Dubai – Mubasher: Canada-based SNC-Lavalin has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Central District Cooling Company (CDCC), a subsidiary of Saudi Tabreed.

The contract entails expanding CDCC’s Jabal Omar Development Company (JODC) district cooling scheme in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The contract’s total value amounted to SAR 160 million, according to SNC-Lavalin’s statement.

Under the contract, the Canadian construction and engineering firm will handle the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of an additional cooling capacity of 12,000 Refrigeration Tons (RT) with all associated equipment, energy transfer stations and chilled water network - achieving a total cooling capacity of 47,000 RT, the statement showed.

“With this 7th district cooling project in Saudi Arabia and our 46th overall in the Middle East, not only are we confirming our world-leading reputation in this sector, but we’re also delivering on our vision of engineering complex projects for a sustainable lifespan,” Ian L. Edwards, President of Infrastructure at SNC-Lavalin, said.

The project’s engineering work concerning is expected to start by July 2018, SNC-Lavalin said.