Discipline Notice: An Khanh Tran, P.Eng.

In an August 26, 2024, Consent Order, An Khanh Tran, P.Eng., admitted that he demonstrated professional misconduct with regards to his failure to advise the City of Langford of the limited scope of the remediation work he undertook for Danbrook One.

As of September 20, 2024, Mr. Tran’s registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC is suspended for three months.

This is the third registrant disciplined by Engineers and Geoscientists BC for their involvement with Danbrook One, the 11-storey concrete building at 2766 Claude Road in Langford, BC, now called RidgeView Place. Brian McClure and Theodore Sorensen were cancelled by Engineers and Geoscientists BC in 2022 as a result of their deficient technical engineering work for the building.

Mr. Tran took responsibility for the remediation of the building as the Structural Engineer of Record and provided the associated Letters of Assurance to the City of Langford. Mr. Tran failed to advise the City of Langford that the remediation design for the building was limited to only addressing items identified in a report prepared by a third-party engineering firm that expressly stated it was not a comprehensive review of the building. The report recommended a complete detailed review of the building design that Mr. Tran had not completed.

In the Consent Order, Mr. Tran also admitted that he acted contrary to Principle 1 of the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Code of Ethics. Principle 1 requires that all members and licensees hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public, the protection of the environment, and promote health and safety within the workplace.

As outlined in the Consent Order, during the suspension period, Mr. Tran must successfully complete and pass the Professional Engineering and Geoscientists BC Practice in BC Online Seminar.

Six months after the suspension period concludes, Mr. Tran must undergo a practice review conducted by the Engineers and Geoscientists BC Audit and Practice Review Committee.

Mr. Tran paid $12,000 toward the legal and investigative costs of Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

The full text of the Consent Order can be found in the Disciplinary Notices section of our website.

Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s website contains information on the complaint, investigation, and discipline processes. You can contact us at 604.558.6647 or toll-free at 1.888.430.8035 ext. 6647, or by email at [email protected].