Southland Holdings joint venture executes contract with City of Winnipeg

Southland Holdings announced that Red River Biosolids Partners General Partnership, a joint venture comprised of a Southland subsidiary, Oscar Renda Contracting of Canada, Aecon Group and MWH Constructors Canada has executed a contract with the City of Winnipeg to deliver the Winnipeg North End Sewage Treatment Plant, or NEWPCC, Biosolids Facilities Upgrade project under a Progressive Design-Build contract model. The collaborative project begins with a development phase contract valued at approximately $70M to advance design and finalize the scope and cost of various elements of the project. Southland holds a 33.3% share of the development phase contract which will be added to its backlog in the third quarter of 2024. Upon successful completion of this phase, the implementation phase will begin to finalize the design and execute construction. The scope of work includes the design and construction of a new biosolids facility, as well as modifications to the existing primary clarification. NEWPCC provides 70% of Winnipeg’s wastewater treatment capacity and is the largest sewage treatment plant in the city. Southland is also currently working with Aecon and the City of Winnipeg to deliver the NEWPCC Headworks Facilities Upgrade project.