,” say s Pi l ip. “We are not alone in our position,” adds CEA president Johnston. “Every consulting engineering organization in Canada, including the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada (ACEC), plus the professional organizations of each province (such as APPEGA) are supporting
the Alberta request for exemption. This certainly includes organizations in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. In addition, there is strong support from the University of Alberta, which recognizes the importance of the issue from an academic perspective.” Herb Kuehne, P.Eng., vice-president of infrastructure for Associated Engineering and chair of ACEC, says the procurement aspects of the NWPTA increases costs without much cross-border benefit. “We already have mobility. It hasn’t changed anything. Firms from outside the province have always been able to compete. In fact, many firms have set up offices in Alberta and so they compete any way,” he says. Kuehne a lso points to agreements bet ween various Associations of Professiona l Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists from A lber ta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan that allow accredited engineers to move across borders relatively easily. He suggests the provinces look at implementing Qualif ication Based Selection (QBS) instead of the cost-focus selection method. “Now unlimited numbers of proposals are being submitted and the selection process does not typically involve the QBS process that we, as an industry, stand for.”
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Another downside of a price focus is that innovation and creativity are discouraged. “We should never stifle ingenuity and innovation but that is what NWPTA does,” says Ken Pilip.
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T’S COSTING A LOT OF MONEY AND IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE, UNLESS the public sector changes the way it does business,” says Ken Pilip, P.Eng., CEO and Registrar of Consulting Engineers of Alberta. Pilip is referring to the current practice of procurement of professional engineering services. Due to inappropriate interpretation of the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA), many public sector organizations are considering purchases of engineering services the same way they do photocopiers, trucks and paper clips. Jeff DiBattista, P.Eng., PhD, principal at DIALOG, says that often, municipalities select a consultant on the basis of who offers the lowest fees. “While this approach seems financially prudent in the short term, it often ends up costing far more at the end of the day,” DiBattista says. alberta innovators
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How much does it cost to submit a proposal? On a large project such as a major bridge the proposal development costs can be in the tens of thousands of dollars. If 20 companies submit, the cost of developing the proposals can easily be half a million dollars or more. Then 20 proposals have to be evaluated and finally, the least costly is selected. “It’s a huge waste of time and money and often the least costly proposal is not the best proposal – there is a better way,” Pilip says. It is called Qualification Based Selection (QBS). Instead of asking for a full-blown proposal, the public agency circulates a request for qualifications (RFQ ). All firms interested submit their resumés and related qualifications. Qualifications could include personnel, experience with similar projects, knowledge about local conditions and requirements and additional information that could contribute to the selection process. “The client then selects the three most qualified firms and asks those three to submit a proposal,” says Randy Block, P.Eng., vice-president of FOCUS Corporation. “These three proposals are evaluated and a preferred provider of the professional engineering services is selected. After this selection, a price for the work is then negotiated. If a price agreement cannot be reached, the second place firm is offered an opportunity to negotiate a price for the project.”
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Qualif ication Based Selection is the law in the United States. The Brooks Act (1972) requires the QBS process be used for procurement of professional engineering services. In addition it is used by 43 U.S. State Governments. The World Bank and the Asian
to decide what type of bridge (overpass, pedestrian or LRT?), the location where the bridge will be built (will landowners need to be consulted? Are there environmental concerns?) and the size of the bridge (four lanes or eight?). Once the scope of the project has been defined,
Some public sector organizations select consultants on the basis of who offers the lowest fee. While this approach may seem financially prudent in the short term, it ends up costing more in the long term. Development Bank are two of the many international financial institutions advocating the use of QBS. When procuring professional engineering services, the project must be completely thought out before a consultant can be hired. Gordon Stewart, P.Eng., director, transportation and infrastructure, City of Calgary, has a process that his staff conduct before even talking to any consulting engineers. It’s important that project managers understand exactly what the project is. Stewart uses the example of a bridge. Before anything else can be done, the city needs
it’s then time to ask consultants for a proposal. After the project has been mapped out, an invitation of proposal is sent out. This can be done in numerous ways. Neil Kjelland, P.Eng., director, professional services, Alberta Transportation, says that a pre-qualification procedure occurs, where consultants present their ability to perform engineering tasks on specific types of projects to the department. “The consultant’s submission is evaluated by several individuals, and upon acceptance of the submission, the consultant is pre-qualif ied,” Kjelland says. A short-list of those the department
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is most interested in is made, before selecting the engineer that best suits the needs of the project and department. In many cases a fee component is requested in the final proposal stage which can comprise the qualification based selection process procedure.
or department doing the hiring would look for someone who has experience building bridges. If it was a small project, though, like a pedestrian bridge, “we wouldn’t need someone who has built a bridge across the St. Lawrence River,” Stewart says. The company, as well
DiBattista compares such an approach to heart surgery: do you want the cheapest heart surgeon, or the most qualified heart surgeon? DiBattista compares such an approach to heart surgery: do you want the cheapest heart surgeon, or the most qualified heart surgeon? “Engineering costs are a very small percentage – usually less that one per cent – of the overall life cycle costs of designing, building, and operating public infrastructure projects,” DiBattista says. “Certainly, the cost of the engineering itself can’t be ignored, but it should only be considered after you talk to the best qualified consultant.” Going back to the City of Calgary’s Gordon Stewart and his bridge example, the company
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as the individuals being proposed to work on the project, would be examined. “Company ABC has done 42 bridges, but the individual they are proposing has only done one over a very small irrigation canal and now you’re suggesting [they] should do an LRT bridge across Stoney Trail? It doesn’t match,” he says. According to Stewart, the most important thing when selecting a company is the key individual responsible for the project. “At the end of the day, there’s the engineer of record responsible for this project,” he says.
Once the right consultant has been chosen, staff from the City of Calgary sit down with their chosen consultant to negotiate fees. At that point, they can look at the proposal and decide if a particular item has too much money or too much focus allocated to it, or if another very important component has been overlooked. “If we can’t come to an agreement or if we think their fees are too high, then we would go to the second best [proposal],” Stewart says. He also mentions the project is broken down into activities and deliverables, so work and fees can be managed during the project and not just at the end. Consulting Engineers of Alberta also assist clients in the procurement process. “One way CEA assists clients in carrying out procurements and deriving good value is by making sample procurement templates available,” Block says. “We have also developed some best practice bulletins for use by our members and clients.” “Some of the more sophisticated clients will actually use the QBS system to select a consulting engineer before they have fully mapped out the scope of the project,” says Pilip. “The consulting engineer then works with the client through the whole process – from con-
PROCUREMENT IN PRACTICE AT U OF A The University of Alberta recently started using a Best Value procurement approach. This approach started at the University of Arizona and has been used by both public and private organizations in the United States for years. The University of Alberta uses this approach for engineering and architectural consulting and some other services. Bart Becker, P.Eng., associate vice-president of facilities and operations for the University of Alberta, explains how the process works: “Each team is given a fixed generic template that allows the team to present their understanding of the project to clearly differentiate themselves from their competition. They can clearly show their understanding of the unique challenges of a particular project and can demonstrate how their approach can best mitigate the risks that they identify. They can also highlight value-add propositions.” “This approach forces teams to think about the project ahead of time and respond based on their knowledge of the client, project, and previous project history. The value-added items are kept strictly confidential and can include additional fee items, processes, or features that are included in their base service offering or strategies and elements that would provide cost savings to the project.” After the University has received the tenders, follow-up interviews are conducted with the teams chosen. From there, a consultant is chosen and the details of the contract are hashed out. It’s an approach that’s working, says Becker. “We feel [the Best Value approach] places the proper balances in place for both owner and service provider,” Becker says. “[It] results in a mechanism that openly and transparently brings both parties to a common understanding of the expectations and responsibilities of each partner during the term of the contract.” www.ualberta.ca
cept to project delivery. This approach can result in significant benefits for the client – there is substantial opportunity for innovation, overall costs may be reduced, experience may result in unintended errors at the beginning, and the client has a qualified partner working through the entire process. It becomes a win-win for everyone. These things just don’t happen when price is the only selection criteria.” www.the best practice.ca 000In.Hemisphere_2-3V.indd 1
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CAREER PROFILE THE NETWORKER: Don Ferrier’s early efforts to build relationships with government agencies have improved the position of today’s consulting engineers.
