MONTREAL, Sept. 15, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX:
SNC), a fully integrated professional services and project
management company with offices around the world, is pleased to
announce that its consortium with Norda Stelo has been awarded a
two-year contract by the Quebec Railway Company Rail SEC (Qc Rail),
to undertake pre-feasibility and feasibility studies to assess the
technical and economic viability of the development of a possible
370-kilometer railway in northern Quebec. The railway would extend the national
rail network, connecting the city of Dolbeau-Mistassini and the deep-sea Port of
Baie-Comeau to offer Canadian
companies a possible new northern transport corridor fluid to world
markets. This contract is in line with the company's strategic
objective to accelerate growth in its SNC-Lavalin Engineering
Services' business.
"We have a long history and extensive expertise in the analysis
and assessment of infrastructure projects around the world,
particularly in the rail and transit industry," said Ian L. Edwards, President and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of SNC-Lavalin. "We're proud that the work we will
undertake for our client will help them make the best decision
about whether to move forward with a project that has the potential
to enhance Canada's economic
prosperity."
Under this contract, SNC-Lavalin will provide topographical,
geotechnical, hydraulic, environmental, and civil studies, as well
as the proposal of an optimal route for the project, including
plans for railway roads, and cost estimates.
"This project is an excellent representation of SNC-Lavalin's
capabilities and end-to-end services," said Ben Almond, CEO Engineering, Design and Project
Management (EDPM) Canada,
SNC-Lavalin. "It's exciting to be involved in a project that could
potentially lead to a more efficient and financially beneficial
railway route for the movement of goods across Canada."
If the feasibility studies' findings are positive, the railway
will be the first route to bypass the heavily trafficked
Windsor corridor and all its major
cities—Toronto, Ottawa,
Montreal, Quebec City. It will provide the second most
significant transportation route for goods by rail across
Canada, linking railways from the
provinces of Manitoba to eastern
Quebec, boosting northern
Quebec's wider economy
development, and helping to facilitate transit to foreign markets.
The studies are scheduled to be completed by the end of Spring
2023, and if the findings are positive construction will begin
shortly thereafter.
About SNC-Lavalin
Founded in 1911,
SNC-Lavalin is a fully integrated professional services and project
management company with offices around the world. SNC-Lavalin
connects people, technology and data to help shape and deliver
world-leading concepts and projects, while offering comprehensive
innovative solutions across the asset lifecycle. Our expertise is
wide-ranging — consulting & advisory, intelligent networks
& cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project
& construction management, operations & maintenance,
decommissioning and sustaining capital – and delivered to clients
in three strategic sectors: EDPM (engineering, design and project
management), Infrastructure and Nuclear, supported by Capital.
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