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Our Canadian operations deliver services which add a high level of value to our clients. Our focus on the transportation, water, and energy sectors are complemented by our strong understanding of asset management and sustainability principles. Our clients benefit from our local knowledge and experience, coupled with our ability to draw on global resources.

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GHD began operating in Canada in April 2008. Located in Markham, 20km north of Toronto, GHD is servicing clients at the municipal, regional and provincial levels of government, in addition to the mining sector.

The focus of GHD’s growth in Canada will be centered on water and wastewater, transportation, environment and energy.

GHD Toronto is currently providing asset management, risk management and sustainability consulting services with a focus on infrastructure, including:

Water supply
Wastewater conveyance and treatment
Roads
Rail
Light transit
Oil and gas
Utilities
Parks
Facilities

Location address

GHD Markham
11 Allstate Parkway
Suite 310
Markham Ontario L3R 9T8
Canada
T: +1 905 752 4300 | E: Contact GHD in Canada

Corporate AM Strategy & Plans - City of Barrie

GHD completed a corporate strategy to improve the City's Asset Management practices and develop an Asset Management Plan for all corporate service areas including transportation, water and wastewater, waste management, and parks and recreation.

Project Background

The City of Barrie has experienced unprecedented levels of growth in the past few years. Recognizing the future liabilities of both new and existing infrastructure, the City is embarking on a path to sustainable management of its assets. The City wished to leverage the data and knowledge gained through the first steps of compliance with Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) 3150 for Tangible Capital Assets.

The City created a Corporate Asset Management (AM) Department with a mandate of guiding the creation of a corporate approach to managing all City-owned assets.

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Ninth Line Traffic Operations Review

GHD was retained by Halton Region to provide an independent analysis of the expected traffic impacts of planned arterial expansions on residential side streets.

Halton Region is undertaking a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) to examine the impacts of widening a 2km section of Ninth Line between Upper Middle Road and Dundas Street. During the second public information centre of the Class EA, the North East oakville Residents' Association expressed concerns about the potential traffic infiltration that would result onto residential side streets. GHD was thus retained by the Region to provide an independent analysis of the expected traffic impcts of the planned roadway improvements.

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Halton Transportation Masterplan (2031) - The Road to Change

GHD provided project management services to lead the development of Halton Region's Transportation Master Plan to 2031 - The Road to Change.

Over the next 25 years, the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) is expected to grow significantly. The Province of Ontario forecasts that Halton Region will comprise a significant portion of this growth, and will have a population of approximately 780,000 people and 390,000 jobs in 2031.

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Parks Asset Management Program - City of Kingston

GHD was engaged to develop a framework for sustainable asset management planning for parks for the City of Kingston in Ontario, Canada.

The project involved condition assessments of more than 200 parks, covering a large variety of assets including children’s playgrounds, green open spaces and sporting areas such as baseball diamonds. The assignment is believed to be the first of its kind to be delivered in Canada.

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Feasibility Study on a Municipal Asset Information System - Saskatchewan Province

GHD was engaged by the Province of Saskatchewan’s Municipal Affairs Department, Canada, to conduct a feasibility study into a Municipal Asset Information System (MAIS).

The MAIS will assist in accomplishing several provincial objectives relating to municipal infrastructure:

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Assett Management & Facilities	Intelligent Transport Solutions	Oil & Gas	Pavement Engineering
Rail	Railways	Roads Systems	Roads & Highways
Wastewater Systems	Wastewater Treatment	Water	Water Quality & Treatment
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Colin James

Colin has 18 years of diverse management, consultancy and construction experience within North America, Europe and Australia. Colin is the Operating Centre Manager for GHD in Canada and thrives in leading international teams to consistently meet both public and private sector client’s expectations. Colin is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) and he combines his engineering and financial acumen to achieve the most efficient and cost effective outcomes for our infrastructure clients.

Position: Operating Centre Manager, Canada
Tel: 1 905 752 4300

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Simon Page

Simon Page is a principal consultant with 12 years of international experience in areas of infrastructure asset management, capital delivery and project management. Simon's experience is demonstrated by a range of successful assignments across Australia, North America and the Pacific encompassing business process improvements, organisational strategies, performance measurement, design, construction, and complex government stakeholder management. Simon is a certified PMP professional and is experienced in the implementation of the Project Management Institute's PMBOK Guide (A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge). His experience also encompasses statutory processes, procurement and contract administration.

Position: Business Group Manager - Asset Management
Tel: 1 905 752 4317

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Alvaro Almuina

Alvaro is an accomplished project manager / project director who has built a consistent track record of on-time and on-budget leadership. For over two decades, he has worked as a transportation engineer and transportation planner in Canada and internationally (United States, Saudi Arabia, Jamaica, El Salvador, Venezuela and Grenada). He spent almost ten years of his career as a senior manager for local municipalities, including the Town of Markham and the City of Oshawa. Alvaro has significant experience in transportation and community planning, roadway operations, and infrastructure; including Environmental Assessments, roadway safety studies, parking studies, and maintenance management systems. He has successfully directed many planning and engineering studies and the integration of this work with effective public consultation programs.

Position: Business Group Manager - Transportation
Tel: 1 905 752 4306

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Bala Araniyasundaran

Bala is a Professional Engineer with over 22 years of experience in the Water and Wastewater sector in Ontario. Project experiences include Class Environmental Assessments, Individual Environmental Assessments, design and construction for water mains, sewers, treatment facilities and pump stations. Bala is a certified project management professional (PMP) with experience in directing complex and sensitive infrastructure projects and programs for municipalities in Ontario. On large projects, he has successfully and constructively engaged diverse stakeholders including NGO's, regulatory agencies, municipal officials, and local residents.

Position: Business Group Manager - Water and Wastewater
Tel: 1 905 752 4308

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Roop Lutchman

Roop Lutchman has joined GHD as the North American Lead for Strategic Business Consulting in our Markham, Canada office.

Roop has over 30 years of management consulting and industry experience. His career spans 14 years in Oil & Gas exploration and production market, as well as 16 years in management consulting. He has worked in both the public and private sectors assisting clients with asset management, strategic planning, business process re-design, organisational development, maintenance management and CMMS selection/implementation.

Roop has written numerous papers and presented at major conferences. He is the author of three books: Computerized Work Management Systems for Utilities and Plant Operations (2003), Sustainable Asset Management (2006) and Creating and Managing Sustainable Organizations (2011).

He is a member of the Water Environment Federation (Plant Operations & Maintenance and Utility Management Committees), American Water Works Association, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and is also Vice President of the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada.

Position: North American Leader - Strategic Business Consulting

Tel: 1 905 752 4326

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