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P.Eng., builds things, from highways to water treatment plants to municipal parks. Ferrier has had a hand in the building of communities around the world, from small towns in rural Saskatchewan to the capital city of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Yet the most important accomplishments in Ferrier’s career haven’t been physical or structural in nature. Looking back, Ferrier says that his work has been about building relationships between consulting engineers and public policy makers, as well as forming connections within the industry. He’s acted as an advocate for the consulting engineering industry in Alberta, and beyond. It all started in the early 1960s, when Ferrier followed in the footsteps of his older brother Doug and enrolled in the University of Alberta’s engineering program. After graduating near the top of his class, Ferrier once again looked to his brother’s career for guidance and accepted a position at Associated Engineering, where Doug already had a job. Doug eventually became the manager of the Edmonton office, while his younger brother settled in Calgary. “There’s a sibling connection there that really hung on,” Ferrier says. “He ended up staying with the company for over 30 years and so did I.”
Ferrier initially thought he would make his living working with the technical aspects of engineering, but he soon realized he was more interested in working directly with people. Early on in his career Ferrier was sent by Associated Engineering to Regina, where he managed projects coming out of the local office. For four years he helped to co-ordinate the company’s utility projects in Saskatchewan, working from a managerial position rather than on the technical end of projects. It was there Ferrier realized his passion for the networking side of the engineering industry. “I was always technically related,” Ferrier says. “But I didn’t want to sit down and design water plants. I was more interested in dealing with people, doing marketing, developing business and building up our operations.” That’s exactly what Ferrier did. In 1971 he returned to Edmonton in the position of Associated Engineering’s manager of business development. The company asked him to retain his position in Edmonton, while simultaneously setting up municipal engineering operations in Calgary. “They called me and said, ‘Ferrier, we’d like you to go down and set up a municipal operation in Calgary. But we still want you to handle the marketing for all of Alberta’,” alberta innovators
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Ferrier recalls. He was raising a young family, which made for a difficult balance – but Ferrier says he relished the challenge of building the Calgary operations and finding contacts within the city. It was in Calgary, where he eventually relocated permanently, that Ferrier’s role as an advocate for consulting engineers grew. As he built Associated Engineering’s municipal operations, he became aware of the necessity to work with government to successfully secure contracts. He also played a significant role in organizations like CEA, ACEC and APEGGA, where he formed connections and further lobbied government. “It was important to develop relationships with both the municipalities and the provincial governments with the work that was coming up,” Ferrier says. Ferrier looks back fondly on the work Associated Engineering did in the 1970s, particularly on its role in the development of Fish Creek Park. His work in Calgary earned him another promotion with Associated Engineering, making him the vice-president of business development in 1984. In his new role, Ferrier’s skills in negotiating with government expanded. He frequently travelled to Ottawa, where he voiced the concerns of consulting engineers to federal off icials. Closer to home in Alberta, Ferrier worked with the provincial government and slowly but surely, a larger quantity of roadwork contracts were awarded to consulting firms.
“International was not a big thing for the consulting groups in those days,” Ferrier says. “They shied away from it because it was expensive and there were a lot of unknowns involved. [There were] big rewards if you were successful, but big costs if you weren’t.” Ferrier faced his own set of challenges in his international dealings, as the local governments weren’t nearly as forthcoming as the bodies he was used to working with in Canada. Surrounded by unfamiliar politics and incidences of corruption, his negotiating skills were put to the test. While abroad, Ferrier continued to build relationships with others in the industry, including the team at Waterworks Technologies Inc. After Ferrier left Associated Engineering in 1994, he completed independent consulting work for Waterworks. He remains impressed with the firm’s ability to put together projects involving innovative water treatment technology in Malaysia and other countries overseas. Ferrier retired in 2002 and now looks at the consulting engineering industry from an outside perspective. He says he is pleased with what he sees, including the progression that has been made in the advocacy work he began in the 1970s. It’s moved to the point that government partnerships are no longer a rare occurrence, says Ferrier. Rather, the efforts of Ferrier and his colleagues to build friendly and professional relationships with government agencies have improved the position of today’s consulting engineers. “I think things have really improved
“I was always technically related, but I didn’t want to sit down and design water plants. I was more interested in dealing with people, doing marketing, developing business and building up our operations.” In 1991, Ferrier took on a new challenge working with foreign governments and “companies. He became the vice-president and general manager of Associated Engineering International and led projects around the world, including Ethiopia, Ghana and South East Asia.
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in terms of relationships with municipal government,” Ferrier says. “I remember having many meetings with city engineers in Calgary. The City of Calgary was just excellent, they had a super group of engineers.” Ferrier advises today’s young consulting engineers to continue to talk to government
and industry representatives, to advocate on behalf of the industry and form solid working relationships. As Ferrier’s lengthy c a reer demonst r ate s , bu i ld i ng t hos e relationships is ultimately what makes it possible for engineering firms to get to the business of building everything else.
WELL-CONNECTED Don Ferrier’s advocacy on behalf of consulting engineers didn’t just involve his work with Associated Engineering; some of his most significant professional relationships were within the CEA, APEGGA and ACEC. Ferrier served as CEA president from 1983 to 1984 and was ACEC president from 1988 to 1989. He was also the vicepresident of APEGGA for two terms. To Ferrier, his legacy with these organizations goes hand in hand with his work with Associated Engineering. Ferrier says that while his time with the associations was technically volunteer work, the networks he formed proved to be invaluable on both a personal and a professional level. “Altruism was there a little bit,” Ferrier says. “But it did relate to the company. The more I was involved through the company, the more the company could profit from the relationships that were set up. I enjoyed working with the people who were involved in these associations.”
