GEOTECHNICAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS Edition 2008 BUILD ON US SOLETANCHE BACHY key figures Main contractor specialised in geotechnical and civil engineering > We serve a wide range of clients in the public and private sectors: central and local government, industrial, general building and civil engineering contractors, property developers, project promoters,... > We offer a complete range of geotechnical processes, special foundations, underground works, ground improvement and pollution treatment and control. > We are therefore able to: · resolve geotechnical problems for our clients, and · construct their foundation and underground civil works projects. What are our competitive strengths? > Our versatility, since we combine the skills of both main contractor and specialist: · We are able to coordinate all of the required trades and offer turnkey solutions for major Sales of 1.4 billion euros complicated infrastructure projects involving underground works. · We are careful to maintain our original core expertise: ground technology, generally acknowledged as the most complex aspect of a construction project. > Our operational reliability: · We have a track record of success, having completed more than 50,000 contracts in more than 100 countries over the last 60 years. · With our powerful logistics capacity, we can rapidly deploy human resources and equipment of quality, quantity and unrivalled international diversity to provide a reliable service in all circumstances. > Our technical creativity: 8,000 permanent staff of over 60 nationalities · Our design engineers are able to provide innovative and safe alternative solutions. A worldwide network of 1,200 engineers and managers · We have won a record number of industry awards, recognising our research and development Projects completed in over 100 countries achievements in creating and introducing some of the most important innovations within our Business activity has doubled over the last 4 years profession. 14 prizes for innovation awarded to our Group by the French > Our contractual professionalism: Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics · In our scrupulous respect to programme and budget, we pay the same level of 14 specialised subsidiaries attention to small local contracts as we do to large international projects. · We offer our clients a broad and flexible range of contractual options: technical assistance, subcontract, main contract, design and construct, partnering… 2 3 Personal safety above all Management of the Group Safety performance is the precondition of all other aspects of performance, and it is the first proof of the quality of service we offer to our clients. General Management Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Remi DORVAL The internal Victor prize, created in 2001, is awarded each year for Chief Operating Officer . .Patrice RUNACHER the best safety performance recorded among the various Geographical Divisions elements of our Group. The motivating effect of this internal Iberian Peninsula, Central America . Patrice RUNACHER competition has resulted in France, Benelux, Switzerland . Didier VERROUIL significant progress in our overall Northern Europe . .Martin PRATT safety performance. International . Michel BOCQUENTIN Significant business units Jean-Philippe RENARD have already succeeded in attaining our "Zero Group Technical Department Accident" target, showing everyone that this is an Technics. Jean-Louis CORDIER attainable objective for all. Major Projects . Philippe LEFORT Plant and Equipment . Philippe CHOVIN Group Departments Finance . Nicolas MANKOWSKI Our success in this area is confirmed by several major external professional awards in Legal, Risks and Commercial, 2003: > First Prize for Safety from Entreprises Générales de France - BTP, Communications, Security . Henri MADELENAT > First Prize for the "Best Safety Performance Subcontractor Award - Civil and Human Resources. Pierre-Yves BIGOT Foundations Section" in Hong Kong, > Safety award presented by the Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics. Solétanche Bachy is owned by Solétanche SA, a holding company > “Tulsa District Eagle Eye Construction Safety Award”, USA. of which Jean-Pierre Lamoure is the Chairman 4 5 Our processes guarantee the quality of your works Urban diaphragm wall On-board electronics The diaphragm wall process is a global solution to problems encountered by clients Soletanche Bachy's commitment to in city centres: small building site areas, sites with noise restrictions, traffic restrictions, new excavation processes has led to protection of nearby buildings, use of environmentally - friendly products. tremendous progress. It enables: · correction of deviation of the excavation, · accumulation of recorded information to optimise efficiency and assist automa- tic machine control, · real-time, automatic print-outs of full reports on all operational data (verticality, excavation rate, depth, soil profile, obstructions, etc.). Enpafraise (Hydrofraise drilling parameters recording) China - Hong Kong International Commerce Centre Guide-wall Basement of a 480m tower. Circular diaphragm wall Ø 75m, 1.50m thick, 100,000m3 of concrete, 290 barrettes, grouting, cut off wall. Water-stop joint Bentonite slurry 1 - Guide-wall construction 2 - Panel excavation in progress 3 - Installing stop ends 4 - Panel concreting Spain - Madrid Palacio Municipal del Hielo Turnkey excavation for a cultural building. 