Toronto,February14,2017

CONSTRUCTIONPROJECTMANAGEMENTPROGRAM(T403)
BLDG1071WORKPLACEPREPARATION
Prof.DorotaRogowski
REPORT02SITEVISIT:PARKINGLOTBUILDUPFASE
SamidBarrios /ID#101088325

PROJECT`SDATASHEET

ProjectsName: AQUAVISTA(344unitsdist.in13stories+4levelsofparkingbelow
ground)Mech.RoomisonP4.

Address: 255QueensQuayE,Toronto,ON.

SitesFootprintAprox.Area: Totalareaofthecomplex.13acres(566.280,00Sq.Ft)

Developers: HINES

ConstructionManagement: TRIDEL.

Architects: ARQUITECTONICAARCHITECTS

SoilTreatmentConsultant: GFLENVIRONMENTAL

ConcreteProviderConsultant: TorontoReadyMix.35C1Portlandcement.

StructuralEng.Consultant: StephensonEngineering

StructuralDetailing: REBAREnterprises,INC.

GATHEREDIMPORTANTDATESANDSCHEDULES

PlannedDeliveryofProject: Summer2018AHEADOFSCHEDULE

PlannedScheduleforPiles: N/A(Phasealreadydone)

InitialdateforExcavation: January2016

InitialdateforDrillingandPiles:April2016

SITEEXISTINGCONDITIONS

SoilConditions: Clay:Lowbearingcapacity;
deemedasHighly
contaminatedbyCityof
Toronto.Thesoilisbeingtreated
bytheconsultantGFL
Environment.Thiscompanyis
carryingthisactivityin40days
byload.Theremediatedsoilis
beingreusedasbackfillfor
industrialpurposes.

FootprintConditionings:Rampsfortrafficoftruckswereusedattheinitialstage;alongwiththeuseof
twocranestocompletetheexcavationstage.
 Neighbors: N=QueensQuayE./ParliamentSt.

S=DirectcontacttoLakeOntario.

W=AqualinaBuilding/MerchantsWharf(1stBuildingatBaysideNewbuilding
Complex).

E=AquabellaBuilding(3rdfuturebuildingatBaysideNewbuildingComplex)

WaterTable: Ashighas5munderthegroundlevel.Thewatercollectedduringtheexcavation
phasewasalsodeemedascontaminated.A13acressiteallowedtofit
comfortablythefiltrationsystemthatreturnstheconditionsexpectedbyCityof
Toronto.Thatwaterwasthendumpedintothesewersandusedforthe
construction.

SITERISKS
Asfarastheinformationgatheredallowsit,thereisonlysoilcontaminationasasiterisks.
Althoughallpossibleeventualitieshavebeendealtwithpriortotheinitiationofthesites
developmentortheywereaddressedbytheconstructionteamontheadjacentsite(Aqualina
Condos).
Atthisstageoftheconstruction,theweatherdoesnotpresentapossiblesetbackinthefuture.
AccordingtotheSeniorSiteSupervisor,windisnotastrongfactortobeaddressedeither.
Humanerrorsonhandlingthegasescollectedinthegroundthatgothroughthebuildings;and
thengouptotheroofbysteelpipeswithinreinforcedconcreteshafts.
Unadvertedextrapressurefromthelaketotheundergroundconcretewalls.

CONSULTEDONSITELOGISTICS

Formwork:Thechosenmaterialwaswood.Itisonetheresponsibilitiesofthesubcontractor,whoalsois
responsibleforreinforcedsteelandthecranes.

Safetyprecautionsduringexcavationphase:Onthissite,thegasesfromthecontaminatedsoilhadtobe
dissipatedwithfansforsafetyoftheweldingteam.

Concretespecifications:Ifspecificationsstatea25mpaconcrete,theywouldgenerallyupthestrengthto
ahigherlevel(35mpa),sothatitsetsfasterthantheoneonrecommendedforittosetsoonerthan
expected,todispensewiththeaddmixtures.Thesedecisionssavetimeandbudgetontheproject.

Trafficmanagement:Thereisnoneedtoaskforapermitinordertoreserveastreetlaneforlogistics
purposes.Nevertheless,apersonisassignedattheentranceofthesiteonQueensQuayEastStreetfor
controllingpedestrianandvehicletraffic.

ContaminationTreatment:Duringtheexcavationmechanicalventilationwasneeded.Afterbuildingthe
concretewallsoftheexcavation,thefumeswerereroutedintoapipewhichwillguidethemtotheroof
wheretheywillbesetloose.

