MONTREAL, July 26, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin's (TSX:
SNC) Atkins business was selected as prime consultant under a
$20 million USD, three-year contract
with two one-year optional extensions to provide environmental
support services to the Georgia Department of Transportation's
(GDOT) Office of Environmental Services (OES).
The new contract, which replaces a $7
million USD on-call contract that ended in June 2019, adds up to 12 staff to the eight
currently working as an extension of staff to GDOT's OES. Support
services scope will expand to include performing quality assurance
reviews of reports and environmental documents in compliance with
applicable state and federal laws and regulations; status tracking
for environmental activities related to project schedules; planning
and conducting environmental outreach on behalf of GDOT;
coordinating with other GDOT offices and state and federal
agencies; and providing other professional services as identified
by GDOT related to environmental services support.
"We have had the privilege of partnering with the Georgia
Department of Transportation in support services roles since 2009,"
said George Nash, CEO, Atkins,
North America, SNC-Lavalin. "We
are pleased to continue this partnership with their Office of
Environmental Services to fulfil their support service needs and
assist in delivering GDOT's work program while protecting
Georgia's natural and cultural
resources."
About SNC-Lavalin
Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a global fully integrated
professional services and project management company and a major
player in the ownership of infrastructure. From offices around the
world, SNC-Lavalin's employees think beyond engineering. Our teams
provide comprehensive end-to-end project solutions – including
capital investment, consulting, design, engineering, construction
management, sustaining capital and operations and maintenance – to
clients across the EDPM (engineering, design and project
management), Infrastructure, Nuclear and Resources
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