COLAS (EPA:RE) - PR Colas - Extension of the Bangkok International Airport
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PRESS RELEASE
Paris, September 1, 2020
EXTENSION OF THE BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Thanomwongse, a company jointly owned by Colas and its Thaï partners in
Thailand, has been awarded a contract as part of a joint venture with a local
contractor Nawarat Patanakarn for the construction of 3rd Runway, Taxiway D
Extension, and Perimeter Taxiway at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International
airport.
This mega project is a part of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Expansion Plan designed
to increase the capacity of airport operations, helping to make Bangkok a hub
for transport and commercial aviation in South-East Asia.
Thanomwongse has been awarded 800,000 sqm of ground improvement, 800,000 tonnes
of asphalt pavement and the airfield lighting & control system.
The total contract value amounts to 9,700 MTHB (about EUR280 million), of which
52% (some EUR145 million) for Thanomwongse, as the leader of the joint venture.
The "notice to proceed" is expected in October 2020, and construction is slated
to last 35 months.
Colas Projects, a Colas subsidiary dedicated to managing major projects,
provided its expertise, particularly in methods and geotechnics, throughout the
bidding phase. Today, it continues to support local teams in preparing for the
construction phase.
Colas (www.colas.com)
Colas, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, is a world leader whose mission is
to promote transport infrastructure solutions for sustainable mobility. With
57,000 employees in more than 50 countries on five continents, the Group
performs some 70,000 road construction and maintenance projects each year via
800 construction business units and 3,000 material production units.
In 2019, consolidated revenue at Colas totaled EUR13.7 billion (52% outside of
France). Net profit attributable to the Group amounted to EUR261 million.
For further information:
Delphine Lombard (tel.: +33 06 60 07 76 17) /
Rémi Colin (tel.: +33 7 60 78 25 74) contact-presse@colas.fr
Jean-Paul Jorro (tel.: +33 1 47 61 74 23) /
Zorah Chaouche (tel.: +33 1 47 61 74 36) contact-investors@colas.fr