Strategic partnership in field of engineering consulting services: BPR steers
a course for new markets and gains access to an international network of
12,000 colleagues

QUÉBEC, Oct 5 /CNW Telbec/ - The consulting engineering services firm BPR is proud to announce its new association with Tetra Tech, world-renowned leader in the management of the environment, water and energy. Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions in the fields of engineering consulting services, program management, construction and technical services, on a global scale.

As part of Tetra Tech, BPR will be able to deploy its specialties more efficiently in Québec, the rest of Canada, the United States and internationally.  BPR will also have access to more projects requiring a high level of expertise in more countries and with many clients. Having gained access to more than 12,000 colleagues internationally, BPR will be prepared to offer additional service and more possibilities to its customers around the world.

The importance of global growth to strengthen the base of our Québec company

As in most activity sectors, the context for engineering consulting services is changing in Québec as it is elsewhere around the world. Markets are going global. Skills are increasingly rarefied and refined. "BPR is in excellent financial health and has experienced continued growth during the past five years," notes Pierre Lavallée, chairman and CEO. "If we wish to continue with our development, we have to reinvent our business model. Several options were analyzed and several proposals were heard. Our partnership with Tetra Tech was the best for us. It allows us to further improve the standing of our most precious asset, our high-level expertise, while making the best use of our Québec culture and our Québec employees. We want to allow our colleagues to develop in a model that looks like us and secure our existing talent by retaining our current customer base, serving them even better thanks to a larger network of colleagues and thanks to the greater challenges posed by major projects both here and internationally. We have achieved these ambitions by entering into a partnership with a global company, Tetra Tech," explains Pierre Lavallée

It's the challenges and the quality of the projects to be undertaken that have always motivated BPR. Thanks to this partnership, BPR's growth may well accelerate. The coming together of BPR and Tetra Tech is an example of consolidation based on specialization.

The francophone market, served by francophones

The BPR executive group is not changing and no modifications to company structure are anticipated. "Our goal has not changed: customer satisfaction through technical integrity and recognition of the expectations and constraints specific to each project," says the chairman. The partnership will allow Québec customers to be served in an exemplary manner and to be able to rely on larger and highly effective fields of competence in order to meet head-on the important issues of the coming decade. BPR will continue to invest in Québec in terms of its staff members, new initiatives, Québec universities and research centres and a variety of social and popular causes that BPR already supports… or in equally commendable new causes."

About BPR

Established almost 50 years ago, BPR is among the largest engineering firms in Québec and Canada, providing a full range of engineering services and project management services to industrial and commercial businesses, major institutions and municipalities. The firm's activities are offered within five major specialties: building, infrastructure (including municipal infrastructure and transportation), energy, industry, and water management.

Since October 5, 2010, BPR has been a part of Tetra Tech, world-famous leader in management of the environment, water and energy. Tetra Tech provides innovative solutions in the fields of engineering consulting services, program management, construction and technical services, on a global scale. This partnership will give BPR access to more than 12,000 qualified colleagues distributed in 330 business locations around the world.

For further information:

Kathia Brien
Communication Manager
514-257-2427, 3294
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