COLAS (EPA:RE) - Press release Colas - PPP for the Liège Tramway

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20/09/2018 18:03

PRESS RELEASE

                                                   Paris, September 20, 2018

                         PPP FOR THE LIÈGE TRAMWAY

The Walloon Transport Operator (OTW) has chosen the Tram'Ardent consortium as
preferred bidder for a public-private partnership (PPP) contract involving the
design, financing, construction and maintenance of the first tramway line in
Liège, Belgium. The Tram'Ardent consortium is composed of Colas Projects,
Colas Belgium and Colas Rail Belgium, the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) and the financial company DIF.
The contract is expected to be signed before the end of 2018.

With a total length of 11.7 km, 90% of which is in a reserved lane section,
Liège's first tramway line will serve 21 stations, connecting the Sclessin
multimodal station (southwest of Liège) to the city of Herstal in the
northeast via the high-speed train station and Saint Lambert Square.

A construction consortium comprising the Colas companies and CAF, led by Colas
Projects, will be in charge of the design and build of the electrified rail
network, the creation of a maintenance and storage center, and the development
of 240,000 m² of surrounding urban space promoting soft mobility. CAF will, in
particular, supply the rolling stock as part of the consortium.

A maintenance company also comprising the Colas companies and CAF will maintain
the infrastructure and equipment throughout the duration of the contract.

Delivery is scheduled for the second half of 2022.

Being selected preferred bidder confirms Colas' expertise in the construction
of tram lines and in bidding on major projects. Colas has been part of almost
every recent tramway project in France, along with tramways in Rabat and
Casablanca, Morocco. In addition, Colas Rail, part of the Midlands Metro
Alliance (MMA), is currently participating in the extension project of the
Birmingham tramway in the United Kingdom.

Colas (www.colas.com)
Colas, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, is a world leader aiming to promote
transport infrastructure solutions for sustainable mobility. With 55,000
employees in more than 50 countries on five continents, the Group performs some
80,000 road construction and maintenance projects each year via 800
construction business units and 2,000 material production units.
In 2017, consolidated revenue at Colas totaled 11.7 billion euros (48% outside
of France). Net profit attributable to the Group amounted to 328 million
euros.

                              For further information:
                Ms. Delphine Lombard (tel.: + 33 6 60 07 76 17) /
                      M. Rémi Colin (tel.: +33 7 60 78 25 74)
                              contact-presse@colas.fr

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