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MRC has been retained by the Mohawk Bridge Consortium to provide Independent Engineering services for the $66M rehabilitation of the Mercier Bridge in Montreal. This major crossing linking the Kahnawake reserve and Chateauguay on the south shore to the island of Montreal will have its deck replaced on three major approach ramps as well as substantial steel repairs and strengthening of the steel superstructure. The design-build project will be divided into two contracts with an estimated total Contract value of $130M making it one of the largest bridge rehabilitation projects undertaken in Canada.
MRC’s design for the Rapid Replacement received of the Highway 417 Island Park Drive Overpass has been recognized by a 2008 Canadian Consulting Engineering Award of Excellence in the Transportation Category. MRC’s innovative design permitted two 650 tonne bridge superstructures on a busy highway corridor to be replaced overnight. In announcing the award, the Association of Canadian Engineering Companies (ACEC) and Canadian Consulting Engineer Magazine described the project as “an astonishing feat that sets a new standard across Canada.”
MRC was retained by the City of Ottawa to provide engineering services to rehabilitate the Kanata Pedestrian Bridge which suffered significant structural damage to the east side bottom HSS chord over the Highway 417 Westbound lanes as a result of a collision with a high load (i.e. dump truck with a raised box).
MRC’s Ottawa Office staff completed a detailed investigation and structural evaluation and subsequently delivered a fast-track design to repair the bridge. The innovative design incorporates temporary post-tensioning to reinforce the structure during structural steel removals and repair of the damaged bottom chord without reducing vertical clearance to the users of the Highway and without welding to the bottom chord. The structural repairs are scheduled to be completed by the end of November with architectural repairs to be completed in Spring 2009.
Public Works and Government Services Canada has retained MRC on a two-year mandate to complete comprehensive detailed and annual inspections at the MacDonald-Cartier, Alexandra, Chaudieres Crossing, Des Allumettes and Des Joachims major interprovincial bridge crossings between Ottawa-Gatineau, Pembroke-Des Allumettes and Rolphton-Rapides-des-Joachims, respectively. The assignment, which also includes live load and seismic evaluations of the structures to the requirements of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code will be undertaken in MRC’s Ottawa office.
The Confederation Parkway Bridge, designed by MRC, was recognized by a Mississauga Urban Design Award of Merit for innovation, community and City wide scale. The City of Mississauga and MRC’s architectural/landscape sub-consultant, du Toit. Allsopp Hiller, were also recognized with this award.
The MMM Group has been retained as the Independent Engineer for a $1.5 billion project to extend Quebec’s Highway A-30 to bypass the City of Montreal. Quebec’s Autoroute 30, parts of which already exist in some form, will handle traffic between the junction of existing Autoroute 30 and highway 138 in Chateauguay on Montreal’s south shore and the junction of Autoroute 20 and 540 in Vaudreuil-Dorion west of the city. The Ministère des Transports de Quebec (MTQ) decided to deliver the design, construction and operation of the 35 km autoroute undertaken as a public-private partnership (P3) and has awarded the contract to Nouvelle Autoroute 30, a private consortium of companies with concessionaires, contractors and engineering firms assembled for the project. MRC’s Ottawa and Mississauga offices are providing several key staff for the MMM Group’s project team on this major project.
The 10th anniversary of the Toronto Canstruction competition, held in the lobby of the TD Office Tower; marked the first entry by MRC/Ecoplans into this unique competition highlighting the creativity and generosity of Toronto’s design professionals. Teams build structures entirely out of canned and packaged food for the benefit of the Daily Bread Food Bank. Started in 1992 in the United States, Canstruction came to Toronto in 1999 and continues to grow. The MRC/Ecoplans Team spent many hours fundraising through 50/50 draws, bake sales, and organizing food drives in preparation for the big event. A significant donation of over 1,450 cans by Sobeys also contributed to the team’s design – a traffic signal! Toronto Canstruction raised nearly 77,000 pounds of food which will be donated to the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto; MRC/Ecoplans is proud to be part of this amazing contribution!
