SNC-Lavalin bags EPC contract for Makkah district cooling project

Central District Cooling Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Tabreed, has awarded a SAR 160 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the expansion of its Jabal Omar Development Company (JODC) district cooling scheme in Makkah, to Canada's SNC-Lavalin.

Under the contract, SNC-Lavalin is responsible for the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of an additional cooling capacity of 12,000 refrigeration tons (RT) with all associated equipment, energy transfer stations and chilled water network - achieving a total cooling capacity of 47,000 RT.

Engineering work on the project is underway, preparatory construction activities are ongoing with plant construction scheduled to begin July 2018, SNC-Lavalin said in a statement.