BAM Abbreviated Annual Report 2011 - Siteseeing in the world of ...

Design of quay wall and mooring jetty in
Monrovia Harbour, Liberia.
BAM Infraconsult, construction: BAM International.
Walcheren coastline. StreetPrint printed decorative wave
patterns in the black asphalt. Autumn 2011 saw BAM
Wegen start the shoaling of the Meeslouwerplas
recreation area near Voorschoten. The deepest point of
the water in the recreation area will be reduced from
forty to twenty metres for safety reasons. The highest
noise barrier in the Netherlands (thirteen metres high)
was delivered during the year.
The barrier was built by BAM’s ‘Geluidsscherm Portland’
consortium and runs for almost two kilometres along the
A15 motorway near Barendrecht.
> BAM Infraconsult is the consultancy and engineering
office for Royal BAM Group’s civil engineering sector.
BAM Infraconsult has approximately 250 employees and
has branches in Gouda (head office), Apeldoorn, Breda,
The Hague, Utrecht and Singapore.
BAM Infraconsult translates functions and requirements
into designs, performs inspections and provides
consultancy services. BAM Infraconsult leads the design
and calculation work for urban infrastructure, large-scale
infrastructure projects and harbour and coastline work in
the design, construction and management phases of a
project.
In 2011, BAM Infraconsult won both national and
international awards for its designs for major Royal BAM
Group projects. New technologies for integrating virtual
construction, planning and cash flows are further
professionalising the construction process, making it
possible to reduce inconvenience and shorten
construction periods for BAM’s customers.
Digital communication facilities were used to the full by
working on projects from various locations in different
countries. The concept of ‘safety by design’ was
introduced to increase safety starting from the design
phase.
Widening the track bed and construction of a railway
viaduct for Gewestelijk ExpresNet, Genval, Belgium.
BAM Wallonie, Betonac.
> BAM Wallonie brings together all of the BAM
companies that operate in the French-speaking part of
Belgium (the Walloon provinces and Brussels), namely
Galère, Balteau and Balteau ie. With a turnover of
approximately €310 million and a workforce of 1,400,
BAM Wallonie occupies a leading position on this market.
The company is involved in almost all major Walloon
construction projects. In each case, the business units
contribute their own special skills. Galère constructs
both buildings and infrastructure. Balteau focuses on
designing and constructing electro-mechanical systems
for purifying, treating and pumping water. Balteau ie
specialises in heating and electrical engineering.
Galère was involved in a range of projects in the year
under review, such as the building of a new lock on the
River Maas in Ivoz-Ramet, three construction projects for
the Gewestelijk ExpresNet (rapid rail transit system) in
Limal-Limelette, Genval and Rixensart, the Schuman-
Josaphat tunnel project in the centre of Brussels and a
metro line in Charleroi. The Buildings division handled
the restoration of the Opera in Liège. In its capacity as a
partner in BAM Alliance, Galère was once again involved
in the building of the new NATO headquarters in Evere
near Brussels in 2011. Galère and Interbuild formed a
joint venture which won the contract to build two prisons
in Beveren and Dendermonde. Galère also has projects in
Luxembourg, such as the Stafelter Tunnel and the
Pulvermühle Railway Viaduct.
Balteau works mainly in the Walloon part of Belgium,
where the company has built countless water
purification plants. A lot of projects involving work on
civil engineering infrastructure and buildings are carried
out in close cooperation with Galère. There is interest
from round the world in Balteau’s specialist knowledge.
Since Balteau-ie joined BAM Wallonie in 2008, this group
of specialist electrical engineering companies has
worked on numerous projects with Galère and Balteau,
as well as with CEI-De Meyer and Interbuild. The largest
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