GHD selected as remediation contractor for Canada’s largest remediation project

GHD in partnership with Bird Construction as project lead, received a limited notice to proceed with early work (pre-mobilization) for a strategically important multiyear task order under the previously announced Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) Master Construction Contract by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL). 

The project is being implemented by CNL on behalf of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. The goal of the PHAI is to remediate legacy low-level radioactive waste of affected properties for residential and recreational use.

The PHAI is the largest active environmental remediation project in Canada and involves the cleanup of more than 1.2 million cubic metres of legacy low-level radioactive waste from more than 1,000 industrial, institutional and residential properties in the municipalities of Port Hope and Clarington, Ontario.

GHD is the environment consultant for Bird Construction and is responsible for the following:

• Site characterization
• Remediation and restoration design
• Field engineering services

Given the high-profile nature of the mandate, GHD’s Advisory team built a bespoke Program Risk and Controls Office framework to de-risk the program through sophisticated cost, schedule, communication and risk management. GHD’s Advisory team will bring to bear experience and best practices from de-risking several multi-billion-dollar programs.

“This is an exciting opportunity to bring two important GHD clients together to benefit all. Pairing our core experience in Port Hope with Bird’s remediation capabilities and GHD’s Advisory and Digital teams, we have prepared a stronger team approach capable, and ready to solve complex remediation challenges facing CNL in Port Hope.” – Paul Gallaway, Engineering manger for the PHAI activities.

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GHD es una empresa líder en servicios profesionales que opera en los mercados mundiales de agua, energía y recursos, medio ambiente, infraestructura y edificaciones, y transporte. Comprometidos con la visión de garantizar que el agua, la energía y las comunidades sean sostenibles para las futuras generaciones, GHD ofrece soluciones en consultoría, servicios digitales, ingeniería, arquitectura, medio ambiente y construcción a clientes del sector público y privado. Fundada en 1928 y propiedad de sus trabajadores, GHD cuenta con una red de más de 12.000 profesionales en más de 160 oficinas en cinco continentes.