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July 15, 2010
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Construction continues on Lorne Park water treatment plant in Mississauga, Ontario
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Work is taking shape on the expansion to the Lorne Park water treatment plant on Lakeshore Rd. W. in Mississauga, Ont. General contractor Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. began the $75-millon project – which will expand the Region of Peel’s water supply by 30 per cent – in August 2008. Completion is slated for February 2011.
The project divided into four areas includes construction of new low/high lift pumping stations with wet wells and traveling water screens to Lorne Park WTP as well as new surge tanks, and mechanical/electrical transform rooms.
The Lorne Park Water Treatment Plant upgrade in Mississauga includes the Jack Darling Park Sewage PS #1, which will have a new pumping station with wet/dry wells, pumps, odour control and generator rooms.
Jack Darling Park Sewage PS #2 work includes mechanical/electrical equipment installation below grade and the Turtle Creek Sewage Outfall Bypass and Bridge project includes design and construction of a new wheelchair accessible bridge, barrier free walkways, sewage piping and headwall.
The project was designed by Brown and Storey Architects and prime consultant is Aecom/Genivar.
Subcontractors include: H & S Equipment (excavation); Deep Foundations Contractors Inc.(shoring/caissons); Salit Steel (rebar); Kenaidan Contracting (formwork/mechanical); Munro Concrete (Precast); Vision Almet (structural steel); Ontario Redimix/Dufferin Concrete; Twin Masonry; Lexsan Electrical; Vipond Fire Protection; Wilson Architectural/Cirrus Contracting (windows); and Pylon Paving.
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