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Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant
Stage 3 Influent Pumping Station
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Project Requirements
The Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP)
is located in Pickering, on the northern shore of Lake
Ontario. This conventional activated sludge plant provides
treatment for the wastewater and sewage sludge from
both the Regional Municipality of York and the Regional
Municipality of Durham. This contract is for the new Duffin
Creek WPCP Stage 3 Influent Pumping Station, which is
a new submersible raw sewage pumping station that will
convey influent sewage flows to the Stage 3 treatment
process on site.
The new influent pumping station is a circular wet well /
dry well configuration, which will house eight 800 horsepower submersible pumps and their associated equipment
to deliver a peak flow capacity of 1,085Ml/d. The pumping
station is designed to be equipped with six additional raw
sewage pumps for future pumping of influent, providing
an ultimate capacity of 2,160Ml/d. The pumping station
is divided into two independent wells, each housing four
of the submersible raw sewage pumps. Sewage from the
existing treatment train will flow to the wet well and then
be pumped 25 metres upwards to the effluent channel
suspended slab. It will then flow by gravity into the existing
headworks building.
Additional structures that are part of this contract include
a new electrical building and biofilter odour control
system. The electrical building will house the main power
control centres for the new pumping station, including a
4,160V switchgear with synchronous transfer system. This
system uses a common variable frequency drive (VFD) to
modulate an individual pump from variable speeds to full
line speed, allowing the next pump in the sequence to be
controlled by the common VFD.
The biofilter odour control system is required to treat
process air containing odourous compounds before
discharging that air into the atmosphere. The system
includes fans that draw odourous air from the wet well
through a biofilter tank containing media designed
to adsorb contaminants. The system also includes a
humidification chamber to add humidity to the process air,
thereby increasing biofilter performance. The duct system
includes a number of dampers and instrumentation to
maintain operating pressure throughout the system.
A separate design build contract for the subgrade work of
the influent pumping station was completed by Kenaidan
in December 2012. The work consisted of shoring and
excavation of the site by construction of a continuous
Project Scope
Contract Services: Stipulated Lump Sum
Concrete: 11,730m3
Formwork: 18,450m2
Design Features:
• Flow control drop chamber to accept future York Region
sewage pipeline.
• Electrical building to house synchronous VFD switchgear,
transformers and new MCC bank.
• Odour control system consisting of a 2-cell biofilter, fans,
stack, humidification chamber and associated controls.
• Approximately 60m of 2,750mm diameter concrete
pressure pipe to connect the new pump station to the
existing live sewage piping network.
• Pre-purchased equipment includes Xylem submersible raw
sewage pumps imported from Sweden, Toshiba 4,160
switchgear from Texas, Biorem biofilter system and Wajax
stand-by generator imported from Wisconsin.
Key Challenges:
• Concrete Pressure Pipe (CPP) installation – The 30m
long pipe run installed 8m below grade is situated
adjacent to the main plant effluent line. Kenaidan designed
and installed an extensive ‘L’ block wall to protect the site
services during installation. Each section of pipe weighs
30 metric tonnes.
• Height of work – Fall protection required throughout wet
well concrete work due to 29.5m elevation change from
top to bottom.
• Dewatering – Controlling continuous water flow into the
wet well from caissons, tie backs, during snow melts, and
freezing/thawing conditions. This required sump pumps
to be strategically placed to avoid work delays/stoppage.
This became more challenging when the well was divided
with concrete walls.
• Raw Sewage Discharge Pipes – Each of the eight pumps
require a 22m long, 900mm diameter SS discharge
pipe, each to be installed vertically around the wet well
perimeter. Each pipe is field-welded prior to installation.
• Tight schedule - Work to be completed in 13 months.
concrete secant pile shoring system. This set the stage for
the 29.5 metre deep and 28 metre diameter wet well.
Kenaidan and M.J.R. Contractors are performing the
formwork. Kenaidan is self-performing the concrete
placement scope as well as the installation of all process
equipment, concrete pressure pipe, and electrical building
plumbing and drainage. Construction of the new influent
pumping station began November 2012 and is scheduled
to be completed early 2014.
Roles & Responsibilities
Owner: The Regional Municipalities of York and Durham
Prime Consultant: CH2M HILL Canada Limited
Sub-Consultant: AECOM Canada Ltd.
Structural Steel: Torsteel Co. Ltd.
Concrete Formwork: Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.
& M.J.R. Contractors Ltd.
Concrete Supply: Ontario Redimix, A Division of
Holcim Canada
Electrical Supply: Quantech Electrical Contractors
Limited
Waterproofing: Bothwell-Accurate Co. Inc.
