AtkinsRéalis announces agreement for Florida WTE plant

AtkinsRéalis Group Inc., a Quebec-based professional services and project management company, has been awarded a professional services agreement (PSA) to provide professional and owners engineering services to Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management for its new waste-to-energy (WTE) plant.

Capable of processing 4,000 tons of waste per day, the project will create the largest WTE facility in the United States, the company says.

“Efficiently repurposing waste is a critical component of a successful transition to Net Zeroii,” AtkinsRéalis President and CEO Ian L. Edwards says. “We can make a greater impact by advising clients on their energy transition journey with our Engineering Net Zero strategic planning and implementation approach, which enables us to help support a cleaner and more sustainable future.”

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Under the 10-year, $65 million contract, AtkinsRéalis will provide design criteria, consulting, advisory and environmental services prior to construction. The company also will supervise construction and administer quality control support to Miami-Dade County.

WTE plants incinerate waste and generate heat, which is used to power a turbine generator, creating electricity and other alternative fuels.

“We have established a proven track record as Miami-Dade’s trusted owners’ representative on numerous engineering projects benefiting the community over the last 60 years,” says Steve Morriss, president, U.S., Latin America and minerals and metals for AtkinsRéalis. “We’re perfectly positioned to continue to support our long-standing client with the development of a green mixed-use industrial campus that creates renewable energy, while solving the county’s growing waste challenges and opening the door for similar US based projects in the future.”

AtkinsRéalis has delivered 23 alternative fuel projects in North America since 1982, including three in Florida.