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2010 CEM Award of Excellence, Municipal and Water Technology Category. KGS Acres Ltd.
was awarded the 2010 CEM Award of Excellence in the Municipal and Water
Technology category for their engineering of the Pointe du Bois
Wastewater Collection System Renewal Project. Despite several
rehabilitative upgrades, Pointe du Bois’ aging wastewater collection
system became hydraulically overloaded due to excessive groundwater
infiltration during spring melt periods and heavy rain events. Manitoba
Hydro retained KGS Acres to develop a permanent solution that managed
environmental impact, while minimizing capital costs and
maintenance. KGS Acres’ unique solution retrofitted the existing
gravity sewer by incorporating it as a protective encasement and
alignment for the new Low Pressure Sewer system. The project reduced
wastewater flows to the system by 90%. Pointe du Bois is now home
to Manitoba’s largest grinder-pump equipped Low Pressure Sewer system.
September 1,2009, KGS Group acquires EMC Engineering Inc. In Regina, Saskatchewan.....Read More.
August 1,2009, KGS Group acquires MR2 McDonald & Associates, Regina, Saskatchewan... Read More.
2009 CEM Keystone Award. KGS Acres Ltd. was awarded the 2009 CEM Award of Excellence in the Infrastructure and Transportation category as well as the Keystone Award (overall highest rated project submission) for their design study of PR 313, a parkway into the northern parts of the Whiteshell Provincial Park and the only access route to Pointe du Bois Generating Station. The design study investigated upgrade alternatives for a 10 kilometre segment of the road. The project team developed six unique realignment alternatives in an extremely challenging timeframe. The aggressive project schedule was only achievable by using a 3 dimensional digital terrain model of the study area’s irregular topography from a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) survey using fixed-wing aircraft mounted with remote sensing LiDAR instrumentation. LiDAR created a database of 61 million geodetic points. An electromagnetic induction (EMI) survey was also conducted to classify soil materials along the route.
September 1, 2008, KGS Group acquires Donovan Engineering Ltd. in Regina, Saskatchewan... Read More.
2008 CEM Award of Merit, Industrial Category. KGS Group were awarded the Award of Merit in the Industrial Category at the 2008 Consulting Engineers of Manitoba (CEM) annual awards ceremony for their design of Inland Cement’s new fully automated aggregate mining and processing facility north of Winnipeg. With the largest floating dredge in the Prairie Provinces, this new $27 Million facility will have the capacity to process 1100 Tonnes of raw material per hour..
2007 CEM Award of Merit, Resource Development. KGS Group were awarded the Award of Merit in the Resource Development category at the 2007 Consulting Engineers of Manitoba (CEM) annual awards ceremony for the 'Hawthorne Flood Pumping Station'. This permanent, automated concrete pumping station now provides effective stormwater management and basement flooding protection for a 260-hectare residential neighbourhood along the Red River in Winnipeg.
2007 CEM Award of Merit, Infrastructure. KGS Group were awarded the Award of Merit in the Infrastructure category at the 2007 Consulting Engineers of Manitoba (CEM) annual awards ceremony for its work on 'The Plaza at The Forks'. Inspired by existing international skate spots, this new complex is unrivalled anywhere in North America. 'The Plaza at The Forks' now provides an exciting recreational and social opportunity for Winnipeggers of all ages.
KGS and Acres Manitoba form new company, KGS Acres Ltd......Read More
KGS Group received an Award of Merit in the Infrastructure Category for its work on " The Plaza at The Forks". The awards event recognizes projects that present exceptional innovation, added value, advancement of technology, technical excellence, degree of difficulty, management of risk and benefit to society.
Inspired by famous international skateboard facilities, KGS Group designed a complex unrivalled in design anywhere in North America. Poor soil conditions, tight design tolerances for structural movement and complex concrete formwork made for a challenging engineering project. "The Plaza at The Forks" now provides an exciting recreational and social opportunity for Winnipeggers of all ages.
April 13, 2007 - 2007 Manitoba Awards of Excellence in Consulting Engineering
KGS Group received an Award of Merit in the Resource Development Category for its work on the " Hawthorne Flood Pumping Station" The awards event recognizes projects that present exceptional innovation, added value, advancement of technology, technical excellence, degree of difficulty, management of risk and benefit to society.
KGS Group provided a permanent solution to a temporary, disruptive, high-maintenance flood pumping station in northeast Winnipeg. Incorporating several innovative concepts such as piping elimination and contoured intake flow channels, this multi-disciplinary project minimized construction and future maintenance costs. The result, an automated, concrete pumping station, now provides effective stormwater management and basement flooding protection for a 260-hectare residential neighborhood along the Red River.