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has its share of triumphant ideas and failures, stories of success and tales of caution. But for 63-year-old Darrel Danyluk, P.Eng., the project that stands out most memorably in his mind is, surprisingly, seemingly unremarkable. The year was 1981 and there was work to be done designing the Waskasoo Regional Sewer System. Lean times in Alberta called for the money and four-fold co-operation of municipal, county, provincial and federal governments. The result was what Danyluk calls “a top-notch solution to a number of little problems.” The project was completed on time, under budget and with the built-in capacity to upgrade with the community’s future. alberta innovators
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As is the case with many civil engineering feats (more so for those of the sewer-related variety), if the general population goes about its day-to-day life blissfully unaware (year after year), that is sufficient feedback. The Waskasoo project and its pragmatic engineer was a success. Since the age of eight Danyluk knew he would be an engineer. He grew up on an air force base near Gimli, Manitoba with the day and night din of overhead jet traffic exposing him to technology at an early age. His father was principal at the on-base school with its cross-Canada kids from military families transferring in and out every four years. “It was a good place to realize there was more to the world than just a small farming community or air force base,” he says. “I saw that there was, in fact, a world.” Engineers, like the military, share in common a tendency for travel, and Danyluk knew by high school that he wanted to travel beyond Gimli. He graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the University of Manitoba and was hired by the company Reid Crowther. Unlike many other commonly called ‘first, worst’ jobs out of school for young engineers, Danyluk helped lead a giant Manitoba Hydro ENERGETIC ENGINEER: Danyluk’s accolades include an award from APEGGA for diligent service to the professions and the Association.
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project at Kettle Rapids. It was “exciting times” he says, recalling the semi-permafrost landscape supplied entirely by train. Much of the project’s know-how, including where and how to obtain crushed gravel for access roads, was left largely up to him. From Kettle Rapids, Danyluk’s work
“I didn’t want to wake up dead and that was all I’d done,” Danyluk says. To this, he recalls another memorable project in Nigeria: A (typically) straightforward undertaking to link arterial city water mains to homes in Lagos. But informal property delineation in
“In privileged countries and the developed world we just expect that the lights will come on and that there’s going to be heat here and it will be cold on the other side. That’s not the case in all countries.” grew ambitiously to other western provinces, the country and the world. He travelled extensively with Reid Crowther, a company with five international offices, honing a global expertise in water treatment and delivery with projects in Haiti, Mexico, China and Nigeria. Eventually, after 30 years climbing nearly all the rungs from project engineer to COO and chairman of the board, he decided it was time for a change.
the city had varied so much over the years that the city map overlay – indispensable for any such project – was virtually useless. “It was an eye-opener how good developed countries have it,” he says, explaining his personal move from project consulting to larger, global issues. “It equipped me with an understanding that allows me to talk about infrastructure.” “In privileged countries and the developed
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Class of: ’72, University of Manitoba, Civil Engineering Sport: Hockey Close to Going Pro: Played with former Philadelphia Flyer Reggie Leach. Was once professionally scouted but broke his leg. When he returned, he’d gone from “racecar to a tractor.” Family: Wife Bonnie, two sons, one a geophysicist and one a GIS specialist, and a daughter, a professor at the University of Florida. No engineers. Country outside of Canada he would most like to apply skills:
world we just expect that the lights will come on and that there’s going to be heat here and it will be cold on the other side. That’s not the case in all countries,” Danyluk says. An opportunity soon presented itself at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering, known for integrating sustainability into engineering education. The University’s Calgary Centre for Innovative Technology and Urban Alliance program, which connects expert researchers to front-line city planners, reinvigorated Danyluk. “There’s this energy, spark and ingenuity,” Danyluk says. “It reminded me of what I was like 30 years ago.” He was made a Distinguished Industrial Visitor for the benefit of students and staff at the University, a big man on campus (and not just because he stands six-foot-four). He met regularly with utility owners identifying weak links in design, which of course, is the most likely point of any structural failure. His focus on infrastructure vulnerability – that is, what effect climate change will have – is something of a hot-button issue in modern civil engineering. “There’s this fear that climate change is coming, the sky’s going to fall, and everything’s going to fail,” he says. “But infrastructure already has climatic variables criteria built in to its design.” In this sense, Danyluk says Canada is comparatively well off because it already has hot and cold extremes to withstand and for infrastructure to contend with.
Danyluk became the Canadian representative at the World Federation of Engineering Organizations in 2006 and a chair of the Standing Committee on Engineering and Environment in 2007. Those positions, coupled with his work at the University, made him a natural Canadian focal point for much of the United Nations’ climate change work, along with the UN’s various smaller offshoot commissions. It’s a capacity he’s only too happy to fill given, as he says, “the engineering voice is largely missing at the UN-level.” When it comes to policymaking, there’s a frustratingly slow disconnect and lagging adoption process between what engineers know and what policy makers do. “It takes awhile to be seen as a contributor. You need a consistent message,” he says, explaining how at the global level he and other colleagues went from essentially a non-entity to the go-to experts in the last five years. “It takes time to be recognized. You have to be there for the long haul.” And it’s the long haul that most intrigues Danyluk. Being on the university campus for the past 10 years and surrounded by bright-eyed engineers just entering the field allows him to reflect on the profession and pass along keen insight to the next generation. “All engineers as they evolve in their careers should take the opportunity to mentor and pass on a few words of life encouragement to younger colleagues,” he says. “I love sitting down with young engineers and asking, ‘what’s next?’ ”
All countries, starting with Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Guatamala, and Brazil. “It’s just a matter of time and commitment,” he says. Currently reading: The Bourne books, any mystery thriller. Two most notable projects: • Waskasoo Regional Sewer System • Lagos, Nigeria’s household water project Favourite Thing About Job: Talking to young engineers. Recent accolades: • Order of University of Calgary • On the boards of the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Canada and the Alberta Building Standards Council • President of the Consulting Engineers of Alberta • President of APEGGA • President of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers • Currently Canada’s rep at the World Federation of Engineering Organizations • Member of APEGGA, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering • Engineering Institute of Canada Fellow • 2010 Summit Award
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CEA Lieutenant Governor’s Award traditionally celebrates one person for distinguished achievement, but this year the honour goes to four people. The foresight shared by ELMER BROOKER, HAROLD PAGE, NORM LAWRENCE and STAN LAWRENCE helped create the Consulting Engineers of Alberta 34 years ago. Today, a strong and vibrant consulting engineering industry exists in Alberta, which is what these four individuals envisaged from the association’s early days. While the role Brooker, Page and the Lawrence brothers had in creating the CEA organization is impressive, so too are their careers. Each contributed significantly to the consulting industry throughout his professional life. Now, as all four gentlemen enjoy retirement and CEA approaches a milestone anniversary, it’s fitting to look back on how the association came to be and to honour its founders with the CEA Lieutenant Governor’s Award. The foundation for CEA began to be built during Brooker’s time on the board of APEGGA. Discussions with Brooker’s colleagues led Brooker to realize the need for a business association to address the specific interests of consulting engineers. One of those colleagues was Page, an engineer who worked as managing director of the newly created Alberta Chamber of Resources. The first home of CEA was at the Chamber of Resources and Page served as executive director. Meanwhile, the Lawrence brothers – engineers who held various senior positions at Associated Engineering – became involved in the association’s early days. In addition to the formative roles in CEA by Brooker, Page and the Lawrences, the four also shaped the consulting industry, including a visible mark on the infrastructure of Alberta, throughout their careers. Elmer Brooker, PhD, P.Eng., was an assistant professor at the University of Alberta in the 1960s. He went on to establish a consulting practice, which allowed him to embrace his love of construction work. Brooker and his company, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., contributed to many significant projects, including the emerging technology of dragline mining of oil sands and arctic offshore petroleum exploration. In addition to these professional efforts, Brooker also contributed to technical publications and was an active volunteer. The career of Harold Page, P. Eng., took him around the world, including India, Malaysia and Europe. He was a senior Executive for Dow Chemical in Canada and then EVP of Dow Chemical Europe, before returning to Alberta where he began his career in oilsands development with Great Canadian Oilsands (GCOS) and what was then Sun Oil (Suncor). After spending several years getting GCOS off the ground he returned to Edmonton to start his own company, Hydrocarb Consultants Inc. and in 1977 became the Managing Director of the newly renamed, Alberta Chamber of Resources.
