Tomka Construction Services Inc.

2012 Port Coquitlam Storm Sewer Detention Tank Broadway Street Works Yard

Value

$1.2 million

Engineer

Citiwest

Client/Owner

City of Port Coquitlam

Project Description

Excavation for and installation of 2500 Brentwood boxes and a box culvert header to receive additional flows from the Broadway St infrastructure upgrade and ease the pressure on the Port Coquitlam pump station system. Back fill and pave new parking lot surface.

Project Challenges

Communicate and co-operation with Port Coquitlam Fire Hall no 1 and Port Coquitlam works yard to ensure their access and requirements of the area were not disturbed. There was a lot of fill to be removed from site to allow for the large storm detention system, with some help from a local group, the material was able to be reused as structural hill for housing foundations on Burke Mountain. Construction of 2500 Brentwood boxes was a challenge, however with a good team of staff and some friendly competition, everyone did a great job. Tie in to Live Storm system had some challenges but nothing a lot of sand bags and some high powered pumps couldn’t facilitate. With training and some careful planning on confined space entry, everything went well and the new system was fully operational before the rainy season.