MONTREAL, April 12, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin
(TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce that NouvLR General Partnership,
whose partners consist of SNC-Lavalin, Dragados Canada, Inc.,
Groupe Aecon Québec Ltée, Pomerleau Inc. and EBC Inc., has reached
contract close on the Réseau express métropolitain project.
Today, NouvLR General Partnership, of which SNC-Lavalin is a
twenty-four percent (24%) partner, finalized an agreement with
Projet REM S.E.C., an affiliate of CDPQ Infra Inc., for the
Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Réseau express
métropolitain project. On April 12,
2018 NouvLR entered into a fixed price contract worth
approximately five billion dollars
($5B).
The Réseau express métropolitain is an electric and fully
automated light rail transit network designed to facilitate
mobility across the Greater Montreal Region. Spanning
67 kilometres of double track and boasting 26 stations,
it will link the South Shore, North Shore, West Island, downtown
Montreal, and the Pierre-Elliot
Trudeau Airport. It will also connect with existing bus networks,
commuter trains and with the Montréal metro Blue, Green and Orange
lines. Stations will be accessible by foot, bike, cars and taxis,
integrate universal mobility options, connect to bus stations and
park and ride lots, and will offer passengers a variety of travel
options between home and the station.
"We are thrilled to have this opportunity to bring to the
Greater Montreal area our
well-established experience in designing and building, as well as
operating and maintaining light-rail systems," said Ian L. Edwards, President, Infrastructure,
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "The combined knowledge and expertise of
SNC-Lavalin and Atkins greatly contributed to delivering an
optimized design for an efficient and integrated new transit system
that will benefit generations to come."
"The REM project is meaningful to us as it is a continuation of
our involvement in providing strong, knowledgeable, experienced
designers and engineers who contribute to the region's
development.," said Neil Bruce,
President and Chief Executive Officer, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "It
is an opportunity to share with the region our digital design and
state of the art project management systems that we've used on
other similar light rail transit (LRT) projects to enhance our
engineering and construction performance and offer a value-added
outcome for the end-users. "
Under the leadership of NouvLR General Partnership, the
Lemay Perkins + Will Bisson Fortin
Architectes consortium developed the Charter of Infrastructure
Design and Urban Integration that will facilitate the network's
integration with a wide variety of neighbourhoods, reflecting each
site's unique persona. A first in Canada, this was accomplished by pooling the
knowledge and experience of seasoned professionals from various
disciplines such as architecture, urban design, landscape
architecture, graphic design, engineering and construction.
The Réseau express métropolitain is the newest of long series of
signature LRT infrastructure projects in which SNC-Lavalin has been
involved in Canada, which include
the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project, Confederation Line project, the
Evergreen Line and the Canada Line.
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 are proud to build what matters. Our
teams provide comprehensive end-to-end project solutions –
including capital investment, consulting, design, engineering,
construction, sustaining capital and operations and maintenance –
to clients in oil and gas, mining and metallurgy, infrastructure
and power. On July 3, 2017,
SNC-Lavalin acquired Atkins, one of the world's most respected
design, engineering and project management consultancies.
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SOURCE SNC-Lavalin Inc.