About Us

The Willms Engineering Ltd. team will provide design and services during construction assistance. Projects can be completed from pre-design stage to final construction supervision with qualified personnel.

Willms Engineering Ltd. has in house capability to provide Electrical Distribution Systems Analysis on main distribution systems. This analysis includes short circuit analysis, protective device coordination and arc flash calculations/ratings.

Willms Engineering Ltd. was incorporated in April of 2005. We have permission to consult in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Responsible for all aspects of electrical engineering projects including:

1. •    Design
   

2. •    Services during construction
   

3. •    Engineering reports
   

4. •    Cost estimates
   

5. •    Project management
   

Sustainable Design

Willms Engineering Ltd is familiar with LEED requirements with respect to daylighting, occupancy sensing, lighting trespass requirements, energy efficient lighting, variable speed drives, harmonic mitigating filtering equipment, phase shifting transformers, power and lighting densities, etc.

Types of Projects Willms Engineering has experience in includes:

1. •    Design of many municipal, commercial, industrial, health, residential and institutional buildings
   

2. •    Paladin Design Base Software – Electrical Distribution System Analysis, System Modeling, Short Circuit Analysis,
   

        Protective Device Coordination, Arc Flash Hazard Analysis Studies

1. •    Distribution Design including High Voltage, Medium Voltage, Low Voltage systems
   

2. •    Standby Power Systems, UPS Systems
   

3. •    Lighting Design
   

4. •    Fire Alarm, Communication, Security Systems
   

5. •    Control Systems – PLC, Instrumentation
   

6. •    Energy Management and Audits
   

7. •    Power Quality Investigation
   

Willms Engineering Ltd. - Representative Projects (completed or in design)

Institutional Projects

1. •    University of Saskatchewan – 25 kV loop upgrade (Health Sciences)
   

2. •    University of Saskatchewan – Health Sciences D Wing – (working in partnership with Hemisphere Engineering,
   

        Edmonton, Alberta) LEEDS Project

1. •    University of Saskatchewan – Feedwater System Upgrade – Central Heating Plant
   

2. •    University of Saskatchewan – Presently working on the AHS A/B Wing Upgrade
   

3. •    University of Saskatchewan – Health Sciences B Wing – GEMS Lab – (provided services during construction as a sub-  
   

        consultant to Hemisphere Engineering)

1. •    University of Saskatchewan – Assiniboine, Souris – Transformer replacement analysis
   

2. •    University of Saskatchewan – Wollaston Hall Boiler Replacement
   

3. •    University of Saskatchewan – Agriculture College Phytotron Chiller Upgrade
   

4. •    St. Thomas More College – Building Addition and main service upgrade
   

Industrial Projects

1. •    Bunge Canada Canola Crushing Plant – Nipawin, Saskatchewan – Capacity Upgrade - 72 kV substation (presently
   

        working on a preliminary design report)

1. •    Bunge Canada Canola Crushing Plant – 1400 MTPD Crush and Solvent Extraction Upgrade
   

2. •    Bunge Canada Canola Crushing Plant – Deodorizer Expansion
   

3. •    Bunge Canada – Refinery 25 kV transformer and main service replacement
   

4. •    Bunge Canada Canola Crushing Plant – Electrical Distribution Systems Analysis, Fault Study, Protective Device
   

        Coordination, Arc Flash Analysis

1. •    University of Saskatchewan – Feedwater System Upgrade – Central Heating Plant
   

2. •    University of Saskatchewan – Chiller No. 4 and Heating Plant medium voltage systems Upgrade
   

Municipal Projects

1. •    City of Saskatoon - HM Weir Waste Water Treatment Plant – Primary Effluent Pump VFD Upgrade
   

2. •    City of Saskatoon – Jasper Avenue Lift Station, Blairmore Lift Station
   

3. •    City of Saskatoon - HM Weir Waste Water Treatment Plant – Primary Sedimentation Equipment Upgrade
   

4. •    City of Saskatoon - Water Treatment Plant – Acadia Reservoir 400 and 700 hp VFD and Service Upgrade
   

5. •    Cameco – McArthur River – Sewage Pump Station
   

6. •    City of Moose Jaw – Crescent Lift Station Main Service and Pump Upgrade
   

7. •    Whitecap First Nation – Water Treatment Plant, Wells, Sewage Lift Station
   

8. •    Fishing Lake - Water Treatment Plant and Sewage Pumping Station
   

9. •    Pelican Lake First Nation - South Core Water Pumphouse, School Water and Sewer
   

10. •    Town of Tisdale – Water Treatment Plant – RO System
    

11. •    James Smith Cree Nation - Water Treatment Plant
    

12. •    Town of Vonda - Water Treatment Plant
    

13. •    Pilot Butte - Water Treatment Plant and Sewage Pump Stations
    

14. •    Many other WTP and SPS stations throughout Saskatchewan
    

Alternative Energy Projects

1. •    Saskatoon Landfill Gas (Working with Wenck Associates, Fargo, North Dakota)
   

2. •    Wind Turbine/Battery Storage System (Working with Saskatchewan Research Council/Cowessess First Nation).
   

Commercial Projects

1. •    Ross School Site Development, Moose Jaw, Sk. (LEED Project)
   

2. •    Norman Vickar Building – Fire Alarm Replacement
   

3. •    SIAST – Kelsey Campus – Generator Upgrade
   

4. •    Battleford District Care Centre – Main electrical distribution upgrade, Arc Flash Study, Emergency Power Upgrade
   

5. •    North Battleford ERD – Main Electrical distribution, IT cabling upgrade
   

6. •    Sutherland ERD – Main Electrical distribution Upgrade
   

7. •    PA Correctional Institute – Electrical Distribution Evaluation
   

8. •    Prairieland Park – Trade Centre Addition, Commercial Kitchen Addition, Horse Barns, Wheatland Building Upgrades,
   

        Infrastructure Upgrades.

1. •    Forestry Building, Innovation Place – Miscellaneous tenant improvements
   

2. •    Sturdy-Stone - HVAC Upgrade
   

3. •    Midtown Plaza – Food Court Expansion, Main Service Replacement Misc. tenant improvements
   

4. •    TCU Place - Main Service Replacement