SNC-Lavalin, a global fully integrated professional services and project management company, said it has been awarded a $70-million contract to provide engineering and procurement services for three substations at UAE-based Meydan Group's project in Dubai.

As per the deal, the Canadian engineering group will undertake the full design and delivery of the 132/11-kV gas insulated switchgear (GIS) substations at Mahra, Jeyad and Forsan.

The scope of work also includes the civil design and delivery of three two-storey buildings, all electrical equipment and electro-mechanical works within Meydan One, a new, premier destination in Dubai that will be home to 83,000 people on completion said a statement from SNC-Lavalin.

Deliverables for each of the three substations include the design, procurement, installation and commissioning of the 132-kV and 11-kV switchgears, 132/11-kV 35/50 MVA transformers, shunt reactors, capacitors, earthing transformers, associated control and protections, and remote end integration, it stated.

These substations are expected to be energised by the end of 2019, it added.

On the contract win, Marie-Claude Dumas, the president (clean power) at SNC-Lavalin, said: "We have considerable experience in delivering substations, with over 2,500 completed around the world over the last 100 years, and we're proud to be using that experience to successfully and safely deliver this project."

"The Mahra, Jeyad and Forsan substations are a key part of this exciting development, helping to form the backbone of the electrical infrastructure that will address growth demand in the new Meydan One development," she added.-TradeArabia News Service