A Construction Leader

Over 30 Years of industrial construction experience.

Imperial Oil

Successful completion of Imperial Oil’s Nabiye facility, Pipe and Steel Fabrication, Module Construction and field Installation

Shell Albian Sands

Pipe Fabrication, Module Construction and Field Installation

Highland Valley Modernization Project

Successful completion of Teck’s Modernization Project

Imperial Oil

Crusher and Conveyor Installation

We Build the Most Challenging Projects in the World

Since 1989 the JV Driver Projects has constructed some of the most challenging and complex projects in the world. With offices across North America, our deep experience and expertise in all key industrial sectors has allowed us to successfully deliver projects for leading players like Shell, Exxon, CNRL, Dow, Suncor and many others. Execution excellence, coupled with innovative and flexible labour strategies, results in efficiencies that allow us to lower costs while maintaining quality and schedule.

Our Core Purpose is to “Think Different, Build Better” and we are constantly looking for ways to lower project cost and duration while at the same time improve quality and safety. Our systematic approach through our Think Different, Build Better Program allows us to develop and implement ground-breaking approaches and tools. These approaches are both created internally and through the adoption of best practices from around the globe. This approach to innovation creates the focus to get world class results for our clients.

THINK SAFE, WORK SAFE, BE SAFE ®

Highlights

Over 25 years of industry experience

World class safety with a 2015 TRIR of 0.15

Over 20 years without a lost time incident

Demonstrated, systematic innovation in construction methods

Timely access to key resources through innovative labour approaches

Many successful projects with major players

JV DRIVER GROUP INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES

Oil and Gas

JV Driver Group has been executing successful projects in the Oil and Gas sector for over 20 years. These include large and small capital projects with both additions to existing facilities and green field. We have the capability and experience to execute projects at all points in the production process – up, mid and downstream. Successful projects ranging from large mining and extraction facilities to the largest and most advanced SAGD recovery and power production installations. In executing this work the JV Driver group has led the way in construction innovation including flexible labour strategies, construction execution and safety performance.

Grande Prairie GPOP

Location:

Grande Prairie, AB

Client:

Weyerhaeuser

The Grande Prairie Optimization Project is an environmental and efficiency project. The centerpiece of the environmental portion of the project is a two-vessel oxygen delignification system with pre and post oxygen washing, which significantly reduces effluent color. The efficiency portion of the project is a combination of many elements, involving the chemical, recovery, utilities, fibreline and machine room areas. JVD acted as the general contractor for this project, responsible for the completion of all aspects of the project including civil, mechanical, structural, tankage, electrical, and instrumentation. This scope included the replacement of all piping in the brownstock area, and incorporated re-building the bleach washers, innovatively replacing the chip bin and an expansive heavy lift schedule.

Green Power Project

Location:

Prince George, B.C.

Client:

Canfor

Prince George Green Power Project was a Mill upgrade to produce electrical power using a steam turbine generator. JV Driver acted as the general contractor for this project responsible for the completion of all aspects of the project including civil, mechanical, structural, and architectural. The project required numerous plant upgrades and the scope of work included structural supply and erection, equipment foundation demolition and installation, mechanical and piping supply and installation. This project also entailed the installation of a recovery boiler, concentrator equipment and upgrades to the existing evaporator system.

Turbine and Generator

Location:

Athabasca, AB

Client:

Alberta Pacific Forest Ltd.

JV Driver completed the installation of a new 35 MW steam Turbine and Generator. This scope included the Civil, Rebar and Mechanical portion of work related to the installation of the Turbine and Generator at their mill near Athabasca, Alberta. The structure measures 6,850 square feet. JVD’s scope included piers and pier caps for the Turbine and Generator, floor slabs and installation of approximately 120 tons of rebar, as well as the installation of steam piping and an air condensing cooler and the installation of the generator and turbine. The project incorporated over 20,000 inches of pipe of varying commodities

Shell Albian Sands

Location:

Fort McMurray, AB

Client:

Shell

We were the general contractor for the extraction and tailings portion of this project and was responsible for the completion of all aspects of the project, including civil, mechanical, structural, tankage, electrical and instrumentation.

Our scope was approximately 8 million man-hours. JV Driver was involved with the entire scope of this project, including both labour strategies and constructability. The project was completed meeting schedule and budget milestones, while ensuring quality and safety, with less than 0.5% rework, productivity over 1.15 and no Lost Time Incidents.

JV Driver Fabricators completed all fabrication and module construction for JV Driver’s scope of work, including 22 Extraction Modules, 9 Tailings Pump Houses and 49 Froth Modules.

