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Pirates of the Caribbean II & III

Castle Bruce Drainage Project

Copthall Water Supply

Castle Bruce Intake




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Pirates of the Caribbean II & III

Client Name and Address
Second Mate Production, Inc.
U.S.A.


Date of Service
December 2004 to November, 2005

Level of Involvement

Generally involved in engineering design and build services, involving various access roads and site improvements to filming locations.

Works Included
  • Difficult access road to Cannibal Village at High Meadow on road to Soufriere.
  • Access and civil works for two suspension bridges at Twin Peaks and High Meadow.

Road to Cannibal Village
  Access Road to Cannibal Village.
 

Hampstead works including:

  • Temporary by-pass bridge for main highway traffic in order to allow existing bridge to be used in film production.
  • Three (3) additional access roads and shooting sites.
  • Dredging works on Londonderry River.
  • Various car parks and other miscellaneous works (Laudat, Soufriere, Anse Soldat).


  View of temporary by-pass from existing bridge


Design and installation of safety cables for stunts at Vieille Case Church.

Vielee Case Church



Castle Bruce Drainage

Client Name
Banana Industry Trust
Charles Avenue
Goodwill Road
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica

Client Funding
European Development Fund (EDF)

Date of Service
March – October, 2005

Level of Involvement
Main Contractor

The Works Involved

Drainage works on 125 acres farm land 6.2 km of earth drains, 0.6 to 3m wide and up to 3m deep (Includes 0.7 km of drains in swampy conditions).

  • River flood protection work.
  • Construction of 12 pipe and box culverts in size 0.6 to 3 m wide.
Castle

Castle
Castle



Copthall Water Supply

Client Name
Dominica Water & Sewerage Co. Ltd (DOWASCO)
3 High Street
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica

Date of Service
April – December, 2005

Level of Involvement
Main contractor – Lots 1 & 3

The Works Involved

  • Construction of head works – intake.
  • Approximately 4000 ft of 6” ductile iron pipeline through the forest.
  • Reinforced concrete storage tank with capacity of 60,000 gal




Reinforced concrete storage tank

Castle Bruce Intake
Conceptualised and built by ACE Engineering Ltd.
Final design calculations by Sorell Consulting Ltd.

Client Name
(Sub-contracted through Farmex Technology – Main Contractor)
Banana Industry Trust
Charles Avenue
Goodwill Road
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica

Client Funding
European Development Fund (EDF)

Date of Service
March – June, 2005

Environmentally suitable intake


The Work Involved

Conceptual design of an environmentally suitable intake to replace consultant proposal post-tender.

 

Design concept included:

  • Flow over-weir extraction.
  • Use of river material in construction and integration with river bed to reduce
    impact of built works.
  • Reduction in resource requirement.
  • Reduction in capital cost.
  • Minimal maintenance cost.
  • Reduction in life cycle cost.
  • Construction of intake across river 50 ft wide.

Bamboo River Development

Client Name
ACE Development Ltd

Financier's Name and Address
National Commercial Bank
P.O. Box 271
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica

Financier's Contact Person
Gifford Irish

Date of Service
2002 to present

The Bamboo River Development is a 13.8-acre high standard housing development located in Copthall, Commonwealth of Dominica.

ACE Engineering Ltd is responsible for all aspects of design and construction works at this development including:

  • Land clearing
  • Surveying
  • Bulk excavation including rock excavation
  • Concrete roads
  • Drainage including culvert crossings
  • Pipework and chambers for underground utilities:
    - Water
    - Electricity
    - Telephone
    - Cable TV

Infrastructure construction began in March 2002 and by the end of October 2002 was almost 75% complete.


Roseau Water and Sanitation Project

Client Name and Address
Societe D'Etudes Et De Realisations Techniques (SERT)
Z.A. de Vince Arnouville
B.P. 20 97
97193 Pointe-a-Pitre
Guadeloupe
French West Indies

Client Contact Person
Phillipe Gouy

Date of Service
2000 to 2002

Water and Sanitation Projects
The Roseau Water and Sanitation Project is a US$20 million project jointly funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development, the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and the Dominica Water and Sewerage Company (DOWASCO). The project involves the renewal and extension of the water distribution and sewerage network in the capital city of Dominica, Roseau, in addition to the construction of a sewage treatment plant and marine outfall. Water and Sewerage PipeworksACE Engineering Ltd has a dual role in this project, as a consultant and sub-contractor to the French contractor, Societe D'Etudes Et De Realisations Techniques (SERT), part of the international COLAS Group, undertaking the water and sewerage pipeworks, the main component of the project.

As consultant to SERT, we provided management and technical services including programming, scheduling, traffic-rerouting plans, surveying, design changes and preparation of as-built plans.

As subcontractor to SERT, ACE Engineering Ltd undertook a significant proportion of the sewerage and water pipeworks within both commercial and residential areas of Greater Roseau. The combined length of pipes laid was approximately 5 miles (8 km) which equates to over 25% of the entire pipelaying works for the project.

