MONTREAL, March 22,
2023 /CNW/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC), a fully
integrated professional services and project management company
with offices around the world, was awarded a Public Assistance
Grant Management Services contract by the State of Florida's Division of Emergency
Management (FDEM) to aid response to Hurricane Ian. The Company is
managing disaster relief funding to help the community respond,
recover and mitigate against future hazards.
"Our comprehensive knowledge of recovery and resiliency best
practices combined with our extensive project management expertise
enable us to advise various levels of government on how best to
allocate budgets and expedite funding where most needed," said
Ian L. Edwards, President and Chief
Executive Officer, SNC-Lavalin.
Under the multi-year contract, SNC-Lavalin is supplying
qualified personnel who are adeptly experienced with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) program
to provide FDEM with comprehensive grant management services
including technical assistance to grant applicants in various
counties in the State.
"We are uniquely qualified to support FDEM due to our strong
presence and depth of resources in Florida," said Steve
Morriss, President, Engineering Services, US, LATAM, APAC
and M&M, SNC-Lavalin. "For more than 30 years, we've been
helping Floridians get back on their feet when disaster strikes.
Our team has a breadth of experience administering all FEMA
programs to maximize funds and advance support for local
communities in need."
The Company has provided support to the State of Florida after every major storm and
disaster since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. SNC-Lavalin has
distributed over $50 billion in
funding and facilitated oversight on more than 50,000 projects
nationwide. Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on September
28, 2022, as a major Category 4 storm, with sustained winds
of 155 MPH. Hurricane damage estimates are expected to exceed
$40 billion in the State.
The team is currently providing Florida with PA support for COVID-19 and is a
leader in providing professional consulting services including FEMA
Public Assistance, Individual Assistance and Hazard Mitigation
Assistance program support at all levels of government, from
project initiation to closeout. SNC-Lavalin's strong emphasis on
project management enables efficient and rapid response to extreme
events that span from Colorado
floods, California wildfires,
northeast winter storms and severe weather along the Gulf
Coast.
About SNC-Lavalin
Founded in 1911,
SNC-Lavalin is a fully integrated professional services and project
management company with offices around the world dedicated to
engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We
create sustainable solutions that connect people, technology and
data to design, deliver and operate the most complex projects. We
deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver
unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset
including consulting, advisory & environmental services,
intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering,
procurement, project & construction management, operations
& maintenance, decommissioning and capital – and delivered to
clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services,
Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital. News and
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