The City of Grande Prairie hired Focus’ laser scanning team , to capture street detail of the major intersections on their 101 Avenue upgrade project. The speed of capture and the quantity and quality of the scan data were so impressive that the City expanded the scanning area to capture the full 1.8 km project length.
While the cost of the laser scan was comparable to that of a traditional topographic survey, it produced far more detailed and accurate information, without any of the...
Major oil and gas companies use Focus’ 3D planning experts and technology. So far, we’ve helped them plan and locate more than 3,000 well site and corehole locations and over 29,000 km of access road and pipelines throughout Alberta.
They know that good planning reduces execution costs – and they’ve chosen Focus for good reasons: experience and technology.
Major clients, including Trident, EnCana, Enermark, Conoco and Total, save on project execution costs...
Focus provided graphic design, database design, analysis and mapping support to support Heritage Canada’s Aboriginal Affairs Branch in their continuing study of Aboriginal Languages in Canada.
This project involved researching various sources of Aboriginal language‐related data from the 1996 and 2001 Census, the 2001 Aboriginal People’s Survey, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Heritage Canada and Aboriginal communities and compiling the pertinent facts into one extensive...
Focus Graphics team designed several 33” wide by 79” tall portable mounted posters to present the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) - Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate’s research on Aboriginal languages in Canada.
Using the content provided by AANDC, the Focus Graphics team produced two sets of 5 unique posters — one set in English and one set in French. We also designed and produced smaller bi-lingual wall mount posters and spiral...
Focus was commissioned by the City of Edmonton’s Drainage Design and Construction department to undertake preliminary and detail design for the Belgravia Storm Tunnel project. This project was deemed vital to the city because severe rainfall events had caused extreme flooding throughout the neighbourhoods of McKernan and Parkallen in Edmonton. The solution: a new relief storm sewer to service these neighbourhoods.
Focus reviewed and analyzed routing alternatives and site locations,...
CMS Focus provided construction management and supervision services for day labour construction on the Braden Road Upgrade project.
The upgrade consists of the rehabilitation of approximately 5km of Braden Road, which acts as a short cut between Hart Highway and the Alaska Highway within the South Peace District.
Focus is providing engineering and survey services to Melcor Developments Ltd. for Bridgeport Community, an exclusive 260 acre residential development in Leduc, Alberta.
Focus completed the initial planning for this multi-phased development, which was later amended to include a 60 acre regional shopping complex known as Leduc Common. Major tenants will include Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire and Rona. The project also includes a large central park, a major stormwater facility and two bridge...
The Cabin Gas Plant will be located at units 74, 75, 76, 84, 85, and 86, Block J, Group 94-P-4 in the Peace River District, approximately 75 km northeast of Fort Nelson. The site is accessible by a secondary radio controlled road (gravel) that is maintained year round.
The Cabin Gas Plant is a green field development.
BC Hydro does not have any electrical power infrastructure in the area of the Cabin Gas Plant. The nearest transmission line is approximately 70 km away that...
Focus Air Quality Monitoring is responsible for the operation of a three-station continuous ambient air monitoring network for the Calgary Regional Airshed Zone (CRAZ) in South Central Alberta.
Focus began working on this project in June 2008 when we assumed operations and data management, including reporting of the airshed’s monitoring network data. The current monitoring network includes the urban stations located in Calgary. Future development of the airshed may include operations...
Focus was a key member of the consultant team retained as Owner’s Engineer for Calgary Transit’s West Light Rail Transit line, which stretches from downtown Calgary to the residential communities in the west. This 8km extension includes six stations, two park and ride facilities and one new road interchange. Throughout the planning and design and construction phases, Focus was responsible for everything that related to roadways, storm‐water management and utilities, including the...