CLIENT: Mundi Construction Ltd.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
650 Eckhardt Avenue is a six-storey mixed-use development in Penticton, BC, featuring ground-floor commercial units, residential units above, and an integrated parkade. The site is situated between Eckhardt Avenue West and Pacific Crescent. PRI provided comprehensive civil engineering services for the project, including on-site and off-site design in accordance with the City of Penticton Subdivision and Development Bylaw, supported by in-house geotechnical, survey, materials testing, and field review capabilities.
CHALLENGE:
The project required coordinated civil design across a constrained urban site bounded by two roads, with both on-site and off-site works needing to satisfy municipal standards. The mixed-use nature of the development introduced layered servicing demands, requiring utility coordination across multiple shallow utility providers alongside municipal water, sanitary, and drainage systems. Foundation and drainage planning also required geotechnical input to address site-specific subsurface conditions.
APPROACH:
PRI delivered a fully integrated civil design package covering all on-site and off-site components. On-site works included site grading, stormwater management, access and parking layout, and utility servicing for water, sanitary, and shallow utilities serving Penticton Electrical Utility, TELUS, SHAW, and FortisBC Gas. Off-site design addressed road, curb, and sidewalk improvements on both Pacific Crescent and Eckhardt Avenue West, including associated drainage and connections to municipal systems. PRI’s in-house geotechnical team completed a site assessment to inform foundation and drainage design. Additional services included a topographic survey, laboratory materials testing, and field reviews during construction to verify compliance with the approved civil design drawings.
OUTCOME:
PRI’s multi-discipline, in-house delivery model provided the project team with seamless coordination across civil design, geotechnical assessment, survey, and construction-phase services. The completed civil works successfully satisfied the City of Penticton’s development requirements, supporting the advancement of a prominent mixed-use infill development on one of Penticton’s key arterial corridors.