Design & Construction Services
Our civil design sector is led by experienced professionals and technologists who understand the value of detail oriented and resilient design solutions. To support any size project from initiation to implementation, we are proud to provide the following services to our public and private sector clients.
Pre-Design forms a critical aspect of the Matrix approach to Civil design to ensure subsequent phases are inclusive, technically well rooted and conceptually confirmed including:
- Site visits, topographic surveys, and base plan preparation
- Class Environmental Assessments, risk assessments
- Agency and stakeholder consultations, approvals applications and public liaison
- Technical design criteria, calculations and modelling
- Scheduling, cost estimating, cost-benefit analysis and budgeting
Pre-Design forms a critical aspect of the Matrix approach to Civil design to ensure subsequent phases are inclusive, technically well rooted and conceptually confirmed including:
- Site visits, topographic surveys, and base plan preparation
- Class Environmental Assessments, risk assessments
- Agency and stakeholder consultations, approvals applications and public liaison
- Technical design criteria, calculations and modelling
- Scheduling, cost estimating, cost-benefit analysis and budgeting
Detailed Design at Matrix takes a balanced and value-based approach to consider local sensitivities and reduce client risk.
Our designed solutions include full development of engineering design drawings and documents for the following client needs:
- Erosion control structures, flood protection structures, overland flow conveyance systems
- Low Impact Development (LID) and traditional stormwater management/retention facilities including engineered wetlands
- Municipal Infrastructure including watermains and sanitary sewers, storm sewer systems, drainage ditching, and catch basin inlet spacing assessment and design
- Stormwater management facilities condition assessment, bathymetric surveying, sediment analysis, infrastructure repairs and stormwater management retrofits
- Watercourses crossing structures, natural channel re-alignments, erosion remediation, slope stabilizations
- Planting/revegetation plans, protection plans, dewatering schematics
Construction Phase activities at Matrix rely on an informed, open and proactive communications to ensure clients trust our team to act with their interests and needs in mind, including:
- Contract/tender document preparation, submittals and shop drawing reviews
- Contract administration and site inspection
- Post construction monitoring and reporting
Construction Phase activities at Matrix rely on an informed, open and proactive communications to ensure clients trust our team to act with their interests and needs in mind, including:
- Contract/tender document preparation, submittals and shop drawing reviews
- Contract administration and site inspection
- Post construction monitoring and reporting
Related Projects
Drumquin Park Weir Removal and Channel Enhancements
In collaboration with Enbridge and the Town of Milton, Conservation Halton undertook a priority environmental project to decommission the existing Drumquin Park weir on East Sixteen Mile Creek and restore the natural channel function and habitat. Sixteen Mile Creek provides aquatic habitat to many species including the Silver Shiner, a species classified as at risk in Canada and threatened provincially. Removal of the Drumquin weir provides the opportunity to restore connectivity to downstream occupied Silver Shiner habitat and rehabilitate degraded Silver Shiner habitat – actions that address the various recovery objectives for this threatened species.
City of Calgary 12 St. S.E. Bridge Replacement
The City of Calgary recently embarked on a project to replace the 109-year-old 12 Street S.E. Bridge over the Bow River, the main access point between the Calgary Zoo and locations to the south. The bridge was in poor condition and deteriorating beyond a safe, useable condition.
AltaLink Oldman River Bank Protection
The foundations of four AltaLink transmission structures were threatened due to significant bank erosion along a 900m reach of the Oldman River, Alberta. Further bank erosion could impact the reliability of the line or require the relocation of the structures to another location.