09:36 AM EST - ADF Group Inc. : announced that it has been granted a major contract of $77 million in the North America's public infrastructure sector. The contract includes the design and engineering of connections, supply of the steel, and fabrication of oversized steel components with complex geometry and which will weigh close to 100 tons each, as well as highly complex architectural elements. The project will extend over a 20-month period, with delivery to start in the fall of 2009. This major contract award will require the creation of about fifty additional jobs at the Terrebonne plant, in addition to minor investments for the acquisition of new fabrication equipment. This contract increases the Corporation's order backlog to close to $190 million as at July 13, 2009, excluding revenues for the current quarter ending July 31, 2009. It will contribute to maintain a good in-plant occupancy rate until the first half of 2011. ADF Group Inc.
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