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Elmer Brooker, PhD, P.Eng.
Harold Page, P.Eng.
Stan Lawrence, P.Eng.
Norman Lawrence, P.Eng.
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He played a key role in the beginning of the Consulting Engineers of Alberta in 1978 and became their part time Managing Director until 1986 when he became full time with the CEA, retiring in 1989 to do hydrogen research and consulting for the Alberta Department of Energy until 1991. Another early CEA supporter was Norman Lawrence, P.Eng., who graduated from the University of Alberta in 1941. He spent two years with the Royal Canadian Engineers before co-founding Associated Engineering Services Ltd. in 1948, taking on the position of vice president and project engineer. Lawrence later became president and then chairman of the board, positions he held for over 20 years. In addition to many projects undertaken while at Associated Engineering and subsequent work for other companies, Lawrence also contributed significantly to his community by volunteering with organizations including the University of Alberta, Boy Scouts, Alberta & North West Chamber of Mines, National Northern Development Conference and the City of Edmonton. Stan Lawrence, P.Eng., supported the new industry association from his position at Associated Engineering. He graduated from the University of Alberta and started at Associated Engineering Services Ltd. in 1959, designing municipal utilities and roads. Lawrence’s responsibilities
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Cameron Franchuk, P.Eng.
2012 RISING YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD JUDGES Dr. Guy Gendron, PhD, P.Eng., Dean of the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary Mr. Owen Tobert, P.Eng., City Manager, City of Calgary Mr. Tom O’Neill, P.Eng., Executive Director, Technical Services Branch, Alberta Infrastructure
grew steadily at Associated and in 1986 he was named president and chief executive officer of Associated Engineering Group Ltd. and its subsidiary companies. Lawrence also gave his time to many professional societies, including serving as director of the Consulting Engineers of Alberta in 1991. The lengthy professional accomplishments of all four are complimented by their volunteer work and various accolades and awards. “These four are outstanding mentors,” says Ken Pilip, CEO and Registrar of the Consulting Engineers of Alberta, “Their accomplishments are remarkable.” Today’s consulting engineers continue to solve problems, whether in regards to clean water or the environment or buildings. The solid foundation and industry voice of today’s consulting engineers exists because of the wisdom and leadership of Brooker, Page and the Lawrences.
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While he’s best known for his technical expertise, CAMERON FRANCHUK, P. Eng., has also had multiple articles published, led numerous project teams at one time, completed significant portions of design on major projects and contributed to his industry and community through volunteer work. It’s an impressive list of professional accomplishments – especially considering Franchuk has only been on the job for 10 years. Franchuk, who approaches these many responsibilities with passion and focus, can now add another accomplishment to the list. He’s the 2012 recipient of the Harold L. Morrison Rising Young Professional Award. In his current position as a senior associate at Stantec Consulting Ltd., Franchuk uses his technical expertise to achieve optimal solutions for everyone involved in the project. He always considers the needs of his clients, engineering fundamentals, safety, constructability and cost. Since joining Stantec in 2008, Franchuk has managed projects of varying size and complexity. He advanced quickly in the organization and by 2009, Franchuk led a team of nearly 30 employees ranging from new graduates to senior engineers. Franchuk’s technical knowledge combined with his ability to learn quickly has helped him achieve many career successes. He is able to take results and the impact of past challenges and relate them to current projects, never allowing the same oversights to happen twice. It’s been this way since Franchuk achieved his P.Eng. designation in 2005, after completing a bachelor’s and master’s degree in engineering from the University of Alberta. Franchuk began taking professional responsibility for design almost immediately. As an associate structural engineer at Cohos Evamy, he managed projects ranging from $5,000 to $500 million and led multiple project teams at one time. Franchuk positively influences society through the building projects he is involved in, which include education facilities, health care, religious and community projects. Recently, Franchuk led a major revitalization of the Legislature grounds, including the Edmonton Federal Building, Parkade, and Centennial Plaza. He has been able to change how people interact with Edmonton’s downtown area and has become more aware of issues regarding downtown revitalization.The chance to leave an impact on his community gives Franchuk a sense of pride and excitement. Each project comes with its own challenges and opportunities and when Franchuk talks about these projects, his passion for engineering is clear. He has shared that passion with future engineers, in the form of guest lectures at the University of Alberta. Franchuk also volunteered at the University of Alberta with an undergraduate course, mentoring students and sharing his practical design knowledge and skills while promoting the consulting engineering profession to others. Franchuk has volunteered his time on various committees, including serving as a Building Engineering liaison for the Young Professionals Group for the Consulting Engineers of Alberta. Currently, Franchuk is a member of the organization committee for the Canadian Institute for Steel Construction, Alberta Region and is technical chair for the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering’s annual conference. Franchuk’s advancement in the engineering industry has been impressive so far and his future looks no different. The combination of Franchuk’s technical expertise with his passion for engineering makes him an exemplary rising young professional. alberta innovators
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SHOWCASE AWARDS 2012
Peace Regional Eco Centre
SMALL FIRM – BIG IMPACT
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
FIRM: KTA Structural Engineers Ltd. CLIENT/OWNER: Peace Regional Waste Management Company LOCATION: Peace River, AB SUB-CONSULTANTS: Living Design Systems; Solar Engineering Ltd.; ESE-LSS Life Safety Systems Technologies; Focus Engineering Ltd. CONTRACTORS: Lavergne Construction Ltd.; E. Michelchuk Construction Ltd. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Kenry Electric Ltd.; Heart River Landscaping The Peace Regional Eco Centre (PREC) is a testament to the ability of small-budget projects to raise industry benchmarks in social responsibility, environmental impact and the economic viability of sustainable technology. KTA Structural Engineers, Living Design Systems, ESE-LSS, Solar Engineering, and Focus Engineering worked within the $950,000 budget to design building systems that include solar and wind power, a wood pellet boiler, GeoSlab© floor, and rain water harvesting. This enables the PREC to function as an emergency facility following a natural disaster. The team used Alberta-sourced straw bales, spruce and pine. Beyond its core recycling mandate, educational programs enlighten future environmental stewards.
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JUDGES’ COMMENTS: A noteworthy project that has significantly advanced the application of sustainable technology. A unique project in all aspects. An excellent example of sustainable technologies used in a small facility. This project will educate and inspire others in the community to incorporate sustainability into their own homes/buildings. A great case of leading by example! I particularly loved the fact that the former supplier of the hay bales delivered them and that the members of the community were involved in the hay wall construction. This project was simply amazing. It was outstanding in the criteria of innovation, technology advancement, added value, environmental value and benefit to society. It took a vision to reality and set an example that extends beyond the current time, place and generation. Inspirational engineering and collaboration to create a giant example of sustainability in a small project.
