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Prota was established in 1985 and went into engineering profession with an initial focus on building design. In a short period of time, the company has specialized in high rise buildings, industrial structures, health structures, important public buildings, shopping malls, sport complexes and historical structures with its unique design approach and innovative performance. Ever since its establishment, Prota has extended the scope of services and activities including building design, transportation engineering, infrastruc- ture, urban design and regional planning, earthquake engineering, research and development, project management, design and construction super- vision and quality control and contract management and has undertaken various projects around the globe with its staff composed of more than 170 technical experts. Today, Prota has become one of the ’s leading engineering and con- sultancy firms with its innovative approach and success lies in over 30 year experience, its inter-disciplinary nature and its capability to provide integrat- ed and creative solutions. At Prota, professionally trained engineers and architects implement all es- sential and innovative system solutions to generate reliable, aesthetic, eco- nomic, sustainable, accessible and environmentally friendly projects for cus- tomer satisfaction and their needs by keeping abreast of the literature and latest developments in their fields. 2 PROTA ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION 3

PRINCIPLES OF PROTA

As the pioneer in the Turkish engineering and consultancy • Offering reliable and timely services, sector, Prota has been employing business and manage- • Meeting the latest quality standards in our projects and ment policies and professional values that are developed working units, along the way. Today, the Prota principles focus not only on customer satisfaction but on the professional develop- • Strictly conforming to in-house training policies at all ment of its personnel within an environment that adopts levels, the “sincere at relations, responsive at work” spirit. • Maintaining a managerial policy that encourages Using its vision as a springboard, Prota aims to fulfil its innovation and integrity, and extending team spirit in social responsibility obligations by maintaining the motto, this direction, ”Reinforcing the Future”. Prota’s objectives have been • Ensuring high level customer satisfaction, to provide services that are effective in the consultancy sector on both national and international levels that en- • Achieving customer dependency, sure high level customer satisfaction and utilize the latest • Abiding by national and local environmental policies technologies. As a FIDIC member, Prota is liable to follow and current environmental management standards in all business policies compliant with the FIDIC Code of Ethics. of our activities. Prota’s objectives have been to provide services As Prota, we hereby commit ourselves to: that are effective in the consultancy sector on • Improving our knowledge and skills by following technological and scientific developments, both national and international levels that ensure • Focusing on research, development and renovation high level customer satisfaction and utilize the projects, latest technologies. 4 PROTA ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION 5

WHY PROTA?

Prota engineers and architects have so far designed For almost every designed and managed project, structures having construction sites more than 25 million m² feasibility studies, cost and quantity estimations, over 30 countries around the world. technical specifications, and procurement consultancy services are provided by Prota. In some cases, Prota Prota takes an active part in the adaptation of Turkish provides construction quality management and standards and codes to EU norms, in particular regarding supervision services during construction of designed to building design, construction materials and methods. facilities. Continuous in-house training is an essential feature of Prota engineers and architects keep abreast of the Prota tradition... literature and latest developments in their fields, and are Prefabricated concrete, reinforced concrete, steel, cabled thus able to design innovative system models in order to suspended structures, composite, pre-stressed, and produce aesthetical and economical solutions. ... A management encouraging innovation post-tensioned reinforced concrete systems are some examples of such structural systems… and integrity... 6 PROTA ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION 7

PROTA SERVICES

PROTA Engineering has proven experience in providing • Urban and Regional Planning professional, multi-disciplinary services for construction, • Geological and Geotechnical Study maintenance and research and development projects. • Feasibility Studies These projects have included (i) Structures: light • Technical Consultancy and heavy industrial buildings, high-rise buildings, warehouses, underground and earth-retaining structures, • Preparation of Tender Documents and Specifications tanks, seismic assessment and retrofit works, (ii) Infrastructure: transportation systems including above and Procurement Phase underground rail and road structures, site development • Bid Evaluation and Contract Negotiations Support and (iii) Planning: urban and regional plans and • Eligibility Surveys and Investigation Studies assessment management plans. We offer Professional services for all phases of Project: Construction Phase • Project and Construction Management Design Phase • Construction Supervision and Technical Consultancy • Architectural Design and Engineering Services (all disciplines) • Commissioning Assistance • Restoration and Restitution Projects • Technical Training Services • Damage Assessment, Relievo and Land Surveying • Operation Consultancy Studies • Acceptance of Works • Development of Techniques and Methodology 8 PROTA ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION 9

