Activities Associated with Major

Pipeline Construction Projects

Service ROW Surveying & Staking
General Description
 Prior to Right of Way Surveying and Staking Enbridge engages in community
consultation to identify any site specific concerns. Upon resolution of concerns, the
survey commences. This is the process of determining precisely the most feasible
route for locating the pipeline across a vast area, which may consist of different
geophysical conditions and anomalies that may dictate the course in which the
pipeline traverses through that territory.
 Surveying techniques to be specified may include:
o GPS;
o Conventional;
o 3D;
o Heli-portable;
o In-land marine.
 Staking is the process of placing stakes on the ground at the centre point of the line to
mark the best course for the pipeline to take.
Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification
 Trucks  Two or more persons per job  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Utility Terrain Vehicles  CSC Certified Surveyors  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 All Terrain Vehicles  Trained in industrial health, safety,  Satisfactory insurance
 Boats environment (HSE)
 GPS Receivers

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

Service ROW Clearing

General Description
 This is the process of clearing and removing vegetation and natural obstructions from
the surface of the land running the entire length of the ROW, clearing room on either
side of the centre line staked out for the pipeline to accommodate movement of
personnel, materials and equipment during construction.
 Clearing methods may include:
o Slashing;
o Logging and salvage;
o Stump removal;
o Mulching;
o Hauling away debris.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Forestry equipment  Usually one person per piece of  Heavy equipment operators tickets
 Dozers equipment  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Mulching machines  Trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Log trucks  Trained in heavy equipment  Satisfactory insurance
operation
 Chain saws

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction phase.

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Service ROW Grading – Topsoil Stripping
General Description
 This is the process of leveling the surface of the ROW to a consistent grade to permit
ease of construction and so the pipeline has as few bends as possible to accommodate
undulating terrain.
 Graded areas may be sloped away from the centre to permit water to run off after rain
storms.
 This process also prevents water from collecting in low lying areas causing mobile
equipment to bog down in mud and slow the progress of construction.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Graders  Usually one person per piece of  Heavy equipment operators tickets
 Earth movers equipment  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Trained in heavy equipment  Satisfactory insurance
operation

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction phase.

Service Access Road Building

General Description
 Access road construction if typically part of the clearing and salvage operation.
 Often pipelines are constructed across remote landscapes requiring that roads be
constructed from scratch through difficult terrain with varying ground conditions.
 Road building contractors need to be prepared for different conditions they may
encounter and be able to build roads as specified with the least amount of ground
disturbance and impact on the environment.
 Contractors need to be able to transport personnel, equipment and material to and
from construction locations and conduct construction activities safely and efficiently.
 May involve moving earth, adding aggregate, installing culverts and hauling away
debris.
Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification
 Log trucks, rock trucks  Usually one person per piece of  Heavy equipment operators tickets
 Bull dozers, excavators, back hoes equipment  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Graders  Trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Transport trucks and trailers  Trained in heavy equipment  Satisfactory insurance
operation

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction phase.

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Service Line Locating
General Description
 Line locating is an underground pipe and utility line locating service that can involve an
array of techniques to determine precise location and render this on a GPS map.
 Others techniques involve electric AC and DC current detection.
 Location can also be determined using ultrasonic or low frequency sound waves.
 With modern technology, pipe and utility lines can be mapped for location, length and
depth and in 3D imagery.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Hand held and mobile detection devices  One person to handle one device  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Equipment must be up to date and GPS  Large jobs may require several  Satisfactory WCB coverage
compatible  Personnel should also have:  Satisfactory insurance
 May also require ATV equipment suitable for o H2S Alive
rough and environmentally sensitive terrain
o WHMIS
o TDG
o First Aid/CPR
o Ground Disturbance Level II
o Confined Space
o CSTS Certified
o Certified Tech I Line Locators
o ATV Riders Course
When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

Service Pilot Trucking

General Description
 Pilot trucking is the service of piloting oversized and wide load transports to and from
work sites to ensure they arrive safely to their destination and are not a hazard to
other users of the roadway.
 Pilot trucking can also involve escorting other vehicles and transports through
hazardous roadways, such as remote logging roads, mountain roads with lots of hidden
bends and narrow passages.
 Some jobs may require only one pilot truck out front, while others may require two
trucks, one out front and the other following in the rear.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Pickup trucks and drivers
 Equipped with emergency lights and
reflective warning signs
 Rough terrain ready with heavy duty
suspension and 4X4 capability
 One person per pilot truck trained in
industrial HSE
 Specialized driver training and associated
tickets
 Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service During construction phase.

