COMPANY PROFILE
Morton Jagodich Incorporated
Diversification sees company through
downturn of traditional market
By Kim Biggar
Morton Jagodich Incorporated (MJI), headquartered
in Calgary, Alta., certainly faced a challenge
when the oil and gas downturn began in 2014. Just
a few years old at that time, the company relied
heavily on the oil and gas industry for its livelihood.
“A huge portion of our work was in that sector,” said Jason
Jagodich, managing partner of the civil, structural and geotechnical
engineering firm.
The company had to refocus, and it did so quickly. The
last couple of years have taken MJI to Iraq, the United Arab
Emirates and Korea, and into the public sector across Canada,
in its efforts to diversify in terms of both geography and
industry sector. This diversification and a focus on safety and
innovation have allowed the firm to flourish in tough times.
Company overview
In addition to its Calgary head office, MJI has offices in Grande
Prairie, Alta. and Huntsville, Ont. Jagodich, the company’s
geotechnical principal, is based in Alberta; Jon Morton, the
civil engineering principal, works out of the Ontario office.
With 40 employees, the company is a full-service civil,
structural and geotechnical firm specializing in deep foundation
design and testing, permitted to practice in nearly all
provinces in Canada.
Asked to describe what MJI does in a nutshell, Jagodich
lists foundation design, PDA testing, static load testing, geotechnical
investigations, near-surface geophysics and earth
retention systems design. Among its diverse services are:
• Geotechnical engineering: Foundation design, pile testing,
geotechnical investigations, pavement engineering,
horizontal directional drilling design
• Structural and welding (CWB) engineering: Welding
procedure development, steel design, bridge design and
inspection, building assessments and structural repair,
construction review and administration
• Geophysics: Detection of buried infrastructure/utilities,
resistivity surveys, exploration for groundwater, sand
and gravel
• Mining and exploration: Prospecting, exploration planning
and execution, geological mapping
• Environmental: Environmental impact assessments,
municipal water-capacity studies, floodplain studies
PDA testing of helical piles
in Northern Alberta
MJI project site near Kurdistan, Iraq
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MORTON JAGODICH INCORPORATED
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