CFE - 2006 annual report - Vinci

In fact, the “Médiacité” project in Liège to build a 140,000 m²
retail and entertainment complex, will itself be a new chal-
lenge for BPC. Site preparation began in September 2006.
Other projects will also see the daylight in 2007. In par-
ticular, the project to improve wheelchair access to two
buildings of the European Parliament; leasehold improve-
ments to offices at the “Jardins de la Couronne” for the
Federal Police; the “Brugmann Court” project on the
former site of the Red Cross at Ixelles; and the “Sablière”
project beside Calevoet station in Uccle.
Marc Bodart, 44 years
Manager of Building
Techniques Department
The Dexia Tower Project allowed us to meet several chal-
lenges, principal examples of which are:
• Integration, including technical and budgetary validation
of the main special technical contracts designated
by the client within the framework of the general
contracting contract within a deadline of a few days. This
was required from the start of the structural work. The
initial contracts amounted to a budgetary envelope of
around 40 million Euro.
• Simultaneous start of construction engineering, with
priority given to the definition of the drilling through and
synthesis of the Building Services equipment drawings.
• Integration, from the beginning, of scope changes (such
as, for example, the addition of two levels, one podium
and one standard floor) and the resulting additional
clauses, for a final budgetary envelope on the order of
60 million Euro of additional work.
• Continuous responses to requests from the customer’s
team, which was constantly looking for greater flexibility
in the facilities and optimisation of usable surface area.
These projects, together with other prospective orders,
should provide BPC with sufficient business in 2007 and,
more importantly, enable it to maintain profitability at a
level that positions it among the best performing compa-
nies of this segment.
• Supervision of designated sub-contractors, with con-
stant worries about meeting deadlines and making sure
that no unjustifiable claims are made.
• The phasing of work specific to the tower: the lower
floors were being finished while the structure of the
upper part was still under construction.
• Managing a particularly dedicated site team.
• Finally, the satisfaction of having participated in a
complex project that was unique, both for its originality
and its size.
C F E A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 0 6 I 1 2 6 t h c o r p o r a t e f i n a n c i a l y e a r
Dexia Tower
Architect:
Philippe Samyn -
M. & J.M. Jaspers -
J. Eyers and
Partners.
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