Project Category: Electrical Works

Harbourfront TorontoGGG

Waterfront Toronto and Eastern Construction (CM) hired us to build and install electrical works on Queen’s Quay East between Yonge Street and Yo Yo Ma Lane, as part of their Queen’s Quay Revitalization Project.

Due to the high-profile nature of this project, meticulous project management was required to complete the work within the required timeframe. Our team dedicated long hours, sometimes weekends, to keep the job moving forward.

The scope of the work included the construction of:

  • TTC streetcar electrical and communications infrastructure (duct banks, pole foundations, and splicing chambers)
  • 10 temporary and permanent video-detection traffic signals, with priority given to transit vehicles
  • Temporary and permanent street lighting fixtures along the route

To achieve the final look, we worked collaboratively with the construction manager, engineers, and the client to ensure that every need and detail was covered.

Beacon Utility Contractors finished the job to the client’s complete satisfaction, giving the waterfront an aesthetic quality that enhances the system’s functionality.

 

City of Toronto/Toronto Transit CommissionGGG

Beacon Utility Contractors Limited was hired to upgrade the aging electrical infrastructure and caisson foundations at the TTC’s Russell Carhouse, located at Queen Street East and Connaught Avenue in Toronto.

The job had a tight turnaround time, and was commissioned during the reconstruction of the streetcar yard and access roadway. Because so many projects were happening simultaneously, there were a large number of contractors working in a small area at the same time.

Our team worked closely with the general contractor to establish project milestones with the other contractors, so all jobs could complete on time and with minimal interruption. We also optimized our small workspace by coordinating supplier deliveries to arrive “just in time”, preventing unnecessary stockpiling and ensuring quick installations.

Although a substantial collection of ground water created poor conditions for deep excavation, we had the right equipment on hand to overcome this obstacle and keep the project moving.

Thanks to a large coordinated effort by all parties involved, we finished the streetcar signal and overhead system to the client’s complete satisfaction.

City of Toronto/Toronto Transit CommissionGGG

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) hired us to help them with the first phase of their St. Clair Ave. streetcar project. We were required to work with tight timelines, giving our construction schedule little float time.

We were required to construct a new TTC power infrastructure, new street lighting and new traffic signals associated with the reconstruction of TTC track allowance, roadway, as well as boulevard streetscaping on St Clair Ave West from Ferndale Ave. to Avenue Rd.

This high profile, politically sensitive project had a fixed service launch date of February 18, 2007. Weekly site meetings with our enthusiastic team, who had to work outdoors in the extreme cold, were keys to completing this project on schedule.

Beacon Utility Contractors satisfied all of the requirements of the project, allowing the TTC to open the streetcar service on schedule.