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CALGARY, Sept. 1, 2015 /CNW/ - Stuart Olson Inc. (TSX: SOX, SOX.DB.A) ("Stuart Olson") today announced new project awards valued at a total of $250 million for its Industrial Group and Buildings Group segments.
Stuart Olson's Industrial Group has renewed a three-year master services agreement (MSA) to provide maintenance and operations repair work (MRO) to a longstanding oil sands customer. The MSA is valued at $90 million over the three-year period and provides for the provision of established as well as new services.
Stuart Olson's Buildings Group in Southern Ontario has secured a $90 million project with the largest post-secondary institution in the province. This design-build project includes the construction of instructional facilities, student spaces and faculty offices. In addition, the Buildings Group in Alberta has been awarded two contracts with a total value of $70 million, including a $40 million construction management contract for a 180-unit seniors' care centre and a $30 million design-build project to construct a research and collections resource facility for a large post-secondary institution.
"These new contract awards are substantial wins for both our Industrial Group and Buildings Group," said David LeMay, Stuart Olson's President and CEO. "The three-year MSA demonstrates our focus on ensuring we renew existing MRO contracts, while at the same time continue our efforts to grow this business by adding new services, customers and sites. The post-secondary project awarded to our Buildings Group in Southern Ontario is a significant win for this emerging branch. Our ongoing strategy of growth within this large market focuses on pursuing properly sized projects through our collaborative methods of project delivery and this award demonstrates the success of our approach. The awards to our Buildings Group in Alberta reflects our strong relationships with both private and public repeat clients."
About Stuart Olson Inc.
Stuart Olson Inc. provides building construction, commercial and industrial electrical contracting, and industrial insulation services to an array of public, private and industrial sector clients. Stuart Olson operates office locations throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Stuart Olson common shares and convertible debentures are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols "SOX" and "SOX.DB.A", respectively.
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The forward-looking information in this press release is current to the date hereof, and is subject to change following such date. While Stuart Olson may elect to do so, unless required by applicable law, it undertakes no obligation to update this information to reflect new information or circumstances at any particular time.
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