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A World of Inspiration
47
SEPTEMBER 2015
EUROPE
LATIN
AMERICA
AFRICA
PORTUGAL
POLAND
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HUNGARY
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ANGOLA
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MALAWI
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MOZAMBIQUE
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ZAMBIA
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ZIMBABWE
7, Routledge Street,Milton Park,
Harare
GHANA
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PERU
Av. Nicolás Ayllón,
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Ate, Lima 3
MEXICO
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COLOMBIA
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UGANDA
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Kololo, Kampala
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15th Floor, Avenue du Commerce,
Office 1507
Kigali
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EUROPE
A MEGA PROJECT, A MEGA MISSION: TO ACCOMPLISH!
INTERVIEW WITH JOÃO PARREIRA
CEO OF MOTA-ENGIL AMÉRICA LATINA
"The commitment with excellency in this modern world
is what sets us apart from others.”
MOTA-ENGIL CENTRAL EUROPE
Wins first railway contract in Poland
A Leader
with global vision.
22
Countries
3
Continents
256
Companies
Leader in
Portugal
With almost 70 years of history, Mota-Engil has a business track record of excellence
in Portugal and worldwide. Guided by a global and diversified success strategy, the
Group operates in 22 countries, asserting itself with the competence and innovation
which made it a national leader in the construction sector and a reference in service
export, with 75% of its turnover from international markets.
Mota-Engil. A world of inspiration
www.mota-engil.com
European
Top 30
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UNITED
KINGDOM
06
Interview with João Parreira
CEO of Mota‑Engil América Latina
28
Mota‑Engil signs first contract
for railway line in Poland
14
Mota‑Engil Europe evaluates
new markets
43
Rwanda: a new market
in Africa
SUMMARY
06 INSTITUTIONAL
Interview with João Parreira
Mota‑Engil in the Top 100 Worldwide
Mota‑Engil successfully concludes
issuing of bonds among retail
investors
Ascendi Group and Ardian formalize
partnership
14 MOTA‑ENGIL IN THE WORLD
Mota‑Engil Europe evaluates new markets
Mota‑engil participating in the construction
of some of the most iconic buildings in Lisbon
Mota‑engil won tender to resurface Madeira's
international airport
Expansion and remodelling works at Faro
airport will be carried out by Mota‑Engil
Mota‑Engil Central Europe signs a contract
to renovate Poland's A4 motorway
Mota‑Engil signs first contract for railway
line in Poland
António Mota visits road project in Zambia
Mota‑Engil Africa has opened its doors
in the Republic of Rwanda
Mota‑Engil Angola secures new contract
in Luanda
Mota‑Engil constructs iconic building
in the heart of Johannesburg
Mota‑Engil constructing a five star hotel
on the island of Príncipe
Guadalajara metro
Interview with Carlos Roldán Moya
ECB wins construction work in the State
of Maranhão
Consita conquering Brazil
82 TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
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Guadalajara light railway:
a mega project
Mota‑Engil invests in new tool for
managing talent and performance
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Consita conquering
Brazil
84 PEOPLE
MEET – Mota‑Engil Emerging Talent
86 FMAM
Manuel António da Mota Foundation Award
launched In Peru
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DIRECTOR Gonçalo Moura Martins
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SEPTEMBER 2015
4
OPENING MESSAGE
CONQUERING
NEW HORIZONS
› Chief Executive Officer
Gonçalo
Moura Martins
In this edition of SINERGIA, we seek to
bring our readers the most significant
achievements of the Mota‑Engil Group in
the last few months.
Among the various topics, I emphasize
a recurrent factor in this edition: the
demonstration of the effort and the perma‑
nent ability to do more and better, regar‑
dless of the difficulties which evidently
persist at the macroeconomic level.
Only thus can we continue to compete
among the best in the world, in a restricted
group of companies of which we are part,
being in Top 100 worldwide, affirming the
ability of execution and excellence in the
the quality with which we develop each
project.
The demonstration
of the effort and the
permanent ability to
do more and better,
regardless of the difficulties
which evidently persist at the
macroeconomic level.