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

With the knowledge and experience for over 30 years, and terrestrial transportation structures in transportation Prota offers a wide range of design services and solutions engineering make Prota one of the leading companies for its customers in transportation sector for a great in the sector. Prota has undertaken both international deal of transportation structures such as terminals, and local railway projects that are preferred as a public subway stations, airports, rail systems and etc. Prota transportation mode due to low operation costs, incident renders services such as planning, feasibility studies, risks, high travel capacity and low energy consumption. project and construction management, and design and Engineers of Prota have brought innovations to construction supervision with its highly experienced stations and structures using geotechnical technical team in the transportation sector. solutions. To render multi-disciplinary services including basic Prota actively designs in almost each branches of disciplines such as structural design, telecommunication, transportation sector including wide ranges as well as rail geotechnical, electro mechanics, electrics and mechanics systems. as well as bridge, tunnel, headwall, line way construction, airport structures, architectural design of underground 10 PROTA ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION 11

İstanbul Üsküdar - Ümraniye - Çekmeköy Metro Line Kadıköy - Metro Line

İstanbul Üsküdar – Ümraniye - Çekmeköy (UUC) Metro • Track-way alignment engineering and design services Kartal-Kadıköy Metro Project is the longest underground • Preparation of plan, profile and cross-sections for each is a mass underground railway transportation system, including drainage and crossing systems. metro system in Turkey, so far constructed, with a total track way including coordinates at the intervals given in between Üsküdar and Çekmeköy Stations, including a NATM and TBM tunneling design length of 21.6 km. The metro project includes 16 stations, the technical specifications. total of 17.5 km main line , in NATM and cut- an underground depot yard and various workshop • Mechanical system design, electromechanical system • Preparation of super-elevation and speed limitations, cover types, a total of 16 stations along the trackway, buildings in total. The project is composed of double design, noise control and acoustic simulation, fire alarm and horizontal and vertical geometry calculations, cross- 2.7 km depot area connection tunnel, depot yard and tunnels and the distance between the two tunnels is systems, control and communication system designs, sections along the track way and at the structure type maintenance area lines and buildings. nearly 32 meters. landscape design, road diversions and relocation of changing points. Prota’s scope includes: infrastructures, Prota’s scope includes: • Architectural, structural and E&M system detailed • Architectural basic and detailed design of stations, • Project management and coordination services, • Track-way alignment engineering and design services designs of 17 underground structures (16 subway depot yard & control center; tunnels and structures, including additional alignment survey and mapping stations and an underground depot). • Preparation of cost estimates, bills of quantities and preparation of design manuals for architectural works. works, infrastructural (water, sewerage, communication, tender documents. • Project planning, construction management, • Structural design of stations, depot yard & control natural gas, etc. projects, pumping stations, and other programming of works, electromechanical services center, tunnels and structures, retaining walls and required infrastructural annexes.), rail upper structure design, mechanical and electrical system designs, geotechnical investigations and reporting, preparation design along with the alignment. fire safety engineering designs, acoustic modelling and of design manuals for reinforced concrete structures • Preparation of alignment investigations, plan, profile and designs. and steel construction items. cross-sections between Kozyatağı and Kartal, and for 3.5 km. track-way extension after Kartal Station.

