Wedler works with a myriad of clients and partners including owners, project managers/development managers, architects, and developers, and can fulfill many roles including Project Management and Coordinating Registered Professional (CRP).
Our commitment to understanding our client’s aspirations and vision for their development is integral to our services. We work to fully integrate our design with the project to achieve a right-the-first-time efficiency. Our project team members have the technical knowledge and experience to provide clients with a local, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective project.
Our Expertise
With our experience with all levels of government in Western Canada and the North, Wedler is very familiar with local policies, bylaws, planning documents, future expansion areas, design and construction standards, existing infrastructure, approvals processes, stakeholder group interests and priorities. This includes the provision of Development Site Servicing Permitting (DSSP) for projects in Alberta.
Wedler has significant experience designing civil works as part of developments that are then incorporated into municipal infrastructure systems. This has included works that are part of new subdivisions and works outside of a proposed development required to provide adequate service.
Proficiency in working with multi-disciplinary teams and coordination with authorities for project approval adds to the project value. At Wedler, we strive to exceed expectations and our approach and performance reflects that.
Project phasing moves the vision from initiation to implementation, with Wedler providing as many civil site services as required:
Project Management
Scope, cost, and schedule management for any projects with Wedler acting as the coordinating Lead Consultant or as part of a team.
Pre-Design
Understanding project scope and vision, review and assess requirements by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), gathering pertinent site data, surveys, local requirements, design criteria, utility information, and preparing base plans.
Conceptual Design
Review of building/site/subdivision layouts, determine servicing requirements (stormwater, sanitary sewer loading, domestic water and fire flow needs), conceptual grading and roadworks review, and qualitative and quantitative analysis of civil components, assessment of alternatives.
Preliminary Design Development/ Development Permitting
Servicing design plan and brief, modeling as necessary, and assistance with Development Permit (DP), rezoning or OCP amendment processes (as required).
Detailed Design Development / Building Permitting / Design Approvals
Drawing set encompassing all civil design works, including grading, earthworks, roadworks, utilities and servicing, stormwater management, erosion and sedimentation control, all notes and details for construction, letters of assurance, cost estimation, and assistance with permitting processes.
Tendering
Prepare tender package and assist in the tendering process. We have experience with a variety of contract formats including MMCD, CCDC and NMS.
Construction Phase
Field review services to ensure the design is implemented as intended, construction administration services and liaison, review of quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) testing and inspections and attending onsite progress meetings.
Project Completion
Preparation of record drawings, service record cards, and final civil certifications.
Wedler is also specialized in both traditional design-bid-build projects and working as part of a design-build venture team. Our strengths include finding solutions for complex sites such as steep slopes, environmentally constrained sites, and supporting clients with rezoning and OCP amendments.
In addition to utilizing best management practices throughout our operations, we also work to incorporate low-impact development (LID) solutions to ensure the ultimate project carries the least impact possible, and is functional, sustainable and economical.