MONTREAL, March 20,
2024 /CNW/ - AtkinsRéalis [SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.]
(TSX: ATRL), a fully integrated professional services and project
management company with offices around the world, was awarded
a Public Assistance Grant Management Services contract by
Florida's Division of Emergency
Management (FDEM) to manage relief funding in support of Hurricane
Idalia recovery efforts and community response, as well as the
implementation of measures to mitigate future hazards.
"The pace of climate change's impact on the natural and built
environment is accelerating, unfortunately; we've prepared for this
by ensuring that we have disaster response expertise across
North America, enabling us to
advise clients on how best to expedite and allocate available
emergency funding for rapid recovery and investments in future
climate resilience," said Ian L.
Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer,
AtkinsRéalis.
AtkinsRéalis is providing Technical Assistance (TA), Public
Assistance (PA) and grant management services in 21 Florida counties on behalf of FDEM under the
multi-year contract. The Company's comprehensive knowledge of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) PA program and on-site
senior level TA professionals will significantly benefit applicants
identifying and filing for eligible recovery projects from
Hurricane Idalia. AtkinsRéalis has supported the State of Florida following every major storm
and disaster since 1992, when Hurricane Andrew damaged and
destroyed nearly 200,000 homes in South
Florida. The Company has distributed over US$50 billion in grant management support funding
and facilitated oversight on more than 50,000 projects nationwide
since 2005.
"AtkinsRéalis is an industry leader in providing comprehensive
recovery and post-disaster services," said Steve Morriss, President, U.S., Latin America, and Minerals & Metals,
AtkinsRéalis. "We've stood at the helm of emergency response in
Florida for more than 30 years,
and with nearly one-third of our nationwide staff residing in the
Sunshine State, we are uniquely positioned and experienced to
administer FEMA programs to our local communities in need."
Hurricane Idalia was a Category 3 storm that caused widespread
flooding in both Florida and
Georgia in August 2023; storm damages have been estimated
between US$2 billion and US$5 billion1.
AtkinsRéalis currently provides PA support to Florida for Hurricane Ian recovery and
COVID-19. The Company has provided FEMA Public Assistance,
Individual Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Assistance program
support at all levels of government, from project initiation
through closeout. AtkinsRéalis' strong emphasis on project
management enables efficient and rapid response to extreme events
that span from wildfires in California and Hawaii to flooding in Colorado and across the south and from major
winter storms in the northeast to severe weather along the Gulf and
Atlantic coasts.
About
AtkinsRéalis
Created by the integration of long-standing organizations
dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional
services and project management company dedicated to engineering a
better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable
solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the
world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global
capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end
services across the whole life cycle of an asset including
consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent
networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering,
procurement, project & construction management, operations
& maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and
depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic
sectors such as Engineering Services in key regions (Canada, the United
States, the United Kingdom,
as well as Asia, the Middle East and Australia), Nuclear and Capital. News and
information are available at
www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on
LinkedIn.
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Source: Claims
Journal, https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/southeast/2023/09/05/319179.htm.
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SOURCE AtkinsRéalis