2018-19

To facilitate investment sanctioning, PDI personnel are providing pre-construction planning services for major oil sands development expansion, including access road reroute study, overburden removal optimization, material take-offs, cost estimating, scheduling and Heavy Civil planning support to customer's environmental, regulatory and operations personnel.

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2013-15

PDI developed the front-end execution planning (FEEP) for earthworks components of a a major oil sands development debottlenecking project, including identifying value-added alternative solutions. Scope included earthworks, foundations and underground piping systems for ore extraction, hydro-transport and Ore Preparation Plant (OPP) sites.

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2013-14

Senior PDI personnel led a Technical Advisory Team providing advice and planning assistance for Heavy Civil construction execution and site services for a Canadian arctic iron ore mine development.

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2008-11

Senior PDI personnel served as Project Manager responsible for the management of a team of 2000+ engineers and construction management staff for $1.2 billion of earthworks. Scope of work included site preparation of 3200 hectare site, approximately 100 km of access and heavy-haul roads, 30 million m3 opening cut and 23 million m3 starter dyke. Also responsible for design and construction of extensive drainage and containment systems for care of water on site.

2017-19

PDI provided civil engineering, project management, bid preparation and evaluation and construction planning support for a greenfield steam-assisted gravity drainage SAGD project in northern Alberta. PDI personnel also provided construction management and project coordination services in the field during the construction phase of the project, including quantity verification for measurement of payment purposes.

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2015

PDI developed the front-end execution plan (FEEP) for all earthworks components of a customer's portfolio of SAGD prospects, using the above greenfield project as a template. Two key objectives of the FEEP were to Identify the most effective construction execution sequence for earthworks and to recommend Best Practices that would deliver best-in-class cost and
schedule benefits to the portfolio.

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2011-12

Senior PDI personnel served as Earthworks Project Manager for a greenfield refinery project, including engineering, procurement and construction planning for $235 million worth of site grading, roads, module assembly yard, clean water pond (including care of water planning), raw water pond and related water treatment system, potentially contaminated pond and underground utilities and process lines.

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Senior PDI personnel also served as Lead Civil Engineer for the Vanker Oil Field Development, Northern Siberia, responsible for Construction Facilities, Permanent Camps and related infrastructure.

2015-17

Senior PDI personnel led the development of the detailed Project Management Plan (PMP) as part of the overall Project Execution Plan for the Maritime Link Project Transmission Line scope of work. Personnel also supported scheduling and cost control on-site during the construction phase of the project.

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Other Experience

• Project Manager Heavy Civil for Gull Island and Muskrat Falls Engineering Studies, including development and execution of Field Investigation Program (topographic surveys, bathymetric surveys, seismic studies, geotechnical drilling, setup and operation of laboratory, barge operation for in-river drilling and helicopter operations) and Construction Management, responsible for Access Road and Tote Road Construction including drill pads and additional site support services.

• Project Director, Final Feasibility for Major Components of the Lower Churchill Hydro Electric Development, including expansion study of existing powerhouse and transmission line studies.

• Project Manager, Island Pond Hydro Electric Project Feasibility Stud, responsible for field program, direction of design team, capital cost estimates, construction scheduling for $200 million project.

• Construction Engineer for Construction of Site Support Infrastructure for proposed Power Cable Tunnel beneath the Strait of Belle Isle. Scope of work included earthworks for site development, campsite, industrial buildings, sinking of shafts, collars for tunnel, etc.

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​Senior PDI personnel have been involved in the planning, design and construction of industrial roads and related infrastructure as a key part of many of the projects highlighted above.

 

Additionally, key PDI personnel have experience in highway and airport infrastructure projects both domestically and internationally.

• Project Director, Highway Improvement Program for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, including planning studies and design of US$30 million including 7 km highway, interchange, overpasses, etc.

• Project Sponsor – Kenya Roadway Rehabilitation overseeing the successful implementation of five-year technical assistance project for Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), which included construction administration for rural road development in two northern provinces of Kenya.

• Project Manager, Upgrading and Expansion of the Deer Lake, NL Airport, responsible for inspection of airport infrastructure and vehicles, five-year capital replacement schedule, review of environmental baseline study and development of rehabilitation plan for airport infrastructure, including runway apron extension, new parallel taxiways, runway improvements, airport signage and line painting.

• Project Director, Norman Manley International Airport rehabilitation project, Jamaica, including rehabilitation of airside facilities, runways, taxiways, lighting system, aprons, refueling system, etc. and design of new island-wide air traffic control system.

• Project Director, Environmental Improvement Program, Bantas River Basin Authority, East Java, Indonesia, responsible for identification of potential sites suitable for installation of wastewater treatment systems.

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