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However, and regardless of the size of
the organisations, today we experien‑
ce changes in context that require the
companies to constantly adapt their
positioning, and with such indicators as
the slowing of the growth rhythm in the
Chinese economy, the continued drop
in the price of commodities, especially
oil, and the constant reduction in public
investment in European countries such as
Portugal. Despite all these circumstances,
Mota‑Engil continues, nevertheless, to
display, with our characteristic resilience,
the ability to expand its horizon of activity.
This ability to identify and materialise new
opportunities translates into ambition, but
also and in a pragmatic manner, it reveals
the ability to strengthen the mitigation of
the risk that resides in depending of any
market or business, seeking to create
synergies that enable new projects in
which Mota‑Engil can be competitive
and simultaneously create value for its
shareholders.
It was with this objective that Mota‑Engil
bid and won the process of privatisation of
EGF, a company that will give us an added
ability to act in the waste sector, enabling
a stronger investment at the international
level in this sector.
It is also with this objective in mind that
Mota‑Engil Europe is evaluating the possi‑
bility of entering the United Kingdom, that
it is diversifying its activity in Poland, after
having been awarded its first rail contract.
Furthermore, and despite the stagnation in
public investment, Mota‑Engil will conti‑
nue to work in Portugal each day, striving
to conquer new projects such as those we
have presented in this edition and which
will be part of the Mota‑Engil portfolio, as
to continue to be a benchmark, not only
as a market leader, but by developing new
technical and innovative competences.
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In Africa, we secured an especially
important contract for Luanda and for its
citizens, renovating the main streets of the
capital of Angola, confirming Mota‑Engil
Angola as a company at the service of the
country and capable of responding in a
timely manner to the challenges presen‑
ted to us. But we are also mindful of the
new opportunities on this continent, and
in this edition we present, among others,
the first project we have been awarded in
Rwanda, a new market in Africa where we
will be present.
About Latin America, and by reading
the interview that the CEO for the Latin
American region gave to this edition,
SINERGIA readers will learn in detail
about the ongoing growth strategy that
is being implemented, and which new
geographical areas will soon be part of the
footprint of the Mota‑Engil Group.
We continue to diversify in Latin America
and to ensure large-scale projects such as
the Guadalajara Metro, a project that is the
cover story for this edition due to its signi‑
ficance and level of demand, but which
we shall be able to carry out in line with
the qualities the Group has demonstrated
throughout a 70-year work history.
The growth of activity in the area of infras‑
tructures and waste, both in Mexico and
Brazil, and a new concession in Aruba, are
added to the portfolio of concessions held
in the region, and strengthen our motiva‑
tion to continue to invest in here in order
to consolidate our position as a regional
key player in the infrastructures area.
As João Parreira noted in his interview,
our uncommon resilience allowed us to
overcome the challenges that we have felt
over the last few years. I am convinced
that we shall continue in the future to
meet our commitment to these markets.
The growth of activity in the
area of infrastructures and
waste, both in Mexico and
Brazil, and a new concession
in Aruba, are added to the
portfolio of concessions held
in the region, and strengthen
our motivation to continue
to invest in here in order to
consolidate our position as
a regional key player in the
infrastructures area.
I should also mention that winning new
horizons was not achieved merely with
new projects and the opening of compa‑
nies in new markets. The Manuel António
da Mota Foundation and those responsible
for it have also managed to generate the
activities we describe in this edition and
which contribute to strengthening the
values that are rooted in the culture of
Mota‑Engil and the spirit of solidarity with
which we operate at the global level.
SEPTEMBER 2015
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INSTITUTIONAL
INTERVIEW WITH
JOÃO PARREIRA,
CEO OF MOTA‑ENGIL
LATIN AMERICA
“Our commitment to delivering,
in this modern world, is what will
set us apart from the rest”
"The strategic vision
of internalisation,
implemented gradually,
allowed us, through
a resilience that was
absolutely out of the
ordinary, to position
ourselves in the ranking
of the 30 largest European
companies."