6,400m2 of diaphragm wall, 5,150m anchors, 225,000m3 of earth moving. 6 7 Our processes guarantee the quality of your works Grouting Monitoring and control Grouting is a range of processes for soil mainly in the following two areas: treatment that uses slurries to improve · The non-contaminating, long lasting A the soil resistance or the soil permeability. and highly penetrable grout. specific · Electronics and computer technology control system Soletanche Bachy applies major innova- applied at every stage, thus offering developed by Soletanche tions to the standard grouting processes, technical precision and transparency. Bachy allows real-time and precise monitoring of pressure, volumes and rates of the grouting, in order to place the grout exactly where it is required. When underground works are located nearby existing buildings and structures, compensation grouting must be used to guarantee optimal safety . The grouting control system has been extended for this purpose by Soletanche Bachy to integrate in a closed loop the real-time monitoring of soil movements offered by Geoscope system (SolData) the automatic control of grouting plants together with the anticipation of settlements. 8 9 A very large range of plant 1 CSM Diaphragm wall tools allowing treatment and soil mixing in situ. 2 Trenchmix Construction of mixed soil trenches using various binding agents. 3 Futureco Small size drilling rig for under-pinning works, 1.9 tons, 32kW, 1m rod length. 4 Starsol 3 Continuous flight auger with tremie pipe and continuous recording 1 2 of parameters. 7 5 KS 2 6 Hydraulic grab instrumented to control route 4 5 deviations. 6 Hydrofraise Evolution 3 Reverse circulation rig for very deep diaphragm walls. 7 Vibrator Ground improvement by vibroflotation and stone columns. 8 HC 03 Compact diaphragm wall rig able to work under low headroom. 9 Tunnel Boring Machine Constructed by CSM Bessac, TBM using compressed air support, diameter 5.30m. s s Tunnel Boring Machine VL 10 Roller Tunnel machine, with earth 8 pressure balance, diameter 4.85m. 9 10 11 14 Prizes awarded by the French Fédération Nationale Prizes for innovation des Travaux Publics (FNTP) 1 2 1 GEOMIX® (2007) Process combining Hydrofraise and soil mixing technologies, to build diaphragm walls and deep foundations. 2 T.PILE ® (2005) Enhancement of pile performance by threading. 3 JET PLUS (2003) 4 Tripling of the energy yield of jet grouting 3 with associated geophysical monitoring and control system. 4 ROLL & ROCK (2003) 5 Rail-less spoil evacuation train for tunnel construction. 5 PIBOP (2001) Integrated shaft for deep storm water storage facilities. 6 6 ContAcTs (1999) Monitoring of settlement during 7 the excavation of tunnels. 7 DRAIN-PANEL® (1997) Control of seepage of ground water. 8 KS 3000® (1995) 8 9 Hydraulic diaphragm wall grab. 9 HORWELL (1991) Kuwait. Repair of burning oil wells (prize for Environment). s COLMIX® (1988) Stabilised in situ soil columns. STARSOL® (1987) Continuous flight auger piling machine with tremie pipe. ‰ HYDROFRAISE® (1985) Reverse circulation, rotary cutter diaphragm wall plant. Š C.W.S.® (1984) Sealing system for diaphragm wall panels joints. ENPASOL® (1983) s Acquisition and processing of drilling parameters in real time. 12 13 1 France Paris - French National Library Free standing 35m deep T shaped Our world records diaphragm wall for a 1,000m long wall and 1 million m3 excavation. 2 2 United States - Washington State Mud Mountain Dam 124.5m deep cutoff wall through very hard andesite blocks. 3 France 3 Le Havre Diaphragm wall for a 1.6km long quay wall. 4 Chile Pehuenche Dam 62m deep diaphragm wall using mechanical grabs through boulders. 1 5 Australia 6 Cannington Mine Two shafts with secant jet grouted 4 5 columns 85m deep. 6 Malaysia 7 Kuala Lumpur - Petronas Towers Barrette foundations down to 125m. 8 7 Argentina Yacyreta Dam 1 million m2 watertight 70km long cutoff diaphragm wall. 8 Egypt Cairo - Road Underpass Tunnel El Azhar Urban road tunnel. Diaphragm wall 87m deep, grouting, dewatering, jet grouting. 9 United Arab Emirates Dubai - Palm Jebel Ali & Palm Jumeirah In total 135