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WATER RESOURCES & ENERGY PRODUCTION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Harvie Passage - Calgary Bow River Weir Project FIRM: Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. CLIENT/OWNER: Alberta Transportation/Alberta Environment SUB-CONSULTANTS: Northwest Hydraulic Consultants; Recreational Engineering and Planning CONTRACTOR: deGraaf Excavating Ltd. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Parks Foundation Calgary; The Calgary Foundation; City of Calgary Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd., in association with Northwest Hydraulic Consultants and Recreation Engineering and Planning, planned, designed and administered construction of the Calgary Bow River Weir Project. The project’s primary purpose was to eliminate the extreme drowning hazard and enable river passage for non-motorized boats and fish while maintaining water diversions from the Bow River. To improve safety and facilitate boat and fish passage, pools and rapids were constructed downstream of the weir to increase water levels to drown out the weir creating whitewater play areas. The project creates an amenity for canoeists, kayakers, bird watchers, educators and floaters.
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: This project demonstrates a highly technical project that enhances the community and environment. It provides both new and enhanced recreation opportunities for the public, while at the same time enhancing the river ecosystems and fish habitats. This project, in addition to eliminating a serious drowning hazard, has added to the recreational opportunities of area resident and tourists. Creative, the project overcame challenging design and construction issues. The Calgary Bow River Weir project is an excellent example of how engineering ingenuity can revitalize a critically important natural resource to create safe and sustainable opportunities that enhance and enrich the whole community. Outstanding example of the application of collaborative engineering approach to solve a highly complex problem involving public safety, security of irrigation water supply, fish passage, creation added value and seasonal construction challenges within a multiple regulatory and stakeholder environment.
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BUILDING ENGINEERING
Energy Environment Experiental Learning Project (EEEL) FIRM: DIALOG™ CLIENT/OWNER: University of Calgary SUB-CONSULTANTS: Structural Engineer - Read Jones Christoffersen (RJC) with DIALOG™; Electrical Engineer SMP Consulting; Mechanical Engineer - DIALOG™; LEED® Consultant - DIALOG™ CONTRACTOR: Ellis Don Corporation OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Interior Design- DIALOG™ in Association with Perkins + Will; Landscape Architecture - 02 Planning + Design; Civil Engineer - AECOM The Energy Environment Experiential Learning project (EEEL) responded to the necessity for modern, high caliber learning environments. The 26,200 square metre five storey facility demonstrates nothing is truly ‘thrown away’: a building has impacts upon itself, its users, the landscape, the region and the world. It was designed to LEED® Platinum requirements and the LEED® application process is underway. Design and construction strategies were intended to reduce the impact of the building on the environment and resources. The integrated design process yielded mechanical systems which provide high ventilation effectiveness, superior thermal comfort, enhanced building acoustics, and better energy performance than traditional approaches.
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JUDGES’ COMMENTS: The EEEL project is a model of energy efficiency and sustainability that serves as an excellent example for the design of future facilities of this nature. Every element of this design consisted of leading edge technologies; combined they show what can be done here in Alberta. This attractive and modern student learning centre is an outstanding demonstration of sustainable design and of a commitment to LEED Platinum requirement. Of particular significance are the innovative features that ensure that natural light is present throughout the building reducing energy costs and contributing to the pleasant environment for building users.
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Ringhals AB Unit 2 Control System Replacement FIRM: Ready Engineering Corporation CLIENT/OWNER: Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB/ Ringhals AB Located near Väröbacka, Sweden, Unit 2 of the Ringhals AB Nuclear Power Plant was built in 1975. To ensure its ability to provide environmentally safe, economical, reliable power well into the 21st century, the complete Unit 2 Safety System and balance of plant control systems were replaced. The project was one of the largest industrial control system upgrades ever completed. Ready provided over 22,000 man hours of specialized control system and project management expertise from the early stages of demolition and site acceptance testing through to operational acceptance testing and breaker closing.
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JUDGES’ COMMENTS: A noteworthy project which exemplifies the cando attitude and expertise of Alberta engineers on the world scene. Well done! Ready Engineering demonstrated responsive leadership in a complex high risk project in the operations and controls environment of a nuclear power plant that provides 20 per cent of Sweden’s electricity. Malfunctions or delays would have had serious consequences to safe plant operations. Within this massive and complex project, Ready Engineering provided significant added value through risk mitigation and project management.
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East Calgary Landfill, Stormwater Management Project
ENVIRONMENTAL
FIRM: AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, a division of AMEC Americas Limited CLIENT/OWNER: City of Calgary CONTRACTORS: Kidco Construction Limited; Wilco Contractors Southwest Inc. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Riparia Ltd.; 818 Studio Ltd.; AlphaBetter Landscaping Inc. AMEC Environment & Infrastructure was retained by the City of Calgary to develop a stormwater management system to treat surface water runoff from the East Calgary Landfill. The project included the design and construction of two storm ponds and the realignment of a portion of Forest Lawn Creek. The application of biochemical analyses and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in order to maximize the treatment capability of the constructed wetland within each pond is unique. The use of CFD modelling provided a total paradigm shift on how stormwater ponds can be designed to minimize sediment re-suspension and transport, maximize flow contact with dense vegetation and create a sustainable treatment process.
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JUDGES’ COMMENTS: A world class demonstration of modelling, design and construction. This effort will move the state-of-the-art forward in constructing wetlands. Congratulations to the AMEC team who through the innovative use of constructed wetlands, chemical analysis & CFD modelling have provided a sustainable, environmentally sensitive and cutting edge surface water management system for a landfill site in the city of Calgary.
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Centennial Center for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS) FIRM: Stantec Consulting Ltd. CLIENT/OWNER: University of Alberta LOCATION: Edmonton, AB SUB-CONSULTANTS: Hemisphere Engineering Inc.; Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.; Stantec Consulting Ltd. (Electrical) CONTRACTOR: PCL Construction Management Inc. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: ONPA/FLAD Architects
Stantec provided the University of Alberta with project management services to lead the planning, design, and delivery phases for the CCIS project. Representing the University’s project management office, Stantec was responsible for the overall management of this complex, multi-year project. The 53,889 square metre facility accommodates nearly 3,800 daily occupants and serves as an educational home for the scientific, business, and community leaders of tomorrow. Stantec worked alongside ONPA/FLAD Architects, Hemisphere Engineering Inc., Read Jones Christofferson Ltd., Schuler Shook, Stantec Consulting Ltd. (Electrical), PCL Construction Management Inc., Canem Systems Ltd., and Lockerbie & Hole Contracting Ltd. to complete this project.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT JUDGES’ COMMENTS: This project demonstrates how to manage complexity and achieve predictable results that meet or exceed expectations.
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The BOW
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FIRM: MMM Group Limited CLIENT: Matthews Development (Alberta) Inc. OWNER: HR Reit LOCATION: Calgary, AB MMM Group Limited (MMM) provided innovative and precise geomatics expertise for the BOW, a 58 storey highrise structure under construction in Calgary. When complete, it will be the tallest building in Western Canada. MMM provided the establishment and maintenance of the survey control network, layout and positioning of the structural steel members utilizing real-time GPS techniques, and the design and implementation of a network of precise electronic inclinometers which enabled the structure to be monitored in real-time. Leading-edge techniques and software, unprecedented in a Canadian skyscraper project, was developed by MMM to ensure that this landmark tower reached new heights.
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: This project showcases leading edge technology utilization in the construction of a major Western Canadian building. Well done! Great example of innovation in action.