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For the first time in the almost 70 years
of Mota‑Engil's history, this is the year
in which Latin America represents the
region with the largest order book of the
Group. So we invited João Parreira, the
CEO of Mota‑Engil Latin America, for
an interview with SINERGIA to better
understand the activity of the Group in
this strongly developing region.
NO. 1 EMPLOYEE IN MEXICO
We begin the journey with his arrival at
the Group in 2007, a decision he says
was based on the “the attraction that
Mota‑Engil arises in any professional with
international ambition, and the desire to
know and be present in various latitudes
of the world, being able to reach the top
of the organisation”, declaring that “this is
what motivated me and this is what I am
thankful for today: the trust of all of the
shareholders to enable me to get this far.”
On this occasion, however, he remembers
that “when I was invited to go to Mexico,
we had won the concession bid for Livra‑
mento-Xalapa. I arrived on a Monday at
six o´clock in the morning at the airport
in Mexico City, a city with 24 million
inhabitants, without really knowing what
I would find. When I reached the hotel I
thought about turning back, but… I didn't.
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that was absolutely out of the ordinary, to
position ourselves in the ranking of the
30 largest European companies. All this
in the midst of a crisis of the Portuguese
financial sector.
If I could list everything bad that could
happen between 2009 and 2012, I would
lack sufficient imagination to fill in all of
the requirements of what actually occur‑
red. However, the resilience, conviction
and determination of our leaders, our
shareholders and our employees to enable
us to grow, led us to manage to overco‑
me all of the challenges and to being
considered today a leading company in
Sub-Saharan Africa, a mid-size regional
player in Latin America and clearly the
Portuguese leader in the infrastructures
industry, and, I would say, one of the main
Portuguese companies with an interna‑
tional position. It was possible to achieve
this in the worst scenario.”
And eight years later here I am, still in
Mexico City.
The determination that Mota‑Engil has as
a company gives us confidence that the
sacrifices we make regarding our family
life are counterbalanced by a perennial
strategy, and as professionals, this is what
makes take on the bet.”
changed due to its activity in different
markets and businesses, given that João
Parreira has the perspective of someone
who is part of the strategic bodies and at
the same time is close to the operations.
A VISION OF THE STRATEGIC
EVOLUTION IN RECENT YEARS
On this subject, he reminds us that “in
2008, when the Strategic Ambition Plan
2013 was started, we were present in 14
– 15 countries but 80% of our clients were
handled directly from Portugal. Now, the
opposite is true.
Today, we asked him, as a member of
the Executive Committee and the Board
of Directors of the holding company, to
share his vision of a Group that has greatly
The decentralisation and the strategic
vision of internalisation, implemented
gradually, allowed us, through a resilience
João Parreira noted that, “I was not part
of the team responsible for defining this
strategy in 2008, but I can take pride in
being the driving force, in Mexico, for
this strategy. Thus my identification,
my empathy and my total symbiosis
with the strategy defined at that time by
Jorge Coelho, and which Gonçalo Moura
Martins continued. This is the strategy
that I continue to support on the Execu‑
tive Committee, and with which I identify
with.”
Today, considering the size and diversity
of the Mota‑Engil Group, he recognises
that “the regions must strengthen their
processes and procedures, because
that is the only way we can continue to
operate as a whole.” Citing as an example
José Mourinho, with whom he has been
closely connected for about a decade, João
Parreira reveals that one of the greatest
lessons he learnt was “the unprecedented
management that the coach made of his
team’s players, individualising objectives
whilst creating a whole that was much
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INSTITUTIONAL
“Our success
as a group results from
our entrepreneurial
ability.”
stronger. If we manage to define indivi‑
dual objectives, of each of the regions, but
at the same time maintain a shared global
vision, we shall all save energy and work
more efficiently; and the result of all this
is far greater.”
THE CHALLENGES IN LATIN
AMERICA
As for the work currently underway in
Latin America and its main challenges,
he summarizes them in a short sentence:
“To consolidate the regional dimension of
Mota‑Engil as an infrastructure company
in Latin America, thus becoming able to
gain more space in other countries.”
João Parreira emphasises that “in the last
three years we changed our business profi‑
le, since the market of Peru had a relevan‑
ce of over 80% in turnover. The strategy
is to consolidate as a regional player, with
Mexico having some preponderance, but
where the three countries – Mexico, Brazil
and Peru – are equivalent.”
