Dr. Mehdi Alavi Fard, P.Eng.
President
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Structural Engineer -
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada, 1999
Education & Experience
Mehdi studied Civil Engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He received Ph.D. degree in the area of Behaviour of High Strength Concrete from MUN, St. John’s, NF, Canada. He has several publications in the area of high strength concrete under static and cyclic loads, and stress analysis around tunnels in the scientific journals. He has extensive knowledge in the area of design, fabrication, and erection of precast concrete parking garages. He was a project manager with a large precast concrete parking structure with steel roof with capacity of 2800 spaces in Ottawa, Ontario. Application of High strength Concrete in long span bridges, high-rise buildings, finite element analysis of structures, design of retaining walls, foundations, steel and reinforced concrete highway and railway bridges, tunnels, industrial building, shell structures, and structures under dynamic loads expose to blast are among his expertise. He acts as president and technical director to lead company. He is a member of professional engineers of Ontario, Canada.
We are a Trusted
Engineering and supply company based in Ottawa, proudly serving the construction industry for nearly three decades. Specializing in structural engineering for buildings and parking garages. We assist our customer with purchasing steel structures, steel bridges and railway system through our fabricator partners. We deliver innovative, safe, and cost-effective solutions tailored to your project needs.
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Building & Parking Garage Assessments -
Inspection & Verification
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Structural Engineering Services -
Reserve Fund Studies
Over 30 Years of Experience
Who We Are
Grand Canada Engineering Limited (GCE) is an Ottawa-based engineering and supply company supporting the construction industry since 1996. GCE has knowledge and expertise to assist you with inspection, verification, design and design review of projects according to latest version of Standards, Building Codes and Guidelines; GCE works closely with Architects and Owners of project to deliver high quality, well performing, functional and stable structures for building and parking garage projects. We combine technical expertise, innovation, and commitment to deliver superior results for clients across Canada and overseas
Our Mission
At GCE, our mission is to provide creative, strong, safe, sustainable and cost-effective structural design solutions along with reliable, high-quality products. We strive to support our clients with engineering excellence while maintaining the highest standards of safety and precision.
Our Vision & Values
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Professionalism – Delivering work of the highest standard -
Accuracy – Ensuring reliable and precise solutions -
Commitment – Dedicated to the success of every project -
Customer Service – Building lasting partnerships through trust and support