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Innovative Precast Concrete Panels for Dunvegan Bridge Deck Replacement TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
North LRT Extension - Downtown to NAIT - Station Lands Tunnel Cavity FIRM: AECOM Canada Ltd. CLIENT/OWNER: City of Edmonton SUB-CONSULTANT: Stantec Consulting CONTRACTOR: Ledcor Construction Limited Construction of Edmonton’s North LRT Extension began this summer. The new line includes a tunnel extending from 105 Avenue at 103 Street to a junction with the existing system north of Churchill Station. A segment of this tunnel through the Station Lands site is already built. The Station Lands property, north of the CN Tower, is the site of Edmonton’s newest office high-rise, the EPCOR Tower. With the close proximity of the EPCOR Tower to the North LRT alignment, it was decided to design and construct a structural cavity for the LRT, in parallel with the design and construction of the tower. The parallel fast-tracked design and construction of two projects involved extensive collaboration between the construction manager and the designers as well as a remarkable level of co-operation between the two owners.
FIRM: Associated Engineering CLIENT/OWNER: Alberta Transportation LOCATION: Dunvegan, AB CONTRACTOR: Concreate USL Ltd. OTHER KEY PLAYER: Armtec The Dunvegan Suspension Bridge crosses the Peace River on Hwy 2 and is located adjacent to Dunvegan Provincial Park and Historic Site. Built in 1960, this 548m long bridge is the only vehicular suspension bridge in Alberta. While the cast-in-place concrete deck had been repaired in the past, it had deteriorated and required replacement. Alberta Transportation retained Associated Engineering to design the deck replacement and construction strategy. The selected full depth pre-stressed precast concrete shell soffit deck panels are formed of six elliptical paraboloids joined together with biaxially pre-stressed transverse and longitudinal stiffening ribs. This innovative design allowed construction to proceed while allowing one lane of traffic to be open at all times. Ninety-six panels were required per lane for a total of 192 panels. The deck replacement extends the life of the Dunvegan Suspension Bridge, which will serve Northern Albertans and visitors for many years to come.
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: The North LRT Extension project demonstrated what collaboration between two large projects really is. The synergies that were created, each project ultimately coming out better, is tremendous. This is true collaboration in action. Collaboration with another project saved taxpayers millions of dollars. Pre-planning and sound project management allowed project to come in slightly under budget and allowed a “better” solution.
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Strathcona County Community Centre in the Park FIRM: BPTEC-DNW Engineering Ltd. CLIENT/OWNER: Strathcona County LOCATION: Sherwood Park, AB SUB-CONSULTANTS: HFKS Architects; Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden; BPTEC-DNW Engineering Ltd.; Stantec Consulting; ISL Engineering and Land Services CONTRACTOR: Clark Builders
SMALL FIRM – BIG IMPACT
Located in Sherwood Park, the Strathcona County Community Centre in the Park is a multi-use facility housing a new library, council chambers, office space for municipal and government services, an art gallery, public gathering spaces, a galleria space to connect the new building to the existing County Hall, and two levels of underground parking. The building is seeking LEEDÂŽ Gold certification and makes use of natural, reclaimed, recycled, and low or zero-emitting materials; energy efficient and smart lighting; greywater systems; a connection to a central energy plant that heats numerous buildings; and a green roof on the council chambers.
Fort Edmonton Footbridge and Trails
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FIRM: CH2M HILL Canada Limited CLIENT/OWNER: City of Edmonton LOCATION: Edmonton, AB SUB-CONSULTANTS: Landscape Architectural Subconsultant: EDA Collaborative Inc.; Environmental Subconsultant: AMEC Environment & Infrastructure; Geotechnical Sub-consultant: Thurber Engineering Ltd.; Hydrotechnical Sub-consultant: Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. CONTRACTORS: Heritage Nurseries Ltd.; Alberco Construction Ltd. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Public Consultation - Gray Scott Consulting Group Inc. For over 75 years, local and provincial authorities have sought to protect the North Saskatchewan River valley lands and provide a significant Capital Region park system. With more than 10 million annual visits, the river valley trails and park facilities are major recreation and tourism destinations within Edmonton. The Fort Edmonton Footbridge and Trails Project extends the river valley trail system to the west to add over 2 km of trails, a major cross-river trail linkage, a crossing of the Wolf Willow Ravine and developing access points into the river valley. Key sub-consultants: EDA; AMEC; Thurber; NHC; HFKS Architects.
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Environmental Cleanup Of A Spill On Ice Road
ENVIRONMENTAL
FIRM: EBA, A Tetra Tech Company CLIENT/OWNER: Arctic West Adjusters Ltd./Tibbit to Contwoy to Winter Road Joint Venture LOCATION: 145 km north of Yellowknife, NWT CONTRACTORS: Geotech Drilling Services Ltd.; Maxxam Analytics; Great Slave Helicopters Ltd. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Kyle Levac; Steve Mailath; Aziz Shaikh; Jeannie Bertrand; Natalie Lippa EBA, A Tetra Tech Company, provided environmental engineering services for the assessment and remediation of a 14,000 litre diesel spill on Portage 32, located 145 km north of Yellowknife, along the primary winter road. EBA activities included spill response; winter drilling; soil, groundwater and lake water sampling and testing; installation of Oxygen Release Compound (ORC®) socks in hydrocarbon impacted wells; hydraulic conductivity testing; a pump test and geological mapping, among others. Hydrocarbon impacts were noted in soil and groundwater, but not in lake water. Feasibility of implementation of natural attenuation and other proactive remediation system is currently being undertaken.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Didsbury North Industrial Stormwater Wetland FIRM: ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. CLIENT/OWNER: Town of Didsbury SUB-CONSULTANTS: Sabatini Earth Technologies Inc.; Hallstrom Associates Environmental; Tronnes Surveys (1976) Ltd. CONTRACTORS: Foran Equipment Ltd.; Rubydale Asphalt Works (2006) Ltd. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Government of Canada; Government of Alberta; Town of Didsbury
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: The Didsbury North Industrial Stormwater Wetland project showcases how sustainable design can be effectively applied in communities across Alberta, regardless of the size of the project or community.
Originally selected to design and construct a ‘standard’ stormwater management facility, ISL Engineering and Land Services worked with the Town of Didsbury to develop an innovative solution that included a three hectare wetland, associated stormwater upgrades, plus the largest park in Didsbury; all delivered more than $1 million under budget. Empowered by the Town’s new Community Sustainability Plan, ISL recommended this solution based on a formal evaluation process tailored to the client’s sustainability objectives. A sustainability filter compared design concepts against economic, environmental, social/cultural and governance criteria, providing a more comprehensive sustainability analysis than that achieved through Triple Bottom Line methodology.
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WA-1 Water Supply Expansion and Upgrade, Dominica INTERNATIONAL
FIRM: Morrison Hershfield Limited CLIENT/OWNER: Dominica Water Sewerage Company Limited (DOWASCO) SUB-CONSULTANTS: Golder Associates; Sorell Consulting Morrison Hershfield Ltd. and Golder Associates were contracted by Dominica Water and Sewerage Company Limited (DOWASCO) for the Water Supply Network Upgrading and Expansion Project in the Commonwealth of Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean. The overall project goal was to analyze the existing water supply and distribution network, identify any deficiencies, and then develop the least cost, technically feasible option for its improvement. This included reviewing the water sources, treatment, storage, transmission, and distribution system. The unique challenges of this project include the mountainous terrain in Dominica, protection of source water and habitat for endemic endangered species, and uncertain land tenure issues surrounding the water infrastructure.
