Posted on September 20, 2016
A consortium led by Eiffage Gรฉnie Civil has won a design-build contract to expand a container terminal in Sierra Leone.
The โฌ47m (ยฃ40m) project for Freetown Terminal’s subsidiary Bollorรฉ Transport & Logistics involves the construction of a new 270m quay to accommodate vessels with a draught of 13m.
Eiffage will be backed by sister company RMT, which specialises in electrical engineering and process automation, and Bellsea, a subsidiary of Belgiumโs Deme group specialising in marine and dredging works.
The quay wall consists of a combi-wall system with piles and sheet-piles and reinforced concrete capping. The project will involve 260,000mยณ of dredging works, 650,000mยณ of land reclamation, 50,000mยฒ of road construction, 12,000mยณ of reinforced concrete and a power plant.
Work is expected to be completed within 24 months.
Source: theconstructionindex
