Project Description

In 2015, FortisBC upgraded their existing natural gas system in the Lower Mainland. The Lower Mainland Intermediate Pressure System Upgrade (LMIPSU) project consisted of replacing approximately 20 km of an existing intermediate pressure gas line that had reached the end of its service life, with a new 30-inch gas line. The LMIPSU line runs from the FortisBC Coquitlam Station in Coquitlam, through Burnaby, ending at East 2nd Avenue and Woodland Drive at the FortisBC Woodland Station in Vancouver.

Our Role:

For this LMIPSU project, RAM was directly retained by FortisBC to provide consulting services to assist with the identification and facilitation of opportunities for Indigenous groups, including Kikwetlam First Nation. As Lead Project Manager, RAM undertook the following:

• Representation of the project from a technical/stakeholder standpoint on behalf of FortisBC;
• Engagement with various Lower Mainland First Nations groups;
• Identifying and scoping opportunities that fit the capabilities of Indigenous contractors or First Nations economic development companies;
• Working with the project team to revise procurement methods and scoping of work to facilitate opportunities, while providing value to the project.