Project Performance Information Services COMMUNITY OUTREACH & IN-HOUSE INITIATIVE
FIRM: Stewart, Weir & Co. Ltd. CLIENT/OWNER: Stewart, Weir & Co. Ltd. LOCATION: Sherwood Park, AB OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Jeff Miles, IT; Walter Nerling, Accounting When balancing client satisfaction and your company’s sustainability, it is paramount to be 100 per cent confident that your project is on time and on budget. At Stewart Weir, detailed financial information such as revenue budget, unbilled amounts, costs and profit are now available in an instant, thanks to a web-based program called Project Performance Information Services. This program provides easily accessible, clear and reliable financial information related to a project’s financial performance. The benefits have directly led to reduced project costs and write-offs, with improved project performance and greater efficiency of resources.
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: A very valuable tool to ensure project delivery targets are met.
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EIGHTH AVENUE PLACE FIRM: Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. CLIENT/OWNER: Penny Lane II Limited Partnership LOCATION: Calgary, AB SUB-CONSULTANTS: Pickard Chilton International; Gibbs Gage Architects; Kendall/Heaton Associates Inc. CONTRACTORS: EllisDon Construction Management Services; SuperMetal Structures Inc. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Hines Canada Management Co. ULC, Dr. P.V. Banavalkar, CBM Engineers (Sterling Group of Companies)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Calgary’s Water Treatment Plants Upgrade Program FIRM: Associated Engineering CLIENT/OWNER: City of Calgary SUB-CONSULTANTS: Goodfellow Architecture Ltd.; Thurber Engineering; EBA, A Tetra Tech Company CONTRACTOR: PCL Construction Management Inc. OTHER KEY PLAYERS: Balzers Canada Inc.; Custom Electric Ltd.
Rising 50 storeys, EIGHTH AVENUE PLACE is a brilliant addition to the Calgary skyline. Its facetted planes and sloping surfaces evoke the Rocky Mountains and create a constantly changing palette of light and reflection. EIGHTH AVENUE PLACE is the first pre-certified LEED Platinum office tower in Canada and was completed on time and within budget. To build EIGHTH AVENUE PLACE in a heated construction environment and achieve the architect’s vision, a highly innovative structural system was required – the first of its kind in Canada. There are now plans to build its sister tower.
BUILDING ENGINEERING The City of Calgary’s eight year Water Treatment Plants Upgrade Program was implemented to meet three principal objectives: more stringent provincial water quality standards, increased capacity, and environmental stewardship. In order to implement this major program, a “three-way“ partnership approach was selected by the City, with Associated Engineering as the prime consultant and PCL as construction manager. This approach differed from the conventional Design-Bid-Build system typically used by municipal governments. The approach challenged all parties to work in collaboration, with the common objective of ensuring success of the overall program. JUDGES’ COMMENTS: This project demonstrates a successful partnership between the owner, consultant and prime contractor over an extended period of time to deliver a technically difficult, co-ordinated upgrade to critical infrastructure. Demonstrates effective management of a challenging project design and constructed over several years in a difficult construction market.
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Lethbridge Bicycle/Pathways Design and Construction Standards and Review of Bicycle Bylaw FIRM: Urban Systems Ltd. CLIENT/OWNER: City of Lethbridge SUB-CONSULTANT: Alta Planning Urban Systems, in partnership with top U.S. bicycle planning firm Alta Planning, was retained by the City of Lethbridge to develop bicycle design and construction standards and review the City’s bicycle bylaw towards the implementation of the City’s Bicycle Master Plan. Key components included: review of context policy and legislation, best practice research, GIS based analysis and evaluation, preparation of Design and Construction specifications, and typical drawings and cross-sections. In addition, review of existing bicycle bylaw and recommended updates were provided in light of recommended treatments, emerging technologies, and the City’s vision of sustainability.
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Parallel Runway Project Environmental Assessment ENVIRONMENTAL
FIRM: AECOM Canada Ltd. CLIENT/OWNER: Calgary Airport Authority SUB-CONSULTANT: Airbiz Aviation Strategies Ltd. Calgary Airport Authority is currently constructing a new 14,000 ft (4,270 m) parallel runway at Calgary International Airport (YYC) to meet increasing demand for passenger and cargo service in southern Alberta. As Canada’s fourth busiest airport in terms of passenger volumes, YYC is Alberta’s premier air passenger and cargo gateway and is a major contributor to the prosperity of the Calgary region, with a total GDP impact of $6 billion. AECOM completed a comprehensive study assessing the potential environmental and socio-economic effects of the Parallel Runway Project. Construction started ahead of schedule in November 2010. The project team included AECOM, with support from Airbiz Aviation Strategies Ltd., and was financed by Calgary Airport Authority. JUDGES’ COMMENTS: A non-traditional “environment” project where the pollution being evaluated was “noise.” An excellent project to qualify and optimize impact on society.
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Showcase Awards Judges James Dykes, Architect, AAA, MRAIC Professional Advisor, Public Works & Government Services Canada
Pat Vincent, CLGM Chief Administrative Officer, Parkland County
Bart Becker, P.Eng. Associate Vice-President, Portfolio of Facilities and Operations, University of Alberta
Jennifer Enns, P.Eng. Manager, Engineering & Energy Services, City of Calgary
Patricia Armitage, M.Eng., P.Eng. Director, Architecture/Engineering/ Construction, Alberta Finance + Enterprise
Brian Soutar, P.Eng., P.Q.S. Executive Director, Program Management, Alberta Infrastructure
Jim Sawers, P.Eng. Director of Campus Engineering, University of Calgary
Peter Wallis, LLB, LLM President & CEO, The Van Horne Institute
Chris Cambridge, P.Eng. Public Works & Engineering General Manager & Interim City Manager, City of Fort Saskatchewan
John McGowan Chief Executive Officer, AUMA
Ron de Vries, P.Eng. Vice-President, Operations, Defence Construction Canada
David Burstein, P.E. Director, PSMJ Resources Inc. Doug Wright, P.Eng., CD Retired Leduc County Manager Francis Hartman, FICE, FCAE, FEIC, C.Eng., P.Eng. President, Quality Enhanced Decisions Inc. Fred Otto, PhD, P.Eng. Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta
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Loraine Fowlow, B.Sc. (Civil Eng.) M.E.Des. (Arch), MRAIC Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Calgary
Shane Freeson, P.Eng. Vice-President Northern Operations, Quinn Contracting
Lynne Cowe-Falls, PhD, P.Eng. Director of Students, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
Tim Robbie, P.Eng. Manager, Health Safety & Environment, Vermilion Resources Ltd.
