Post on 11-Aug-2020
Company Profile
Passion to create better communities, together.
Passion to create better communities, together.
B&A is one of Western Canada’s leading and fastest growing professional community and land development planning firms. We bring a twenty-five year track record of success in providing professional consulting services to a diverse range of public and private sector clients including individual landowners, developers, municipalities and leading players in the aggregate and energy industry.
Our award-winning team has earned a reputation for having the strategic leadership necessary to achieve success on complex planning projects.
We help you manage every step of the planning process from project conceptualization through to project approval.
B&A Planning Group
Active in the markets of ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN & BRITISH COLUMBIA
Experience from over 2000 PROJECTS
Servicing more than 200 CLIENTS
Over 40 Great Employees
Our Vision
Passion to Create Better Communities, Together.
Our MissionWe are catalysts for change. We work together to provide innovative, customized and balanced solutions to shape our communities in a sustainable way.
Our ApproachAt B&A, we take a strategic and customized approach to every assignment and advocate on your behalf to achieve project success. Our strategic lens involves finding triple-win solutions which benefit your organization, approving authorities and the broader community. This strategic approach and belief in finding optimal solutions is the cornerstone of our practice.
Our Core ValuesSTRATEGIC We view each assignment through a strategic lens. This approach, supplemented by visionary planning, lays the foundation for project success.
CREATIVE We work collaboratively with our project teams and clients to foster innovation and creative approaches to each planning assignment.
PASSIONATE Passion for community, passion for people and passion for the places that we design and live is at the core of who we are.
SOLUTIONS DRIVEN We find solutions which embody a “triple win”, balancing the needs of our clients, regulatory bodies and stakeholders.
Our Service Areas
MASTER PLANNING & URBAN DESIGN
MUNICIPAL PLANNING
LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS
ENERGY & RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
SPECIAL PROJECTS
COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT
GIS, 3D & TECHNICAL SERVICES
Our TeamWe are not a large firm of generalists. We are a customized, award-winning team with the expertise and strategic leadership necessary to achieve project success. Our family is made up of over 40 in-house experts with diverse backgrounds and experience in project management, urban and rural planning, community and neighbourhood design and communications & engagement. Our team is supported by unparalleled technical services in design and drafting, GIS, and 3D visualization.
When you engage B&A, you work directly with principals and associates to help you successfully navigate complex planning projects. We never take a blanket approach. At B&A, we assemble the most qualified, customized and multi-disciplinary team for each and every project.
Visioning, design and planning for new urban and rural communities are key services we provide. Led by our award winning planning and design team and supported by cutting edge technologies, we take an innovative and customized approach to creating built environments that strive for functionality, beauty and a rich quality of life.
Master Planning & Urban Design
Services Include
Community & neighbourhood design
Redevelopment & intensification
Transit oriented development
Design policy & guidelines
Site development planning
Public realm design & place-making
We provide a broad range of municipal planning services including the preparation of statutory and non-statutory plans as well as specialized analysis, studies and support for municipal growth and annexation initiatives.
Our highly specialized municipal team has extensive experience in working both with and for urban and rural municipalities. This experience, coupled with the sound knowledge of the ever evolving provincial, regional and municipal regulatory framework, gives us the ability to quickly understand and respond to municipal planning needs.
Services Include
Municipal growth studies & annexation reports and negotiations
Municipal & inter-municipal development plans
Land use bylaws
Area structure plans & area redevelopment plans
Expert witness testimony & advisory and training services
Regional context plans & growth management strategies
Municipal Planning
Supported by visionary master plans and leading edge urban design, we are adept at securing land use and development approvals to support project implementation.
Our expertise in this area stems from our ability and experience in working with local jurisdictions to find optimal solutions to issues and challenges which may arise during the planning process.
Services Include
Master site development plans
Land use amendments
Subdivision approvals
Development permits
Road closures & appeal submissions
Outline plans
Land Use & Development Approvals
Our firm excels at preparing conceptual design for aggregate operations, mineral quarries, landfill sites, sour gas wells and power generation facilities. We have in-depth experience in managing multi-jurisdictional regulatory approvals while working with operating and reclamation experts from a wide variety of disciplines
In addition to securing approvals, we also provide expert testimony and reports for proponents or intervenor appearing before the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, the Natural Resources Conservation Board and the Municipal Government Board.
Services Include
Aggregate operations
Mineral quarries
Landfill sites
Oil & gas facilities
Power plants
Expert witness testimony
Energy & Resource Development
Aside from traditional planning assignments, we define and prepare special studies to support land acquisition or disposition matters, explore development scenarios or to assess long term land requirements. These special studies often help inform decision making relative to land matters and support subsequent planning assignments.
Services Include
Municipal Growth Studies
Policy analysis & regulatory reviews
Site identification
Due diligence reporting
Land acquisition & disposition support
Regional / municipal land evaluation & identification
Special Projects
We value communication and engagement and believe it is an integral component of the planning process. We design and manage these programs to reflect the context and scale of a project and the requirements of our clients, approval authorities and stakeholders. We also excel at developing compelling brands, visions & identities for developers and projects that help support approvals and long-term business objectives.
Services Include
Developer & project visioning and branding
Market entry strategies
Print, radio & electronic communications
Summary engagement reports
Integrated communications & engagement strategies
Social media strategies
Communications & Engagement
Our GIS, 3D and technical services team is well versed in the leading edge technologies and software applications used to inform and support planning assignments. The team possesses a diverse range of expertise in AutoCAD, GIS, 3D and graphic design software and plays an integral role in supporting a wide range of planning initiatives. Our 3D model making can help in evaluating development alternatives and communicating finalized plans in a visually effective and clear manner.
Services Include
Specialized mapping
Data acquisition & management
Digital elevation models
Spatial analysis
Slope analysis
3D visualization & animation
GIS, 3D & Technical Services
Discover how we can help you achieve project success at www.bapg.ca
Suite 600
940 6th Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 3T1
403.269.4733
info@bapg.ca
403.262.4480