Required?

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Service Equipment & Field Hauling
General Description
 Equipment and field hauling involves transportation of equipment, pre-fabricated
components, construction material and goods from source to and from field sites
where they are needed.
 Such hauling may involve light to heavy hauling using a wide range of transportation
equipment suitable for both off road and on road maneuvering.
 Trucks and trailers may require winches and/or cranes.
 Trucks and trailers may require special features to make them environmentally
friendly, such as tire pressure control sensors and floatation tires.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Equipment can vary as per the following
examples:
o 3 to 20 ton Knuckle Boom Picker Cranes
o 22 to 40 ton Stiff Boom Pickers
o 300” to 385” Bed Trucks/Texas Beds
o 30 to 40 ton Winch Tractors
 One person per truck trained in
industrial HSE
 Heavy equipment operators tickets
 COR
 Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction, construction and post-construction phases.

Service - Prime Contract Trenching Page

General Description
 Trenching is the excavation of precision trenches or furrows within which the pipeline’s
pipe is to be laid and subsequently buried using specialized equipment.
 Trenching equipment ranges in size and weight depending on width and depth of the
trench required.
 Trenches required by Enbridge are usually for big inch (24”- 42”) pipe.
 Trenching equipment must be reliable and capable of quality trench production.
 Operators must be experienced in the use of the equipment.
 Some trenches may require “benching”, a common method of excavating the sides of a
trench in a series of horizontal levels or steps used either to trench deeper than the
machine’s boom can reach or to prevent cave-ins.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Trackhoes, chain-saw type and/or bucket  Usually one person per piece of  Heavy equipment operators tickets
wheel trenching machines capable of equipment  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
operating in a variety of ground conditions  Trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
incl. frozen ground, rock, tundra and clay
 Trained in heavy equipment  Satisfactory insurance
 24" to 54" wide x 12" to 16' deep trench operation
capability
 Hauling trucks and trailers to transport
trenching equipment as required

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

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Service - Prime Contract Trench Material Crushing/Backfilling
General Description
 This is the process of crushing material excavated from the trench into fine aggregate
and placing it back in the trench to serve as padding for the bottom of the pipe.
 Equipment is available in varying sizes depending on the size of the trench and the
kind of material excavated.
 Some equipment can crush stones up to 16” in diameter.
 This procedure is deployed to help protect the pipe and its coating as the pipe will be
resting on this material during its lifetime.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Self propelled and radio controlled crushing
machines capable of dispensing material
into the trench from either side of travel
direction.
 Usually one person per piece of
equipment
 Trained in industrial HSE
 Trained in heavy equipment
operation
 Heavy equipment operators tickets
 Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

Service Applying Tackifier/Erosion Protection

General Description
 This is the process of spraying an organic or biodegradable substance over excavation
piles or rows to “tack down” top soil to prevent it from being blown away until such
time as it is needed to be placed back to bury the pipeline.
 There are a variety of substances used as “tackifier” depending on the length of time
piles or rows are expected to be exposed above ground.
 Tackifier can be sprayed by hand or by mobile trucks with tanks and pumps capable of
doing large areas and covering long distances on a single pass.
 Another method to prevent erosion is the use of erosion mats, which may be part of
the tackifier service or a separate contract depending on the amount of erosion control
required.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Tank truck with electric pump  Usually one person per piece of  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Pressure nozzles equipment  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Off road capable  Trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory insurance
 Erosion mats
When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

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Service Pipe Transporting to Site
General Description
 This is the process of getting the pipe to the construction site, often across varying
road surfaces and varying distances.
 May involve transporting pipe from nearby pipe stockyards, rail yards or direct from
the regional distributor or mill.
 May involve transporting pipe from coating factory.
 Different pipe diameters may require different truck/trailer combinations and impact
the number of truck/trailer combinations required to deliver the pipe according to
precise schedules.
 Involves handling and securing the pipe in such a manner as not to damage the pipe
or its coating during transporting it to the site.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 On/Off road transports  Usually one person per truck  COR
 On/Off road flatbed trailers trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

Service – Prime Contract Pipe Stringing

General Description
 Pipe stringing is the process of taking the individual lengths of pipe from pipe
stockyards or off flatbed transports and laying them end to end beside the prepared
trench along the entire length of a pipeline segment in preparation for the welding
procedure.
 Along a narrow right of way this can be a delicate procedure so as to avoid traffic
bottlenecking and minimize ground disturbance.
 Side boom track dozers are often used as are cranes.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Track dozers equipped with side boom  Usually one person per side boom  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
cranes crane trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Specially designed roller cradles so as not to  Satisfactory insurance
damage pipe coating

When is this Service Required? During construction phases.

