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SNC-Lavalin Awarded Program Management Consultancy Services Contract for Historic Jeddah in Saudi Arabia
SNC-Lavalin Awarded Program Management Consultancy Services Contract for Historic Jeddah in Saudi...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n SNC-Lavalin Awarded Program Management Consultancy Services Contract for Historic Jeddah in Saudi Arabia\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n MONTREAL\n \n \n ,\n \n \n June 7, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX: SNC), a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, has been awarded the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) services contract by the Ministry of Culture in\n \n Saudi Arabia\n \n , to support the development of Historic Jeddah, which is\n \n a UNESCO World Heritage site\n \n . The Historic Jeddah Development Program aims to revitalize the living space in the city by attracting new businesses and cultural projects, based on a modern vision of urban planning and natural conservation harmonized with the people's needs.\n \n \n The Historic Jeddah area, known locally as Al-Balad (the town), is situated on the eastern shore of the Red Sea and was established in the 7th century AD as a major port for Indian Ocean trade routes, channeling goods from\n \n Jeddah\n \n to the holy city of\n \n Mecca\n \n . The project is set to create an integrated environment in Historic Jeddah that has multiple natural components, including 5 kilometers of developed waterfronts, green spaces and open gardens covering 15 percent of the total project area of 2.5 square kilometers.\n \n \n As part of the two-year contract, SNC-Lavalin will provide PMC services across the Historic Jeddah Development Program, including project and cost consultancy services for site-wide utilities, design management, program set up and governance processes and procedures. In addition, SNC-Lavalin will oversee the coordination with program stakeholders, from real estate development to infrastructure, public realm and landscape to ensure the historic and non-historic building protection measures are met. These services will be executed throughout the masterplanning, design, tender and construction stages.\n \n \n \"Engineering a better future for our planet and its...