About Us

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At CEV Canada, we have expertise in general contracting, construction and project management services as well as construction consulting. Further to the standard project and construction management practices offered, it provide services to its clients with expertise in more complex areas such as construction contract preparation, forensic construction/engineering investigation, construction claim analysis, procurement analysis and validity of construction and delay claims, construction dispute resolution as well as providing construction litigation support to clients’ legal counsel and others in the industry.

With over 50 years of collective experience, our principals and consultants have extensive experience in a wide variety of construction projects in the energy sector including oil, gas, hydroelectric, solar, wind and nuclear refurbishment in North America as well as Middle East.  Also,  by setting up an office in Dubai, CEV Canada is well positioned to offer its services to the construction industry in UAE. 

We also strongly believe renewable energy such as solar and wind power can help achieve energy independence and plays a key role in Canada’s energy mix. We know a PV system, correctly designed with the right technology, can produce energy for over 30 years. We have been building systems that deliver, are durable and perform.  We also believe solar energy should be affordable and accessible to everyone. Through our operations, and management of solar and wind plants, we assure our clients that their plants are operating efficiently and thus affordable power for end users and sound venture for investors. 

Ehsan Dallalzadeh, BEng, LL.M. MICCP    

Founder   

Core Discipline(s):  Arbitration, Claims, Cost Consultancy, Engineering, Legal, O&M Contracts, Planning and Project Controls, Project Management, Quantity Surveying

 Industry Sector(s):  Building, Hydroelectric, Infrastructure, Legal, Oil and Gas, Pipelines, Power, Process Plants, Renewable Energy

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As an electrical engineer, Ehsan started his career working in the power sector in British Columbia, Canada, where he was involved with the project management team responsible for the development and construction of wind farms and hydroelectric power plants across the province. Due to his interest in construction and project management, Ehsan pursued graduate studies in International Construction Management, followed by a Master of Laws Degree in Oil, Gas and Energy. Over the past 15 years, Ehsan has also worked in various sectors such as nuclear power plant refurbishments, oil and gas, pipelines, airports, and petrochemical complexes in Canada and the Middle East in various capacities including contracts, tenders, quality, project planning and control. 

As a contracts lead/manager working with major EPC contractors, Ehsan has been extensively involved with construction claims from subcontractors, documenting and preparing claims for clients, maintenance of change orders, tendering and preparing bidding packages for contractors for out-sourced scopes of work. Construction claims fall into either cost, time, quality or scope categories, all of which Ehsan has been involved with during the course of his career. Having acquired extensive experience working on construction sites in multiple continents, combined with post-graduate academic education, Ehsan is well-positioned to take on senior roles within the construction claims and disputes consultancy sectors.

Ehsan is an Associate member of the ADR Institute of Ontario (ADRIO) and is working towards the advanced designation with CIArb. Ehsan’s core specialty is in renewable and nuclear sectors, concentrating on construction claims and disputes stemming from contract interpretation, EOT, cost, and quality requirements with respect to pertaining codes, standards, and client procedures.

Construction Project Experience

- Emergency Power Generation Building, Darlington Nuclear Power Plant, ON, Canada

- Nuclear Waste Storage Building, Pickering Power Plant, ON, Canada 

- Heavy Water Management Facility, Darlington Nuclear Power Plant, ON, Canada

- 5MW Run of River Hydroelectric Plant, BC, Canada1*10MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant, ON, Canada

- International Airport Design-Build PPP Project, NU, Canada

- 1*20MW solar Photovoltaic Power Plant,

- Oil Refinery Expansion Project

- Gas Refinery Construction Project

- HDPE Plant Construction Project