THE IMPORTANCE OF DELIVERING
THE GOALS FOR 2015
For João Parreira “if 2014 was an impor‑
tant year for consolidating the acquisition
of projects that allowed us to achieve
a record order book for Latin America,
which is also the largest among the
regions of the Mota‑Engil Group; 2015 is
the year of showing the ability to deliver,
which is being demonstrated very clearly
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by a growth of 25% in the first six months
of the year compared with the same
period last year. This allows us to demons‑
trate that all of the expectations in Latin
America are being confirmed.
Our success as a group results from our
entrepreneurial ability, the ability to
create new markets. But it is not enough
to create them, we must stabilise them as
markets of local and regional dimension
and relevance. Just like Portugal; even
after so many years of a declining market,
this market is essential for the Mota‑Engil
Group, because this is our cradle, this
is where the origins of our knowledge
reside.”
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PARTNERSHIPS AND THE
CONCESSION REGIME IN LATIN
AMERICA
Given the fact that the concession regime
is a model widely used in Latin America,
we asked João Parreira to comment on
the market and on the application of this
model. In his answer he confirmed that
“the entirety of the economic and compe‑
titiveness development in the countries of
Latin America is related to the capacity of
its airport, port, and road infrastructures,
since these are economies based on two
phenomena: their industrialisation and
the exportation of their natural resources,
whether we are referring to crude, gas
or precious metals. Infrastructures are
essential.
The rationale that Europe had in the
1960s and 1970s to set up the philosophy
of public-private partnerships (PPPs) –
which is an absolutely strategic economic
solution – becomes efficient because it
consists of sharing costs throughout the
useful life of the infrastructure, just like in
the industrial sector.
PPPs are a growth instrument of the
infrastructures, and we are a company
that operates in the infrastructure indus‑
try. That is the reason why we cannot
allow ourselves to be disconnected from
the know-how we developed in Portugal
over the last 20 years. That knowledge is
what made us one of the most successful
companies in the recent history of Latin
America. Let us remember that we were
awarded, have constructed, and today
operate nine projects in this region, all of
which under the regime of concession”.
PROJECT FINANCING
Questioned about the financial strategy of
Mota‑Engil in Latin America, the CEO of
the region states that “the projects have
the ability to generate cash-flow, and all
of the local concession projects have local
financing. All of them. This also arises
from the maturity of the financial markets
in this area of the world.
In Latin America, Mota‑Engil has already
established relationships with specific
multilateral entities such as CAF, the
Inter-American Development Bank (IBD)
and the o Central American Bank. Our
track record is very important for these
entities, our 70-year history of delivering.
And in emerging countries, this is the
most important criterion in a relationship
of trust.
There is one thing I always say: 70 years
of history with full name; we know who
the directors are, and have a shareholder
who is iconic in the sense that he is our
first ambassador, our president. This is
what gives us tranquillity and serenity
when we engage in new markets.”
OPPORTUNITIES IN MEXICO
Providing an analysis of the potential
of each market in which Mota‑Engil is
present, João Parreira begins his evalua‑
tion with Mexico, stating that “with the
strengthening of the commitment, with
the growth in the level of investment, in
2016 Mexico will probably be the largest
market in the Group, which presents a
challenge, for Mexico and for the Group.
This is a country that clearly has opportu‑
nities in new business sectors.
In Mexico we have a stable path of growth.
We started in the area of concessions,
where we had a learning period and we
established the strategic partnerships we
felt were useful at a certain time; we were
able to adjust this strategy at certain times
and today, Mota‑Engil is considered one of
the three main building companies in the
Mexican market.
At Mota‑Engil we have the example of
Capomo, our tourism project with a total of
7 km of beach and where we will promote
urban design and the construction of hotel
units that will operate in an area totalling
300 hectares. This project will position
us in a distinctive segment in a country
which is the largest tourist destination
in Latin America and the 10th largest
worldwide. This will contribute to a great
tourism development in Guadalajara and
the country itself. This will be a project of
great quality, to be developed in phases,
which includes all-inclusive hotels, a golf
course designed by Greg Norman and
Lorena Ochoa, residential condominiu‑
ms, and a Nature area – something very
popular nowadays – with an Eco-hotel.
