View is the client magazine of BAM International bv – Volume 8, Issue 1 - 2017 View New project in Antarctica Creating the future in Dubai Tunnel to sustainability BAM International is an operating company of Royal BAM Group, one of Fast and eco-friendly Europe’s largest contracting companies EDF’s Blyth offshore wind demonstration active in construction, property, civil project will debut the gravity base engineering, public-private partnerships, foundation for offshore wind turbines. mechanical and electrical contracting, By mid-2017 these five innovative consultancy and engineering in foundations will sit on the North Sea 30 countries across the globe. bottom, off the Northumberland coast BAM International operates outside Europe. in the United Kingdom, each carrying a 10-metre high turbine with a capacity The BAM acronym is included in the of 8.3 megawatts. Construction of the names of all our subsidiaries and joint caissons took place in the Newcastle ventures to indicate that in all our Yard. Measuring 30 metres in diameter, activities we benefit from the collective these concrete artefacts will float on strength, know-how and experience of the water till they are moved into place, entire Royal BAM Group. ballasted and immersed. In today’s competitive market our goal is to exceed clients’ expectations, deliver on time and on budget and at the same time act sustainably and contribute positively View inside to the communities where we work. 4 Attractive proposals for our clients Address BAM House The Hague 6 The impact of being an international contractor Prinses Beatrixlaan 5 6 2595 AK The Hague 8 Tunnel to sustainability The Netherlands 10 BAM partners with South Pole researchers 12 New terminal in Jebel Ali port 14 Creating the future in Dubai Available on the App Store 10 16 A city district comes to life in Abu Dhabi 17 Visitors’ View in Costa Rica 18 Unilever’s dream office in Jakarta 20 Renewed collaboration in Dar es Salaam 22 Silence on the runway in Kilimanjaro 14 Production 24 BIM concept for Swiss hospital BAM International bv Agnette Gerritzen-Smit 25 Life extension for Karratha gas plant Public Relations Manager [email protected] 26 Mega Cruise Pier in Curaçao www.baminternational.com 28 BAM goes to Panama Text and translation 28 Egbert van Heijningen 30 Quick View Design Boulogne Jonkers Vormgeving Photography Ruud van den Akker Fotografie, John van Hamond, Tom Sullam, Sasja van Vechgel (heart4photography.com), Michael Boulogne and BAM employees. Print Veenman+ 2 View - Volume 8, Issue 1 - 2017 ‘Collaboration as a means to success and responsibleView entrepreneurship’ Welcome to this fifteenth issue of View, the client magazine of BAM International. Unlike most of the previous issues, this one has an unusual and topical picture on the cover. I’m referring of course to our new partnership with BAS, the British Antarctic Survey, with whom we will be modernising several research facilities over the next seven to ten years. Few of our projects ever drew as much attention from the press and the public. Perhaps even more than our technical ability, BAS’s choice confirms our skills of collaboration – with our clients on the one hand and with our sister companies on the other. Collaboration is ingrained in our culture and we’ve made it one of the pillars of our strategy 2020. Through more and better collaborations we will be – and already are – able to strengthen and diversify our portfolio, all the better to serve our clients in the realisation of their ambitions. The articles in this issue of View will give you an insight into our geographical spread and the niche markets we are pursuing in addition to our core business, nearshore marine works. Most of those projects are undertakings in joint enterprise with BAM sisters, local partners and/or other specialists in their own field. The My View section has been reserved this time for Cees van Oosterom, our Director Tendering & Engineering. He and his team are at the forefront of our business, as they take our clients’ needs and ambitions as their starting point for more-than-satisfactory designs and attractive proposals. All of the aspirations of our strategy and approach come to the fore in their work: quality in everything we do, innovation in the way we do it, flexibility in how we approach the market, and a great sense of responsibility towards our planet, the people on it and the prosperity of all whom we impact. I wish you happy reading, George Mazloumian, CEO and Managing Director BAM International bv View - Volume 8, Issue 1 - 2017 3 Attractive proposals for our clients through a stage gate approach 4 View - Volume 8, Issue 1 - 2017 My View Name Cees van Oosterom Job Director Tendering & Engineering A proposal presented in an app rather than as a stack of paper. Profile This is the state of play in tendering for