İstanbul Metro - and Şişli Stations

Taksim – 4th is the first section of Prota’s scope includes: Project with a total of 8.5 km length track way and 6 • Reinforced concrete and application designs and underground stations. Şişli Station, on Taksim – 4th drawings. Levent line is at 28 m (92 ft) below ground level. The • Bracing and drainage systems. station has two exit gates, namely Mecidiyekoy and Şisli, • Structural analyses and calculations. the latter is connected from underground to the Cevahir Mall as well. • Soil improvement survey and studies. 12 PROTA ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION 13

Warsaw Metro Line II İstanbul Gebze - Haydarpasa, Sirkeci - Halkalı Commuter Railway

The project includes the construction of new underground Prota’s scope includes: İstanbul Gebze-Haydarpasa, Sirkeci-Halkalı suburb rail Asian side. Prota carried out structural design and final railway from Rondo Daszynskiego in the city centre to • Building permit and detailed designs of cut and cover system consists of 19.6 km line connecting Halkalı to design services for 28 stations within the entire scope of Dworzec Wilenski in the northeast suburbs, on the wide of tunnel systems, Sirkeci on the European side and 43.4 km line to connect the project. River Wisla. Metro Line II is the long-awaited investment in Haydarpaşa to Gebze (a part of Project) on the • Geotechnical assessments, design and reporting, the expansion of high-capacity in Warsaw. • Architectural and structural design of seven station The project includes the design of the central section of structures (all are underground), Line II of the Warsaw underground – 6.3 kilometers of • Infrastructure, drainage and retaining wall designs, tracks featuring 7 stations between the two terminals Ankara High Speed Station Rondo Daszynskiego and Dworzec Wilenski. The route • Firefighting and protection, involves underground crossing of the River Vistula between • Emergency exit and air-conditioning simulation systems, Ankara High Speed Train Station has been designed with rail lines and 3 new passenger platforms, which are Powisle station and Station station. • Mechanical system design, a capacity of 20.000 passengers/day for the first phase respectively 400 meters long and 11 meters wide, will A large part of the route runs through Warsaw’s subsoil • Electrical system design, and planned to reach 50.000 passengers/day capacity in be constructed for the arrival and the departure of high- (4.5 kilometers of tunnels split into 6 separate sections) the near future. The overall scope of the project includes: speed . Having a closed area of 32.000 m², the • Fire alarm systems, and consists in a pair of parallel, single-track tunnels – a • A hotel having a capacity of 102 bedrooms and 204 building’s total construction area is 175.000 m². • Control and communication system designs, design solution which increases the new line’s safety and beds, Within the scope of the project, Prota’s services basically • Noise control and acoustic simulation. eliminates the risk of head-on collisions between trains. • A leasable area of 6200 m² for office buildings, and include: • A leasable area of 24.500 m² for several shopping • Structural design of the railroad terminal, stores. • Project coordination and project management among In the new Ankara High Speed Train Terminal, 6 new the disciplines.

Ankara Keçiören - Tandoğan Metro Line - ASKİ and Meteoroloji Stations

Within the scope of the Metro constructed by Gülermak • Alignment design, and Kolin partnership, Prota carried out re-design services • Architectural design, of ASKİ and Meteoroloji stations. • Structural design, Prota’s services include final and detail designs of ASKİ • Mechanical and fire system design, and Meteoroloji Stations as well as the connecting tunnel • Electrical system design, between Railway Switch Structure and . • Preparation of landscape projects. Prota’s services basically include: 14 PROTA ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION 15

Ankara Metro - Storage Area Design İzmir Halkapınar Light Rail System New Stack Storage Facility Design

Prota has undertaken final designs of and line • Firefighting and protection, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality planned to build a new proposed an optimised and applicable design solution storage facilities of Ankara underground. M1 storage area • Emergency exit and air-conditioning simulation systems, underground storage facility for the light rail wagons and to the Client, to ensure the safety of structure against is located next to Macunköy Station at the west end and vehicles to be purchased in Halkapınar district. Prota seismic and ground water risks. Following optimization • Mechanical system design, M2 storage area is located near Çayyolu Station. has undertaken all necessary preliminary and final design and technical feasibility studies, building is designed as • Electrical system design, Prota’s scope includes: services of the facility to be built at 15 m below ground two-stories in cut-and-cover method. Building has two • Fire alarm systems. level. entrances and one of them has an automatic vehicle • Alignment and railway designs, Storage facility has a capacity of 116 wagon composing washing outer unit to be built above ground level on the • Architectural and structural designs, of 19 number of fivefold vehicle serial and 21 numbers open area. In addition to its storage capacity, building is • Geotechnical assessments, design and reporting, of wagons. Prota made all geological and geotechnical furnished with appropriate spaces for administrative and investigations to specify the ground conditions and staffing purposes and by a temporary steel roof platform that would serve for light vehicle maintenance.

