Name and Location
A9 Gaasperdammerweg project, the Netherlands.

Client
Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management.

Project Description
The project involves the design, construction, finance and maintenance of the widening and upgrade of the A9 motorway between Diemen and Holendrecht, in the Netherlands, including the design, construction and maintenance of a tunnel.

Value
The project is estimated at €700-million.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands Rijkswaterstaat has announced its intention to appoint IXAS Zuid-Oost, a consortium comprising Fluor, Ballast Nedam, Heijmans and 3i Infrastructure, as the selected bidder for the A9 Gaasperdammerweg project.

The project consists of all the work to be performed in connection with the reconstruction and expansion of the A9 motorway between the junctions of Holendrecht and Diemen, in Amsterdam, including the bridge over the Gaasp river, the road surface on the A9 Gaasperdammerweg and the construction of an estimated 3 km cut-and-cover tunnel.

Ballast Nedam, Fluor, Heijmans and 3i Infrastructure will be the sole shareholders in the project, each with an equal share.

Ballast Nedam, Fluor and Heijmans will participate in the construction and operation phase, each with a one-third share.

Rijkswaterstaat expects the final award of the project on August 19, 2014, after the expiration of the Alcatel period.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
IXAS Zuid-Oost (preferred bidder for the project).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management, tel +31 70 351 80 80.
Fluor Corporation media relations, Brian Mershon, tel +1 469 398 7621.
Ballast Nedam director of communication and investor relations Ilka van der Meijden, tel +31 (0)30 285 47 02,
fax +31 (0)30 285 49 00 or email i.vd.meijden@ballast-nedam.nl.
Heijmans, tel +31 73 543 5111 or fax +31 73 543 5220.
3i, tel +31 20 3057444 or fax +31 20 3057455.