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| Arcadis wins extension of largest water infrastructure project in Brazil Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the world's leading natural and built asset design and consultancy firm, announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Arcadis Logos, has won an extension from the Brazilian Ministry of National Integration of its program management contract for the São Francisco River Integration Project. The project is currently the largest water infrastructure project in Brazil and is conducted directly by the Brazilian federal government with a total investment in the order of US$ 6.4 billion. For Arcadis the contract extension has a value of approximately US$ 35 million over a period of 33 months. The total São Francisco project consists of two phases, together totaling almost 720km of channels. Phase one consists of two principal channels of 480 km and phase two consists of four derivation channels of 240 km, covering aqueducts, tunnels and reservoirs. Water will be pumped up to the arid basins, establishing a reliable source of drinking water with seasonal surpluses destined for irrigation. The system will alleviate water shortages in the states of Pernambuco, Ceará, Paraíba e Rio Grande do Norte (northeastern Brazil), and will benefit more than 12 million people. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Construction News :: home page |