The company will provide a variety of services in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, for the client’s Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) project from iron ore mines near Schefferville to the port of Sept-Iles.

“We are excited to have the opportunity to support Tata Steel’s DSO project,” said AECOM President and Chief Executive Officer John M. Dionisio.
 Work will begin immediately with construction expected to start later this year. Completion and start-up of the DSO system is anticipated for mid-2012. 

 The contract’s value was not disclosed. The project’s total construction value is more than US$300 million.

 Tata Steel Minerals Canada is a joint venture between Tata Steel and New Millennium Capital Corp.

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SOURCE: AECOM Technology Corporation

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