Nova Bus Nears Completion of New Bus-Assembly Plant in New York

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Nova Bus Incorporated (Saint-Eustache, Quebec) is close to completing construction of a new bus-assembly plant in Plattsburgh, New York, with an estimated total investment value of $25 million.

Groundbreaking began in April 2008, while construction of the 135,740-square-foot building started in June. The facility will increase the company's production capacity of public transit buses. The new plant will manufacture and assemble buses with low-floor systems. Completion of the plant is slated for early 2009.

VIP Structures, located in Syracuse, New York, was hired to provide integrated project delivery, utilizing all three VIP companies--VIP Development Associates Incorporated as turnkey developer, VIP Architectural Associates PLLC as architectural firm, and VIP Structures as construction manager/general contractor. Century Heating & Air Conditioning, located in Syracuse, New York, was selected to provide mechanical contracting for the new plant, and Turners Plumbing & Heating, located in Plattsburgh, New York, was selected to provide plumbing services.

Nova Bus Incorporated, headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, was founded in 1993. They are a subsidiary of Prevost Car Company Incorporated (Saint Claire, Quebec), which is a division of Sweden's Volvo Bus Corporation. The company currently operates two plants in Canada.

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