On infrastructure assignments for cities, municipalities and institutional clients, Sandwell applies the engineering and management skills honed on large industrial projects, ensuring timely completion on or under budget.
These projects build on our decades of experience in site development for industry, mines, ports and marine terminals. Design, permitting, scheduling and project management capabilities all come into play.
Our services include civil, structural, seismic, mechanical, piping, power distribution and instrumentation for:
- water storage reservoirs
- pump stations
- water treatment plants
- intakes and clarifiers
- water mains
- pressure-reducing valve stations
- sanitary and storm sewers
- paving, lighting and traffic signalization.
Along North America's west coast, evolving building codes necessitate seismic upgrading of buildings and infrastructure. Our services include both low-cost rapid assessments and detailed evaluations. State-of-the-art computer software aids in dynamic analysis and detailed design. Base isolation and/or energy dissipation devices provide cost-effective seismic upgrade solutions.
Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, New Westminster, British Columbia
Pumping station expansion
Upgrading the Sapperton pumping station included the addition of a fifth sewage pump with a capacity of 35,000 US gpm, and installation of a 1,500 kW emergency diesel generator and generator building. A midget 5 tonne bridge crane for servicing pumps and valves can be deployed onto any one of six new runways using the main overhead station crane. The station is PLC controlled and SCADA monitored. Building services include heating, ventilation, lighting, fire system and security.
City of Surrey, Surrey, British Columbia
Waterworks construction
On the replacement of six water mains servicing both residential and commercial areas, we used wet taps to minimize interruptions to users, and directional drilling to avoid trenching through recently paved roadways.
Greater Vancouver Water District, Vancouver, British Columbia
Reservoir seismic upgrade
Sandwell has upgraded three of the 18 drinking water reservoirs in the Greater Vancouver region, including the 67 million liter Kersland Reservoir (shown here). The Central Park Reservoir upgrade incorporated viscous dampers, the first such use in Canada.
B.C. Institute of Technology, Burnaby, British Columbia
College campus seismic upgrade
This was the first seismic upgrade in Canada to incorporate an externally mounted ductile steel frame. The assignment also included complete asbestos abatement, new energy-efficient lighting, full fire and accessibility code upgrades, extensive architectural upgrades and seismic restraint of non-structural components.
Town of Fort Erie, Fort Erie, Ontario
Leisureplex multi-use arena
Sandwell supplied structural, mechanical and electrical design of the building services for this twin-pad arena and community recreation center. The mechanical systems feature heat transfer from compressors to the ice-resurfacing equipment, enabling the use of a single 30 hp compressor to maintain the two recreational ice pads.
