November 22, 2007
Peter Kiewit Sons Co
Head Office:
Ste 120, 10651 Shellbridge Way
Richmond BC V6X 2W8
Tel: 604-278-3331
Fax: 604-278-5729
Email: glenoneil@kiewit.com
Website: www.kiewit.com
Date of Incorporation: 1949
Key Personnel: Greg Dixon, District Manager & Vice President, Frank Margitan, Vice President, Paul Wearmouth, Area Manager BC
Nature of Ownership: Private
Principal Owners: Employees
Volume: $849,794,652
Areas of Expertise: Heavy civil, industrial, power, infrastructure
Economic Forecast: Strong growth following BC’s current infrastructure, green power, and mining boom.
Corporate Profile: Peter Kiewit Sons Co. is a leading heavy construction contractor. Since the 1930s, Kiewit has been building projects throughout the western provinces, from British Columbia to Manitoba to the Northwest Territories. Our projects include construction of highways, airports, mass transit, site development, canals, dams and tunnels. We specialize in grading, paving, excavation, mine development, contract mining and dams. We have been involved in industrial projects in the Northern Alberta tar sands, upgrades to refineries in Eastern Canada, and the topside fabrication and installation of the recently commisioned Whiterose floating oil production platform.
Major Projects: The Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project, Vancouver to Whistler, BC; The Pitt River Bridge Project, Coquitlam-Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge, BC; Green Energy Small Hydro Projects for Plutonic and Cloudworks Power, North end of Harrison Lake, and at the end of Toba Inlet North of Powell River, BC; Vancouver SkyTrain Light Rail System, downtown Vancouver to Surrey, and Burnaby to Coquitlam; YVR Runway, Vancouver International Airport, BC.
—updated November, 2007
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