The Construction Source

The client on the Cutbank Ridge Project was Fluor, a global company that had been selected by the Cutbank Ridge Partnership to execute the engineering, procurement, and construction management for three similar sweet gas plant projects near Dawson Creek, British Columbia. In turn, Fluor contracted Waiward to provide the steel fabrication services for the three plants. Donny is particularly proud of the company’s work on that project because of the trust Fluor placed in Waiward, and because Waiward was able to reward that trust with an exceptional result. “We have lots of competition, not just in Canada, but North America, and worldwide,” he says. “For them to come to us for that fabrication – that says a lot about our company, in my opinion.” “Fortunately, we were very satisfied, and the client was very satisfied,” he adds. “We’ve built a very strong relationship there.” As evidence of the strength of that relationship, Waiward has recently started fabrication on the first phase of a new project with Fluor, which will involve roughly 10,000 tonnes of steel. Once again, Donny is proud of the trust and confidence being placed in Waiward, over all their competition both domestically and overseas. Moving forward, Waiward aims to continue earning that level of trust from clients, and to grow as a result. In particular, they aim to expand their construction division, and they are currently in the process of acquiring the certifications across Western Canada that will enable that expansion. They have also formed a partner company with a First Nations group with the goal of employing more Aboriginal Canadians, and acquiring more work in the northern parts of Western Canada. “There are great opportunities there for Waiward and for the Aboriginal community,” Donny says. Most importantly, the company aims to continue raising their high standard of quality and efficiency, even as they get bigger. According to Donny, the team at Waiward will never rest on their laurels or accept “good enough” as a standard. “You’re only as good as your last job,” he says. “We keep that in mind every day.” JANUARY 2020