Constructed Project Award of Excellence

Year 2022 was the inaugural award, on the occasion of the CDA celebrating 25 years.

The Constructed Project Award of Excellence recognizes teams that have made significant contributions to the dam industry in Canada and to society through the design, construction, remediation, upgrading, decommissioning, reclamation, and/or closure of dams. One award is offered annually to a team fulfilling the following eligibility criteria: 

• The primary contact must be a member of the Canadian Dam Association and must have served a significant role in the project.
• The construction project should have been substantially completed within the past 3 years or the project is in its final stages of development.
• Projects outside of Canada will be eligible provided that a significant portion of the design and/or construction management has been completed in Canada.

To apply for the Constructed Project Award of Excellence or to nominate a team,  please complete the nomination form below.
 

Meet, Ontario Power Generation, KGS Group, Kiewit and WSP Canada, the 2024 recipient:

The Little Long Dam Safety (LLDS) Project is a significant initiative by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to enhance the spill capacity at Adam Creek, part of the Lower Mattagami River hydroelectric complex. The project aims to meet regulatory discharge requirements for the newly calculated Inflow Design Flood (IDF) by achieving an overall discharge capacity of 8,680 mÑ/s at the Little Long headpond.

The project involves three main components:
1. The addition of 4 new concrete sluiceway bays at Adam Creek, providing an additional discharge capacity of 2,650 mÑ/s.
2. The replacement of ten existing sluice gates, gate hoist systems, and superstructures, eight at the Adam Creek Sluiceway and two at the Little Long Sluiceway.
3. The installation of an upstream splash wall at Little Long headworks concrete structures to protect against wave and debris overtopping.

The project was executed under a Design-Build (DB) strategy, with OPG as the Owner, KGS Group as Owner’s Engineer (OE), Kiewit as the DB Contractor, and WSP Canada as the Design Engineer. The project reached Substantial Completion in May 2024.

Constructed Project Award of Excellence - Nomination Form