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CALGARY, May 19, 2015 /CNW/ - Stuart Olson Inc. (TSX: SOX, SOX.DB, SOX.DB.A) ("Stuart Olson") today announces new project awards valued at $105 million.
Manitoba Hydro has awarded Stuart Olson's Industrial Group and its consortium partner a project to construct and commission four synchronous condensers for the Riel Station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Stuart Olson's proportion of this work is estimated at $80 million. In addition, the Industrial Group has signed a three year extension (2017 to 2019) to its master services agreement (MSA) under which it provides maintenance services to a major oil sands owner. The additional revenue associated with this extension is estimated at $25 million over the three year period.
"The project award to us by Manitoba Hydro further strengthens our backlog and is a significant win for our Industrial Group," said David LeMay, Stuart Olson's President and CEO. "This contract illustrates our diversification across industrial segments and geographic markets, and our ability to provide multi-services to our clients. Also, the extension of the MSA is a reflection of our efforts to grow the industrial backlog with longer term agreements to provide MRO services."
Work on the Riel Station contract is expected to commence in 2015 with completion dates extending into 2018.
About Stuart Olson Inc.
Stuart Olson Inc. provides building construction, commercial and industrial electrical contracting, and industrial insulation services to an array of public and private sector clients. Stuart Olson operates office locations throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Stuart Olson common shares, and Stuart Olson's 2010 and 2014 convertible debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols "SOX", "SOX.DB", and "SOX.DB.A", respectively.
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