Carmon Creek

Location:

Peace River, AB

Client:

Shell

JV Driver was awarded the power scope for Carmon Creek Project – a vertical well steam drive facility that will produce up to 80,000 barrels per day of bitumen. The power scope is for the installation of 3,200+ MW gas turbine generators and 3 HRSG boilers for the steam injection system.

Nabiye

Location:

Cold Lake, AB

Client:

Imperial Oil Resources

JV Driver completed the new steam-generation, bitumen-processing and water treatment facilities to support the In-Situ oil extraction process in Cold Lake. JVD’s scope of work included earthworks, foundations, structural, piping, mechanical, modules, pipe and steel fabrication. The mechanical equipment being used included 2 GE turbines, 2 HRSGs, 1 OTSG, field-erected tanks and an Ecodyne Hot Lime Softener. Additional services provided are procurement of bulk materials and responsibilities as prime contractor. JVD Fabricators also completed all fabrication and module construction for this project

Chemical

As in the oil and gas, JV Driver Group has been executing successful projects in the chemical sector for many years. These include projects large and small including one of the largest hydrogen plants in the world for CNRL and our recently acquired work on an ethane cracker for Dow on the Gulf Coast. A successful track record, an integrated fabrication/construction offering, world class safety, geographic reach and constant innovation make JV Driver Group a leader in chemical plant construction.

Williams Deethanizer

Location:

Redwater, AB

Client:

Williams Energy

The turnkey scope included fabrication of over 40 modules, a 5 day turnaround in the existing plant and new construction that included the installation of over 750 piles and the setting of the modules.

Hydrocarbon Unit

Location:

Houston, TX

Client:

Dow

JV Driver has successfully completed construction contract for Dow Chemical in Houston Texas. The project included piping installation for the Light Hydrocarbon Unit at their Freeport facility in Texas. The current contract began in January, with a 10 month duration.

The scope for this project includes all pipe fabrication and installation for the Unit’s mechanical package, including the supply of valves, specialty items, in-line instruments, pipe supports and miscellaneous steel.

In addition to this work, the Houston team is in discussions on further mechanical scopes with this client as other disciplines will become available.

LEP Project

Location:

Fort McMurray, AB

Client:

Williams Energy

We completed the Williams Energy LEP Project, this work was the front end of Redwater Project – ethane collection from the Suncor Coker. The scope for this project included construction composed of all disciplines.

Turnaround Work

Location:

Houston, TX

Client:

GB Biosciences

JV Driver Industrial Services (JVDIS) was selected as the sole General Contractor on turnaround work with a valued client, GB Biosciences. JV Driver will provide mainly electrical and instrumentation work as well as some packages including equipment setting, piping, civil and soft craft support. The project began in Q3 2017 and is on track to be completed in Q1 2018.

MNU Plant 64

Location:

Fort McMurray, AB

Client:

Suncor

We constructed Suncor Energy’s MNU Plant 64. The plot area measured 300 feet by 200 feet and incorporated 35,000 ft. of pipe of various types. The mechanical equipment included all types of equipment from pumps and compressors to exchangers. In addition we provided procurement services.

Module Installation

Location:

Point Comfort, TX

Client:

Formosa Plastics Corporation

We completed the installation of 28 completed modules at the Formosa Plastics facility in Point Comfort, Texas. As part of this scope, JVDIS received the 28 completed modules from three (3) ships arriving at Calhoun Port Authority and then transported the modules to a staging area located near the port. From the staging area the modules were transported to the Formosa Plastics facility and installed. Prior to receiving the modules, JVDIS completed the survey, earthworks, caisson piles, pile caps and structural steel.

Mining

We have been effectively executing work in the mining sector for over 25 years. In this time the team has had successful projects in hard and soft mining, refining and material handling facilities for uranium, gold, potash, copper and oil sands. JV Driver executed these projects utilizing all trades and disciplines. Most recently, JV Driver successfully completed work with Teck and has been involved with multiple projects in the Phoenix area.

Uranium Mine

Location:

McArthur River, SK

Client:

Cameco

In a joint venture with English River Constructors, JV Driver Group built the Uranium Slurry Loadout Facility for Cameco Corporation. Using JV Driver Group innovative labour strategies was key to the success of this project. The facility included the largest pachuca tanks ever built in Canada and a 100’ high concrete containment wall that was constructed through extreme weather conditions. Full civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, and instrumentation services were provided for the project. The job was completed in 11 months through an extreme winter, with no Lost Time Accidents.

