Water Summit

Welcome to the 2023 CIPP Corp CIPP H20 Water Summit!

An event aimed to educate water asset owners, supporting contractors and engineers from all over the Americas on the benefits, safety and cost-effectiveness of utilizing CIPP H20 lining material and processes to repair aging water lines. The City of Montreal has utilized CIPP H20 lining and Foraction, a CIPP Corp Licensee, services to repair aging water lines for many years with success and benefit to the city’s infrastructure.

The event offers two identical sessions which guests can chose below which session they prefer to join. Each session will be help in Montreal, Quebec Canada at the Fairmont, The Queen Elizabeth.

  • Session 1 – Monday May 8 & Tuesday May 9th.
  • Session 2 – Wednesday May 10th & Thursday May 11th.

During the event you will be exposed to the safe process of H20 CIPP lining, understand equipment and material used and visit an active job site and wet out facility. CIPP Corporation & Foraction have committed to also providing ongoing engineering credit should you request a certificate. We have included the agenda below.

Please join us and be a part of this exciting dialogue and see firsthand the meaningful impact that CIPP H20 & CIPP Corp have in the important requirements of helping communities around the world provide safe water to their constituents. Please contact me or our CIPP Corp member at the below phone number or email address if you have any questions and to let us know if you will be joining us.

Please register for this free conference below. Guests are responsible for their flights and accommodations.

ACCOMODATION DETAILS:

Fairmont, The Queen Elizabeth 900 René-Lévesque Blvd W, Montreal, Quebec H3B 4A5, Canada

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS:

Transportation to and from the airport will be provided via an Uber Certificate. Upon registration we will provide you the details. Transporting throughout the conference will be provided to the guided tours.

 MEAL DETAILS:

Meals will be provided during the summit days including Monday – Thursday.

FAQ’s:

  1. Do I need to bring PPE? No, guests will be provided PPE when required for facility and site tours.
  2. Can I join both sessions? Yes, you can join both sessions. Please simply select both sessions when registering.
  3. Can I bring a personal guest? Yes, you are welcome to bring a guest. Any additional expenses related to your guests are the responsibility of the guest. Please include them in your registration below should they intend to join us in the summit meetings.
  4. Can I invite colleagues or other firms? Yes, please register them as an attendees.
  5. Can I receive engineering credits? Yes, please select the engineering credit option during registration.
  6. I have special requirements, who can I contact about them? Please send an email to Jaclyn Herrera at for any special requirements.

AGENDA

Session 1, Day 1, Monday May 8th

7:30 am – 8:30
Breakfast & Welcome Remarks
Details: Welcome remarks. History of CIPP H20, CIPP Corp & Foraction

8:30 am – 11:30 am
Wet Out Tour
Details: Depart hotel for Foraction Facilities

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch & Break

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
CIPP H20 Process
Details: Deep dive of full process including site evaluation, construction footprint, site preparations, lining, plugging, pressures, cleaning and reinstatement. With open dialogue for each step in the process.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Case Study Presentation
Details: Project success story

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
CIPP H20 v. Alternative Methods
Details: When does CIPP H20 make sense v. alternative methods. Guests will understand the right type of projects to utilize this method, costs saving analysis, life of product, approximate project timetables, impact to the community & communicating benefits to decision makers.

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
CIPP H20 Material Options, Requirements & Supplier Roundtable
Details: Understanding liners, resins, wet-out, equipment requirements. Panel of material experts for guests to interact with, see liner examples and understand technical specifics of materials options for projects.

6:30 pm
Dinner
Location: TBD

Session 1, Day 2, Tuesday May 9th

6:00 am – 7:00 am
Breakfast

7:00 am – 11:00 am
Depart for Demo

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
CIPP H20 Supporters Roundtable
Details: Guests will be introduced to local Montreal constituents (owners/engineers) that have made this the standard in water pipe management.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Bringing CIPP H20 to You
Details: Vortex & Foraction will outline how they will organize bringing CIPP H20 to you whether you would like to start your own CIPP H20 services, support from a sub-contractor perspective or in designing projects for your area.

2:00 pm – 5:00pm
Developing a Strategy for You – Break Out Session

  • Track 1: Preparing your business to offer H20 Services – guest will be able to discuss setting up your own crew and the requirements or discuss how CIPP Corp can support from a sub-contractor position
  • Track 2: Commercial Approach & Tender Development – Sit with project experts that have developed and responded to project tenders. Understand project Evaluation, material requirements, bidding, documentation, Approach, Pricing strategy, Considerations, Project FAQ’s, hurdles with H20. Guests will see example tenders & discuss how to develop your own tenders.

Session 1 Concludes

6:30
Dinner 
Location: TBD

Session 2, Day 1, Wednesday May 10th

7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast & Welcome Remarks
Details: Welcome remarks. History of CIPP H20, CIPP Corp & Foraction

8:30 am – 11:30 am
Wet Out Tour
Details: Depart hotel for Foraction Facilities

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch & Break

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
CIPP H20 Process
Details: Deep dive of full process including site evaluation, construction footprint, site preparations, lining, plugging, pressures, cleaning and reinstatement. With open dialogue for each step in the process.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Case Study Presentation
Details: Project success story

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
CIPP H20 v. Alternative Methods
Details: When does CIPP H20 make sense v. alternative methods. Guests will understand the right type of projects to utilize this method, costs saving analysis, life of product, approximate project timetables, impact to the community & communicating benefits to decision makers.

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
CIPP H20 Material Options, Requirements & Supplier Roundtable
Details: Understanding liners, resins, wet-out, equipment requirements. Panel of material experts for guests to interact with, see liner examples and understand technical specifics of materials options for projects.

6:30 pm
Dinner
Location: TBD

Session 2, Day 2, Thursday May 11th

6:00 am – 7:00 am
Breakfast

7:00 am – 11:00 am
Depart for Demo

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
CIPP H20 Supporters Roundtable
Details: Guests will be introduced to local Montreal constituents (owners/engineers) that have made this the standard in water pipe management.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Bringing CIPP H20 to You
Details: Vortex & Foraction will outline how they will organize bringing CIPP H20 to you whether you would like to start your own CIPP H20 services, support from a sub-contractor perspective or in designing projects for your area.

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Developing a Strategy for You – Break Out Session
Track 1: Preparing your business to offer H20 Services – guest will be able to discuss setting up your own crew and the requirements or discuss how CIPP Corp can support from a sub-contractor position
Track 2: Commercial Approach & Tender Development – Sit with project experts that have developed and responded to project tenders. Understand project Evaluation, material requirements, bidding, documentation, Approach, Pricing strategy, Considerations, Project FAQ’s, hurdles with H20. Guests will see example tenders & discuss how to develop your own tenders.

Session 2 Concludes

REGISTRATION