And even one mountain area, which will
be very exclusive.
I can tell you first hand that we have
signed the contract with Fairmont, a very
prestigious Canadian hotel chain, and we
are very honoured that they have selec‑
ted us for their second hotel in Mexico.
This was the first hotel to formalise the
investment in the project. But we have
various other well-known international
chains interested in this project a little
over two hours from Guadalajara, the 2nd
city of Mexico, which has over ten million
inhabitants, and whose nearest beach was
four hours away.
This project is associated with FONATUR,
which is a Mexican tourism fund. It is a
large-scale investment project, under‑
taken by Mota‑Engil for a period of
15 years and with estimated sales of
over 2 billion dollars.” This investment
ensures the continuity and growth of the
Mota‑Engil Group in Mexico for the next
two decades.”
"We are a company who
has delivered for 70
years. The symbolism of
Guadalajara will allow us
to extol this same message
and set ourselves apart
from the rest.”
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INSTITUTIONAL
ENTRY INTO THE ENERGY SECTOR
Recognising that the energy sector
determining for the future of Mexico’s
development, João Parreira reveals, “We
are studying various possibilities and
may, by the end of the year, acquire
the first projects in the energy sector in
Mexico; in production, distribution and
also in specific competencies in enginee‑
ring, procurement and construction in the
area of energy.
In Peru we developed this a few years ago
with two water projects. One of them we
have already finished developing, having
entered into a joint venture with an opera‑
tor to distribute and generate electrical
energy."
To enter into the energy sector, João
Parreira says “the Mota‑Engil Group has
a tradition of knowing how to share its
experience but also has the ability to
receive the knowledge from those who
know, live and have been in the market
longer. This possibility and the availa‑
bility of the Mota‑Engil Group and its
employees to give and to receive, allows
for partnership-building strategies to arise
that are the differentiating factor of our
growth in Latin America compared with
our peers.”
THE GUADALAJARA METRO
By developing one of the largest projects
of the Group in Guadalajara, the CEO of
Mota‑Engil Latin America notes that “we
are a company who has delivered for
70 years. The symbolism of Guadalajara
will allow us to extol this same message
and set ourselves apart from the rest. We
promoted mobility on this project and
have placed Carlos Roldán, a professio‑
nal with vast experience, in charge of
a project which for us is both symbolic
and strategic, to earn us the trust of the
authorities. Roldán himself started his
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journey in our group with the Perote‑
-Xalapa construction project in Mexico,
was recently in Peru, and has now retur‑
ned for this great challenge in Mexico. The
relationship with the community, with the
client and with our own employees on the
project is essential for us to succeed."
Peru is the cluster where we have all the
resources, competencies, and experience
to act in a market which is as important as
the great private clients.
THE STRATEGIC VISION IN PERU
Peru is the market where we have the
largest number of employees and our
second largest equipment park. Thus,
Peru must also become the development
Moving on to Peru, where the Group
started in 1998 in Latin America, João
Parreira revealed that they intend for Peru
to be “the cluster in the mining area. This
is where we started, this is where we have
the best competencies. From Peru, we
want to develop a relationship with the
large mining clients in the world, and to
know and handle the topics of safety and
quality, which are strategic today, given
that we want to be part of the great works,
the great projects.
"We shall develop a
concession on the island
of Aruba, in a new project
we were awarded. This is a
100-million dollar project
to expand and construct
the waterfront running
from the airport to the new
hotel area."
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"The objective is to constitute five platforms of relatively the
same size, i.e., a size greater than 200 million dollars of annual
billing for each of the following: Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil
and Chile. Then, in cycles, with each opportunity, with each
project, each of this operations can grow."
We have a team that is very consistent in all
of its operating structure, among Brazilians
and the Portuguese, and this transforms
us into a company with a single voice. It's
very pleasant. We are home, that's the best
definition.
