Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant D Expansion

Rank 2025

96

Image Credit: City of Calgary

Industry Sector: Other

Project Type: Water Wastewater

Project Value: $655 million

Funding Source: Public

Municipal Funding: $655 million

Province: Alberta

City / Region: Calgary

Estimated End Date of Substantial Completion: 2026

Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant is the largest of three wastewater treatment plants serving Calgary. Originally built in the 1930’s, Bonnybrook is undergoing its most substantial upgrade to date that will see its total treatment capacity increase to nearly 1.4 million citizens when completed in 2026. The second phase of the Plant D Secondary Treatment expansion includes the construction of a third BNR reactor and two additional secondary clarifiers. This will increase the capacity of the Bonnybrook Waste Water Treatment Plant by an additional 108,000 Equivalent Population.

Project Owner: City of Calgary

Engineer: Jacobs; AECOM; Wood (WSP) (environmental)

Project/Construction Manager: Graham Construction

P3 Team Members/Project Team: : Balzers Canada Inc. (Mechanical Contractor); The Vector Group (Electrical Contractor); InCom Electric Corp (Electrical Contractor); Standard General Inc. (Underground); Whissell Contracting Ltd. (Underground); KLS Earthworks & Environmental

Other Key Players: Hanscomb (owner’s design stage cost consultant); Aon (owner advisor and construction insurance broker); WPC Water Solutions; AGAT Labs; Englobe; EXP; McElhanney; Victaulic (supplier); Hanscomb (cost consultant)

Legal: Blake, Cassels & Graydon (advisor for the City of Calgary)

2024 Rank: 87

2023 Rank: 85

2022 Rank: 80

2021 Rank: 76

2020 Rank: 77

2019 Rank: 76

2018 Rank: 78

2017 Rank: 76

2016 Rank: 79