Timber Run Hydropower Corporation mandated Equinox Construction Services (ECS) to develop and execute the EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Management) of the new 500 kW hydropower project.
The project included removing an existing portion of the Norland Dam and construction a new intake, powerhouse and tailrace for the station, as well as an emergency bypass gate.
The project was delivered through a Turnkey contract model where ECS managed every aspect from the Design Phase, Supply, Construction and right through to Commissioning and is still involved, to this day, in the long-term support tasks including periodic inspections and preventive maintenance.
ECS also assembled the required specialists to complete the project, ensuring that the product respected the owners and regulatory agencies' requirements by conducting Environmental impact studies, topographic surveys and Geotechnical investigations.
The agencies involved included the Parcs Canada Agency, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Village, and Transport Canada.