The Hwy 417 Clyde Avenue Overpass rapid replacement project, designed by MRC, was completed on August 2-3, 2008 in record time during a 15 hour closure of the highway. The existing twin superstructures were replaced with two new wider steel girder superstructures following widening and rehabilitation of the existing abutments. The rapid replacement was completed two hours faster than the award-winning rapid replacement of the Island Park Drive Overpass in 2007. (See attached photos)
Wind testing on a model of MRC’s design for the East Hamilton Waterfront Link Bridge was recently completed at RWDI’s wind tunnel in Guelph. MRC is currently completing the design for this unique signature pedestrian bridge that will span the QEW and the Red Hill Creek between Burlington Street and the Red Hill Valley Parkway Interchange. The 200m long four-span structure will feature an 80m long single tilted steel arch main span. Tendering is anticipated in 2009.
McCormick Rankin Corporation (MRC) CEO Ian Williams, P.Eng., and MMM Group (MMM) President and CEO Bruce Bodden, P. Eng., are pleased to announce the merger of their firms to form one of Canada’s largest privately owned transportation consulting practices with offices across Canada and around the world.
MRC is a highly regarded, transportation focused, Canadian consulting engineering services firm, diversified in transportation sectors that include highway design, transit, and transportation planning. Similarly, Ecoplans is a leading full service environmental consulting firm. Both firms will operate under these well recognized names as part of the MMM Group.
MMM is a full-service project management, engineering, planning and geomatics firm with a wide range of projects in both the public and private sectors, in Canada and abroad. MMM is a leader in the growing field of alternative delivery projects such as design-build or P3s, for transportation and institutional building projects.
The merger deepens MRC’s and MMM’s transportation and environmental practices while offering MRC clients a broader range of services in planning, building engineering, and geomatics services.
Combining aspects of their environmental expertise under the well respected Ecoplans name will further strengthen the firms’ ability to provide a full range of high quality and timely environmental consulting services.
The firms share strong, similar corporate cultures and have teamed successfully in the past on such major assignments as Toronto’s Hwy 407 extensions, the Fredericton-Moncton Highway in New Brunswick and Pearson International Airport’s Runway 06R 24L. Current assignments on which the firms are working together include Toronto Transit Commission Construction Management and the Algeria East-West Motorway.
For more information, contact:
Bruce Bodden, P.Eng
President & CEO
MMM Group of Companies
905-882-1100
Ian Williams, P.Eng
CEO
McCormick Rankin Corporation
905-823-8500
McCormick Rankin Corporation (MRC) was selected over thousands of other applicants to win a 2007 Canada’s Best Managed Companies (Best Managed) award. This prestigious national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC Commercial Banking, National Post, and Queen’s School of Business.
“Over the past 15 years, Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies program has recognized the most innovative and Best Managed Companies in Canada. We are delighted to celebrate the accomplishments of MRC,” said John Hughes, Partner, Private Company Services group with Deloitte, a national sponsor of the Best Managed program.
Since its formation in 1957, MRC has maintained a focus on transportation engineering. An uncompromising commitment to technical excellence gained on over 7,000 transportation projects over five decades has led to the firm being recognized as a leading transportation consultancy. The firm practices across Canada, in the United States through McCormick Rankin US (MRUS), in the UK through MRC McLean Hazel, in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia through MR Cagney and internationally through McCormick Rankin International (MRI). Environmental planning and environmental sciences, including site assessments and remediation, is provided by Ecoplans Limited, part of MRC.
MRC’s success is reflected in numerous national awards received for its transportation projects. The firm is currently part of a team working on the 1,200 km trans-Algeria highway, the largest highway project in the world, as well as numerous highway and transit projects in Canada, United States, United Kingdom and around the world.
Established in 1993, the Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies is the country’s leading business awards program, recognizing Canadian companies that have implemented world-class business practices and created value in innovative ways. Applications are reviewed by an independent judging panel that evaluates how companies address various business challenges, including new technologies, globalization, brand management, leadership, leveraging and developing core competencies, designing information systems, and hiring the right talent to facilitate growth.
“MRC is a professional services firm. Our success is founded on the exceptional efforts of each and every person - not just the various managers and senior executives. We congratulate all our staff in achieving this recognition and we are very proud of this achievement” said Ian Williams, CEO.
