2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Association Profile………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 01 Our Vision………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 01 Our Mission………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 01 Strategic Priorities (2015-2016)…………………………………………………………………………………………..01 ACEC-SK Code of Consulting Practice……………………………………………………………………………….………….....02 2015-2016 ACEC-SK Board of Directors………………………………………………………………...…………….…………03 Chair’s Report…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....04 Executive Director’s Report……………………………………………………………………………...…………………………....06 2014 – 2015 ACEC-SK Annual General Meeting Minutes………………………………………………………………….08 Buildings (Regina & Saskatoon) Committee Report..………………………………………………………………………..14 Communications Committee Report……………………………………………………………………………...………………..15 Environment/Water Resources Committee Report…………………………………………………………………………..16 Human Resources Committee Report………………………………………………………………………………………………17 Industry/Resources Committee Report……………………………………………………………………………………………19 Risk Mitigation Committee Report……………………………………………………………………………………….…….…….21 Transportation Committee Report…………………………………………………………………..….……………………………22 ACEC-Canada Liaison Report……………………………………………………………………………………………………………23 Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (APEGS) Liaison Report………………………………25 Women in Consulting Committee Report………………………………………………………………………………………….27 Young Professionals Group Liaison Report…………………………………………………….…………………….…………....28 Associate Member Liaison Report…………………………………………………………………….………………………………29 Saskatchewan Construction Association Advisory Council Report………………………..…………………………….30 2015 ACEC-SK Awards…………………………………………………………………………………….…….…………………………31 Nominations Committee Report…………………………………………………………………………….….………………………36 Treasurer’s Report……………….…………………………………………………………………………….….………………………….37 ACEC-SK Members…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….45 ASSOCIATION PROFILE Association Profile The Association of Consulting Engineering STRATEGIC PRIORITIES (2015-2016): Companies - Saskatchewan (ACEC-SK), formerly ADVOCACY Consulting Engineers of Saskatchewan (CES), is the association representing the business interests We will advocate strategically on behalf of industry of consulting engineering and geoscience firms in issues. the province. A non-profit association, supported ENGAGEMENT by its members, ACEC-SK is the link between private industry, government, purchasers, We will work to educate our membership base decision makers, and owners. Consulting about the value of ACEC-SK involvement and engineers and geoscientists are capital asset seek active participation from member firm investment advisors. leadership. ACEC-SK closed out the year representing 60 PROFILE Corporate and 15 Associate member firms that We will enhance our profile among members and collectively employ approximately 1,850 people. key stakeholders by delivering value. Consulting engineers and geoscientists serve as GOVERNANCE trusted advisors to society on the planning, development and management of our natural and We will develop a governance system that reflects built environment. The Saskatchewan consulting best practices in our industry, improves our engineering industry contributes as much as $2 effectiveness and enhances our association’s value billion annually to the provincial economy, and in to our stakeholders. Canada overall is a $28.4 billion a year industry that employs over 100,000 Canadians. OUR VISION: A strong, vibrant and respected Saskatchewan consulting engineering and geoscience industry OUR MISSION: Promote the growth and prosperity of member firms Enhance the image of our industry Positively influence decision makers Provide valuable member services 1 ACEC-SK CODE OF CONSULTING PRACTICE ACEC-SK Code of Consulting (d) Members shall respect the confidentiality of all information obtained from their clients, Practice and (e) Members shall obtain remuneration for their Members of the Association of Consulting professional services solely through fees Engineering Companies - Saskatchewan commensurate with the services rendered. (ACEC-SK) and the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Canada (ACEC) shall fulfill their duties with OTHER CONSULTING honesty, justice and courtesy towards Society, ENGINEERS/GEOSCIENTISTS Clients, other Consulting Engineers/Geoscientists and Employees. (a) Members shall relate to other consulting engineers/geoscientists with integrity, and in a manner that will enhance the professional SOCIETY stature of consulting engineering and (a) Members shall practice their profession with geoscience. concern for the health, safety and social and (b) Members shall respect the clientele