Hydromega mandated Equinox Construction Services (ECS) to provide Engineering Services related to the techno-economic optimization and the technical feasibility analysis of increasing operating levels during non-flood periods, as well as project management services for the renovation work inside and outside the power plants, including dam safety.
ECS also carried out survey inspections at Lachute 1 and Lachute 2 in order to prepare the inspection reports required by the Loi sur la sécurité des barrages.
Finally, ECS was responsible for handling a variety of tasks, including assessing the load-bearing capacity of the service bridge and dam deck, inspecting the structures that support the bridge crane, the water chamber, and the upstream wall, as well as carrying out geotechnical investigations to analyze the stability of the dike at the Ayers 1 power station.