As part of a Design/Build J/V, Pacific Pile and Marine constructed two new greenfield hydro facilities consisting of Upper and Lower Bear Creek powerhouses and intakes with 20MW capacity. The project was located on Sechelt First Nation Land in a forest area only accessible by boat or plane approximately 35 km NE of Sechelt, BC and 100 km outside the Vancouver Area.
The Upper Bear Intake structure required 1,100 m of above ground penstock which consisted of 48-in welded steel pipe, switching station, and powerhouse which generated 12MW of power. The Lower Bear Intake consisted of dam and stream diversion, 3 km new forest roads, 2 km restored forest roads, 950 m of buried 72-in welded steel pipe, switching station and powerhouse capable of generating 8MW of power. Both facilities discharged at the head of Salmon Inlet in Clowhom Lake.
