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| SNC-Lavalin to build facilities at Canadian Forces Base Halifax Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin Inc. (TSX: SNC) announced that its joint venture with AECON Atlantic Group, a division of AECON Construction Group Inc., has been awarded a $64.8-million contract by the Government of Canada for the construction of a new housing and training facility for Junior Ranks personnel at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax. SNC-Lavalin provided environmental, geotechnical and engineering design services for the facility under a previous contract. Once the facility design was delivered in February 2013, the fully integrated joint venture was awarded the construction component of the contract. The joint venture's mandate is to build a 12-storey tower consisting of 300 new residence rooms for training, as well as dining and mess facilities. The new facilities are being designed to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver standards. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Construction News :: home page |