Project Description

Porte’s Capitol is a six-storey condominium development in New Westminster, B.C., comprising two towers and thirteen attached townhome units, constructed over a shared, three-level underground parkade.  This development was constructed among challenging site conditions, including steeply-sloping terrain and significant groundwater seepage.

Our Role

RAM’s geotechnical team provided several technical services, including:

• Directing a thorough two-phase subsurface investigation involving both auger and sonic drilling;
• Conducting a slope stability analysis to assess the global stability of the site under static and design seismic conditions;
• Developing designs for temporary excavation shoring, underpinning and MSE walls;
• Carrying out field reviews during bulk excavation, temporary shoring installation, underpinning installation, foundation subgrade preparation, underslab gravel preparation, backfilling and pavement basecourse preparation;
• Ongoing construction field reviews.