Project Summary

Client
FortisBC

Budget
$126,000

Services
Electrical Engineering

Market
Utility

Project Description

FortisBC provides electricity services for the Southern Interior region of B.C., with a 2021 pick demand above 760MW.  In 2022, they contracted RAM to provide engineering support for upgrades to an electrical station located in Trail.

Our Role

RAM’s junior station engineer supported FortisBC’s Electric Network Assets Group and their development of the five-year station sustainment investment plan. Our responsibilities included:

  • Developing scope of work and business case documents for the current and next Material Requirements Planning (MRP);
  • Providing elaborate estimates according to AACE Cost Estimate Classification System;
  • Updating internal planning and prioritization tools;
  • Coordinating stakeholder meetings for project approvals, including documenting feedback.

Project Highlights

During this time, RAM successfully completed a variety of different tasks associated with this project, which included:

  • Station rebuild projects;
  • Minimum oil circuit breaker replacement;
  • DGA monitor addition;
  • Transformer oil filtration device addition;
  • Transformer oil containment system;
  • Station ground grid upgrades.