Project Management Award of Excellence
Major Rehabilitation, Characterization and Treatment of Contaminated Soils Englobe
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Addressing challenges Chisasibi is on the eastern shore of James Bay and the southern shore of La Grande River. Projects in this region encounter challenges with cold climates, remote locations, lack of infrastructure/resources, short summers for soil treatment, challenging and variable ground conditions and limited access to a qualified workforce. These can cause issues for transportation, material handling, scheduling, equipment design and maintenance. To regularly liaise with stakeholders and keep the project on schedule, a non-traditional project manage58
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ment and monitoring committee (PROM) was established, with representatives from all groups. The PROM maintained open lines of communication, making sure everyone understood priorities, objectives and desired outcomes. This team approach ensured work was completed to the expectations of all parties. Englobe participated as an active member of the PROM, helping to facilitate discussions and share an understanding of the work to be done based on a scientific approach. For the duration of the five-year project, the team regularly co-ordin-
“With impressive mentorship, training, safety and jobs, they did a very good job for the community.” - Jury
ated further opportunities to seek input from stakeholders. Englobe’s team also helped establish a strong occupational health and safety (OHS) culture, providing support for the contractor to prepare an updated program with the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) and training for all contractor employees, job safety analysis for tasks and daily safety meetings. Englobe’s team proactively managed community concerns surrounding potential residual odours from treated soils. A subcommittee was established to investigate meth-
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ydro-Québec. retained Englobe in 2015 to manage the large-scale environmental remediation of Block D, a parcel of land in the Cree community of Chisasibi, Que. The former petroleum depot had been active during the construction of Phase 1 of the La Grande complex from 1973 to 1984. It was dismantled in 1996, but its historic activities had left the land contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons, with more than 1,000 barrels buried on-site.
September/October 2021
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