Engineering services company SNC-Lavalin has secured a mandate of more than $22m from PSEG Power Connecticut for its 485MW Bridgeport Harbor Unit 5 combined-cycle project in the US.
Under the deal, SNC-Lavalin will be responsible for providing engineering and procurement support for the plant, which is located at the company’s existing Bridgeport Harbor Station site in Connecticut.
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In addition, the company will deploy certain key personnel to help PSEG Power enhance its on-site construction management team.
SNC-Lavalin will provide engineering services both on-site and from its Seattle office, which specialises in natural gas plant engineering.
SNC-Lavalin's power president Sandy Taylor said: “SNC-Lavalin is pleased at the confidence that PSEG has placed in us.
“It's a testament to the relationship we have built with our customer and our recent performance on the Keys project that they have awarded this contract to us.”
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By GlobalDataWith an investment of more than $550m, the Bridgeport Harbor Unit 5 project is expected to be completed and will begin supplying electricity in June 2019. Featuring the latest and advanced emissions control technology, the combined-cycle gas-fired facility meets all applicable federal and state emissions regulations.
Primarily operating on natural gas, the plant will also be able to run on ultra-low sulfur distillate (ULSD) used as a back-up fuel. The facility will also be able to generate 350 new construction jobs, in addition to approximately 20 permanent jobs.
