Mauritius - Colas

and its suburbs, a population that includes more
than15,000 students.
Public-private partnership
The legal framework for the Reims tram project
represents a first in France for this type of infrastructure,
since the contract covers the design, construction, operation
and financing of the network. “It means the concession
holder has four times the responsibilities!” comments
Alain Desvaux, the civil engineering group’s Production
Director. The MARS consortium is made up of Colas
and Bouygues TP for the civil engineering aspects;
Alstom Transport for the rolling stock and electromechanical
equipment; the Caisse d’Épargne Champagne-
Ardenne and Natixis for the finance; SNC-Lavalin Pingat
Ingénierie for the design and project management, as
well as the French Deposit and Consignment Office.
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REDISTRIBUTING THE
PUBLIC SPACE
The tram construction
project has been an
opportunity to redistribute
the public space
to incorporate different
modes of transport.
The construction consortium
includes a civil engineering
section made up of
Colas Est, Screg Est,
Bouygues TP, Quille and
Pertuy Construction; a sub-
group made up of Alstom Transport and Colas Rail
for the track; and an electromechanical and rolling
stock division with Alstom Transport.
The civil engineering section itself is split into three
divisions: Buildings, Engineering Structures and Main
Services (network of public works, roads, sewers and
water services). It will ultimately have designed and
built the infrastructure for the entire tram system.
The urban landscape given a brand new look
The civil engineering teams launched the urban