Rebar: Gilbert Steel Limited
Odour Control: Black & McDonald Limited
Excavation and Backfill: Blu-Mar Excavating
& Grading Ltd.
Site Services: Rafat General Contracting
Architectural Pre-cast: Canadian Precast Ltd.
Structural Hollow Core Slab: Prestressed Systems
Incorporated
Team Kenaidan
Project Director: Brian Jorge
Project Manager: John Chong
Site Supervisor: Chris Urbanik
Project Administrator: Monika Susz
Foreman: Jacek Schabowski
Director, M&E Services: Bill McLeod
M&E Coordinator: Michael Paulozza
Mechanical Supervisor: Larry Dorman
Mechanical Foreman: David Lucyk
Health & Safety Coordinator: Harpreet Singh
Estimator: Pritesh Patel
Inside This Issue
FEATURE PROJECT
York Athletics Stadium
recently completed
Ajax GO Parking Structure
– Design Build
POINT OF INTEREST
Crane Evolution
VOLUME 24 ISSUE 4 : NOVEMBER 2013 PUBLISHED QUARTERLY
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Our Message – Our Secret Formula
With so much construction underway, you cannot help
but notice how our world touches the lives of so many.
You often wonder... why didn’t we build this a long time
ago? But here we are, building it now, and excited about
what’s to come. To remain inspired in our future you have
to be a part of an organization with a clear vision. Over the
past 10 years at Kenaidan, I could not help but notice how
clear our vision is. I have witnessed how we plan, make
adjustments, kept ahead of industry needs, and made
good quality decisions. A critical measure of success is
most evident by our continued growth and increasing
customer base. Not to mention in my time, two office
expansions, a new western Canada office and now a new
headquarters under construction.
By Shaun London
What is the secret formula? Every expert teaches that
good projects depend on how we manage three variables: project cost, quality, and
schedule. However, while our project teams are busy managing their cost, quality, and
schedule from project to project, an elaborate and extensive support system needs to be in
place. These systems need to be carefully structured and managed to deliver the support
our projects require. Our success at delivering project support is perhaps a key ingredient
to Aidan’s secret formula. More importantly we continue to see Kenaidan invest every day
to make our systems better and better. Whether in recruitment and development, health
and safety programs, IT infrastructure and maintenance, or engineering, there are great
efforts put in place to continuously provide quality support services.
Is providing the best quality product more important than time and/or cost? What is more
important to Kenaidan and what is more important to our clients? In a prequalification
process, contractors must demonstrate their ability to deliver quality and schedule in
order to be given an opportunity to bid, at which time more often the best price wins.
Clients want the best of three worlds and so do we. Literally, it’s a tug of war. At Kenaidan,
our success has largely been based on our total regard for a project’s cost, quality and
schedule. We have benefited from leaders who have laid this out through clarity in their
vision; Ken and Aidan’s unwavering and resolute pursuit of this vision is perhaps another
ingredient to the secret formula.
Speaking to many colleagues, it is clear that Kenaidan has established itself within our industry
as a reputable builder. Our ability to maintain and plan growth has always relied on our ability
to get better. During the past 10 years, I have witnessed everyone on board with perfecting
performance. A clear vision for Kenaidan has now manifested itself as part of our culture.
Duffin Creek WPCP Influent Pumping Station
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From left to right: Sean Duchstein (visiting from IT), Michael Paulozza, Mark Guina (visiting from IT), Garfield Young, Harpreet Singh (Health & Safety), John Chong, Ted Usnarski,
Chris Urbanik, Jakub Jodzikowski, and Kris Woronko. Absent: Jacek Schabowski, Jamie Larocque, Bill McLeod, Larry Dorman, and Dave Lucyk.
Crane Evolution – Frank Phillips Retires
P o i n t
Cranes have been around for thousands of years, dating
back to the Ancient Greeks with the invention of the pulley
system. Today, cranes come in a variety of different types
and sizes but are all still used for the same purpose: to
lift, move and position equipment and other large items. In
the construction industry, cranes are used to move heavy
materials around a job site and to lift large items into place.
“I have been very proud to work for Kenaidan and I would
like to thank Aidan and the late Ken Smith for a great
company to work for; it’s been lots of fun,” said Frank
Phillips. As Kenaidan’s resident crane expert, he has been
a wealth of knowledge and a great asset to the company.
We wish Frank all the best as he starts the next chapter of
his life.
Different types of cranes include: overhead, mobile,
truck-mounted, crawler, and tower cranes. Kenaidan has
owned a variety of cranes over the years; the first one was
the Astow Link Belt crawler crane. The second crane the
company purchased was a 60 Ton Grove mobile crane.
This was bought for the Ajax Water Supply Plant project, a
milestone project for Kenaidan in 1996, as it was the first
job valued over $60 million that we were awarded.