LandfillManagement:Thesoilwasconsideredasenvironmentallyimpactedbycontamination,whichled
toinvolveGFLEnvironmentastheconsultantforhandlingit.Allsoilextractedfromthissiteistaken2
blocksawaytoGFLremediationsite.Atthislocation,thesoilistreatedfor40days;afterwhichitis
reusedasbackfillforindustrialpurposes.
WaterManagement/treatment:DirectwaterdumpingintoLakeOntarioisillegal.Inthatsense,the
watercollectedfromthesitesexcavationwasfilteredonsitewithfilteringsystems.Onlythen,thewater
canbedeliveredtothecityssewers.

OptimizedUseofcranes:Asabenefitacquiredfromitsneighborproject,theAquavistateamreceived
onecranelocatedatitsperimeterwhichisnowbeingreusedforthesitethatwewereassignedto
inspect.Atthesametime,thereisasecondcraneontheoppositesidewhichwillnotonlybeusedthe
AquavistaBuildingteambutalsobytheAquabellateam(3rdbuildingtobedevelopedforthecomplex).

BoilerandMechanicalrooms:Althoughitiscustomarytolocatethemechanicalandboilerroomontop
ofthelastfloor,itseemsthattheruleisstartingtochange,andforthelogisticallyrightreasons.Oncethe
buildingiserected,itisyetfrombeingoccupiedforlackofheatingandwaterconditions.Thisnotonly
turnsitintoabottleneckfordeliveringunitsthataretobeoccupiedassoonastheyarefinished,butalso
presentsaconstantdisturbance,inspiteofallefforts,tothefutureownersinthepenthousefloor.The
relocatingoftheseservicestothethirdfloorfoundonourfirstvisit(Minto`sCase)andtothebasement
levelP4onthiscase,hasofferedasolutiontoletfuturetenantsinstantlyoccupytheunitswithaccessto
basicservices.Bythetimeallsubcontractorfinishtheirtasks,everyunitisreadytobeused.This
innovationalsooffersanavailabilityofwaterwithouttoomanyextrastepstoeveryfloorduring
construction.

PROJECTDESCRIPTION
TheprojectispartofanambitiousurbandevelopmentonBaysideatthewaterfrontsectionbetween
SherbourneStreetandParliamentStreet.Atthislocation,thereusedtobeacardboardwarehouse,and
beforethatafreightdock.Historically,thesitestartedbeinglakeareaonwhichbackfillwasdumped
duringadifferentbusyconstructionmomentofthecity.Withtime,thesoilturnedcontaminated.It
becameagoaltothejoinedventureofMunicipality,waterfrontprotectioninstitutionsasthepublicparty
alongwithHinesandTridelastheprivatepartytodevelopaprojectthatwillrecoverthecleancondition
ofthesoilwhiledeliveringresidentialprivatehousing,
commercial,publichousing,greenareasandpublicspaces
inthis13acreslot.

Asyetanotherdevelopmentinthewaterfront,thisone
involvesamixofdisciplinesputtogetherforanestimated
timeofabout10years.Thetotalscopeoftheproject
involvesseveralbuildings,mostlyresidentialfordifferent
targets;commercialspaceswithinthosebuildings;public
areaswithgardensandsidewalks;andamarina.Theinitial
tasksofTridelasaGC,aretheAqualinaBuilding,whichisto
beoccupiedthissummer;theAquavistaBuildingwhichis
ourcaseofstudy;andtheAquabellaBuildingwhichwill
begindevelopmentinthecomingwinter.TheAquavista
project,hasalreadyfinishedtheexcavationandshoring
stage,anditisnowbuildingbasementcolumns,slabsand
ramps.Someofthesubcontractorsmentionedasactiveon
siteare:Forming,Electrical,plumbingandmechanical.
INCONTRASTTOCANADIANPRACTICES:Venezuela
Countrywithseismiccharacteristics.
ThemostpopulatedcitiesinthevicinitiesoftheAndesmountainsystem,startinVenezuelaand
throughtheleftsideofSouthAmerica,downtothePatagoniainChile.
Asaruleinconstruction,aftertheearthquakeof1967,istolocatedynamicloadsontheground
orundergroundlevels.
Allconstructionismostlyconcretebased.
Drywallisusedasaclosingelementforceilingsonmorerecentdevelopments.
DrywallandPlycemareusedexclusivelyforinteriors,oncommercialandofficebuildings.
Insulationisnotusedorrequired.Allthermicsolutionsarehandledbyeitherthemechanical
considerationsornaturalventilation.
Allexcavationaredonein1,5msection,duringwhichtiebacksaredone.Andthenpouredwith
concretebyusingwoodformworkaspartofeachsectionforshoringwalls.
Thesoilcharacteristicsvarythroughoutandfromonesitetothenext.
Climateisalsochangingfactordependingonthelocation.
ConstructionmanagementConsultantsarealmostexclusivelyorientedintoworkingwiththe
publicsector.
ResidentialdevelopmentisgenerallydonebyBuilderDevelopers.
Generalcontractorsareregularlyintotheretailandcommercialsectorofconstruction.

ADDITIONALIMAGES