Consulting / Legal Support

Terrapex’s complement of senior professionals and project managers can oversee your environmental project from the initial conception phase through to successful completion.  Whether working for a client on a property, operational facility or contaminated site, our professionals take the time to understand the goals, scope, constraints, and risks involved in every project.  They draw on their vast knowledge base, compiled through experience and expertise, to identify strategic milestones and required deliverables, as well as to anticipate and mitigate potential variables inherent in all projects.

Terrapex routinely provides a full range of project management services for a variety of private- and public-sector clients undertaking complex, multi-faceted projects, including:

• Ongoing review and management of project budget.
• Real-time tracking of strategic milestones and overall project schedule.
• Integration and management of project resources.
• Facilitation of clear and concise communication.
• Overall contract management.

Terrapex also serves as a specialized technical component of multi-disciplinary teams on large‑scale and multi-stage projects.

In many situations, firms or individuals seek a “second set of eyes” prior to proceeding with a recommended course of action or implementing suggested procedures.  Identifying areas of inaccurate or incomplete information can significantly increase the chances of successful project completion while decreasing risk and long-term expense.

Terrapex is frequently retained to review and provide a professional opinion(s), reports, or guidance regarding historic and/or ongoing environmental activities at properties, facilities or contaminated sites.

Terrapex’s senior engineers and geoscientists (Qualified Persons under O. Reg. 153/04) integrate vast experience and in-depth knowledge to provide astute and insightful peer review services for a wide range of environmental projects, including:

• Multi-stakeholder environmental remediation projects.
• Municipal development and infrastructure projects.
• Intrusive investigations completed supporting real estate transactions.
• Completed environmental investigations and/or remediations undergoing litigation.Terrapex’s senior engineers and geoscientists (Qualified Persons under O. Reg. 153/04) integrate vast experience and in-depth knowledge to provide astute and insightful peer review services for a wide range of environmental projects, including:

Completed peer reviews can be used to:

• Support subrogation claims.
• Document environmental investigations and site remediation programs completed by third parties.
• Quantify environmental liabilities associated with soil and/or groundwater contamination prior to planned property acquisitions.
• Advise on the appropriate course(s) of action to address contaminated property acquired following foreclosure, lease termination or other actions.
• Determine likely source(s) of contamination in situations where neighbouring properties are affected.

Situations may occur where parties disagree on environmental conditions at a given property or properties – particularly, which party is responsible for the environmental issues and concerns.  When these circumstances arise, often the only way to address the dispute is through mediation, mitigation or litigation.

Terrapex boasts a roster of 10 senior professionals with 20 or more years of experience, several of whom have experience testifying during legal proceedings, serving as an expert witness or providing detailed technical opinions on a variety of environmental issues.  Our senior staff have gained a reputation for integrity within the legal community.  They have the technical expertise to address the issues at hand and the business acumen to seek a practical, cost-effective approach whenever possible.  As such, Terrapex is frequently retained to review and provide professional opinion reports or guidance regarding historic and/or ongoing environmental activities at a property or specific location within a property.

Whenever Terrapex is retained, we provide personalized service to present highly technical issues both clearly and concisely, in a manner easily understood by non-technical audiences.   This approach has served us well at:

• Ontario Superior Court of Justice proceedings
• Ontario Municipal Board hearings
• Environmental Protection Act hearings
• Ontario Environmental Review Tribunals

Large-scale projects, or specific components within a project (such as the installation of a remedial treatment system), do not occur without detailed planning and technical support.  Over our 20 year history, Terrapex has built a strong working reputation with numerous remedial contractors and suppliers based on our technical leadership and effective project control.

Terrapex routinely provides a full range of technical support services for use during the implementation of complex, multi-faceted projects, including:

• Preparation of technical bid specifications and tender documents, including detailed plans and specifications in the National Master Specifications (NMS) format.
• Tender preparation, issuance and organizing/managing bidders meeting(s).
• Review of submitted bids, contractor selection and contract award.
• Contractor management and oversight including:
• ongoing review and management of contractor budgets;
• real-time tracking of project schedule/deliverables;
• integration and management of project resources; and,
• clear and concise communication/updates to the client.
• Overall contract management.
• Documentation of completed work, including submission of design and as-built drawings.

Terrapex has provided the above services acting as a client’s representative or while serving as a specialized technical component of a multi-disciplinary team on large-scale and multi-stage projects.