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GeoPacific Consultants
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Geotechnical Engineering, GeoPacific Consultants Ltd.
Vancouver geotechnical engineering since 1985.
GeoPacific has grown from a small Vancouver practice into a firm of 200 staff across six offices with its own testing laboratory. The team handles site investigations, foundation design, excavation and shoring, seismic site classification, retaining walls, hydrogeology, and construction monitoring.
1985
Year founded
20,000+
Projects completed
200
Staff
6
Offices
Meet GeoPacific Consultants
GeoPacific Consultants Ltd. is a geotechnical engineering firm started in Vancouver in 1985. It works on the soil and ground side of construction: testing the site, designing foundations, planning how to dig and hold back the soil during excavation, and watching the ground during the build.
Matt Kokan owns and runs the firm. He joined GeoPacific in 1993 as a young engineer and grew it to its current size. He holds a P.Eng. and an M.A.Sc. and is licensed in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. He is a member of the Vancouver Geotechnical Society, the Deep Foundations Institute, and the International Society for Micropiles.
The firm now has six offices: Vancouver, Langley, Victoria, Kelowna, Calgary, and Edmonton. Its head office is at 1779 West 75th Ave in Vancouver. It employs about 200 people and runs its own materials testing laboratory, so soil and concrete testing stays in-house rather than being sent out.
GeoPacific has completed more than 20,000 projects across homes, hotels, offices, mixed-use buildings, and infrastructure. Named work includes the temporary shoring for the Sea to Sky Highway, the Port Mann Bridge, the South Fraser Perimeter Road, the 8x on the Park tower, the Brentwood Keystone Wall, and the Fraser Grain Terminal.
Credentials
Why work with GeoPacific
01
In-house testing lab
GeoPacific runs its own materials testing laboratory. Soil and concrete samples are tested within the firm instead of being shipped to a third party, which keeps results and schedule under one roof on a multiplex project.
02
Shoring and excavation experience
Most multiplex sites need a plan to dig out for parking or a basement without the soil or the neighbour’s yard moving. GeoPacific designs excavation and shoring, including temporary shoring on large jobs like the Sea to Sky Highway and Port Mann Bridge.
03
Seismic site classification for permit
Vancouver building permits require a seismic site classification. GeoPacific does the site investigation and classification that the structural engineer and the city need before a multiplex foundation can be designed.
Built work
8x on the Park
Vancouver, BC
Geotechnical work on the downtown Vancouver tower.
Sea to Sky Highway
Temporary shoring design for the highway upgrade.
Port Mann Bridge
Geotechnical and shoring work on the bridge project.
South Fraser Perimeter Road
Geotechnical engineering on the highway corridor.
Fraser Grain Terminal
Geotechnical work on the port terminal.
Brentwood Keystone Wall
Retaining wall design in Burnaby.
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