COMPANY PROFILE 

INTRODUCTION 

Mark F. Pinet & Associates Limited is a Consulting Engineering firm specializing in the provision of project management, planning, design and operational services for client infrastructure. Our approach is to use state-of-the-art information systems, which facilitate the cost-effective implementation, management and operation of owned or leased facilities. 

The requirement for reengineering of private and public sector business processes has resulted in a rapid rate of change and more complex space, infrastructure, and information management  requirements for our clients. The ability of private businesses and public sector organizations to provide an  increased level of service, or to be able to react to marketplace changes and opportunities is fundamental to their growth and indeed required for survival in  today's world. Infrastructure is a fundamental part of the equation.  Mark F. Pinet & Associates Limited has responded by developing systematic managed approaches to address the needs of their clients; be they Building Infrastructure for  manufacturing, production, clean room, lab, office, or amenities or other Infrastructure to provide services to the public at large. 

History  

Mark F. Pinet & Associates was established as a sole proprietorship and received its Certificate of Authorization from the Professional Engineers Ontario in  1995. Mark F. Pinet & Associates Limited was incorporated in October of 1996. The firm carries one million dollars in Professional Errors and Omissions  Insurance for the protection of its clients. Its owner and president, Mark Pinet, P. Eng. has worked in the consulting engineering field for over 20 years, providing services to both private and public sector clients. 

Mark F. Pinet & Associates Limited is located in the City of Nepean within the Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton. 
 

SERVICES AVAILABLE 

The range of services available includes Project Management,  inventory, investigation, analysis, planning, design, application development, specification development and contract administration.

The Fields of Expertise include: 

• Project Management
• Transportation
• IT
• Buildings/ Facilities
• Space and Occupancy Planning
• Facilities Operations/ Maintenance Management 
• Management Consulting,
• Information Technology Implementation;
• Transportation Planning, Engineering and Operations;
• Land Development; and
• Municipal Engineering.

Through its strategic alliances additional services can be provided. These include: 

• Management Consulting- alternative services delivery (ASD) analysis;
• Urban Planning; and
• Landscape Architecture. 

Typical assignments which can be completed by the firm are outlined below 
 

• Management Consulting and Information Technology Implementation 

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• Business Process Reengineering;
• Business Case Development;
• Financial analysis;
• Planning Analysis Investigations;
• Project Management; 
• Strategic Planning;
• Functional/Preliminary/Detailed Implementation Designs;
• Enterprise Model development;
• Alternate Services Delivery; 
• Workflow Management;
• Resource Management;
• Decision Support Systems;
• Remote Sensing Systems;
• Geographical Information Systems (GIS);
• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
• Systems and Application Development
• Procurement/ specification preparation;
• Contract administration;
• Technology Transfer Inspection/ Supervision Training ;
• Records Management
• System Administration 
• Hardware service 

§         Turnkey installations

• Transportation Planning, Engineering and Operations 

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• Road reconstruction and rehabilitation;
• Roadway drainage structures; 
• Transit busways/stations/structures;
• Roadway planning investigations;
• Functional/Preliminary/Detailed Designs;
• Intelligent Transportation System(ITS)
• Noise impact barriers;
• Snow Disposal facilities;
• Winter operations analysis;
• Snow beat optimization;
• Road Inventory management;
• Utility Management;
• Maintenance Management Systems;
• Remote Sensing Systems
• Road Weather Information Systems;
• Geographical Information Systems;
• Decision Support Systems;
• GPS technology;
• Environmental Assessments;
• Public consultation;
• Contract /specification preparation;
• Contract administration;
• Construction Inspection/ Supervision;
• Road Data capture;
• Topographic survey; and
• Expert witness testimony.

• Land Development

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• Municipal servicing design;
• Roadway design;
• Storm Water Management- quantity;
• Storm Water Management- quality;
• Utility coordination;
• Grading design;
• Serviceability feasibility; 
• Financial feasibility;
• Project Management;
• Urban Planning;
• Municipal agreements;
• Cost sharing analysis and agreements; 
• Private /Public sector development;
• Commercial/ Residential/ Institutional/ Parks;
• Environmental studies;
• Street lighting design;
• Contract document/ specification preparation;
• Contract administration;
• Construction inspection/ supervision;
• As-Constructed survey;
• Topographic survey; and
• Expert Witness testimony OMB, litigation.