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Alan Humphries, PhD, P.Eng. Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Corporate Services, Alberta Transportation/Infrastructure
Mike Koziol, P.Eng. General Manager, Capital Construction, City of Edmonton
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600, 4808 Ross Street Red Deer AB T4N 1X5 TEL: (403) 341-3320 FAX: (403) 342-0969
SCL Engineering Ltd. 200, 7205 Roper Road Edmonton AB T6B 3J4 TEL: (780) 440-6262 FAX: (780) 440-4311 office@scleng.ca SMA Consulting Ltd. www.smaconsulting.ca 240 Sunlife Place 10123 - 89 Street Edmonton AB T5J 3H1 TEL: (780) 484-3313 FAX: (780) 497-2354 SMP Consulting Electrical Engineers www.smpeng.com 403, 1240 Kensington Road NW Calgary AB T2N 3P7 TEL: (403) 270-8833 FAX: (403) 270-9358 412, 515 - 7th Street S Lethbridge AB T1J 2G8 TEL: (403) 327-9433 FAX: (403) 327-9455 303, 4719 - 48th Avenue Red Deer AB T4N 3T1 TEL: (403) 340-2676 SNC-Lavalin Inc. www.snclavalin.com
Stewart Weir www.swg.ca 140, 2121 Premier Way Sherwood Park AB T8H 0B8 TEL: (780) 410-2580 FAX: (780) 410-2589 PO Box 6938, 4816 - 50th Avenue Bonnyville AB T9N 2J4 TEL: (866) 812-3183 FAX: (780) 826-7545 info@swg.ca #300, 926 - 5th Avenue SW Calgary AB T2P 0N7 TEL: (403) 264-2585 FAX: (403) 264-2501 99, 11030 - 78 Avenue Grande Prairie AB T8W 2J7 TEL: (877) 814-5880 FAX: (877) 814-5973 Tetra Tech www.wardrop.com #2200, 500 - 4th Avenue SW Calgary AB T2P 2V6 TEL: (403) 514-6908 FAX: (403) 514-8086 calgary@wardrop.com Thurber Engineering Ltd. www.thurber.ca 180, 7330 Fisher Street, SE Calgary AB T2H 2H8 TEL: (403) 253-9217 FAX: (403) 252-8159
200, 9636 - 51 Avenue Edmonton AB T6E 6A5 TEL: (780) 438-1460 Fax: (780) 437-7125
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Suite B4, 380 Mackenzie Boulevard Fort McMurray AB T9H 4C4 TEL: (780) 743-1566 FAX: (780) 743-1955
Autodesk Kathleen Kewley AEC Territory Manager – Canada TEL: (778) 279-3600 kathleen.kewley@autodesk.com
Urban Systems Ltd. www.urban-systems.com 101, 2716 Sunridge Way NE Calgary AB T1Y 0A5 TEL: (403) 291-1193 FAX: (403) 291-1374 calgary@urban-systems.com 200-10345 105 Street NW Edmonton AB T5J 1E8 TEL: (780) 430-4041 FAX: (780) 435-3538 edmonton@urban-systems.com V3 Companies of Canada Ltd. www.v3co.ca 300, 6940 Fisher Road, SE Calgary AB T2H 0W3 TEL: (403) 253-8101 FAX: (403) 253-1985 Suite 200, 9945 - 50 Street NW Edmonton AB T6A 0L4 Tel: (780) 482-3700 FAX: (780) 424-3416 Walters Chambers & Associates Ltd. www.walterschambers.com 501, 10709 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 3N3 TEL: (780) 428-1740 FAX: (780) 423-3735 email@walterschambers.com Williams Engineering Canada Inc. www.williamsengineering.com N195 - 3015 5th Avenue NE Calgary AB T2A 6T8 TEL: (403) 263-2393 FAX: (403) 262-9075 info@williamsengineering.com 2410 Manulife Place, 10180 - 101 St Edmonton AB T5J 3S4 TEL: (780) 409-5300 FAX: (780) 409-5309 10010 - 100 Street Edmonton AB T5J 0N3 TEL: (780) 424-2393 FAX: (403) 425-1520 #210, 7240 Johnstone Drive Red Deer AB T4P 3Y6 TEL: (403) 755-2395 FAX: (403) 755-4049 Yellowhead Engineering Services Inc. www.yes-group.ca 17312 - 106 Avenue Edmonton AB T5S 1H9 TEL: (780) 444-2406 FAX: (780) 444-2506
Canadian Concrete Pipe Association (CCPA) Trevor Moran 343, 7th Avenue, NE Calgary AB T2E 0N1 TEL: (403) 862-5787 tmoran@ccpa.com Cansel David Davidson Edmonton Branch Manager 4718 – 97th Street Edmonton AB T6E 5S1 TEL: (780) 437-7406 david.davidson@cansel.ca www.cansel.ca C-FER Technologies (1999) Inc. Dawna Bergum 200 Karl Clark Road Edmonton AB T6N 1H2 TEL: (780) 450-3300 FAX: (780) 450-3700 d.bergum@cfertech.com www.cfertech.com
City of Calgary Peter Wilson Section Head/Chief Structural Eng. PO Box 2100, Stn ‘M’ Calgary AB T2P 2M5 TEL: (403) 268-5700 FAX: (403) 268-8291
IMAGINiT Technologies Pat McNally #412, 10525 170th Street NW Edmonton AB T5P 4W2 TEL: (780) 408-3440 pmcnally@rand.com www.imaginit.com
City of Edmonton Lorna Rosen, General Manager – Financial Services 3rd Floor 9803 – 102A Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 3A3 TEL: (780) 496-5656
Jacobson Page Search Ltd. Al Jacobson #1000 – 10180 101 Street Edmonton AB T5J 3S4 TEL: (780) 487-4762 al@jacobsonpage.com
EPCOR Water Services Susan Ancel, P.Eng. Manager Network Services 10065 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 3B1 TEL: (780) 412-7633 FAX: (780) 412-7679 sancel@epcor.ca
National Bank Financial Bruno Mercier 3500 Manulife Place, 10180-101 Street Edmonton AB T5J 3S4 TEL: (780) 412-6614 FAX: (780) 424-5756 bruno.mercier@nbf.ca
Geotech Drilling Services Ltd. Jason Oliver 5052 Hartway Drive Prince George BC V2K 5B7 TEL: (250) 962-9041 FAX: (250) 962-9046 Jason.oliver@geotechdrilling.com
TD Meloche Monnex Inc. Sherry Belanger Account Relations Executive 1200, 125 9 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2G 0P6 TEL: (403) 298-2509 FAX: (403) 298-2530 Sherry.Belanger@tdinsurance.com
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Klohn Crippen Berger MMM Group McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. Morrison Hershfield Ltd. NWS Inspection Inc. North American Construction Group Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. PCL Constructors Inc. Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. Red Deer Construction Association SMP Engineering Sameng Inc. SNC Lavalin (National) Stantec Inc. Stewart Weir & Co. Ltd. TD Meloche Monnex Financial Services Incorporated Tetra Tech Inc. (EBA Engineering) Thurber Engineering Ltd. Urban Systems Ltd. West-can Seal Coating Inc.
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CONSULTING ENGINEERS OF ALBERTA 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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Associated Engineering is an employeeowned Canadian consulting firm providing services in water, infrastructure, environmental, transportation, energy, building, and asset management sectors. We are proud to submit the following projects to the 2012 CEA Showcase Awards: Lakeshore Drive Redevelopment,
Town of Sylvan Lake
Building the Future through Engineering
Partnership, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Glenmore and Bearspaw Water Treatment
Plant Upgrades, City of Calgary
Congratulations 2012 CEA Awards Winners!
Trans-Canada Highway Pedestrian
Underpass at Cougar Creek, Canmore
Dunvegan Suspension Bridge Deck
Replacement, Alberta Transportation
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