Belle Plaine Expansion

Location:

Belle Plaine, SK

Client:

Mosaic

JV Driver was awarded the Phase 1 Expansion to the Belle Plaine facility. The primary purpose of the expansion is to increase the water availability to the mine field in order to allow further solution mining. The award included the following scope: Two Salt Water Disposal Wells. Our scope is the piling, civil, piping, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and cladding One Reclaim Brine Pump House. Our scope is the piling, civil, piping, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and cladding Power House, including the setting of a package boiler. Our scope is the piling, civil, piping, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and cladding Process Water Building. This building includes two tanks, one a raw water storage tank and the other, the hot water storage tank. Our scope is the piling, civil, piping, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and cladding 138 KV Substation. Our scope is the piling, civil, structural steel, piping, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and cladding. In addition, to the construction scope of work we are providing constructability, purchasing and expediting services to our client.

K2 Mine Expansion

Location:

Esterhazy, SK

Client:

Mosaic

We constructed the Compactor Building for the Esterhazy K2 Mine Expansion. Our scope for the 9-story structure included the piping, mechanical, chutes, ducting and a portion of the structural steel. The project incorporated over 3,000 ft. of pipe. The mechanical equipment included multiple drag chain conveyors and elevators. In addition to the construction scope of work we provided purchasing and expediting services to our client.

Highland Valley Copper

Location:

Logan Lake, B.C.

Client:

Teck

In a joint venture with Fluor Canada, JV Driver Group completed a construction contract for Highland Valley Copper which has an open pit copper molybdenum facility at Logan Lake. The scope included the installation of a new pebble crushing facility, upgrades in the existing grinding building, a new floatation facility, upgrades to the existing regent area and a new 138KV transformer. The project had a crew of between 700-900 with over 1,000,000 direct man-hours, consisting of civil, structural, mechanical, piping and electrical disciplines.

Shell Albian Sands

Location:

Fort McMurray, AB

Client:

Shell

The AOSP Expansion project was a $4B dollar expansion of the existing Shell Albian facility. It included the Jackpine Mine, new extraction, tailings, froth and utilities facilities. Phase 1 ran from Q3 2006 to Q2 2010. We were the general contractor for the extraction and tailings portion of this project and was responsible for the completion of all aspects of the project, including civil, mechanical, structural, tankage, electrical and instrumentation. Our scope was approximately 8 million man-hours. JV Driver was involved with the entire scope of this project, including both labour strategies and constructability. The project was completed meeting schedule and budget milestones, while ensuring quality and safety, with less than 0.5% rework, productivity over 1.15 and no Lost Time Incidents. JV Driver Fabricators completed all fabrication and module construction for JV Driver’s scope of work, including 22 Extraction Modules, 9 Tailings Pump Houses and 49 Froth Modules.

Power

We have significant experience power generation, transmission and distribution projects from several sources including gas, biomass, run of the river, hydro, and wind. We have installed over 20 turbines, ranging from 10MW to 200MW, for clients such as Shell, Imperial Oil, and Weyerhaeuser. Through this extensive experience we have become a recognized leader in this space.

Green Power Project

Location:

Prince George, B.C.

Client:

Canfor

Turbine and Generator

Location:

Athabasca, AB

Client:

Alberta Pacific Forest Ltd.

Carmon Creek

Location:

Peace River, AB

Client:

Shell

Nabiye

Location:

Cold Lake, AB

Client:

Imperial Oil Resources

Grande Prairie GPEOP

Location:

Grande Prairie, AB

Client:

Weyerhaeuser

JV Driver completed a new 50MW Dresser Rand Turbo-generator for Weyerhaeuser. The scope of this project included all new foundations, site scaffolding, all piping (including mill tie-ins), a structural pipe-bridge and tower installation, as well as the mechanical installation of the 50 MW Turbo-generator. This work was later expanded to include the construction of a seven effect evaporator set, condensers, tanks and a cool tower. The structure is 250 feet by 50 feet at various heights. JV Driver’s scope includes Civil, Structural, Piping, Mechanical, Scaffolding and Insulation. The Mechanical equipment includes an evaporator set supplied by HPD.

Green Energy Project

Location:

Castlegar, B.C

Client:

Zellstoff

JV Driver completed the installation of a 35 MW steam turbine and generator. The civil, concrete and mechanical scope included piers and pier caps, floor slabs with approximately 120 tons of rebar, steam piping and installation of an air condensing cooler, the generator and turbine. The project incorporated over 20,000 inches of pipe.

Forest Products

With over 25 years of experience in the forest products sector, we have completed projects in many areas of production, including pulp and aper, OSB and solid wood. These capital projects have been for industry leaders like Canfor, Weyerhaeuser and Alpac. We started in the forest product sector and this long and deep experience gives us a unique perspective and capability to work effectively with clients recognizing the constraints that are present in the industry. We know how to save clients money without compromising safety, quality or schedule.