Design Services of 6th Group Underground, Aboveground Parking Lots and Transfer Locations in Istanbul

The main purpose of these underground, aboveground Prota’s services basically include: parking areas and transfer locations is to provide comfort • Mapping and soil investigation works, to the downtown traffic. The overall scope of the project • Underground design services, includes conventional parking lots with a total closed area • Architectural design services, of 150.000 m² and mechanical parking lots with a total closed area of 75.000 m² at several different districts in • Geotechnical and structural design services, Istanbul. • Mechanical engineering services, These parking lots will have a total capacity of 2800 • Fire systems, control and communication systems vehicles. They will also be used as transfer locations to design services, the subway and bus stations. • Electromechanical system design services, th Design Services of 5 Group Underground, Aboveground Parking Lots and In addition, greenery and playground areas for kids will • Landscape design services, be designed on top of underground parking lots. A total Transfer Locations in İstanbul • Preparation of cost estimates, bill of quantities and of 55,000 m² landscape area is planned to be designed tender documents. within the overall scope of the project. The main purpose of these underground, aboveground • Mapping and soil investigation works, parking areas and transfer locations is provision of • Underground design services, comfort for the downtown traffic in İstanbul. The overall • Architectural design services, scope of the project includes conventional parking lots • Geotechnical and structural design services, with a total closed area of 140.000 m² and mechanical İzmir Light Rail System between F. Altay and Narlıdere Districts parking lots with a total closed area of 80.000 m² at • Mechanical engineering services, several different districts in İstanbul. • Fire systems, control and communication systems The total length of F. Altay – Narlidere rail system is • Feasibility studies, These parking lots will have a total capacity of 2750 design services, approximately 8.5 km and is located in Izmir, third biggest • Application projects of tunnels, stations and other vehicles. In addition, they will also be used as transfer • Electromechanical system design services, metropolitan city of Turkey located in the Aegean coast. buildings which are located within the 4 km of the rail locations due to their closeness to subway and bus • Landscape design services, Prota’s services under the project scope basically include: system, stations. • Preparation of cost estimates, bill of quantities and • Preparation of cost estimates, bill of quantities and • Mapping and soil investigation works, Prota’s services include: tender documents. tender documents, • Alignment studies. 16 PROTA ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION 17

İstanbul Marmaray Commuter Railway CR3 Contract İzmir Halkapınar Maintenance Depot Building

