MONTREAL, April 29,
2024 /CNW/ - AtkinsRéalis [SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.]
(TSX: ATRL), a fully integrated professional services and project
management company with offices around the world, announces today
that it has been awarded a multi-year Master Service Agreement
(MSA) for Project Management Office (PMO) and Owners Engineering
(OE) Services in the northeastern United
States by Avangrid Networks, a subsidiary of leading
sustainable energy company Avangrid Inc. (NYSE: AGR.) AtkinsRéalis
has provided Avangrid with similar services under multiple
agreements during the last eleven years.
"We are committed to delivering technology-based solutions to
support the energy transition so future generations can reap
the benefits of a more sustainable, low carbon world," said
Ian L. Edwards, President and Chief
Executive Officer, AtkinsRéalis. "As a trusted delivery partner for
clients around the world, we bring reliability, stability, security
and automation to the modern-day power grid through assets that
meet the needs of the changing energy landscape."
Under the MSA, AtkinsRéalis will provide engineering support and
manage planning, controlling, permitting, environmental studies,
public communications, field construction management, procurement,
construction, commissioning and other services for Avangrid's
extensive capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects. The services will
be provided to four electric utilities or operating
companies/property companies (OPCO/PROPCO): Rochester Gas and
Electric (RG&E), New York
State Electric and Gas Company (NYSEG), Central Maine Power
(CMP), and United Illuminating (UI).
"Our longstanding relationship with Avangrid combined with our
time-tested methods, techniques and processes uniquely positions us
to continue to successfully deliver on the company's business
objectives," said Steve Morriss,
President, U.S., Latin America,
and Minerals & Metals, AtkinsRéalis. "We have a strong
understanding of project scopes, constraints and timelines, which
enables us to drive cost efficiency and produce value from our
client's investments."
AtkinsRéalis has a proven track record of working with leading
electric utilities and industrial companies throughout the
northeastern United States and
across North America, completing
similar programs worth US$20 billion
during the last ten years. The Company previously supplied capital
project OE services to Avangrid for operating companies RGE and
NYSEG. AtkinsRéalis has provided operating companies CMP, NYSEG,
RGE and UI with capital project PMO services through contracts with
Avangrid in the past as well.
About
AtkinsRéalis
Created by the integration of long-standing organizations
dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional
services and project management company dedicated to engineering a
better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable
solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the
world's infrastructure and energy systems. 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. The breadth and
depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic
sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and
information are available at
www.atkinsrealis.com or follow us on
LinkedIn.
SOURCE AtkinsRéalis