MONTREAL, Nov. 25, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin
(TSX: SNC) was selected as prime consultant under a not-to-exceed
$38 million USD, three-year limited
services contract with two one-year optional extensions to provide
traffic operations management support to the North Carolina
Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) Transportation Systems
Management & Operations Unit. The contract will be delivered by
SNC-Lavalin's Engineering, Design and Project Management
business (EDPM).
"Our North American business has enjoyed a number of significant
contract wins this year which cement our position as an established
player in a region rich with growth opportunities," said
Philip Hoare, President of Atkins,
SNC-Lavalin's EDPM business. "We now look forward to supporting
NCDOT as it continues to deliver critical infrastructure for the
state of North Carolina."
Under the contract, the Company will staff, operate and manage
statewide and regional traffic and toll operations centers. In
addition, the team will provide project technical support staff to
enable a variety of management, administration and traffic
engineering functions in support of the operations.
For nearly three decades, the Company has worked with NCDOT in
areas ranging from transportation management center (TMC)
operations, 511 traffic information line support, intelligent
transportation systems and traffic engineering consulting, and toll
system design and operations.
"We remain committed to this partnership of collaboration,
dedicated to TMC operations for NCDOT and to providing direct
support that has spanned cycles of rapid growth, unanticipated
contraction, and extreme impacts of natural disasters," said
George Nash, CEO, Atkins North America. "Aligning with NCDOT's
operational goals through changing times, we have and will continue
to put the needs of the operations first."
In the US, SNC-Lavalin's EDPM business has more than 30 years of
TMC operations experience, managing and staffing operations for
North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Florida and Wisconsin DOTs.
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 four strategic sectors: EDPM (engineering, design and project
management), Infrastructure, Nuclear and Resources, supported by
Capital. People. Drive. Results.
www.snclavalin.com
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