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| Croon Elektrotechniek and Arcadis working together in IJsselmeer area Dutch engineering firm announced that together with electrical engineering firm Croon Elektrotechniek it has won a five-year contract from Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) for the upgrading design and maintenance of bridges and locks in the IJsselmeer area. The contract relates to installations in the vicinity of the Afsluitdijk, Enkhuizen, Lelystad and the Randmeren. The initial contract value amounts to Euro 33 million and includes a possible extension of another Euro 10 million of additional works (40 percent revenue for Arcadis; 60 percent for Croon). The contract is a multi-disciplinary performance agreement. The maintenance will be carried out in a risk-managed and risk-controlled way which is a new and innovative approach being developed in cooperation with RWS. The main part of the contract concerns the maintenance and modernization of the locks of RWS the surroundings of the Ijsselmeer area, in particular the maintenance of electro-technical and mechanical installations and repairs resulting from damages from normal use. The contract also includes renovation works on the locks of the Afsluitdijk, including upgrading of the control and operational devices, revision of swing bridges, locks and sluices and the renewal of installations that guide boat traffic through these systems. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Construction News :: home page |