Pöyry to provide technical services to the Ho Chi Minh City Metro in Vietnam
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PÖYRY PLC Press release 20 January 2012
Pöyry`s Urban Business Group has been awarded a contract to provide services for
the design, tender documentation and site supervision phases for Line 2 of the
Ho Chi Minh City Metro, Vietnam. Pöyry's share of the assignment is
approximately EUR 13 million and it has been booked in the first quarter order
stock 2012.
The assignment will be carried out with Pöyry as the technical leader of a
consortium. The other members include ILF Beratende Ingenieure GmbH, Germany,
Obermeyer Planen + Beraten, Germany and Tedi South, Vietnam,
The project is being managed by MAUR - Management Authority for Urban Railways
of Ho Chi Minh City. The consulting services are being financed by German KfW,
which finances economic and social progress in developing countries. The project
will start in February 2012, and the duration of the design and tender
documentation phase will be 18 months. The site supervision phase will last an
additional 5 years.
The project includes both the civil work and the system-related services. When
completed, the metro line will be 11,1 km long and have 11 stations and one
depot; 9.3 km of the line will be underground and 1.8 km will be on an elevated
track.
Metro Line 2 will become part of a new metro network in Ho Chi Minh City, which
will improve mobility for the 7 million inhabitants significantly. It will also
increase public transport safety, at the same time that it reduces the pollution
produced by private transport, therefore making a major contribution to the
sustainability of Ho Chi Minh City`s transportation system.
PÖYRY PLC
Additional information:
Martin Bachmann, President, Urban Business Group
Tel. +41 44 355 5555
Johann Schmieder
Vice President Growth and Business Development, Urban Business Group
Tel. +49 7621 930045
Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering company dedicated to balanced
sustainability and responsible business. With quality and integrity at our core,
we deliver best-in-class management consulting, total solutions, and design and
supervision. Our in-depth expertise extends to the fields of energy, industry,
urban & mobility and water & environment. Pöyry has 7,000 experts and a local
office network in about 50 countries. Pöyry's net sales in 2010 were EUR 682
million and the company's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. (Pöyry PLC:
POY1V)
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