AtkinsRéalis Awarded Professional Services Agreement for Miami-Dade Waste-to-Energy Plant

MONTREAL, Aug. 6, 2024 /CNW/ - AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, announces that it has been awarded a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to provide Professional and Owners Engineering Services to Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management for its new state of the art Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant. Capable of processing 4,000 tons of waste per day, the project will create the largest WTE facilityⁱ in the United States.

"Efficiently repurposing waste is a critical component of a successful transition to Net Zeroⁱⁱ," said Ian L. Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer, AtkinsRéalis. "We can make a greater impact by advising clients on their energy transition journey with our Engineering Net Zero strategic planning and implementation approach, which enables us to help support a cleaner and more sustainable future."

Under the 10-year US$65 million contract, AtkinsRéalis will provide design criteria, consulting, advisory and environmental services prior to construction. The Company will also supervise construction and administer quality control support to Miami-Dade County. WTE plants incinerate waste and generate heat, which is used to power a turbine generator, creating electricity and other alternative fuels. Only one new WTE facility has been constructed during the last 20 years in the US.ⁱⁱⁱ

"We have established a proven track record as Miami-Dade's trusted owners' representative on numerous engineering projects benefiting the community over the last 60 years," said Steve Morriss, President, U.S., Latin America, and Minerals & Metals, AtkinsRéalis. "We're perfectly positioned to continue to support our long-standing client with the development of a green mixed-use industrial campus that creates renewable energy, while solving the County's growing waste challenges and opening the door for similar US based projects in the future."

AtkinsRéalis has delivered 23 alternative fuel projects in North America since 1982, including three in Florida.

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[i]	Source: Global Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WtERT), https://wtert.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/WtE-facilities-2018-directory.pdf
[ii]	Source: C40, https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Why-cities-need-to-advance-towards-zero-waste?language=en_US
[iii]	Source: Waste 360, https://www.waste360.com/waste-to-energy/the-state-of-waste-to-energy-in-the-u-s-

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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.AtkinsRéalis.com or follow us on LinkedIn. 

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