this day and age, the rules are a lot stricter,
and that’s obviously a good thing. The
safety of our workers is what matters most.
“When you’re doing a water treatment
plant, there’s definitely a lot more to
consider with the types of materials that
you’re using on the project. Everything’s
very specific to water treatment plants. So
with all the different puring agents and
water stops – because it’s a water-retaining
structure – there are a lot of processes
to go through and then getting the right
products approved that you can use on
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the project. From that standpoint, it’s
definitely more administrative heavy than
your average job.”
For Thorpe Construction, it’s also a
rural job, which means travel. All of its
workers are living in motels that have been
rented for the duration of the project, as
it’s too far to commute daily. “Our company
does a lot of northern and remote
projects, so it’s nothing special for us,”
said Thorpe. “We do it quite often.”
Thorpe said the Carman project is
pretty straight forward as far as water
treatment plants go. “The Manitoba Water
Services Board has set the guidelines for
construction on water treatment plants
and their specifications. So once you do
one or two, there’s a lot of similarities, and
it doesn’t change a whole lot, other than
the logistics of maybe the location and if
problems arise. Usually, our biggest problem
when we’re digging a big hole in the
ground is if there are water table issues. But
so far on the Carman project, we’ve been
pretty lucky on the site not to have any.”
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