Sandwell is a diversified engineering company operating internationally in the bulk handling, marine, energy, and industrial sectors. Sandwell provides unbiased, independent engineering and management services for all sizes of projects.

Sandwell’s origins go back 80 years in British Columbia. The present company was formed by the merger of two well-established firms: Swan Wooster Engineering (established 1925) and Sandwell & Company (established in 1949). Sandwell is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, with Canadian offices in Montreal, Burlington, Ontario and Calgary, two US offices, 2 Brazilian offices and offices in Peru, Australia and India.

Sandwell is committed to providing the quality of engineering and technology services to maximize value to our clients. Sandwell's principal offices have maintained ISO 9001 registration since 1994 for engineering services delivered to specification, on time and on budget. In addition, Sandwell got registrations for ISO 14001 (Environmental) and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety) management systems in 2007.

Sandwell Services

Sandwell provides consulting services in the following areas:

Bulk Materials Handling

Mine Infrastructure

Road and Rail

Transportation Planning

Simulation Modelling and Analysis

Port and Marine Facilities

Ocean and Coastal Works

Arctic and Offshore Structures

Bridges

Project Management

Intermodal Facilities

With this in-house capability, transportation planning and engineering can be approached on a total system basis to determine the appropriate combination of services required. The Company has completed more than 5,000 transportation projects worldwide. The range of Sandwells services includes:

Master Planning, Feasibility Studies, and Bankable Documents

Site Selection

Preliminary and Detailed Design

Cost Estimating and Scheduling

Project and Construction Management

Procurement, Logistics and Scheduling

Construction Assistance

EPC and EPCM Packages

Commissioning

Operator Training

The following sub-sections provide an expanded description of some of these capabilities.

Bulk Materials Handling and Mining

Sandwell has planned and engineered systems for handling a wide range of commodities at rates up to 16,000 tonnes per hour. Engineering design services related to conveyors, transfers, storage silos and stockpiles are supplemented by the Company's ability to custom design major materials handling machinery such as stackers and shiploaders for unusual applications.

Sandwell has detailed design experience with mineral concentrates and ores, coal, coke, bulk liquids, construction aggregates, potash, fertilizer, forest products, cement, sulphur, chemicals, sugar, grains, containers, and other unitized cargoes.

Sandwell provides services relating to:

Ship and Barge Loading and Unloading

Conveyors, Belt Feeders, and Transfer Systems

Dry and Liquid Bulk Cargo Handling Equipment

Stockpile Storage and Reclaim

Silo and Tank Storage

Railcar and Truck Dumpers

Environmental Controls for Noise, Spillage, Dust, and Water

Railway Engineering

Sandwell has provided in-house rail planning and design services for more than 35 years. Sandwell’s experience includes:

Route location

Network planning and analysis

Alignment design

Inspection

Rehabilitation

Maintenance programs

Construction management

Sandwell also markets railway experience worldwide and has carried out projects in North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.

Specialized services include:

Conceptual design and planning studies

Feasibility studies and bankable documents

Operations, capacity and network analyses

Marketing and traffic assessments

Route selection and alignment design

Design of fixed plant and infrastructure

Capital and operating cost estimates

Economic, financial and tariff analyses

Operations planning and train control

Simulation Analysis

Over the past 15 years, Sandwell has perfected, and has an acknowledged international reputation in, the use of computer simulation modelling as applied to transportation projects, and in particular to coal handling. These models have become extremely valuable as decision support tools during the planning and design phases of a project. The models are particularly useful for debottlenecking analyses.

Sandwell has been a pioneer in the development of “object-oriented” animated interactive simulation models using “Audition” software. The animated features on the screen are, in effect, carrying out the operations under simulation. Components from previous models are readily transferable to new models, simplifying the simulation development process for new applications.

An Audition model is immediately understandable by the non-expert and many clients continue to use Sandwell models in-house as an operational planning tool.

Because of the high capital costs associated with infrastructure projects and the undesirable consequences of inopportune decisions, models are used to mimic real time situations and to quantify the consequences of alternative designs and operational modifications. They are used to balance system designs, which minimize system and operating costs, capital investment, inventory, and the opportunity costs of idled equipment and transportation vehicles.

Simulation modelling is used to:

Analyze complete systems.

Compare multiple alternatives.