These works required high degrees of engineering and management skills for successful implementation of gravity sewers and water distribution mains in a very crowded underground environment.


Past Consultancy

Carib Territory Water Supply Design Study

Client Name
European Development Fund (EDF)/
Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica

Client's Name and Address
Office of National Authorising Officer
26 King George V Street
P.O. Box 1102
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
West Indies

Client's Contact Person
Edward Lambert

Date of Service
2003

Carib Territory Water Supply Intake
The Carib Territory is a 3,700-acre area on the north-eastern part of Dominica, which is home to approximately 3,000 residents of Carib descent. It has historically suffered from lack of an adequate water supply even after a major water supply project undertaken from 1998-2001.

ACE Engineering Ltd has been appointed by the European Development Fund and Government of Dominica to undertake a study to:

  • Review the original project and make recommendations for improvements
  • Make recommendations for the best option for an additional water source
  • Prepare a new project, complete with technical designs and cost estimates

The results of this project will facilitate the preparation of a Financing Proposal for a new project to ensure an adequate water supply for the Carib Territory.


Giraudel/Eggleston/Castle Comfort Water Supply

Client Name and Address
Dominica Water and Sewerage Company Ltd (DOWASCO)
3 High Street
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
West Indies
Fax: (767) 448 5813

Client Contact Person
Damian Shillingford
General Manager

Date of Service
2001 to present

Potable Water Feasibility Study
Water Supply Projects ACE Engineering Limited carried out a feasibility study and preliminary designs to supply three rural communities in Dominica with reliable potable water. Our recommended option was approved by DOWASCO. We are currently preparing to undertake the detailed design phase of this project.



The Roseau Underground High-Voltage Network

Client Name and Address
Dominica Electricity Services Limited (DOMLEC)
P.O. Box 1593
18 Castle Street
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
West Indies
Fax: (767) 448 5397

Client Contact Person
Rawlins Bruney

Date of Service
2000 to 2002

 Network Map
ACE Engineering Limited are the Civil Works consultants for the construction of an underground high voltage network in the capital city of Dominica, Roseau. Our scope of works included detailed design including plan and profile drawings of approximately 2 miles (3 km) of underground ducting and chambers, preparation of contract documents, supervision of construction and preparation of as-built drawings.


Other Project Summaries

Project Description
White River Wilderness Resorts - Phase 1 Water resources assessment and preliminary water supply design for a 30-cabin and 20-tent campground site with conference and restaurant facilities
Dolphin Resorts On-site wastewater system preliminary design for a 28-room resort with clubhouse, restaurant and gift shop facilities
Petite Coulibri Guest Cottages Water purification and wastewater treatment system design for an upmarket 7-cottage resort with restaurant and other facilities
Unity Resorts (Hatton Garden) Environmental Impact Assessment for a 6-acre, 60-room resort along the Pagua River
Beaubois Gillon Development Extension Water supply, distribution and drainage design and construction for a 15-acre housing development extension of Beaubois Gillon Development.
Water distribution network design Several other housing developments in Wall House, Check Hall, Salisbury, Picard, St. Joseph and Point Michel
Grand Bay Agricultural Station Irrigation Project A technical feasibility analysis of proposals to supply the station with irrigation water from DOWASCO's mains carried out for the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute.
Sugar Loaf Power Station Providing consultancy services, including designs, contract procurement and supervision of construction, for Civil Works aspect of the installation of a second 1.6 MW diesel generator for DOMLEC.
Belfast Estates Limited
Design, procurement of materials and construction of water system for a high-standard housing development.
Sunset Bay Beach Club Hotel Design, specification and installation of UV water treatment system.
Anse A L'iane Dive Lodge Design, procurement of materials and supervision of a water system involving 5000 ft of supply pipeline and reservoir.
Blue Max Café At Picard EIA and wastewater collection, treatment and disposal design.
Copthall Riverside Development Development plan and water supply design for a 16-acre residential development.
Copthall Estate Proposal to supply the 175-acre Copthall development with potable water and to improve the Trafalgar and Wotten Waven water supplies.
Hampstead Tourism Development Project Feasibility studies and preliminary designs to supply the 600-bed resort with potable water, and for collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater.
Fort Young Hotel Water Quality Assessment of water quality status at the hotel. Installation of micro-filtration equipment and ultraviolet sterilizers as backup treatment to municipal water supply.
Roseau Cooperative Credit Union Water Quality Assessment of water quality status at the four-story office building. Installation of micro-filtration equipment and ultraviolet sterilizers as backup treatment to municipal water supply.
Warner Land Use Plan Assessment, for study area of 375 acres, of:
  • Hydrological patterns (rainfall and surface flows) of the area and indicate /estimate rainfall levels.
  • Potable water and irrigation requirements for the area
  • Water Resources for provision of potable and irrigation supply water from existing lines and /or alternative sources
  • Soil type, chemical and physical compositions
Hodges Development,
Dominica
Design and Construction of roads, drainage and underground utilities for a 6 acre high-standard housing development in Calibishie. Complete in Nov 2003.

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