Throughout the years, we have seen innovations and
technology breakthroughs across many different platforms,
including construction equipment and cranes. “These
advancements continue to improve the efficiency and
productivity on our job sites,” said Aidan Flatley, President
& CEO, Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. “It’s amazing to see
how far the technology has come from when Ken and I first
started to what we know today, and it is exciting to think
about what new technologies and improvements still lie
ahead.”
These sophisticated machines require a dedicated, trained
individual with a special skill set to safely operate and
manoeuvre the cranes and their loads. Loads are raised,
lowered and placed according to different communication
signals given by a crew member to the operator. These
signals consist of using two-way radios or specialized
communication signals such as standard hand signals for
different crane actions.
In addition to regular equipment inspections and safety
checks, crane operators must be aware of other critical
information at all times, including: jib length, hook height,
maximum lift capacity, working radius, and capacity at jib
end. As the technology used by these massive pieces
of equipment continues to evolve, so will the skill set
requirements necessary to operate them. For example,
crane operators will be required to become more adaptable
to using electronic controls versus mechanical operations.
In 1989, Kenaidan hired Frank Phillips as a crane operator
for the 14 Ton JLG Boom Truck; since then he went on
to stay with the company for 24 years and has recently
retired. Throughout Frank’s years of service he has seen
the crane technology evolve from cranes with no readout displays to fully computerized systems; from pin-fly
booms to lighter, progressive booms; and from clutch-style
controls to electrical joystick controls.
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York Athletics Stadium
FEATURE PRO J E C T
Project Requirements
The York Athletics Stadium is a new athletics facility being
constructed at York University’s Keele Campus. This Public
Private Partnership (P3) contract was awarded to Ontario
Sports Solutions (ONSS), a joint venture team between
Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. and Bouygues Building Canada
Inc. (BBC). The stadium will be a world class track and field
athletics centre designed and built to international standards to
host the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. It is one of seven
facilities (3 stadia, 4 tracks) awarded to ONSS by Infrastructure
Ontario as one Design-Build-Finance (DBF) contract.
The stadium will be known as the CIBC Pan Am and
Parapan Am Athletics Stadium during the games. It is
located adjacent to the city-operated Toronto Track and Field
Centre, the current training facility of the Canadian National
Team and the warm-up facility for the 2015 Pan Am Games.
York University is currently undergoing several simultaneous
construction projects. This presents both challenges
and excitement among the students and staff. “With
many changes happening on our two campuses, the
construction of this athletics stadium is just another example
of our commitment to student success, and community
engagement,” said Mamdouh Shoukri, President and
Vice-Chancellor York University. “This new state-of-the-art
sporting venue will enhance the experience not only for our
students and athletes, but will also create a lasting legacy for
our community members for years to come.”
The fully accessible stadium will have permanent seating for
3,000 with an additional 7,500 temporary seats. Spectators
in the 3,000-seat grandstand will have unobstructed views
of the field of play. Features of the stadium include spectator
amenities and several athlete support spaces including
change rooms, and equipment storage.
Designed for certification to IAFF (International Association
of Athletics Federations) standards, the Class 1 track will be
suitable for hosting Olympic and other top-tier competitions.
It will have a 400-metre track and an infield that supports
various throwing and jumping disciplines. The facility is
designed to accommodate the Pan Am Games, the Parapan
Games, as well as Athletics Canada local and regional
training and competitive events, Rugby Canada events, and
will become a sought after venue for other major sports and
non-sporting events.
Construction continues to advance by ONSS. The structural
steel installation is nearing completion. Installation of the
bleachers has commenced, and the main structural concrete
elements are now completed. The underground site services
are 100% complete, and the roofing trades have mobilized.
The concrete on deck is complete.
“As the stadium continues to emerge with the arrival and
placement of the major structural steel elements, York
University is one step closer in obtaining a world class
Project Scope
facility for students, athletes and community members,”
said Bud Purves, President of York University Development
Corporation.
Construction of the stadium will be completed by summer
2014, one year ahead of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan
Am Games.
Roles & Responsibilities
Contract Services: Public Private Partnership
(P3) - DBF
Design Features:
• Energy efficiency and sustainability – targeted for
minimum LEED Silver certification.
• The creation of a 5m wide covered walkway on
the west side allows for a circulation route through
the facility as well as areas for social gathering.
The openness of this walkway combined with
strategically designed landscape elements allow
for break-out areas creating a destination for
socializing rather than functionary passage.
• North-south axis & gateway from TTC – The
stadium has been designed on a north-south
axis, which allows for generous circulation routes
for students, faculty and staff as they move
through the University campus. At the north end
of the facility, a gateway has been created to the
remainder of the campus located to the south of
the facility.
