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BluMetric Wins Canada Public Works Environmental Consulting Contract For Up To C$3 Million
OTTAWA , Aug. 12, 2014 /CNW/ - BluMetric Environmental Inc. (TSX-V: BLM), an Ottawa -bas...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nOTTAWA, Aug. 12, 2014 /CNW/ - BluMetric Environmental Inc. (TSX-V: BLM), an Ottawa-based cleantech company, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a new contract with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for environmental consulting services in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon.  The contract is valued at up to $3 million with a duration of up to three years. \n\nBluMetric Professional Services Division will provide services as required for specific projects on a site-by-site basis, relating to a wide variety of federally controlled contaminated sites funded and managed through the government-wide initiative known as the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan (FCSAP). The scope of BluMetric's environmental services potentially extends to: storage tank leaks and spills; abandoned dump sites and landfills; remote northern communities; wharf sites; and other active and abandoned federal sites in the far north. \n\nPWGSC also requests assistance with Project Planning, Assessment (for example Phase I/II/III environmental site assessment, risk assessments, hazardous material/waste surveys, demolition assessment and waste surveys, development of remedial action plans (RAPs), reporting and preparation of cost estimates, etc.), and provision of tender documents and site supervision for various environmental projects throughout the northern Territories. BluMetric will also provide administrative and logistical support services.\n\n\"This contract underlines our broad range of expertise, and affirms our place in the Canadian north, a result of our focused concentration and understanding of the environmental needs of northern communities,\" said Nell van Walsum, President of BluMetric's Professional Services Division.  \"BluMetric provides adroit management of the complex geophysical and hydrogeological characteristics of this region.  The north and the necessary specialization required to work there play a significant part in BluMetric's strategy for satisfying clients in a wide range of sectors, including mining, tourism, and municipal services.\"\n\nFollow us on:\n\nTwitter:  www.twitter.com/BluMetricLinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/BluMetricFacebook:  www.facebook.com/BluMetric\n\nAbout BluMetric\n\nBluMetric, a cleantech company, delivers sustainable solutions ...