Assess multiple interacting and random components.

Optimize systems by using an iterative approach.

Provide an effective learning and teaching medium

Ports and Marine

Facilities range from sophisticated multi-berth container and general cargo terminals, to specialized installations for the handling of a single product, such as coal. Structures have been designed to accommodate the dynamic forces and mooring loads from vessels as large as 500,000 DWT. Sandwell has been involved in the planning and design of ports ranging from small vessel harbours to bulk terminals capable of exporting 90 million t/a. The Company has designed hundreds of terminals throughout the world.

Sandwell is frequently asked to examine existing port operations and to recommend new equipment and cargo-handling procedures to increase terminal efficiency and throughput capacity. As well, Sandwell uses innovative techniques to design low cost facilities for the export of small material volumes from remote locations.

The design of economical marine structures demands careful attention to foundation conditions and to the availability of local materials. Sandwell engineers arrange submarine drilling or test pile programs, as appropriate, and elect the most suitable type of marine structure for each site. The Company also provides engineer diver inspection services for underwater structures and recommends appropriate remedial measures when necessary.

Sandwell provides total services for port and terminal development. Activities include:

Oceanographic and Hydrographic Surveys

Coastal Engineering

Wharves and Marine Structures

Intermodal Facilities

Infrastructure Development

Container Handling Facilities

Bulk Storage Facilities

Ancillary Facilities

Environmental Controls

Wharves and Marine Structures

Sandwell's dossier includes the design of all types of marine structures including concrete or steel piled wharves, sheet piles, caissons, breakwaters and dredging. Sandwell has well-established design procedures, including proprietary in-house programs, for all types of structures.

Designs take account of local conditions, local construction practices, plant availability and the like, and designs for overseas projects are frequently undertaken with local consulting groups and developed to meet the capabilities of local contractors.

Ocean and Coastal Engineering

Sandwell has always maintained a strong team of professional engineers specialising in the field of coastal engineering. Members of this team have made a commitment to state-of-the-art engineering and technical excellence and have authored numerous technical papers at national and international conferences. In addition, they have many years of collective experience in the design, construction and management of coastal oriented projects.

Areas of expertise offered within this discipline include:

Shoreline Planning and Management

Shore Protection Works and Beach Development

Breakwater Design

Causeway Design

Pollutant Dispersion Analysis

Dredging and Land Reclamation

Wave Analysis, Hindcasting and Forecasting

Erosion and Sedimentation Studies

Current and Storm Surge Numerical Modelling

Design and Supervision of Physical Models

Project Cost Estimating and Construction Logistics

Construction Supervision

Environmental Impact Assessment

Oceanographic and Hydrographic Surveys

The evaluation of possible sites and the development of conceptual through final design details of port and marine facilities generally require new or updated information of the site bathymetric, geotechnical, and oceanographic conditions. Sandwell has organized numerous oceanographic, bathymetric and geotechnical data collection programs. The resulting information is generally used in all aspects of the engineering design process including calibration or verification of detailed numerical or physical modelling or simulation investigations.

Dredging and Reclamation

Sandwell provides all necessary services related to channel dredging and land reclamation, specifying dredge equipment and closely supervising dredging activity to meet stringent requirements for:

Breakwaters

Navigation Channels

Site Development

Preparation and Structural Engineering for Process Plants.

Infrastructure Development

Sandwell scope often includes the design and installation of all site services, connection to road or rail, as well as design of service buildings, lighting and security, parking areas, and paved storage areas. Sandwell engineers are experienced in the design of ancillary structures such as storage tanks, piping, transit sheds, or covered product storage.

During the infrastructure development phase the requirements and costs are assessed for specialized structures such as breakwaters, navigational aids, and extensive site preparation including dredging works.

Project Management Services

Sandwell has an established record in successful project management for both small and large multi-disciplined facilities. Sandwell offers project management services during any or all phases of a capital project, including:

Project Scoping and Definition

Contracts Management

Specification Development

Procurement and Expediting

Scheduling

Equipment Manufacture Inspection

Construction Supervision

Commissioning

Summary

The company is known for responsiveness to client needs and for its total solutions approach to helping clients build and maintain competitive advantage. Large multi-national corporations, governments, and international lending agencies are all numbered among the Company's clients for these services.

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