Station Square
SWC performed the enabling civil and off-site roadworks for the double high-rise development in 2017 and is contracted to complete the full off-site utilities, roadworks, street lighting, and signal works for this development in the heart of Burnaby, following the scheduled completion of the towers.
Horne Pit
The Horne Pit site is a gravel pit owned by the Township of Langley. As part of the Township’s obligation for pit remediation, Southwest Contracting was contracted to supply, place, and compact approximately 400,000 m³ of structural fill.
Musqueam Creek
The Musqueam Creek Project was a remediation and restoration initiative undertaken in response to the damage caused by the 2021 atmospheric river event. Extensive sediment deposits reduced the capacity of Musqueam Creek and adversely affected drainage in the surrounding community. SWC’s work helped restore the creek channel and its valuable salmon habitat, rehabilitate and protect […]
YVR Fuel Facility and TF2 Expansion
The YVR Tank Farm Expansion project was undertaken to address increasing fuel storage requirements at Vancouver International Airport. SWC provided comprehensive civil construction services, including containment infrastructure for new fuel storage tanks, drainage systems for containment areas, underground utility installations, shotcrete stabilization of containment berm slopes, and the construction of concrete curbs and asphalt-paved surfaces […]
St. Paul’s Hospital
Installed tie-back anchors for the design-build temporary shoring system for the new St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. In total, 546 strand anchors of varying capacities (4–12 strands), totaling 11,378 m, and 197 hollow-core anchors, totaling 3,433 m, were installed. SWC fabricated the strand anchors, up to 31 m in length, on site.
North Shore Conveyance
The North Shore Conveyance Project is a major Metro Vancouver infrastructure project designed to transport wastewater from the new North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant to the Lions Gate Outfall through a 2,134 mm-diameter steel gravity sewer main. SWC was responsible for TBM rescue, installation of the large-diameter welded steel pipeline, lining and coating of welded […]
Fraser Riverbank Stabilization
Assisting Vancouver Pile Driving with the placement of riprap spurs in the Fraser River to slow stream flows in the vicinity of the Inch Creek waterline crossing beneath the riverbed, helping to prevent erosion and scouring around the pipe. Work was undertaken during the fish window period, with crews working in riparian areas without causing […]
Vancouver House
Vancouver House is the iconic 59 story twisting skyscraper located at 1480 Howe Street Vancouver. Southwest Contracting was awarded the project after proposing a value engineering alternative that included seven stories of a corner strut brace design, conventional soldier pile shoring system with shotcrete and waler beams. This deep excavating and shoring project progressed seven […]
BC Children’s Hospital Design Build – Teck Acute Care Centre
Southwest Contracting was awarded the contract for bulk excavation, shotcrete shoring, and onsite civil works to prepare the foundation for the landmark Teck Acute Care Centre. The team managed complex earthworks and site servicing and assisted with precision as-built construction to support the eight-storey medical facility. Operating directly within an active healthcare campus, our crews […]
Evergreen Line
This project showcased the versatility and efficiency of Southwest Contracting’s ground improvement, shoring, excavation, and civil divisions. Working for the SNC Lavalin–Graham Construction Joint Venture (SGJV), SWC completed three phases of shoring and excavation beneath eight lanes of arterial roadway to create the launch pit for the Evergreen Line tunnel boring machine. The work included […]