of other economic well-being of Society consulting engineers/geoscientists and shall (b) Members shall conform to all applicable laws, not attempt to supplant them when definite by-laws and regulations steps have been taken towards their (c) Members shall satisfy themselves that their employment designs and recommendations are safe and (c) Members shall compete fairly with their fellow sound and, if their engineering/geoscience consulting engineers/geoscientists, offering judgment is overruled, shall report the professional services on the basis of possible consequences to the clients, owners, qualifications and experience, and and, if necessary, the appropriate public (d) Members engaged by a client to review the authorities work of another consulting (d) Members expressing engineering/geoscience engineer/geoscientist, shall inform that opinions to the public shall do so in a engineer of their commission, and shall avoid complete, objective, truthful and accurate statements which may maliciously impugn the manner, and reputation or business of the (e) Members should participate in civic affairs and engineer/geoscientist. work for the benefit of their community and should encourage their employees to do likewise. EMPLOYEES (a) Members shall treat their employees with CLIENTS integrity, provide for their proper compensation and require that they conform (a) Members shall discharge their professional to high ethical standards in their work responsibilities with integrity and complete (b) Members shall encourage their employees to loyalty to the terms of their assignments enhance their professional qualifications and (b) Members shall accept only those assignments development, and for which they are competent or for which (c) Members shall not request their employees to they associate with other competent experts take responsibility for work for which they are (c) Members shall disclose any conflicts of not qualified. interest to their clients 2 2015-2016 ACEC-SK BOARD OF DIRECTORS Stormy Holmes, P.Eng. Jeff Halliday, P.Eng. Paul Walsh, P.Eng. Chair & Liaison to Vice Chair & Jason Gasmo, P.Eng. Secretary-Treasurer & Industry/Resources, Awards Environment/Water Past Chair & Nominations Communications Committee and Women in Consulting Resources Committee Committee Chair Liaison Committees Liaison Bryce Hunter, P.Eng. Tim Magus, P.Eng. Terry Frank, P.Eng. Trevor Knoll, P.Eng. Director & Human Director & Risk Mitigation Director & Transportation Director & Buildings Resources Committee Committee Liaison Committee Liaison Committee Liaison Liaison Chelsey Bartlett, P.Eng. Tara Zrymiak, P.Eng. Lawrence Lukey, P.Eng. Shane Baillargeon Young Professionals Group APEGS Liaison ACEC-Canada Liaison Associate Member Liaison Liaison Beverly MacLeod Executive Director 3 CHAIR’S REPORT This year has been very exciting! Thank The Profile priority again gave a spotlight to the achievements you to all of ACEC-SK’s Corporate and of our member firms and their employees through the Associate members for giving me the Awards Gala. Media was in attendance for part of the evening opportunity to be Chair of the Board and there was a profile of our awards in the Saskatchewan for this year. The business of Business Magazine. The Awards Committee was established consulting engineering and geoscience this year, and is still looking for members to facilitate public is near and dear to me, as I grew up recognition of our member firms’ and their employees’ with a father whom has spent his whole achievements through internal and external awards programs. career in consulting engineering and a mother who was in the industry for a period of time. I truly enjoy having all of our Our Member Engagement focus has used the board’s members work together to make our industry stronger, and Member Engagement Survey to again meet with our this year we have kept the momentum going through some members and discuss with them their thoughts on what is slower economic times. going well and what could be done better. We held the PSMJ How to Get Work session which provided insight on We have maintained our connections with the sister techniques and strategies related to business development. We organizations, particularly in Western Canada, through held two forums this year with SaskPower and SaskEnergy meetings with executive and direct connections with the where our members had the opportunity to meet with these Executive Directors and Chairs. John Gamble and some of organizations to get insight on their business plans, as well as his team at ACEC Canada spent time with us talking about many other events. We are also seeing more active the national perspective of the industry. It is interesting that participation in committee work. many of our sister organizations are facing