SNC-Lavalin chosen by New Brunswick for Restigouche Hospital PPP

    




 MONTREAL, Oct. 11, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin  is pleased  to announce that the Rainbow Hospital Partnership, a general  partnership wholly-owned by SNC-Lavalin, has been awarded a  public-private partnership (PPP) contract by the Government of New  Brunswick for the design, construction, commissioning, financing and  certain operation and maintenance functions of the new Restigouche  Hospital Centre for psychiatric care in Campbellton, New Brunswick. 

 The new hospital, which will be designed to meet Leadership in Energy  and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver specifications, will be built by  an SNC-Lavalin Construction-led joint venture with a wholly owned  subsidiary of Bird Construction Inc. It will have 140 beds in seven  in-patient units, and facilities for education and research, clinical  support, and administration and general support services. It will also  serve as the forensic psychiatry facility for the province. SNC-Lavalin  Operations & Maintenance will provide operations and maintenance  services for the centre for a total of 30 years. 

 "This contract further expands our growing portfolio of PPP contracts,"  said Gilles Laramée, Executive Vice-President and CFO, SNC-Lavalin  Group Inc. "Our ongoing mandates include roads, bridges, a  state-of-the-art acoustic concert hall and an ultra-modern hospital  complex." 

 "We have been active in this province on various infrastructure projects  for many years," said Riadh Ben Aïssa, Executive Vice-President,  SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. responsible for the company's Infrastructure &  Construction group. "This contract reflects our expertise in the  rapidly growing healthcare sector, and we're looking forward to  providing a modern, sustainable hospital to better serve the people of  New Brunswick." 

 Work is already underway and the centre is scheduled to open in 2014. 

 "We have a proud history in New Brunswick, with over 100 employees  working in our Customer Support Centre in Campbellton," said Charlie  Rate, Executive Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. responsible for  its global O&M activities.  "Our long-term involvement with the  Restigouche Hospital Centre as O&M provider will provide an opportunity  for us to further deepen our roots in the area and continue to deliver  exceptional levels of operations and maintenance services." 

 SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in  the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure, and in  the provision of operations and maintenance services. SNC-Lavalin has  offices across Canada and in over 35 other countries around the world,  and is currently working in some 100 countries. In business since 1911,  the Company celebrates its 100(th) anniversary in 2011. www.snclavalin.com.  

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