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SNC-Lavalin-led joint venture reselected to provide flood mitigation support for FEMA
SNC-Lavalin-led joint venture reselected to provide flood mitigation support for FEMA ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n SNC-Lavalin-led joint venture reselected to provide flood mitigation support for FEMA\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 MONTREAL\n \n ,\n \n Nov. 24, 2021\n \n /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (TSX: SNC), a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, announced that its STARR II Joint Venture (JV) has again been awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, valued at up to\n \n $300 million USD\n \n to perform engineering and technical services for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The JV, which has been providing services since 2014, will support FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) program.\n \n \n \"Flooding continues to make costly impacts threatening life and property throughout communities around the world, including the devastating situation that we are witnessing in\n \n British Columbia\n \n ,\" said\n \n Ian L. Edwards\n \n , President and CEO of SNC-Lavalin. \"Deploying global capabilities locally, our experts continue to develop climate adaptation tools that help provide timely, useful information so that communities worldwide can prepare for and respond to flood risks.\"\n \n \n Led by SNC-Lavalin, the STARR II JV, which includes partner firms Stantec and Dewberry, will provide support to FEMA in the western\n \n United States\n \n . Services provided under the contract will include regional flood hazard mapping and risk management required to develop accurate flood hazard data that will increase risk awareness and facilitate local mitigation actions that reduce loss to life and property. Technical services, studies and activities may include hydrologic and hydraulic engineering, floodplain mapping, mitigation planning, portfolio management, dam and levee risk assessments, building code review, community engagement and post-disaster support.\n \n \n \"We have a long history working with FEMA, providing engineering and technica...