Fish Creek Boiler Replacement

Construction Services Projects

Project Overview

  • Project: Fish Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Boiler Replacement
  • Location: Calgary, Alberta
  • Client: City of Calgary (Contract to Stantec)
  • Systems Group Inc. Role: Inspection Services, Quality Verification, and Invoicing Verification

The Challenge

The Fish Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant required boiler replacements and facility upgrades to maintain reliable operations and meet performance requirements. Key project oversight challenges included:

  • Critical facility equipment replacement requiring coordination with ongoing wastewater treatment operations
  • Boiler system installation requiring precise mechanical work and code compliance
  • Quality control and verification to ensure systems would perform reliably for critical facility operations
  • Invoice verification to ensure contractor billing accurately reflected work completed and materials supplied
  • Minimal disruption to wastewater treatment operations during replacement work
  • Independent verification to protect owner interests and ensure contractor accountability

The client needed experienced inspection services and invoice verification to ensure quality installation and accurate contractor billing for this critical facility upgrade.

Our Approach

Independent Inspection Services

Systems Group Inc. provided independent field inspection to verify construction quality and compliance.

  • Design compliance verification to ensure work met specifications and engineering intent
  • Quality control inspections throughout boiler replacement and installation phases
  • Mechanical system inspection for boilers, piping, controls, and related systems
  • Code compliance verification for mechanical systems and safety requirements
  • Documentation and reporting for City of Calgary, Stantec, and project stakeholders

Invoice Verification

We provided objective verification of contractor billing.

  • Quantity verification to ensure materials and installed work matched billing
  • Labour claim verification to validate contractor time and resource claims
  • Progress verification to ensure billing aligned with actual project completion
  • Independent reporting to owner and engineering firm on billing accuracy

Construction Expertise Applied

Systems Group Inc. brought practical expertise to wastewater treatment facility mechanical systems.

  • Understanding of wastewater treatment plant operations and critical facility systems
  • Experience with mechanical systems, boilers, and process equipment installation
  • Knowledge of code compliance and quality standards for mechanical and process systems
  • Operational perspective on maintainability and long-term system performance

Results

Quality Assurance

  • Independent inspection verified installation quality and design compliance for critical boiler systems
  • Mechanical systems inspected to ensure performance and code compliance
  • Deficiencies identified and corrected before system commissioning and startup

Owner Protection

  • Objective invoice verification ensured contractor billing accuracy
  • Independent oversight protected client interests and ensured contractor accountability
  • Clear reporting kept owner and engineering team informed of quality and billing status

Operational Reliability

  • Quality verification ensured boiler replacements would provide reliable long-term performance
  • Operational perspective applied to verify systems were installed for maintainability
  • Minimal disruption to wastewater treatment operations during replacement work

Construction Expertise Applied

  • Our water and wastewater facility experience provided practical insight into installation quality and system performance
  • Understanding of treatment plant operations ensured verification considered operational requirements

Project Highlights

"Boiler replacements at a wastewater treatment plant are critical facility upgrades that can't disrupt operations. Our inspection services verified that mechanical work was performed correctly, systems would perform reliably, and contractor billing was accurate to protect the City's interests throughout the project."

— Trevor Sigfusson, Systems Group Inc.