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Service – Prime Contract Pipe Bending
General Description
 Often during construction of the pipeline there are variations in the contour of the
land and terrain conditions that require bending of the pipe to avoid costly re-
contouring of the land.
 Bending of the pipe, especially large diameter pipe requires special machines that can
bend the pipe without altering its circular profile.
 Skilled technicians can bend pipe to a certain degree quickly and efficiently on site
without damaging the pipe, but large bends (elbows) usually require fabrication in
factory settings.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Hydraulic pipe bending machines
 Hydraulic, pneumatic and diesel mandrels
that work with bending machines from inside
the pipe
 One or two operators for each piece  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
of equipment trained in industrial  Satisfactory WCB coverage
HSE
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During construction phase.

Service Hydro Testing the Pipe

General Description
 This is the process of testing the pipe to be assembled into a pipeline by sealing the
ends of the pipe with pipe testing heads and filling them with water or emulsions
subjected to high pressure.
 The plates or test heads sealing the pipe ends are clamped hydraulically or welded
directly to the pipe during the test.
 Service should be capable of being delivered on the pipeline construction site.
 Service should be capable of steel pipe data logging.
 Winter testing may require the use of boilers to heat the test water and prevent
freezing.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Equipment transport vehicles  Usually two or more persons per  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Hydraulic clamps inspection job trained in industrial  Satisfactory WCB coverage
HSE
 Test heads  Satisfactory insurance
 Pressure pumps  Sometimes test engineer required
 Analytical test trailer
When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

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Service – Prime Contract Pipe Welding
General Description
 Specialized welding companies are required to weld together the pipeline’s pipe as
the pipeline is constructed in the field.
 Some elbows and valve joints can be welded off site in a controlled shop setting and
later shipped to the construction site for insertion in the pipeline.
 Welding companies must be able to design and provide welding procedure
specifications to any of the following codes and standards:
o ASME;
o CWB;
o API;
o CSA;
o AWS;
o Transport Canada Quality Control.
Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification
 Automated and manual welding equipment  Several highly trained and skilled  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Internal and external automated welding welders deployed at one time  Satisfactory WCB coverage
equipment  Company may be required to have  Satisfactory insurance
 Lifting and pipe-handling equipment available:
 Pipe facing and beveling equipment o Metallurgical
engineers/technologists
 Preheat equipment o Structural inspectors
 Track rigs and welding tents o Welding inspectors
When is this Service Required? During construction phase.

Service – Prime Contract Pipe Weld Inspection

General Description
 Ultrasonic testing for welding gang production welds.
 X-Ray or radiographic inspection for tie-in welds.
 Inspection is done prior to coating the welds.
 Service is generally performed by an outside firm specializing in pipe weld inspection,
which can be contracted to perform the work directly for Enbridge or subcontracted to
a prime pipeline construction contractor.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Mechanized ultrasonic testing equipment
with automated pipe scanning capability
 Most advanced and reliable Radiograhy
equipment available
 Level II Radiographers capable of
interpreting various weld codes and
processes such as ASME, ANSI, API ,
and AWS
 Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During construction phase.

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Service – Prime Contract Coating the Pipe Welds
General Description
 Pipeline pipe is usually coated inside and out to prevent corrosion from throughput
and ground water, respectfully.
 Coating composition varies on what’s being put through the pipe and the adverse
environmental conditions the pipe needs to withstand.
 Pipeline pipe arrives at the construction site pre-coated and therefore needs to be
handled carefully to avoid being damaged.
 Welding the pipe together may require stripping away the coating at pipe ends and re-
coating the welded joints at the construction site.
 It takes very specialized equipment and skilled technicians to perform coating
procedures on site.
 Joints are typically sandblasted just prior to preheating and coating.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Clean, prime and tape machines
 Coat and wrap machines
 Pipe preheat equipment is often necessary
prior to applying joint coatings
 One operator per piece of  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
equipment trained in industrial and  Satisfactory WCB coverage
construction safety
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During construction phase.

