STRABAG involved in consortium as preferred bidder for PPP motorway project in the Netherlands
A-Lanes A15 Consortium together with John Laing, Ballast Nedam
and Strukton
Total project value of approx. € 1.5 billion
A15 Motorway single largest infrastructure project in
Netherlands
Vienna, 16 September 2010 The Directorate-General for Public Works and
Water Management of the Netherlands Rijkswaterstaat has named A-Lanes
A15 – a joint venture between STRABAG AG, Ballast Nedam, John Laing and
Strukton – preferred bidder for the public-private partnership (PPP)
project A15 Maasvlakte-Vaanplein (MaVa). A-Lanes A15 has submitted the
most economical bid for the design, construction, financing and
maintenance of the capacity expansion for motorway A15. John Laing
participates for 28 % as shareholder in A-Lanes A15. Ballast Nedam,
STRABAG and Strukton participate for 24 % each as shareholders in
A-Lanes A15 and all three have a stake of one third in the design,
build and maintain phases.
The contract has a term of 25 years and represents a total project
value of approx. € 1.5 billion. The project involves the capacity
expansion and management of approx. 37 km of motorway A15 between the
outer port Maasvlakte and the Vaanplein junction, including the
construction of traffic lanes, a new movable bridge and viaducts. The
coming period until the end of 2010 will focus on finalisation and
formalisation of the contracts and financing. The construction work on
the track will start mid-2011 and is expected to be completed before
end of 2015.
The A15 is a major arterial road between the expanding port and
industrial area of Rotterdam and the European hinterland. The A15 MaVa
project is the single largest infrastructure project that was ever
awarded by The Dutch Directorate-General for Public Works and Water
Management.
Hans Peter Haselsteiner, CEO of STRABAG SE, is proud to be part of the
consortium: "Once more we take part in a PPP project. This proves that
we are successful in implementing our strategy to increase our
engagement in PPP projects."
STRABAG SE is one of Europe’s leading construction groups. With some
75,500 employees, STRABAG generated a construction output volume of €
13.0 billion in the 2009 financial year. From its core markets of
Austria and Germany, STRABAG is present via its numerous subsidiaries
in all countries of Eastern and South-East Europe, in selected markets
in Western Europe and on the Arabian Peninsula. STRABAG’s activities
span the entire construction industry (Building Construction and Civil
Engineering, Transportation Infrastructures, Special Civil Engineering
and Tunnelling) and cover the entire value-added chain in the field of
construction. More information is available at www.strabag.com.
