ECONOMIC RECOVERY Recognizing the challenges faced by industries, businesses, and residents during the past year, the Crowns remained dedicated to supporting Saskatchewan. The following initiatives highlight the Crown sector’s commitment to the province, its people, and the economy. Pierceland Supply Project In 2020-21, SaskEnergy constructed a 30-kilometre pipeline from the Nova Gas Transmission Limited (Nova) meter station east of Cherry Grove, AB to the TransGas meter station east of Beacon Hill, SK. In addition, a new compressor station was constructed near the west end of the pipeline, in Saskatchewan. This station ensures proper pressure is maintained, which allows for safe and efficient gas transportation throughout the system. The project consisted of 1.7 kilometers of pipeline in Alberta and 29.2 kilometers in Saskatchewan, and, once in service, will provide 82 terajoules of additional natural gas flow into Saskatchewan to support customers throughout the province. The following is a summary of the services awarded to Saskatchewan-based contractors:
30 kilometers of pipe, while the second spread consists of approximately 55 kilometers of pipe. After an extensive evaluation process, the project was awarded to Mastec Canada Inc. and Canadian Plains Energy Services Limited, both of which have active operations in Saskatchewan. The total investment for this project is $58M.
Supporting Saskatchewan Businesses SaskEnergy : In early 2021, SaskEnergy encouraged employees to support local and Indigenous-owned businesses through an article posted on its internal website. The article gave suggestion on how to support these businesses within the internal policy framework. “It’s always been important to SaskEnergy to support our local economy,” says Brent Hales – Purchasing Agent. “But with the current COVID-19 pandemic and the downturn in the economy, it’s more essential than ever to support our province’s local and Indigenous-owned businesses. If SaskEnergy can assist these companies by sourcing goods and services for smaller projects or for regular operations, it could mean keeping their people employed, their bills paid and their doors open.” SaskEnergy continues to support the people and business of Saskatchewan. 2020-21 recorded over $150M in purchase orders to Saskatchewan businesses. SaskPower : In, April 2020, SaskPower quickly recognized many businesses would struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic and stepped up to the challenge to support Saskatchewan. SaskPower’s Procurement team collaborated with Power Production to identify advancements of work that could be quickly executed under this initiative, hence the project name “Shovel-Ready”. The work provided engagement for suppliers, addressed long term
Mechanical Piping – Viking (Swift Current)
Mechanical Piping – Site Resource Group (Macoun)
Pierceland Office & Shop – Quorex (Saskatoon)
Pipeline Installation – Canadian Plains (White City)
Tree Clearing – Majic Environmental (Unity)
Site Preparation – Accurate Industries (Pierceland)
Total investment: $30.6M
Rosetown to Vanscoy Expansion Project Beginning in June 2021, SaskEnergy is constructing an 86-kilometer high-pressure natural gas pipeline that will begin at its existing compressor station near Rosetown and tie into the natural gas system near Vanscoy. The expansion project will increase the transportation capacity of the natural gas system and bring additional supply to the area to meet residential, commercial, and industrial demand. Construction of a pipeline of this size and scope would typically be completed by larger out-of-province contractors; however, to allow for more competition from local pipe liners, SaskEnergy broke the project up into two spreads. The first consists of approximately
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