Client |
Chandos Construction |
Value |
$7,500,000 |
Year |
2022-2024 |
The new facility construction will include:
- Firehall: Features four double bays for fire trucks, live/work quarters, and support spaces for 7 to 15 firefighters.
- Department Headquarters: Offices, workspaces, and support areas for 19 full and part-time staff from the District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services.
- Indoor Training Facility: Designed for classroom training, certification courses, lectures, and support offices.
- Outdoor Training Area: For live fire training, vehicle operations, hose training, and various rescue techniques such as rope, swift water, and vehicle extraction.
The work scope Summit Earthworks completed include:
Remediation/Excavation
- Excavated 31,000 m³ of material.
- Remediated 3,000 m³ of IL+ material at Summit’s facility.
- Excavated 5 metres below grade.
- Backfilled 3 metres after piling completion.
- Installed a methane barrier.
- Backfilled another 2 metres with 75 mm road base.
- Ground brought back to grade.
Civil Construction – Installed Civil Services
- Installed 320 metres of TR-Flex ductile iron watermain.
- Laid 165 metres of sanitary polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe and installed concrete manholes.
- Constructed 350 metres of storm PVC pipe and concrete manholes.
- Installed multiple catch basins to manage surface water runoff and prevent flooding.
- Implemented perimeter drain piping around the building to control groundwater infiltration.
- Constructed 65 metres of reinforced concrete box culvert to manage large stormwater flows.
- Installed a stormwater detention tank with a capacity of up to 500 m³.
