SNC-Lavalin Gets Florida Emergency-Management Pact to Assist Hurricane Ian Response

By Robb M. Stewart

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. said Wednesday it has secured a contract from Florida to manage disaster-relief funding to help with the response and recovery from Hurricane Ian as well as mitigation against future hazards.

The Canadian project-management company said that, under the multi-year contract, it would supply qualified personnel experienced with the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's Public Assistance program to provide Florida's Division of Emergency Management with grant-management services such as technical assistance in various state counties.

SNC-Lavalin has provided support to Florida state after every major storm and disaster since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida in late September as a category-4 storm, and damage estimates are expected to exceed $40 billion throughout the state, the company said.

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March 22, 2023 08:28 ET (12:28 GMT)

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