{"id":13037,"date":"2021-04-30T14:49:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T12:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/?p=13037"},"modified":"2023-01-17T15:56:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T14:56:24","slug":"bessac-signs-its-first-contract-in-ivory-coast-to-build-a-microtunnel-in-abidjan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soletanche-bachy.com\/en\/bessac-signs-its-first-contract-in-ivory-coast-to-build-a-microtunnel-in-abidjan\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessac signs its first contract in Ivory Coast to build a microtunnel in Abidjan."},"content":{"rendered":"

April 30th, 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Bessac signs its first contract in Ivory Coast to build a microtunnel in Abidjan.<\/h1><\/div>
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Bessac Afrique, the Bessac branch formed earlier this year, signed its first contract a few weeks ago with PFO Africa, the market leading construction company in Ivory Coast. A great first which demonstrates the expertise of the Soletanche Bachy group in tunnels and underground works.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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As part of the motorway tunnel construction project in\u00a0<\/span>Abobo<\/span>, one of the most densely populated areas\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Abidjan, the teams from\u00a0Bessac<\/a>\u00a0will create a 990<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0metre long gravity\u00a0microtunnel\u00a0and\u00a01.8 metres internal<\/strong>\u00a0diameter to drain stormwater<\/strong> from the low point of the structure to the existing canal on the other side of the city.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All plant and equipment\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0expected to be on site by the end of June 2021, and the project will take just under one year to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>complete<\/span>d<\/span>\u00a0(including the 4-month preparation period). It's a suitably ambitious project and an excellent success story for this new\u00a0Bessac<\/a>\u00a0entity!<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Underground works: Soletanche Bachy\u2019s expertise at the service of our customers<\/h2><\/div>

Thanks to our specialized and experienced teams from\u00a0<\/span>Bessac<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Soletanche<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Bachy Tunnels,<\/span>\u00a0we master all\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span>the\u00a0techniques for carrying out underground structures:<\/strong> directional drilling, Micro TBM, slurry TBM, EPB TBM, compressed air TBM, variable density TBM, hard rock TBM,\u00a0<\/span>drilling by conventional mechanized method or with the use of explosives \u2026<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover,\u00a0<\/span>Bessac's<\/span>\u00a0industry division\u00a0<\/span>has been<\/span>\u00a0designing and building a wide range of TBM and their associated equipment, for many years. This dual skill of public works contractor and underground works machine manufacturer, certified Frenche Origin Guaranteed, allow us to provide a tailor-made solution to our customers, all around the world.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Th<\/span>e<\/span>se complementary\u00a0<\/span>expertise<\/span>\u00a0allow\u00a0<\/span>Soletanche<\/span>\u00a0Bachy<\/span>\u00a0to respond to all\u00a0projects<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>regardless of their complexity<\/span>\u00a0(nature of the ground, external environment, location,\u00a0<\/span>scope of a project\u2026)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through our two specialized subsidiaries,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Soletanche<\/span>\u00a0Bachy has strong tunnels' references, on major projects\u00a0<\/span>or projects with a strong geotechnical component, in France and abroad:\u00a0<\/span>Grand Paris Express or Singapore metro,\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>Annacis<\/span>\u00a0Island (Canada),<\/span>\u00a0in Sale (Morocco), in<\/span>\u00a0Guayaquil\u00a0<\/span>(Ecuador)<\/span>\u00a0for sanitation projects,\u00a0<\/span>at Borne la Romaine and\u00a0<\/span>Viggianello<\/span>\u00a0in France for road tunnels.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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