Service Cathodic Protecting the Pipe

General Description
 Cathodic protection is a technique to control the corrosion of a metal surface by
making it work as a cathode of an electrochemical cell. This is achieved by placing in
contact with the metal to be protected another more easily corroded metal to act as
the anode of the electrochemical cell.
 Cathodic protection systems are most commonly used to protect steel pipe and
storage tanks, but also steel pier piles for coastal terminals.
 Cathodic protection is an effective method of preventing stress corrosion cracking on
steel pipes buried for long periods of time.
 Services include pre-installation testing and diagnostic engineering, cathodic
protection design, cathodic protection installation, post-installation engineering and
pipeline integrity management.
 Other required services include installing of the cathodic protection test points.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Specialized cathodic protection equipment
 Testing equipment
 Anodes, rectifiers, crimps, cable wire, etc.
 Utility trucks
 Usually two or more persons per
inspection job trained in industrial
HSE
 Sometimes test engineer required
 Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During construction and post-construction/maintenance phases.

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Service – Prime Contract Positioning the Pipe in the Trench
General Description
 This is the delicate process of lowering a large length of welded pipe into the trench
using a series of side boom dozers synchronized to lay the pipe together at the same
time so as not to overly bend the pipe or damage the pipe by dropping it.
 The process also needs to be orchestrated properly so that the heavy length of pipe
does not pull lifting equipment into the trench on top of the pipe.

Equipment Personnel Minimum Certification

 Side boom dozers.  Usually one person per dozer  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Roller cradle harnesses. machine trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

Service – Prime Contract Padding the Pipe

General Description
 This is the process of using tracked equipment capable of moving along rows of
crushed material excavated from trenches to screen and place the material precisely
where needed in order to pad the pipe once it is buried below ground.
 Two step process involving separate passes of the padding machine.
 First pass, before the pipe is placed in the trench, places crushed material in the trench
to serve as padding beneath the pipe.
 Second pass, after the pipe is placed in the trench, places crushed material over the
pipe to serve as padding.
 This procedure is deployed to help protect the pipe and its coating as the pipe will be
buried beneath the ground throughout its lifetime.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Pipe padding equipment.
 Self propelled, remote controlled padding
equipment is available to allow operator to
control padding operation from different
vantage points along the trench.
 Usually one person per padding  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
machine trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

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Service – Prime Contract Horizontal Drilling
General Description
 This is the process of boring a whole under a river for the pipe to be pulled through as
opposed to laying the pipe in a trench on the river bottom or suspending it over the
river crossing using an existing bridge or cable system, or as opposed to tunneling using
a tunneling machine.
 Horizontal drilling uses horizontal drilling machines that are assisted by pressurized
water and vacuum suction in order to pulverize the earth and remove mud and debris.
 Horizontal drilling is often done in concert with hydrovac and vac trucks.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Horizontal drilling machines  One to three persons trained in  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Hauling equipment industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Off road capability may be required  Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During construction phase.

Service – Prime Contract Road Boring

General Description
 This is the service of digging a pit and using the pit to position boring machines
horizontally in order to bore a hole through solid earth and rock through which the
pipe will travel.
 This is done to avoid building the pipeline over hills and avoid having to level hills at
additional expense. This is also done to enable the pipeline to cross underneath roads
and other infrastructure without disrupting activities carried out on them.
 The pipe may be fed from one end or pulled through from the other end when the hole
is bored.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Heavy equipment for pit digging
 Boring machine
 Hauling equipment
 Pumps to keep pit free of water
When is this Service Required?
 One to three persons per boring  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
machine trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance
During pre-construction and construction phases.

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Service Installing Temporary Bridges/Swamp Mats
General Description
 This is the service of supplying, hauling and installing temporary bridges and platforms
across creeks, swamps and bogs to enable heavy equipment to cross or work while
mitigating damage to the environment.
 Bridge and platforms are usually sectional and made of lightweight, yet strong
materials so they don’t sink and can be easily transported to and from remote sites.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Front end loader for placing mats  One person trained in heavy  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Flatbed trucks for hauling equipment and industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

Service – Prime Contract Weighting the Pipe

General Description
 This is the process of installing weights on segments of the pipe that are subject to
buoyancy due to being submerged in water, muskeg, silt, loose bottom conditions that
cannot otherwise be corrected.
 The kind of weights used may vary depending on the design specifications of the
pipeline, conditions encountered and environmental considerations.
 Pipe weights come in several different type, requiring different procedures for
attaching them carefully to the pipe:
o set-on, strap-on sand/gravel filled polypropylene fabric or saddle bags;
o bolt-on, clamp-on cement weights;
o screw-down steel anchors;
o continuous concrete coating (gunnite) for long sections.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Flatbed trucks with boom cranes  Usually installation crews of four or  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Cement casting equipment more persons trained in industrial  Satisfactory WCB coverage
HSE
 Fork lifts  Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During construction phase.