2007 winners of the Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies award, along with Requalified and Platinum Club members will be honoured at the annual Best Managed gals in Toronto on 25 February, 2008. On the same date, the Best Managed symposium will address leading-edge business issues that are key to the success of today’s business leaders.
- Toronto,ON – February 12, 2008
MRC is an international leader in the design and implemenation of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) systems. Learn more about HOV by selecting "High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Systems" under Services.
The Region of Waterloo's Smart about Salt initiative is one of the first comprehensive salt management programs in Canada developed for contractors and facility operators. It ensures both winter safety and the protection of the Region's drinking water. Ecoplans Limited was instrumental in the development and roll-out of the program and will be providing training and technical assistance as the program grows.
In 2007, the repair/rehabilitation of the historic Ranney Falls Swing Bridge was completed while the repair/rehabilitation of the historic Carrying Place Swing Bridge has been started. MRC has been once again successful in securing the standing offer for engineering services on the historic Lasalle Causeway Bascule Lift Bridge in Kingston.
2007 has been a busy year for building restoration. Over 15 building restoration projects have been completed or are underway at CFB Kingston involving roofing, masonry, windows and door restoration. We are also presently completing various phases of construction on Kingston City Hall, the Frontenac County Court House and Registry Building and, federal buildings within the City. All are comprehensive projects dealing with the complete building envelopes, some as part of the master plans developed by MRC’s engineers.
MRC's design for the rapid replacement of twin bridges on Highway 417 in Ottawa described as an extraordinary piece of engineering (http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/features/bridge/index.html).
On August 11, for the first time in Canada, twin bridges on the Trans-Canada highway were replaced overnight using rapid-lift technology. The $ 8.6 Million replacement of the bridges over Island Park Drive utilized large self-propelled mobile transporters to replace both bridges in 17 hours. Hwy 417 (Ottawa Queensway) carries over 150,000 vehicles per day. MRC is currently completing the design for the replacement of eight other bridges on Hwy 17 for MTO using the same technology.
McCormick Rankin International has recently initiated its first transportation project in India, working closely with another Canadian firm: SENES. The study is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency Industrial Cooperation (CIDA Inc).
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, with a population of about 3.4 million people, has requested assistance in carrying out a feasibility study for developing a Bus Rapid Transit System with emphasis on improving the traffic and consequently improving public transit, reducing private vehicle use and improving air quality.
The project must meet the requirements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) and the local Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF), India. The EA will focus on selected components for the potential corridor to the extent that a feasibility study can address these requirements.
The 19.5km corridor extends from downtown Hyderabad to a suburban growth area known for its Intelligent Technology (IT) business hub – the biggest IT hub in India.
MRC is part of a Joint Venture team designing a section of one of the biggest highway projects in the world. The Algerian East-West Auto Route is a 1,200 km 6-lane facility divided into three 400 km design/build packages. MRC is working for a Japanese contracting consortium, COJAAL, on the easterly 400 km section. MRC’s initial assignment is for 44 km of motorway, including preliminary design and detail design of the road itself and 36 bridges.
In Joint Venture with another firm, MRC is providing Construction Administration services to the TTC for their major State of Good Repair Program. This assignment extends over five years and covers many different projects being undertaken by the Commission.
Ecoplans Limited president, Bob Hodgins is a leading authority on road salt management issues in Canada. His work has included preparing the Transportation Association of Canada's Salt Management Guide. (www.ecoplans.com)
The Queenston-Lewiston International Bridge Fifth Lane project is recognized by yet another award, a Canadian Consulting Engineering Award of Excellence in Transportation, at the CCE Annual Awards Gala held in Ottawa - October 2006.
MRC's Chief Engineer, Dr. Roy Skelton, made a presentation on the Risk Management Assessment undertaken for the Hwy 417 Bridges Rapid Lift Superstructure Replacement at the CSVA Annual Conference in Toronto - October 2006.
MRC’s Doug Dixon, Manager of the Mississauga Structural Department, presented a paper on the seismic retrofit of the Queenston-Lewiston Arch Bridge at the 6th World Congress on Expansion Joints, Bearings & Seismic Design of Concrete Structures held in Halifax, NS (http://www.ijbrc.org)
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