Profile
The new VINCI Construction business, born in 2021 when VINCI Construction and Eurovia joined forces, is a global leader in building and civil engineering.
It is organised into three complementary pillars – Major Projects, Specialty Networks and Proximity Networks – and brings together an unrivalled array of expertise and bases in some 100 countries. United by their strong culture as builders, its 115,000 people in 1,300 companies marshal their team engagement and innovative drive to support the energy, environmental and digital transitions across the building, civil engineering and infrastructure trades.
Activities
- Infrastructure that satisfies basic needs such as water, energy and mobility: roads, motorways, railways, tramways, urban road networks, cycle paths, green corridors and wastewater collection systems… We also develop expertise in urban development, energy infrastructure, the treatment and distribution of water as well as ecological engineering work
- Buildings that benefit everyone: offices, homes, healthcare facilities, schools, businesses and cultural centres…
- Engineering structures that connect places: bridges, tunnels, dams and large-scale industrial equipment… We manage complex projects, setting a benchmark through our expertise in soil, structures, nuclear engineering and digital technology for construction.
Recent contracts
AFRICA
Benin
- Sogea-Satom (VINCI Construction) : two separate contracts covering execution of all roadworks and utilities, major works and ancillary structures associated with construction of the food-processing hub in the Grand Nokoué municipality in Abomey-Calavi. The teams will also be carrying out development and renovation works on the secondary roads providing access to the complex
- Sogea-Satom (VINCI Construction) : contract to renovate the national interstate highway (RNIE2) on a 148.6 km section passing through the cities of Gogounou and Kandi. The teams will be renovating degraded sections and reinforcing other sections of the existing road, together with civil engineering and road signage works. They will also be building community infrastructure (school fences, solar-powered boreholes). The works should be completed at end 2024
Burkina Faso
- Sogea-Satom Burkina Faso (VINCI Construction) : construction of the new Ouagadougou-Donsin airport using low-carbon concrete with drainage. Once completed, the new airport, located 30 km from the capital, will be a hub of economic development for the entire country. The works will span 38 months
Ivory Coast
- Sogea-Satom (VINCI Construction) : renovation works on a 93 km stretch of road between Dabou and Grand Lahou, part of the “Coastal Road” connecting the country’s two main port cities (Abidjan and San Pedro). The project covers renovation of 93 km of road, widening the road over a 10 km section ahead of Dabou and improving the drainage and wastewater network to reduce the risk of flooding. Renovating the road will enhance safety and reduce congestion between these two major cities, as San Pedro prepares to host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2023. The works will span 15 months
Morocco
- SOGEA Maroc (VINCI Construction) : construction of the Mohammed VI Polytechnique University (UM6P). Located on the outskirts of Rabat, the UM6P will welcome more than 500 students in the next academic year. This large-scale complex will include a faculty, an amphitheatre, an agora, a sports centre, a library and a student centre. The project will be carried out to a very tight deadline (8 months) – €81m
Niger
- Sogea-Satom (VINCI Construction) : renovation works on the RN7 Dosso-Bella II national highway. The works include, notably, widening of the road and construction of 44 reinforced concrete culverts, together with 5,000 m of gutters in the urban area of the city of Dosso. Renovation of this 83 km section, badly damaged by very heavy traffic, is vital for the opening up of Niger, improving connections between Cotonou (Benin) and Niamey (Niger) – €48m
ASIA / OCEANIA
Australia
- Seymour Whyte (VINCI Construction) / BMD : landside civil and building works for the future Western Sydney International Airport (Nancy-Bird Walton). With a capacity of 10 million passengers annually, it should open in 2026. The works include integration of the new M12 motorway, which will link the airport to the Sydney motorway network, and the airport’s two metro stations
- Seymour Whyte (VINCI Construction) : Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road upgrade in the East of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria. The project involves a doubling of existing lanes over 5 km and construction of two bridges, together with a new 5.5 km shared-user path catering for pedestrians and cyclists
- Seymour Whyte (VINCI Construction) : contract to upgrade Pound Road West, a major traffic artery in the Melbourne region
- Seymour Whyte (VINCI Construction) : rail infrastructure work to meet the needs of the fast-growing Port of Melbourne and reduce the number of trucks on the road in Melbourne’s Western suburbs
- Seymour Whyte (VINCI Construction) : contract to install Smart Motorways technology along a 60 km section of the Bruce Highway (Stage 2, Pine River to Caloundra Road) in Northeast Australia. The project includes ramp signals, speed limit and variable message signs, together with vehicle detection systems to improve safety and reliability, reduce congestion and shorten travel times
New Zealand
- HEB Construction (VINCI Construction) / Fulton Hogan / Waka Kotahi Transport Agency : nine-year contract to operate and maintain the Auckland motorway network (TO3 maintenance contract) within the framework of the Auckland System Management (ASM)