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Service Preparing Mainline Valve Site
General Description
 Preparing a mainline valve site involves clearing, brushing, grading and compacting the
location where the valve is to be installed.
 Since valves may be located at remote locations along the pipeline, this could also
involve construction of an access road.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Dozers, brushers, graders.  One operator per piece of  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 4x4 Trucks for personnel transport equipment trained in industrial HSE.  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Transport trucks and trailers for hauling  Satisfactory insurance
equipment

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction phase.

Service Transporting Mainline Valve and Trap Assemblies

General Description
 Mainline vale and trap assemblies on a major pipeline construction project are usually
very heavy and require special heavy hauling techniques to ensure they are shipped
and delivered undamaged to the construction site and do not represent a hazard to
property owners, pedestrians and motorists while in transit.
 For this reason, heavy haul contractors may be required to perform this kind of
shipment in conjunction with heavy crane contractors deployed at construction sites to
remove the assemblies from their transport cradles when they arrive.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Transport s with heavy haul trailers equipped  One operator per piece of  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
with cranes equipment trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Mobile cranes  Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

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Service Clearing Pump Station Site
General Description
 This is the process of clearing and removing vegetation and natural obstructions from
the surface of the land required for the pump station facility and its various access
points.
 Clearing methods may include:
o Slashing;
o Logging and salvage;
o Stump removal;
o Mulching;
o Topsoil stripping.
 Hauling away debris.
Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification
 Forestry equipment  Usually one person per piece of  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Dozers equipment trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Mulching machines  Trained in heavy equipment  Satisfactory insurance
operation
 Dump trucks
 Chain saws

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

Supply Aggregate (Sand & Gravel)

General Description
 Sand and gravel is often required during pipeline mainline, pump station and storage
facilities construction to stabilize ground conditions and provide a firm base for the
installation of concrete pads and road beds.
 Sand may also be required to line pipeline trenches to provide a soft, stable base for
buried pipe that will not damage the pipe or its protective coating.
 Suppliers should have their own gravel pits with crushing, screening and washing
capabilities to meet exact requirements for aggregate size.
 Must be capable of supplying single orders of at least 100,000 tons at a time on a short
turnaround basis.

Quality Technical Minimum Certification

 Varies according to pipeline engineering  Varies according to pipeline  N/A
specifications for each application engineering specifications for each
application

When is this Supply Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

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Service Hauling Aggregate
General Description
 Gravel, sand and aggregate hauling is the transporting of such material from the
quarry/supplier to the job site where is to be dumped and eventually used.
 Usually involves the use of dump trucks and wagon/trailers with end dump or side
dump capability and volume capacities of each unit up to 25 cubic meters.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Dump trucks can range in size in single,
tandem and tri-axle configuration
 Wagon trailers can also range in size, up to
25 m
3  Operators require licensing and
 Each truck requires a skilled operator with
experience working in and around
construction sites
When is this Service Required?
 Equipment usually requires a single  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
operator guided from the ground by  Satisfactory WCB coverage
construction site personnel
 Satisfactory insurance
appropriate training in industrial
safety
During pre-construction and construction phases.

