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, Klohn Crippen Berger, AtkinsRéalis and BC Hydro, the 2025 recipient:

The Site C Clean Energy Project is the third dam and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River in northeast British Columbia. Designed to deliver 1,100 megawatts (MW) of capacity totalling an 8% increase to BC Hydro’s current energy supply, Site C will generate approximately 5,100 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity annually. This long-term investment in clean and sustainable energy will ensure a reliable power source for generations to come.

Key features of the project include:
•    A 60 m high, 1 km long earthfill dam.
•    800 m long roller compacted concrete (RCC) buttress foundation.
•    A generating station housing six 183 MW units.
•    Spillways with a maximum total spill capacity of 16,700 m3/s.
•    An 83-kilometre reservoir, which is two to three times wider than the existing river on average, enhancing storage capacity.

Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) and AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin) formed a joint engineering team to provide the multidisciplinary expertise required to design and construct this world-class project. Reservoir filling was completed, and first power was achieved in October 2024 and recently in August 2025 Site C reached a historic milestone with the successful commissioning of the sixth and final generating unit. The annual energy generation from Site C will be enough to reliably power about 500,000 homes. 
 

Constructed Project Award of Excellence - Nomination Form