What others are saying about the Engineering, R&D & QA Department...

 

Darlington Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility Project

 
 “The implementation of the Quality Control Plan for this project was very important to guarantee that we were on the same page on our contract requirements and what was expected from us. Floor Flatness measurements carried out for this project were very useful to confirm that we achieved the quality needed to avoid future problems with the subsequent trades, Architect or owners. We had problems before where this process was not implemented and we, together with the general contractor, ended up spending unnecessary money in one project. As for the Floor Flatness, I believe that now 50% of our projects specify requirements for FF measurements, but it should be part of all projects to avoid problems and extra costs that could be prevented.”
 
Denis Furlan, President
Alliance Forming
Subcontractor – Concrete Formwork, Concrete Placing and Finishing
Darlington Used Fuel Dry Storage Facility Project
 
 

Various Projects

"EllisDon is one of the few contractors, maybe the only contractor, that commits resources to in-house research and development that is actively supported by the site personnel. Certainly EllisDon has done more research into SCC form pressures than any other group including the cement companies and (foreign) government supported laboratories."

Noel J. Gardner
Professor Emeritus
University of Ottawa - Civil Engineering, Ottawa, ON

 

Various Projects

 
“Aluma Systems Inc., a provider of engineered forming and shoring solutions has worked successfully with EllisDon for more than 30 years, on a large number of major projects ranging from hospitals, office buildings, sport centres, subways, hotels,university buildings, treatment plants and bridges.
 
During this period, the relationship between Aluma and EllisDon's Engineering Department has developed into one of trust and respect as intellectual knowledge from both sides is confidentially exchanged.
 
We have worked and currently are working with Steve Seifert, Senior V.P. R&D/Engineering, George Charitou, Chief Engineer and the Engineering team on a variety of major projects in Canada, United States and overseas. Whether to prepare a proposal for a budget or a bid, or actual construction, EllisDon's Engineering team is always looking for innovative ideas, cost effective and safe solutions focused on getting the job done right, safely, on time, and on budget.
 
Listed below are some projects completed by EllisDon, which also included engineering designs developed between EllisDon's Engineering Department and Aluma:

Sport Centres:             
Skydome (now Rogers Centre), Toronto 

Hospitals:                    
Grey Bruce Hospital, Owen Sound
Stoufville Hospital, Markham
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto
Mars B & C at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto
Parkwood Hospital, London
Victoria Hospital, London
William Osler Hospital, Brampton
Blue Water Health, Sarnia

Office Buildings:            
I.B.M. Headquarters, Markham
North America Life Phase 1 & 2, Toronto
Atria North
Police Headquarters, Toronto
Metro Centre and Metro Hall, Toronto
Canary Warf Tower, London, England
 
Subways, Toronto:       
Spadina Line, Sheppard Station
Sheppard Line, Leslie Station
Sheppard Line, Yonge Station

Aldo Del Duca
Senior Technical Sales Representative
Aluma Systems Inc.

 

South Health Campus Project, Calgary, AB

 
“I would personally like to thank the EllisDon Engineering department for allowing me to sleep at night. On the South Health Campus project in Calgary, Steve, George, Gary and the many Engineering Co-Op students have put in countless hours in getting this project off to a great start. From formwork selection and sequencing to crane and pumping logistics, our Engineering Department go over the top in making each project a success. Without their skill set and initiative, the fact that our clients are simply giving $75 Million formwork jobs to our ED own forces would not be achievable!”
 
Scott Thompson, P.Eng
Project Director
South Health Campus Project Calgary AB
 
 

Foothills Medical Centre McCaig Tower Project, Calgary, AB

 
“I wanted to ensure that the Foothills Medical Centre Project started off right with regards to logistics, cranes and formwork systems. My commitment was to use the Engineering Department (George Charitou and staff) and Oxford Builders (Mike Demelo) as much as possible, to use everything that EllisDon had in the way of knowledge, experiences and materials/equipment (i.e. ED forming systems). Hugely successful collaborative meetings occurred with Engineering both in Toronto and at Oxford Builders going through formwork systems, materials, equipment availability, what was best for the project and EllisDon, etc. These successful meetings carried over with on-site meetings in Calgary with George and some of his staff where we had the field team also in attendance so that everyone was on the same page. George and Gary Agnew did all of the formwork design for vertical formwork. This included the foundations as well as the core forms. The core forms were taken ahead of the slabs so trailing scaffold and flipper mechanisms were used. They also provided us with complete sequencing drawings for the cranes as well as support design. The Engineering Department are my first point of contact for any engineering/ logistics needs for any future projects I work on. It is a successful and valued corporate support. “
 
Greg Raine
General Superintendent
Foothills Medical Centre McCaig Tower Project, Calgary AB
 
 

South Health Campus, Calgary, AB

 
“I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Engineering Dept, in particular George Charitou, Gary Agnew, Enrico Mayo for all of their continuous input and support on the Health on 12th and the South Heal Campus jobsites. It doesn’t matter how any times we say it, it just doesn’t seem to be enough. So, I say it again, thank you.”
 