- HEB Construction (VINCI Construction) : five-year renewal of the Canterbury roads maintenance contract. It includes all maintenance activities over all roads, bridges and public infrastructure on a network comprising 2,475 km of paved and 1,116 km of unpaved roads
- HEB Construction (VINCI Construction), 50% / Higgins, 50% : five-year maintenance contract of the road network for Franklin District, in the Southern part of the Auckland region
Singapore
- Bachy Soletanche Singapore (VINCI Construction) / Gammon Construction and Engineering : design-build contract for the extension of Ang Mo Kio metro station in Singapore and the associated tunnels. The station will connect the new Cross Island Line (CRL) and the existing North-South Line (NSL). Works were slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2021, for delivery of the project in 2030
EUROPE
Czech Republic
- Eurovia (VINCI Construction) : public-private partnership (PPP) contract to design and construct D4 motorway, Haje-Mirotice section, including a new 32 km motorway and widening of an existing 16 km section of road to a two-lane dual carriageway. The new motorway will provide improved road connection between Prague and rural South Bohemia, thereby fostering development in the region. Works started in May 2022 and will last 3.5 years
- Eurovia (VINCI Construction), 49.08% / Chladek a Tintera Pardubice / GJW Prague / Electrizace zeleznik Prague : reconstruction and upgrading of the Usti-Orlici-Brandys-Orlici section of the country’s largest rail transit corridor. The works, due to be completed in May 2024, include 9,972 km of dual track and renovation of a number of stations and other infrastructure
Denmark
- Soletanche Bachy International (VINCI Construction) / VINCI Construction Grands Projets (VINCI Construction) / Per Aarsleff Holding A/S / CFE / Dredging International NV / Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG / Max Bögl Stiftung & Co KG / BAM Infra and BAM International : work package for the Femern tunnel and the production plant. This 17.6 km long tunnel will carry road vehicles and trains in four separate tubes
Germany
- Eurovia Deutschland, VINCI Construction Terrassement (VINCI Construction) : works on the new B247 federal road linking the cities of Mühlhausen and Bad Langensalza, in the Land of Thuringia. Works on the first federal road to be built and operated under a PPP scheme in Germany will last around four years and cover construction of a new 22 km road and six km of additional access roads
Monaco
- VINCI Construction Monaco (VINCI Construction) : construction work for the new Princess Grace Hospital on behalf of the Principality. The works cover construction of the first new building comprising two connected 16-storey blocks and a 6-level underground car park, for a total of 65,000 sq. metres of floor space. Works are expected to last four years, with delivery scheduled for 2025
Poland
- Warbud (VINCI Construction) : construction of the new Poznan integrated central clinic hospital, on behalf of the Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences. This design-build contract is slated for completion in December 2023
United Kingdom
- Entrepose Contracting, VINCI Construction Grands Projets et Taylor Woodrow (VINCI Construction) : EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract to build a 190,000 sq. metre liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank, located on the Isle of Grain on the East coast of England, 60 km from London. This project is part of the programme to expand the capacity of Europe’s largest LNG terminal
- Ringway (VINCI Construction), 50% / Jacobs, 50% : five-year extension contract for maintenance and upgrade of road infrastructure in the County of Essex
- Ringway (VINCI Construction) : Central area maintenance contract under the London Highways Maintenance Framework (HMF), on behalf of Transport for London (TfL). The 8 to 12-year framework has commenced on 1st April 2021
- VINCI Building (VINCI Construction) / Sir Robert McAlpine : construction of the Paterson cancer research building at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester
- VINCI Building (VINCI Construction) : construction contract for Student Accommodation Project 3 (SAP3) for the University of the West of England, in Bristol. This project will be one of the largest Passivhaus certified developments in the UK
- VINCI Facilities, VINCI Facilities Building Solutions (VINCI Construction) : contract to provide facilities management services for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), which is part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), for its Built Estate in the South East region of England. The contract was signed for an initial seven-year term
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
- Bessac (Soletanche Bachy, VINCI Construction) / EBC (Canada) : contract to build the Fairbank-Silverthorn Storm Trunk Sewer System in Toronto. The project includes construction of the main storm trunk sewer, built with a tunnel boring machine designed and manufactured by Bessac, together with 21 access shafts and several ancillary structures. The works will span 31 months
- Carmacks (VINCI Construction) : contract to widen the A40 expressway in the Southern part of the city of Grande Prairie (450 km North-West of Edmonton), in Alberta. The works, set to last around three years, include widening a 9.2 km section from two to four lanes and construction of two bridges