Key Challenges:
• Integration into the University campus –
The facility is located at the heart of the York
University campus and is designed to carefully
fit within the campus circulation, massing and
function. Located across from the indoor field
house, the stadium is functionally connected to
the active centre of the University.
Owner: York University
Architect: Cannon Design
Structural, Mechanical & Electrical
Consultant: Arup
Civil Consultant: Morrison Hershfield Limited
Excavation & Site Services: Rafat General
Contractor Inc.
Structural Steel: MGT Steel Ltd.
Formwork: Alliance Forming Ltd., a division of Verdi
Alliance
Concrete Supply: St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada)
Rebar: Albrecht Reinforcing Inc.
Mechanical: Onyx Mechanical Ltd.
Electrical: Siemens Canada Limited,
Janick Electric Ltd.
Team Kenaidan
Project Directors: Lee Kelly-Chin,
Samuel Gandossi (BBC)
Project Manager: Brett Latham
Site Supervisor: Lloyd Prevedel
Assistant Site Supervisor: Christopher Kodama
Design Manager: Haig Thomasian
Project Coordinators: Nima Madani,
Anthony Cruz (BBC), Bill Sideris (BBC)
Health & Safety Manager: Greg Beal (BBC)
Estimator: James Smith
Ajax GO Parking Structure – Design Build
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Our Company, Our People
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Ronald McDonald House (RMDH) – Home for Dinner Crew
The Home for Dinner Program invites groups to prepare a meal for families staying at RMDH.
From left to right: Norm Crawford, Andrea Howson, Leah Halewood, Zainab Heddokheel, Marcel Gagnon, Dave Kirkland, Deb Fillippe, Luke Walsh, Nicole Belgrove, Archie Yu, Garry
Cunningham, Barry Dunne, Daniel Euteneier, Susanne Myers, Barry Tobin, Lydia Ledzinsky, Rupen Patel, Chris Kodoma, Gian Fortuna, Melissa Migliore, Maria Liotta, and Marisa Nardini
Absent: Fred Ogden
Contributing Editors:
Lee Kelly-Chin
Brett Latham
John Chong
Michael Paulozza
Frank Phillips
Shaun London
Susanne Munroe
Marisa Nardini
Andrea Howson
The tunnel boring machine breaks through
at the Weston Tunnel Phase 3 Grade
Separation project.
Free coffee and muffins were a welcomed surprise at the opening of the Ajax GO Parking Structure.
IMS – Continual Improvement
Opportunities of the Month
Award
Kenaidan Welcomes
Ioan Iftimie, Field Engineering Technician
Acer Almassraf, Project Engineer
Patrick Stewart, 3D Construction Modeler
Robert Smith, Field Engineering Technician
John Kuzniak, Quality Control Manager
Steve Duronio, Preconstruction Manager
Fernando Cardoni, September
Donny Di Zio, October
Kenaidan-York University
Chair’s Cup Golf Tournament
Congratulations To
Don Pletch for obtaining his Red Seal General
Carpentry Certification
Foreman in Training Program
(FIT) Update
Jose Sobral was promoted from a CLH2 to CFIT2
Mihai Doleanu was promoted from LE to a LLH2
David Lucyk was promoted into the FIT Program
as a MLH1
The 13th annual golf tournament was a
resounding success with more than $128,000
raised for graduate student scholarships at
York University. With the Ontario government
matching funds, this represents more than
$385,000 in new student assistance.
Upcoming Events
Kenaidan’s Annual Christmas Dinner
and Dance, Saturday, December 7th, 2013
Community Corner
Kenaidan recently made donations to:
• Alzheimer Society
• Canada Helps
• Canadian Red Cross
• Children’s Aid Society
• Consulting Engineers of Ontario
• Heart & Stroke Foundation
• Human Concern International
• Kids Up Front Foundation
• Mohawk College
• Ontario Philharmonic
• Princess Margaret Hospital –
Ride to Conquer Cancer
• SickKids Foundation
• Sunnybrook Foundation
• Vishwa Nirmala Dharma Educational Society
(donation match)
Kenaidan Integrated Management System Mission Statement:
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To provide responsible, quality construction services utilizing superior innovation and expertise.
To develop and maintain long-term relationships with satisfied clients and suppliers.
To create a safe, challenging and enjoyable work environment where employees share in corporate growth and success.
To build on a sound financial base where future development is promoted over short-term gain.
Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.
Kenaidan Contracting Ltd.
1275 Cardiff Boulevard,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5S 1R1
Telephone 905.670.2660
Facsimile 905.670.9172
4311 Viking Way, Unit 240,
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada V6V 2K9
Telephone 604.270.7670
Facsimile 604.270.7612
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