Sam Poskovic
Site Superintendent
South Health Campus, Calgary AB
 
 

Jameson House, Vancouver, BC

 
“This is a very challenging and unique project due to the constraints on logistics with the placement of the tower crane and the overall property line footprint of 104 ft x 120 ft. The Ceperley (Heritage) building is supported via a retention truss that completely shores and retains this building through excavation/shoring, and new construction which takes up 40% of the west footprint for new construction, and site logistics is further crippled by the façade shoring of the Royal Finance by another 30%. The trade labour force will be working directly below this support truss. Several reviews were made to locate the Luffing crane and through our Engineering and it became very apparent to locate the crane outside the new building in lieu of a standard Hammerhead tower crane with the adjacent buildings / PT REINFORCMENT and the in-floor radiant heating system that would have been a schedule nightmare. Jameson House Team and our Engineering Department continue to work through site logistics with the man-material hoist that will be located on the south side of the building. The Engineering Department does a very good job in reviewing equipment location and logistics with new building construction from the foundation through the horizontal slabs and curtain wall installation.”
Terry Mayo
Construction Manager
Jameson House Vancouver BC
 

Ritz-Carlton Proposal, Vancouver, BC

 
“For myself, working with the Engineering Department on the Ritz-Carlton proposal of late, I want to salute this team for assisting me with the logistic layout for crane / placing boom, etc., in a 3D format complete with coloured drawings showing construction milestone dates in a very short time frame (1 week) to put this proposal together. The EllisDon proposal was the only proposal forwarded to our perspective client that overwhelmed them with detail on how ED REALLY LOOKED AT THIS HIGH PROFILE PROJECT, that got us to the next stage to work on our GC’s, LOI to manage the excavation and shoring, and be retained for construction services to produce a full trade estimate over the next few weeks. This was a long shot as our competitor had been working with this developer and project design team for 2½ years then chose EllisDon, and we have made a strong industry statement in Vancouver.”
David McFarlane
Vice President/Area Manager British Columbia
1151 West Georgia Project

 

Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences, Toronto, ON

 
“The Engineering Department prepared a 3D model of all structural elements. This model helped us review missing structural components and any misalignments. It also helped in the review of critical tight spaces for mechanical and electrical installations. Finally it gave the major trades a good understanding of the structure.”
 
Frank Corrado
General Superintendent
Simcoe Centre, Ritz-Carlton (Toronto, ON)
 
 

Bay Adelaide Centre, Toronto, ON

 
“The Engineering department under the direction of Mr. Steve Seifert (Sr. VP Engineering/R&D) and George Charitou (Chief Engineer) have over the past 20 – 30 years developed a vast knowledge base of construction logistics, material sciences and the means to problem solving major construction challenges that owners and the construction industry is faced with today.
 
Not only does the department provide the owner / consultants with this resource but as well the various EllisDon project teams. The Bay Adelaide Project to be specific is an example where the project was challenged with the schedule demanding a 4 down to 3 day cycle of the concrete core over some 54 stories. The challenge posed a few variables, one of which the industry had not built an office tower for many years and the form system suppliers where few.
 
The engineering department challenged the supply companies to provide the best means of proposing a system that would self climb the core based on these cycle demands. The second added challenge was that the core had to maintain the cycle in order to lead the structural steel framing by a minimum of 6 floors. The suppliers worked with the engineering department to satisfy the safety, schedule and means to meet the challenges.
 
The efforts of this work was then placed within the projects team hands and bid as a pre-qualified supply system. The form work bidders then carried the form system within their bids for final evaluation. The process worked excellent, with a major risk reduced for the overall project and as well the bidders. The project team (including the design team) where provided with a system that was pre-evaluated and all elements of the coordination requirements for the design of the structure to accept the system was completed ahead of the bid documents. The value of this approach has saved the project cost, schedule and above all safety for the men and women who work daily on this system.”
 
Paul Hickey                            Peter Hubrecht
Construction Manager          Superintendent
Bay Adelaide Centre             Bay Adelaide Centre