Service Compacting
General Description
 This is the process of using mobile equipment to drive over or hammer on the ground
in order to compact soil or aggregate material into a stronger load bearing surface.
 May also involve compacting concrete after it is freshly poured to ensure it contains no
air pockets.
 Generally required for pump station construction in preparing surfaces for the pouring
of concrete slabs.
 Services must be transportable to remote sites.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Wide variety of equipment and processes
available depending on the size of the job,
quality of the surface and/or density of the
subsurface required after compaction
 One person for each piece of
equipment trained in industrial
and/or construction safety
 Heavy equipment operator ticket
 COR
 Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

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Service Performing Civil Work at Pump Station Site
General Description
 This is the process of developing the land upon which the pump station will be
situated and installing the footings, piles, foundations, concrete pads, drainage
systems, underground electrical conduits, underground sewage pipes, etc. in
preparation for facilities construction.
 Civil contractors usually provide this kind of service to exact engineering standards and
subcontract out portions to qualified subcontractors, such as pile driving, concrete
pouring, excavating, etc.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Wide range of earth moving and hauling
equipment, excavators, compactors, material
handling equipment
When is this Service Required?
 Qualified trades persons, heavy  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
equipment operators and laborers  Satisfactory WCB coverage
trained in industrial HSE
 Satisfactory insurance
 Civil engineers may be required
During pre-construction and construction phases.

Service Pile Driving

General Description
 This is the process of using heavy hammers to drive piles (steel, wood or concrete
poles) deep into soft ground until they achieve appropriate resistance, which in turn
serve as support pillars for heavy surface structures that would otherwise sink into the
soft ground.
 Generally required for pump station construction and bridge emplacements permitting
access to pump stations.
 Sometimes required for platforms for pipeline suspended crossings.
 Must be able to drive piles of varying dimensions under varying geotechnical
conditions.
 Services must be transportable to remote sites.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 All equipment on tracks  One or two persons per pile driver  COR
 Hydraulic impact pile hammers trained in industrial and/or  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
construction safety
 Diesel impact pile hammers  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Air/steam pile hammers  Satisfactory insurance
 Drop hammers

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

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Supply Ready Mix Concrete
General Description
 Major pipeline construction projects require lots of concrete in liquid form to be
available to form into pillars, piles, retaining walls, pads, slabs, pipe weights, walls, etc.,
which comes either from cement transport trucks or mobile batch plants located
somewhere on or near the construction site.
 Suppliers need to be qualified in the production of ready mix concrete to exact
standards required and have the necessary knowhow to solve problems as they arise
due to climate or environmental conditions.
 Suppliers must be capable of supplying large orders for ready mix concrete.

Quality Technical Minimum Certification if Delivery

 Varies according to engineering specifications  Varies according to engineering Included
for each application specifications for each application  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Supply Required? During construction phase.

Service Pouring Concrete Pads

General Description
 This is the process of preparing exact forms, with or without rebar reinforcement
configurations, and supervising the pouring of ready mix concrete into the forms at
precise locations and to precise volume requirements to assure an even pour without
air pockets.
 This process includes leveling out the concrete pour and smoothing out the surface
with leveling and compaction equipment to prevent bubbles from forming that can
weaken the hardened concrete.
 It also involves supervising the curing process so it doesn’t harden too fast or two slow
and knowing when to make adjustments to drying methods.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Trucks for transporting personnel and small  Trades persons and laborers trained in  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
amounts of material, equipment and hand industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
tools to and from the construction site
 Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During construction phase.

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Supply Pumps and Electric Motors
General Description
 Major pipeline projects require the installation of pumps at various stages along the
pipeline to keep the oil or liquid in motion at speeds of about 1 to 6 meters per second.
 Pumps are usually housed in permanent facilities referred to as pump stations, which
may contain several pumps with electric motors operating in tandem.
 The number of pump stations to be installed and location is defined by the topography
of the terrain, the type of product being transported, or operational conditions of the
network.
 Pumps with electric motors are ordered according to horsepower, flow rate, outlet
pressure, inlet suction or the number of feet or meters the pump can raise or lower a
column of water at atmospheric pressure.
 Most pumps deployed on oil pipelines are centrifugal pumps.
 Electric motors can range up to 6,500 hp (or higher where feasible or available).
Quality Technical Minimum Certification
 Varies according to pipeline facilities  Varies according to pipeline  Varies according to pipeline facilities
engineering specifications for each facilities engineering specifications engineering specifications for each
application for each application application

When is this Supply Required? During pre-construction, construction and post-construction/maintenance phases.