•  Municipal Engineering 
• Storm sewers;
• Sanitary sewers;
• Watermains;
• Storm Water Management;
• Drainage;
• Public Consultation;
• Private (Septic) Sewage Systems; 
• Functional/Preliminary/Detailed Designs;
• Sewer and Watermains rehabilitation; 
• Project management;
• Infrastructure planning investigations;
• Pumping stations, forcemains;
• Geographical Information Systems (GIS);
• Environmental Assessments;
• Public consultation;
• Contract document/specification preparation;
• Contract administration;
• Construction inspection/supervision;
• As-Constructed survey; and
• Topographic survey

• Facilities Building Services

§         Project Management of Facility Expansions

§         Project Management of Facility renovations and Retooling 

§         Real Estate Strategic Planning 

§         Campus Planning

§         Space Planning 

§         Strategic Planning 

§         Logistical Planning for Major Maintenance 

§         Process Equipment and Asset  Management 

§         Information packages 

§         Campus Orientation 

§         Client Communiqué

§         Insurance

§         Hazardous Material inventory 

§         Hazardous Material Storage

§         Property Environmental Audits (level 1, level 2)

§         Y2k testing of building systems

•  Facilities Operation/ Maintenance  Management Services

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• Development and Maintenance of Space Standards
• Development and Review of Property Standards
• Development and Maintenance of Furniture Standards
• Decision Support Database and Facilities Management System Development including data modules for 
• Space Management
• Process Equipment
• Business Unit/Product infrastructure requirement 
• Hazardous Material
• Furniture 
• Real Estate forecasting
• Facility Graphical Database 
• Business Process Reengineering- Facility Management 
• System Development 
• Recruiting 
• Budget development
• HVAC services
• Design 
• Procurement
• Commissioning 
• Controls
• Trouble shooting 
• Permits
• Air 
• Waste
• Noise
• Customer service
• Help Desk
• Service Procurement 
• House Keeping
• Security
• Food Services
• Waste Management
• HVAC 
• Electrical
• Procurement Assistance/Management Services ö 
• HVAC, Electrical Equipment
• Furniture 
• Facilities support materials and supplies 
• Site and Building Security  System
• Profession Design Process Exhaust and Scrubbing  Systems 
• Insurance
•  Facility
•  Construction
• Transportation
• Way finding and Corporate Signage

• Space and Accommodation Planning

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• Space Planning
• Commercial Office
• Open 
• Captive 
• Industrial Manufacturing
• Controlled Environments
• Clean Rooms
• Dry Labs
• Production 
• ESD sensitive
• Food Services
• Client Liaison
• Needs Assessment
• Project Management 
• Facility Expansions
• Facility renovations, Refit and Retooling
• Design
• Specification writing
• Scheduling
• Estimating
• Tendering
• Approvals
• Supervision
• Contract Administration
• Real Estate Strategic Planning 
• Campus Planning
• Strategic Planning 
• Logistical Planning 
• Move Management
• Reuse Planning
• Procurement Assistance/Management Services

• Facility Project Management

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• Project Management of Facility Expansions
• Commercial Office
• Open 
• Captive 
• Industrial Manufacturing
• Controlled Environments
• Clean Rooms
• Dry Labs
• Production 
• ESD sensitive
• Food Services
• Project Management of Major Facility renovations and Retooling
• Real Estate Strategic Planning 
• Strategic Planning
• Campus Planning
• Space Planning Needs Analysis
• Project Profile and Specification Development
• Logistical Planning
• Swing Space Procurement 
• RFP development and Analysis
• Design/Build
• Design/Construction Management
• Conventional Design/General Contractor 
• Budget Development 
• Cost Control
• Contract Administration
• Cable Management coordination
• System  Development
• Structured Cabling
• Distribution
• Manufacturing/Lab Controlled Environments
• Clean Rooms
• Class 100,000
• Class 10,000
• Graduated Clean Room Development
• Coordination of Clean Room Validation
• Humidity control
• Dry labs
• Acoustical Controls and Environmental mitigation
• Vibration control and Mitigation
• HVAC
• Structural
• Building Code interpretation.
• FM Systems
• Procurement Assistance/Management Services ö 
• Food Services 
• Service Contract
• Equipment
• Furniture 
• Facilities support materials and services 
• Building Automation System 
• Site and Building Security  System
• Voice & Data 
• Process Data Carrier
• Architectural Services 
• Interior Design
• Engineering Design 
• Transportation Planning 
• HVAC
• Process Exhaust and Scrubbing  Systems 
• Insurance
•  Facility
•  Construction
• Transportation
• Way finding and Corporate Signage