2013-vinci-annual-report

104 CONTRACTING / VINCI CONSTRUCTION
At OCP’s Jorf Lasfar phosphate
site in Morocco, Sogea Maroc
built two phosphate fertiliser
storage warehouses, each with a
100,000 tonne capacity.
also won a new contract to build rail bridges
over the Danube in Bratislava, Slovakia. The
wastewater treatment market, a field where
SMP strengthened its expertise in 2012 with
the acquisition of specialist company Arko,
was particularly promising, marked by the
award of two contracts relating to the expansion
of treatment plants in Prague
(a €94 million contract for VINCI Construction)
and Pilsen (€31 million).
In Slovakia, SMS was active predominantly
in the highway market, working closely with
Eurovia on bridges and tunnels along a
9.5 km stretch of the D1 motorway.
Africa
Sogea-Satom again experienced strong
growth, with an 18.5% rise in revenue to
€1.1 billion across markets that remain
attractive due to growing levels of direct public
investment and the continued commitment
of major international financial institutions
and private investors. Its presence in
oil-producing countries (Chad, Equatorial
Guinea, Gabon, Cameroon, Congo) meant it
was able to benefit from sustained infrastructure
demand in these markets. In addition
to these favourable economic circumstances,
Sogea-Satom also benefits from its
longstanding presence across Africa and the
quality of its expertise, enabling it to compete
in an increasingly competitive market.
Numerous construction and renovation
projects serve to underline Sogea-Satom’s
fine performance in its core market of highway
works, notably in Chad (Koumra–Sarh
highway, 110 km), Burundi (RN15 from
Gitega–Ngozi, 81 km), Burkina Faso (RN1
from Sakoinsé–Boromo, 122 km) and Guinea
(Beyla–N’Zérékoré highway, 128 km). In civil
engineering, group synergies moved up
another gear with the award in Cameroon
of a €129 million contract for construction
of a bridge over the Wouri River at Douala
(a curved 760 metre structure). This will be
the first major engineering structure delivered
by VINCI in Africa. Similar synergies
are at work in the port expansion projects in
Lomé, Togo, and Cotonou, Benin, with work
on the new South quay following a first contract
delivered in 2012.
Sogea-Satom also started work on a range
of more specialist structures, such as the
delta outfall at St Louis in Senegal and the
Ambatovy dams in Madagascar, and is continuing
its work at the hydroagricultural
development site in Dî, Burkina Faso.
Hydraulic engineering (engineering
structures and installations) took place at a