Carman Water Thorpe Construction Ltd. takes on
fifth water treatment plant project
By Ty Dilello
HAIYAPRUK CHANWATTHANA / 123RF
The new water treatment plant
in Carman, Man., is an ongoing
project being completed by
a couple of different companies.
One of the leading firms involved is CARM
member Thorpe Construction Ltd.
Thorpe is the concrete subcontractor
for the new water treatment plant and will
supply all concrete work. The contract value
of Thorpe’s work is $1.6 million, while the
overall project value is $10.7 million.
Thorpe Construction Ltd. was
founded by Jason Thorpe and has been
in the commercial concrete business
since 1996. Thorpe Construction is based
out of Brandon, and serves all regions
of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Thorpe
Construction was incorporated in 2002
and currently employs 30 to 40 concrete
professionals that specialize in commercial
and industrial flatwork and formwork.
Thorpe Construction is COR certified
and has implemented an extensive
health and safety program to benefit its
customers and employees. They have
an excellent WCB record and are an
ISNetworld member contractor with an
excellent rating. Thorpe Construction
is also a long-standing member of the
Brandon Chamber of Commerce, CARM
and the construction safety associations
of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
The Carman project is Thorpe
Construction’s fifth water treatment
plant project. In the past, they’ve worked
on ones in Melita, Rivers, Virden, and
Neepawa. Anytime that they work on constructing
a water treatment plant, it is to
replace an outdated one. For Carman, the
town had some flooding problems during
the spring of 2017. During the flood, the
existing water treatment plant had to be
shut down due to too much dirt in the
water that would usually be taken out of
the local river.
When asked about the Carman
project’s biggest challenges, Thorpe
Construction’s owner, Jason Thorpe said,
“Probably the compliance phase would be
the trickiest as there’s a lot of work inside
the cells of the bank, so that’s definitely
one of the most challenging aspects. In
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