VANCOUVER DRIVES TOWARDS BETTER DRINKING WATER

CASE STUDY 2004: Only once into excavation are specifications and construction estimates of a project tested. Only then do the best laid plans of a keen lowest bid award and the contract terms come under pressure and perhaps require a drastic change of plan as the only way forward. The Seymour-Capilano project in Vancouver had all the drama on the road to completing the twin 3.5m diameter x 7.1km long deep rock tunnels, taxing the resolve of the owner, its consultants and its contractors.