Marmaray Project is much more than building or Prota’s design services under the scope of Marmaray Maintenance Depot Building to be designed is located • Mapping and site investigation works, upgrading a railway tunnel. The project provides a new, project include: inside the current Halkapınar Depot Area. Overall project • Track-way alignment design services, high-capacity railway system, connecting Halkali on scope include widening of the current atelier building • A complete and integrated design for the Condition & • Infrastructure design services, the European side and with Gebze on the Asian side in Utility Surveys. in the west and north directions, restoration of all the • Architectural design services, İstanbul which is a fast growing mega city leading an necessary maintenance equipment, design services • Alignment design. increased demand for better transportation network. of new indoor parking lot and storage area for the • Geotechnical and structural design services, • Earthwork design of the line and depots. The project provides a huge public transportation system maintenance of vehicles and materials, design services • Mechanical engineering design services, • Trackwork. to İstanbul. It increases capacity, reliability, accessibility, of additional indoor warehouse for storage of spare parts • Fire systems, control and communication systems punctuality, comfort and safety of the transportation • Trackwork drainage design. and consumables which will be located under Halkapınar design services, viaduct, and design services of the footbridge which is services while it reduces travel time. It also provides • Landscape & fencing design. • Electromechanical system design services, more sustainable and long-term solution to the current located between the Halkapınar Station and the central • Auxiliary power supply, stations (36). • Preparation of cost estimates, bill of quantities and transportation problems of İstanbul. building. Within the scope of the project, Prota carried out • Bridges and other structures (128). tender documents. following services: Marmaray Contract CR3 covers the upgrading of 63 km • Depot and yards design (15 depot building). of existing railway on both the Asian and European shores • Noise barrier design. to connect with the 14 km tube crossing, creating a 77 km cross-city commuter corridor linking • Demolition. İstanbul Eyüp - Rami - Yesilpinar Cable Car Gebze and Halkalı. A third track is to be laid alongside the • Dismantling design. existing double-track route to accommodate inter-city and • Traffic diversion plans. Eyüp, Rami, Yesilpınar Cable Car Project is specified • Preparation of urban plan revisions for the selected freight services, with complete renewal of the overhead • Historical preservation drawings. by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality as part of the route wherever necessary, electrification and signalling. The line will have 40 new and transportation systems and transportation infrastructures • Utility relocation design. • Preparation of financial feasibility studies. upgraded stations, two control centers and new stabling defined under the context of İstanbul Metropolitan Area yards and maintenance facilities. Integrated Urban Transportation Plan. The cable car design services under Prota scope cover the specific components defined below: • Alignment studies, • Alignment research studies to develop alternatives and selection of the appropriate solution, and the definition of the selected route, • Railway transportation studies, • Designation of respective station locations along the route as result of such survey and studies, • Preliminary design services of stations, 18 PROTA ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION 19

İstanbul Üsküdar - Ümraniye Metro Line Maintenance and Depot Facilities Cairo International Airport

Maintenance and depot facilities are planned to be depot area, 2 highway overpasses, Cut-and-cover tunnel Cairo International Airport is the busiest airport in Egypt departure hall, and a new airside pier, doubling the existing constructed for trains that will be used at Üsküdar – with a total length of 200m which will provide access for located to the north-east of the city around 15 kilometres total built-up area of TB 2. The terminal will include larger Ümraniye metro line, located in Istanbul. The maintenance trains to the depot area. from the business area of the city; it has an area of and more modern retail areas and will also include Airbus and depot area contains indoor/outdoor depot areas, Within the scope of the project, Prota’s final and detailed approximately 37 kilometres square. Cairo International A380 gates. Upon completion in 2015 the passengers vehicle maintenance areas, maintenance warehouse and design services include: Airport terminal building 2 is under construction for a can expect a highly modern terminal offering international administrative building. The maintenance and depot area major renovation effort to double its capacity to 7.5 million standard service levels and more passenger conveniences, • Alignment design services, specifically comprise of the following items: passengers per year. including large retail areas and lounges. • Roads design services, • A maintenance building which will include train With a built-up area of 200,000 m², the project comprises Prota provides all optimization and engineering design • Underground, ground-works and drainage design maintenance equipment and train washer, with a total the renovation of the existing terminal building 2, the services for the renovation of the B Block of TB 2 having a services, closed area of 19.000 m², construction of new buildings which includes a new total closed area of approx. 125,000 m². • Architectural design services, • Parking lines with a total of 15 train capacity, • Geotechnical and structural design services, • Two-storey depot building with a capacity of 25 trains in its outdoor area and 28 trains in its indoor area, with a • Structural and architectural design services of tunnels, total closed area of 36.000 m². viaducts and bridges, • An administrative building with a total closed area of • Mechanical design services, 20.000 m². • Fire systems, control and communication systems design In addition to the facilities mentioned above, the scope of services, the project also includes double line train valley crossing • Electrical design services, viaduct with a total length of 230m, highway viaduct with • Landscape design services, a total length of 160m which will provide entrance to the • Interface management services. St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport

