Gemco was founded in 1986. Its work has grown from road and site construction to complex civil servicing, watercourse restoration and infrastructure across the Lower Mainland and BC Interior.
Delta · 1991
Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal
In 1991, Gemco expanded 8.5 hectares of terminal roads and parking in 14 weeks. The work included paving, gravel placement and more than three kilometres of sewer mains.
Port Coquitlam · Awarded 2006
Dominion Avenue
Gemco rebuilt the roadway with new sidewalks, curbs and an asphalt multi-use path. Underground work included 1.3 kilometres of box culverts, 1.25 kilometres of large-diameter storm sewer, new water and sanitary mains, and electrical and telephone infrastructure. More than 3,800 lock blocks went into the retaining walls.
Chilliwack
Garrison Crossing
Gemco serviced new neighbourhoods on former military housing lands south of Tamihi Way. The work included underground utilities, reconstruction of Vedder and Keith Wilson roads, and rebuilding the All Sappers’ Memorial Cenotaph at their intersection.
Chilliwack
Canada Education Park
Gemco installed water, storm and sanitary mains and built 1.8 kilometres of roads on the former Canadian Forces Base. The crews also extended Legacy Walk by 3.6 kilometres and maintained access to the institutions operating on site.
Coquitlam
Burke Mountain
Gemco built roads, culverts and large retaining walls for Wesbild’s Smiling Creek developments. The hillside earthworks required careful sediment control on steep slopes near sensitive waterways.
Langley · 2017–2018
Willoughby Stormwater Containment System
Gemco installed 3,300 underground chambers beneath future parkland to manage runoff to Yorkson Creek. The system holds 21 million litres. The chamber installation and containment works took 60 days, with trunk drainage and playfield work continuing into 2018.
