SNC-Lavalin, a leading engineering and construction group, has won two district cooling contracts in Saudi Arabia, with a combined value of approximately $71 million.

The contracts have been awarded by the Saudi Dhahran Cooling Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Tabreed and the Central District Cooling Company, said a statement.

The $30.6 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Saudi Dhahran Cooling Company will expand the district cooling facilities of their Aramco District Cooling Plant in Dhahran.

SNC-Lavalin will be responsible for the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of an additional cooling capacity of 5,000 refrigeration tons (RT), with all associated equipment, energy transfer stations and chilled water networks - to achieve a total cooling capacity of 32,000 RT.

The $40.2 million EPC contract by the Central District Cooling Company, also a subsidiary of Saudi Tabreed, is for the expansion of its Jabal Omar Development Company (JODC) district cooling scheme in Makkah.

Under this contract, SNC-Lavalin will be responsible for the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of an additional cooling capacity of 10,000 RT, with all associated equipment, energy transfer stations and chilled water networks - to achieve a total cooling capacity of 35,000 RT.

Hisham Mahmoud, president, Infrastructure, SNC-Lavalin Group, said: ”It gives us great pleasure to serve Saudi Tabreed and its subsidiaries on these strategic and critical infrastructure projects.

"We are proud to be one of the leading E&C companies operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with approximately 6,000 employees in the kingdom." - TradeArabia News Service