Project Summary

Client
University of British Columbia Properties Trust

Budget
$7 Million

Services
Construction Management, Project Management

Market
Utility

Project Description

In anticipation of a proposed underground Bus Loop at UBC University Boulevard, Ziad Boustany was retained as the Project Engineer, working with the contractor, and designers Aplin and Martin, to relocate the sewer, water, and storm utilities.

Ziad’s Role

The work consisted of coordinating with the owner’s designers Aplin and Martin to achieve the most efficient design with the least interruption to the stakeholders in the area. As well, the scope included coordination, procurement and management of the construction and consultants.

 

Project Highlights

The project presented several challenges, all of which were successfully navigated.  Some of these included:

  • A congested utilities corridor, which posed difficulties for the new gravity utilities as well as the 660mm steal welded water main;
  • The tie-in of the new water main required major coordination between many different stakeholders for the shutdown, as this was the main water supply for the campus;
  • This was a heavily-congested corridor, with a great deal of pedestrian and cyclist traffic.