SNC-Lavalin awarded third district cooling project in Saudi Arabia
07 August 2012 - 11:00PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
MONTREAL, Aug. 7, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin is pleased to
announce that it has been awarded a contract by the Central
District Cooling Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Tabreed District
Cooling Company, to provide district cooling facilities to the
Jebel Omar Development in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). As
part of the contract, estimated at $92 million, SNC-Lavalin will be
responsible for the design, procurement, construction and
commissioning of a district cooling plant, with an ultimate
capacity of 55,000 Refrigeration Tonnes (RT), 1.5 km of dual
underground chilled water distribution pipeline and 10 energy
transfer stations with a total capacity of 36,000 RT. "We are
delighted with receiving this contract, particularly because it is
the third district cooling plant contract awarded to us in Saudi
Arabia since May 2010," said Charles Chebl, Executive
Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "This contract reflects our
strategy of bringing the full spectrum of our global expertise to
the region, and attests to SNC-Lavalin's world-class leadership in
the district cooling sector." Engineering work on the project is
underway, and construction is scheduled to begin in the third
quarter of 2012. The first phase of the facility, a chilled water
production plant with a capacity of 25,000 RT, is planned for
December 2013. SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and
construction groups in the world and a major player in the
ownership of infrastructure, and in the provision of operations and
maintenance services. SNC-Lavalin has offices across Canada and in
over 40 other countries around the world, and is currently working
in some 100 countries. www.snclavalin.com SNC-LAVALIN CONTACT:
Media:Leslie QuintonSenior Vice-President, Global
CorporateCommunicationsSNC-Lavalin Group Inc.514-390-8000, ext.
7354leslie.quinton@snclavalin.com Investors:Denis
JasminVice-President, Investor RelationsSNC-Lavalin Group
Inc.514-390-8000, ext. 7553denis.jasmin@snclavalin.com
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