Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) has presented its prestigious Willis Chipman Award this year to KMK Consultants Ltd. and Black & Veatch Corp. for their role in an ambitious upgrade and expansion of the Lakeview Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
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Lakeview plant lauded by consulting engineers
Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) has presented its prestigious Willis Chipman Award this year to KMK Consultants Ltd. and Black & Veatch Corp. for their role in an ambitious upgrade and expansion of the Lakeview Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
The project, valued at $250 million, represents an increase in treatment capacity of one-third, from 336,000 cubic metres per day to 448,000 m3/d.
Today, Lakeview WWTP is a modern and state-of-the-art facility — one of the largest wastewater treatment facilities in Canada — that will continue to provide safe, secure and effective treatment of wastewater and disposal of biosolids for the Region of Peel, meeting the needs of the community until 2031, CEO said.
The team provided its client, the Regional Municipality of Peel, with detailed design, tendering, contract administration and site inspection services throughout the project.
Every facet of the facility was reviewed for optimization and subjected to a rigorous value engineering analysis.
The project was also fast-tracked, requiring KMK to coordinate ten separate construction contracts over three years while maintaining operations and service.
“It’s a tremendous honour,” says KMK president Bob Fleeton of his company’s win. “It’s recognition of the wide range of engineering specialists and other experts that came together to make it happen, from those who designed the hydrological processes to process specialists, structural, electrical and instrumentation specialists, contract administration, inspectors and more.”
The Willis Chipman Award is the highest distinction in Ontario’s consulting engineering community.
It is presented by CEO to recognize the project that best demonstrates the valuable contribution that consulting engineers make to the social, economic and environmental quality of life in the province.
It was presented last night at an awards banquet during the CEO’s annual general meeting in Waterloo.
Submissions were judged by a panel of eminent professional engineers representing client groups, professional associations and universities who are not currently engaged in consulting practice. There were 27 entries this year.
Award of Excellence winners are:
• Techint Goodfellow Technologies Inc.
Benefits of Goodfellow EFSOP Technology at Topy Industries, LTD. Japan.
The Goodfellow EFSOP technology measures and uses off-gas chemistry from the electric arc furnace to understand, control and improve the steelmaking process.
Toyohashi Factory, Topy Industries, LTD. in Japan has achieved significant process, energy, environmental and safety benefits since the installation of EFSOP. The result for the client is an ongoing annual cost savings of $1,500,000 (Cdn).
Client/Owner: Topy Industries, LTD.
• iTRANS Consulting Inc.
Richmond Hill Transportation Master Plan.
iTRANS conducted a comprehensive transportation master plan study that assessed existing and future transportation challenges and recommended a long-term, multi-modal transportation strategy to meet the town of Richmond Hill’s goals. In addition, iTRANS identified short and medium-term priorities. The recommendations were broadly supported by the public and stakeholders and received unanimous approval from town council.
Client/Owner: Town of Richmond Hill.
• Hatch Energy.
Shikwamkwa Dam.
The Shikwamkwa replacement dam is a 38 metre-high embankment constructed on a complex, “overburden” foundation. Completed five months ahead of schedule and millions of dollars under budget, the new dam incorporated innovative features to accommodate the downstream fishery and one of the deepest foundation cutoffs in the world, enhancing public safety and the environment.
Client/Owner: Brookfield Power.
Award of Merit Winners are:
• H.H. Angus & Associates Ltd.
Villa Colombo Vaughan Long Term Care.
H.H. Angus provided detailed mechanical and electrical engineering for the first combined heat and emergency power plant in Ontario. This site provides both thermal and electrical energy during normal hours and also acts as the emergency back up generator in case of a utility failure.
Client/Owner: Ozz Energy/Villa Charities Inc.
• Earth Tech Canada Inc.
Automated People Mover, Pearson International Airport.
The automated people mover conveniently and efficiently links Terminal 1, Terminal 3 and off-site parking lots. The 1,470 metre-long elevated system was constructed on congested airport sites while maintaining full airport groundside operations. Earth Tech was the prime consultant for planning, design and construction.
Client/Owner: Greater Toronto Airports Authority.
• Golder Paste Technology Ltd.
URSA Feasibility Study Tailings & Mine Rock Disposal – Shakespeare.
The Shakespeare project is a greenfield open pit mining project, near Agnew Lake in northern Ontario. Golder’s challenge was to design an economical, environmentally responsible surface paste co-disposal system for tailings and mine rock. This unique application of paste technology makes the Shakespeare project one of the first of its kind and demonstrates how environmental responsibility has long-term cost benefits.
Client/Owner: URSA Major Minerals Inc.
• Philips Engineering Ltd.
Red Hill Creek Realignment and Restoration.
The Red Hill Creek Valley was identified as the route for a major transportation facility in Hamilton since the late 1950s. Numerous controversial issues and concerns have arisen in the meantime. In response, a plan was developed to allow the roadway and creek system to co-exist in the same valley. At more than seven kilometers long, it is the longest urban stream restoration project in North America. It incorporates a wide variety of complex and innovative design elements.
Client/Owner: City of Hamilton.
• Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
The project was constrained by a tight budget and a fast-tracked phased schedule. Successfully managing a complex international consulting team in the development of a cost-effective, integrated design, the Stantec/Canadian Opera House Corporation project management team successfully delivered the 2,000-seat facility on time and on budget.
Client/Owner: Canadian Opera House Corporation.
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