Posted on November 2, 2022
Stantec and Freese and Nichols, two global engineering companies, have been awarded a five-year, $25 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District.
The two companies, together referred to as Stantec-Freese and Nichols JV, were contracted for a multiple award task order for architecture and engineering services. Stantec-Freese and Nichols JV will provide the district’s Water and Wastewater Technical Center of Expertise (WWTCX) with planning, design, and construction phase services in support of the center’s mission to deliver vital engineering solutions to secure the nation, energize the U.S. economy, and reduce disaster risk.
Based in Mobile, Ala., the WWTCX is a national center of expertise under the USACE Planning and Excellence Program. The center provides guidance to the entire Corps worldwide on potable water supplies; water treatment, storage, and distribution; and domestic and industrial water/wastewater collection, pumping, treatment, and disposal. Under this contract, the Stantec-Freese and Nichols JV team will provide the Mobile District and WWTCX with a full range of support services on water, wastewater, and civil works projects, including treatment processes and technologies, energy reduction and optimization, models of water and wastewater networks, pump stations, and other related systems.
“Water and wastewater treatment affects communities around the world and, as the population continues to grow, so too does the need for innovative thinking in the industry,” says Chris Williams, senior vice president for Stantec’s U.S. Federal Program. “For more than 60 years, we’ve provided USACE with the highest quality design and engineering services globally. We’re proud to support the Corps’ Water and Wastewater Technical Center of Expertise in its mission to deliver clean water at home and abroad.”
“Freese and Nichols has been dedicated throughout our 128-year history to providing the safe and effective water and wastewater systems that are vital for our communities and our national resilience,” says Thomas Haster, chief business development officer of water, for Freese and Nichols. “We are excited to continue our strong partnership with the USACE to support its mission of continuously improving water and wastewater services.”