construction projects, As Director Tendering and Engineering, says Cees van Oosterom, Director Tendering & Engineering: Cees van Oosterom works closely with his two direct colleagues, the directors ‘Our latest proposal was sent to the client in the form of our Business Development and Global Operations: ‘There are no hard tender app loaded onto an iPad.’ boundaries between these three fields. All three of us, together with the board and area directors, are part of the Cees van Oosterom is enthusiastic about the teams in Cees’s department are often the tender board that decides which way technology is making it easier to ‘face’ of the organisation. projects to pursue. All three of us have a demonstrate the value of BAM’s capabilities hands-on mentality, bringing bags of and smart solutions for complex construction Cees: ‘To a large extent, the success of any practical experience to the job.’ projects. His iPad proposal detailed exactly project is influenced at the tender stage: how the project would be handled in a 4D first, as we select the best matches between He has held positions in BAM companies animation and further contained video clips project characteristics, clients and BAM’s since 1990. His career path took him of interviews with potential key team capabilities and secondly as we prepare a from the drawing board via various members for the execution of the project. high-quality proposal with the use of the engineering positions to management latest technology, such as BIM modelling. level, often working within an ‘This particular project concerned a confined Here, tender teams work in close engineering environment in service of location in a city area, yet still a marine collaboration with construction teams.’ BAM International projects. He was project as it included building over water. It appointed in his current position in was a challenge for our client to realise their ‘In selecting and “running” tenders, BAM January 2016. ambition here, and therefore it was our uses a stage gate procedure to ensure we challenge as well. Finding a value-adding pursue the projects where we can add the solution called for some specially developed most value for our clients. Within this stage work methods and equipment built for gate procedure, we address all the relevant As Cees sees it, ‘trust’ is the keyword in purpose as well as an alternative design. The aspects that influence the tender and, even relationships with clients. ‘We are a high- work of our engineers was perfectly brought more importantly, ensure a manageable standard international contractor with vast to life on screen by our in-house BIM team.’ execution stage. If needed, we can mobilise experience in handling complex projects in knowledge from any relevant part of the sometimes remote and challenging locations. Feedback from clients on proposals BAM Group to ensure an attractive proposal.’ Our clients are often global companies with submitted by means of the tender app has whom we have long-standing relationships. been very positive. As one client said, ‘The ‘By selecting leads that ensure the best They rely on us to make a sharp analysis of included animation and interviews provided possible match between clients’ ambitions their projects and use our expertise to come us with the best possible information and and our expertise, we ensure the health of up with value-adding solutions. Their trust in gave us a very clear understanding of BAM’s our business and further strengthen our us is built on professionalism, quality and proposal.’ capability to deliver. We prepare our integrity.’ proposals in tender teams selected from a The tender app is just one of the ways BAM is pool of specialists, who can further draw on realising the first leg of its strategy, to do the input from within BAM International and things better. The other two legs are doing sister companies. Is it a coincidence that this better things and doing new things. It’s also is leading to more and more collaborative one of the most visible new developments proposals? Certainly not!’ within BAM. Not surprisingly, as the tender View - Volume 8, Issue 1 - 2017 5 ‘We aim to be our clients’ preferred partner in realising their ambitions in sustainable construction solutions.’ – Rob Stalfoort A dialogue between generations The impact of being an international contractor 6 View - Volume 8, Issue 1 - 2017 A lot has changed in the way the Rob Stalfoort: ‘We will be measuring construction industry views its impact our social impact like other key on people, planet and prosperity – and performance indicators. This includes all within the timespan of a single things like ensuring people’s health and generation. BAM International’s voices wellbeing, but also training and transfer of experience and rejuvenation take a of knowledge for permanent and moment to reflect.