Supply Process Piping

General Description
 Throughout a major pipeline project there are different operational requirements that
require facilities to be constructed to operate in conjunction with the transporting pipe
itself, such as storage tank, terminal, separation and or mixing facilities.
 These facilities require fabricated piping solutions to meet operating requirements
known as process piping and mostly involve specialized welding of exotic materials.
 Process piping may require a wide variety of solutions involving pressure piping,
manifolds, piping assemblies and elbows consisting of carbon steel, stainless steel or
nickel allow materials.
 Fabrication of assemblies may be required on facility construction sites or may be
preassembled in suppliers’ facilities and transported to site as a supply package to be
tied into a larger system depending on the solution required.
Quality Technical Minimum Certification
 Varies according to pipeline facilities  Varies according to pipeline facilities  Varies according to pipeline facilities
engineering specifications for each engineering specifications for each engineering specifications for each
application application application

When is this Supply Required? During construction and post-construction/maintenance phases.

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Supply Structural Steel
General Description
 Pipeline facilities requiring process piping solutions, pumps, compressors, etc. often
need structural steel configurations to serve as elevated platforms, frames, pillars, etc.
to support them and house them during their operation.
 Structural steel frame buildings are often required along with external cladding and
roofing to protect operational equipment and personnel from the elements in harsh
climates.
 Enbridge often contracts for process piping and structural steel solutions together in
one package with one supplier.

Quality Technical Minimum Certification

 Varies according to pipeline facilities  Varies according to pipeline facilities  Varies according to pipeline facilities
engineering specifications for each engineering specifications for each engineering specifications for each
application application application

When is this Supply Required? During construction phase.

Service – Prime Contract Installing Station Facilities

General Description
 General contractors are usually contracted by Enbridge to install injection stations,
pump stations, valve stations and delivery stations along a major pipeline system.
 General contractors are responsible for assembling the station components according
to precisely engineered drawings with some components fabricated in a factory and
assembled on site and others fabricated on site.
 These contracts usually call for testing of components prior to assembly and after
assembly, prior to commissioning.
 Installing facilities will usually involve subcontracting out welding, electrical,
mechanical and structural activities to subcontractors with specialized skills and
procedures.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Assembly equipment, portable power  Mostly skilled tradespersons and  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
equipment, inspection equipment, etc. specialists trained in industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Engineers, planners and schedulers  Satisfactory insurance

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

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Service – Prime Contract Installing Electrical/Electrical Inspection
General Description
 Major pipeline projects involve the installation of electrical systems with which to
power pumps, actuators, controls and control rooms at pump stations and remote
electrical systems (some solar systems) to power monitoring and security equipment.
 Larger projects will require electrical systems engineering as well as the design and
installation of power block and transformer systems.
 Smaller projects may only require journeymen electricians.
 Enbridge usually contracts this work out through general contractors who in turn sub it
out to specialized subcontractors.
 Contractors may also be required to provide inspection services.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Utility vehicles  Qualified personnel trained in  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
 Electrical testing equipment and power tools industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance
When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

Service – Prime Contract Installing Mechanical/Mechanical Inspection

General Description
 Major pipeline and pump station construction projects often involve the installation of
mechanical systems of varying size and complexity.
 Systems associated with pumps, valves, tanks, blending equipment, etc.
 Mechanical systems may also involve mechanical engineering and custom designed
pieces to be installed made of exotic metals.
 Enbridge usually contracts this work out through general contractors who in turn sub it
out to specialized subcontractors.
 Contractors may also be required to provide inspection services.

Equipment may include: Personnel may include: Minimum Certification

 Air compressors, hoses and wrenches
 Torque wrenches
 Power tools, hydraulic tools
 Grease guns, etc.
When is this Service Required?
 Qualified personnel trained in  Satisfactory ISNetworld rating
industrial HSE  Satisfactory WCB coverage
 Satisfactory insurance
During pre-construction and construction phases.

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 Supply Installing Flanges & Fittings
General Description
 Usually pipes come in tubular form and have to be either welded together or bolted
together with the use of welded on flanges.
 Sometimes pipe configurations require tight bends or need to split in two directions
requiring elbow or T-joints. These joints or “fittings” can be welded or bolted to pipe
in either a manufacturing facility or on site.
 They can be manufactured in a plant and then either welded on or bolted onto piping
systems on site.
 Joints have to be hydro tested to make sure the welds and seals are adequate for the
job intended.

Quality Technical Minimum Certification

 Varies according to pipeline engineering  Varies according to pipeline  Varies according to pipeline engineering
specifications for each application engineering specifications for each specifications for each application
application

When is this Service Required? During pre-construction and construction phases.

7 Silos

1) Pipeline Construction
2) Pump Station
3) Land Terminal
4) Marine Terminal
5) Tunnels
6) Power Supply
7) Common Services

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