Fluor, NAEP awarded mine construction contract at Canada oil sands
North American Energy Partners (NAEP) has been awarded a $127 million heavy civil construction contract with Fluor Canada at Syncrude’s Base Mine.
The new contract at Syncrude is the first of several large construction contracts to be let relating to the mine train relocations at Syncrude's Base and Aurora Mines.
NAEP completed the preliminary earthworks related to this project in the spring of 2011, it said.
This new contract represents a significant increase in the work scope on this site through to August 2012 and covers the construction of roads, grading and civil works for the shear key foundation at Syncrude's Base Mine.
The foundation will provide the base for construction of the second phase of the project, a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall and ore crushing facility, construction of which is expected to be undertaken in the summer of 2012 under a separate contract yet to be awarded.
"We were very pleased to be the successful bidder on this initial phase of Syncrude's mine train relocation," said Rod Ruston, CEO of NAEP. "Not only does this add to an already strong backlog of winter work for our fiscal 2012 year but we believe that the opportunity to demonstrate our capabilities on this initial project, coupled with our reputation as the preeminent MSE wall constructor in the oil sands, strongly positions us to secure additional work on Syncrude's mine train relocation projects."
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