Prota has worked as part of a team to design a new Prota’s engineering services cover the structural design of İstanbul Sarıyer - Ayazağa - İTÜ Railway System terminal for Pulkovo Airport, St Petersburg, . Pulkovo the following structures: Airport is located approximately 20 km from the city centre. • 95,475 m² new terminal building, Due to increasing importance of St. Petersburg as a major The Sarıyer, Ayazağa, ITU Rail System Project is specified • Railway based transportation studies, • 11,600 m² Business Centre, cultural and historical centre, a new development and by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality as part of the • Determination of station positions & coordinates, • 200 Rooms of 4 Stars Hotel, transportation systems and transportation infrastructures refurbishment project for Pulkovo Airport has been brought • Preliminary design services for stations, • 98,000 m² Open Car Park and Closed Car park, defined under the context of İstanbul Metropolitan Area into action. This project comprises terminal facilities, airside • Preparation of urban plan revisions for the selected Integrated Urban Transportation Plan. Specifically, the facilities (runways, aprons and ancillary facilities) and • 485,000 m² Passenger Apron, alignment, design services under the project covers the following: landside facilities (closed car parks, hotel and business • 50,000 m² Cargo Apron, • Preparation of operation scenarios and financial and centre). The updated Pulkovo will be the fourth largest • Alignment studies, • North Pier, economic feasibility studies. airport in Russian Federation. After the completion of the • Fixed Link. project, airport will reach 14 million passengers capacity annually. 20 PROTA ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION 21

İstanbul Sabiha Gokçen International Airport Kosovo Pristina International Airport

Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is one of the two • Review of pile foundation system and preparation of Pristina International Airport is located approximately 15 km removal of columns on main passenger halls, providing international airports in Istanbul, Turkey. The facility is geotechnical report for terminal building, away from south-east of Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo. attractive and spacious double height halls with large located at 35 km southeast of central İstanbul and is on the • Selection of seismic isolator systems for terminal building, The airport is the only International Airport of Kosovo. column free spans. The columns of the building can be Asian side of the bi-continental city. preparation of respective technical specifications, and The existing airport serves for a population of around 2.5 both in RC concrete or steel whereas the light weight The new terminal inaugurated in 2009 received “European evaluation of seismic system proposals, inspection of million. This capacity is intended to be increased to 4.5 curved roof structure is completely out of steel. Steel Design Award” given by the European Convention isolator products, structural system selection, million passengers with the completion of the new terminal. Within the scope of the project, Prota’s services include: for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS). The project was • Structural modelling and calculations of terminal building, The new terminal building with a closed area of 45.000 • All optimization, structural engineering design services for also granted an award of Merit at Structural Engineers review of seismic design of isolator systems, checking m² will be constructed with all utilities and equipment New Terminal Building, Association of California. for operational functioning and with an exceptional and the designs of buried concrete base structure, steel • Air traffic control tower, Within the scope of the project, Prota’s services include: composite superstructure, impressive design resembling the independence of • MEP Building, Kosovo. • Provision of seismic safety with Triple Pendulum Seismic • Infrastructural design for flyover bridges and underground • Preparation of structural projects of apron taxiway, apron Isolation System, checking the applied loads, structural structures, evaluation of the structural model, checking The building is setup on a 12x12m structural grid providing extension, resa apron, connection roads and carpark, model evaluation, design review report preparation for the analyses by independent computer modelling, optimum structural spans. This grid is expanded by the • Preparation of infrastructure projects of the entire airport. Carpark Structure, preparation of design review report.

İstanbul New Airport

İstanbul New Airport is to be constructed by CMLKK will be flights to more than 350 destinations around the consortium in accordance with the contract that is signed world and is expected to be the one of the most important between DHMI and CMLKK. It is a build-operate-transfer airports in the world. type of contract. Prota performs the seismic and structural design services Istanbul New Airport is being built to have the highest of the passenger terminal building which has a total closed passenger capacity in the world, hosting at least 70 million area of 1.000.000 m², and all relevant consultancy services passengers during its first year and 150 million passengers including preparation of the bills of quantities for the works, annually within the first 25 years of its operation. There technical specifications and interface management. Headquarters Eskisehir Office

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