Engineering and sustainable infrastructure
Engineering the infrastructure that connects and sustains communities.
TAWARA Group designs transmission and distribution networks, civil and geotechnical works, water systems and the environmental studies behind them, across Canada, the United States and Africa.
2013
Founded, with head office in Vancouver, British Columbia
735 kV
Highest transmission voltage our engineering team designs to
3 regions
Canada, the United States and Africa
6 disciplines
Line, civil, geotechnical, water, environment and QHSE in one team
Who we are
A global engineering practice built on technical depth and accountability
TAWARA Group works at both ends of the infrastructure challenge. In North America our engineers support utilities with line design, structural analysis, asset management and programme delivery on networks that have to stay energised while the work goes on. Across Africa our teams design and supervise the roads, drainage, water systems and buildings that give communities their first reliable services.
Every mandate is run by the same core engineering team, so the same standards of analysis, documentation and safety apply whether the work is a 500 kV clearance remediation in British Columbia or a rural water scheme in Benin.
What we do
Six disciplines, one accountable team
We are organised around the work our clients actually need, from the first feasibility study through detailed design, tendering and construction supervision.
Transmission & Distribution Engineering
Overhead and underground line design from 12.5 kV to 735 kV, structural analysis, foundations, clearance studies and third party attachment programmes.
Infrastructure & Geotechnical Engineering
Roads, bridges, industrial buildings and earthworks, together with the site investigation and foundation design that keeps them standing.
Urban Planning & Water Resources
Master planning, drainage and hydraulic modelling, drinking water supply and sanitation for towns and cities under pressure to grow.
Project & Proposal Management
Cost estimating, scheduling, tender preparation and construction supervision, from concept through to commissioning and handover.
Environmental, Social & Sustainable Development
Impact assessment, stakeholder engagement and resettlement planning aligned with lender and regulatory requirements.
Quality, Health, Safety & Environment
Quality plans, site inspection, occupational health and safety management and environmental monitoring built into every mandate.
Selected work
Projects that had to work the first time
Live networks, remote crossings and communities waiting on basic services. A selection of mandates delivered by our engineering team.
How we work
Model it, prove it, then build it
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Understand the real constraint
Outage windows, ground conditions, right of way limits and budget. We define the binding constraint before we draw anything.
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Prove it in the model
Line and structural models, hydraulic models and cost models are built and checked so the design is defensible before it reaches site.
03
Stay accountable on site
Our engineers follow the work into construction with inspection, supervision and as built records, so the design intent survives contact with the ground.
Clients and partners
Who we work with
Utilities, national power companies, oilfield operators and fellow engineering firms across Canada, the United States, West and Central Africa and Asia. Some engagements are direct, others are delivered as a specialist partner inside a larger team.
Insights
What our engineers are thinking about
Short technical notes on the problems that decide whether infrastructure lasts: ground behaviour, loading assumptions, drainage and the choices made before construction starts.
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Why drainage is the first thing to fail in a fast growing town
Roads and buildings get the budget. Drainage gets what is left. That sequencing is why so much new urban infrastructure fails within a few…
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Designing transmission foundations when the ground keeps changing
On a long transmission line the ground conditions change faster than the structure design does. Here is how we approach foundation selection across a…
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What a pole loading study actually tells you
Pole loading analysis is often treated as a compliance exercise. Used properly it is an asset management tool that tells a utility where its…
Talk to our engineers about your next project
Head office in Vancouver, British Columbia, with project teams working across Canada, the United States and Africa.