“Our commitment to delivering, in this
modern world, is what will set us apart
from the rest, and allow us, in a compe‑
titive market such as Brazil, to maintain
growth levels above 20% of the order book
of the last years.”
Despite the recognised downturn in the
Brazilian economy, João Parreira predicts
“continued recurring growth in Brazil, so that,
within 3 – 4 years, we will achieve annual
billings of over 500 million euros per year.”
COLOMBIA AND THE NEW MARKETS
cluster of the best operating practices of
our equipment, not forgetting our central
laboratory, which is essential for the quali‑
ty of the projects we are developing.”
THE BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCE UP TO
NOW
On Colombia, João Parreira says it will
“become the platform for new markets,
bearing in mind the experience of operation,
development, construction and maintenan‑
ce of the projects in PPPs. We want to be
in Central America, in the Caribbean.
In Brazil, and after a very in-depth study
of the local infrastructure market, the
option to enter relied on the acquisition
of a share in a company which, as João
Parreira says, “has the same DNA as us.
And this has been the leverage for our
ability to grow in Brazil, a country that
already represents the second market in
the region with regards to its order book.
From this platform we shall develop a
concession on the island of Aruba, in a
new project we were awarded. This is a
100-million dollar project to expand and
construct the waterfront running from the
airport to the new hotel area. This is a road
project with 10 km of rehabilitation and
a new 7 km extension, for a construction
period of 22 months and a concession for
22.5 years.
We found a very important partner for
us, who makes us feel at home, and this
identification of values is the reason for
the success of our presence in Brazil.
In the Dominican Republic, I hope this
year we will be able to win the first project
in a market in need of water and energy
infrastructures.
In Paraguay, we are already qualified
for some projects, and along with the
Hospitals of Coimbra University (from
Portugal), we shall try to define partner‑
ships for the hospital industry of Ecuador.
We are also evaluating energy projects
in Bolivia and have opened an office
in Chile.
The objective is to constitute five platfor‑
ms of relatively the same size, i.e., a size
greater than 200 million dollars of annual
billing for each of the following: Peru,
Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Chile. Then,
in cycles, with each opportunity, with
each project, each of this operations can
grow. I think that Mexico will stabilise at
500 million and Brazil will also achieve
those numbers, since this integrated
vision is part of the strategy for 2020 in
the region of Latin America.”
INVESTING IN THE ENVIRONMENT
In the environment area, João Parreira
considers that “we have managed to
achieve organic growth, both in Brazil
with CONSITA, and in Mexico with
GISA, and we are waiting for the upgrade
represented by the incorporation of the
EGF, since the size and technology of the
EGF will clearly set us apart in growth in
the environmental area of Mota‑Engil in
Latin America. Without the EGF it would
be very difficult to grow in markets of
this size because we would not have
the technical requirements in terms of
previous experience. However, currently,
the largest waste collection contract in the
entire Group is in Mexico, with 500,000
inhabitants.”
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INSTITUTIONAL
MOTA‑ENGIL
SUCCESSFULLY
CONCLUDES
ISSUING OF BONDS
AMONG RETAIL
INVESTORS
The search for new bonds
largely surpassed the offering
in a global placement
of 95 million euros
In line with the continuous process of
refinancing foreseen in its financial
strategy, Mota‑Engil performed the
issuing of bonds among retail investors,
which enabled, besides the subscription
of new bonds, an exchange for investors
who held Mota‑Engil 2013-2016 bonds,
who could in this case extend the
maturity of their investment at a fixed
annual rate of 3.90%.
At the end of the subscription period that
ran between 17 and 30 June, on the 1st of
July, at the head office of Euronext Lisbon,
the results for the Mota‑Engil FixedRate Bonds, July 2015 – February 2020
operation were presented.
In an operation that had Caixa BI as global
coordinator, Caixa Geral de Depósitos
and BPI banks in the placement
syndicate and Vieira de Almeida as
legal adviser, the operation's success
was highlighted by all speakers at the
session, including the president of
Euronext Lisbon, Luís Laginha.
Representing Mota‑Engil were the CEO,
Gonçalo Moura Martins, and José Pedro
Freitas who, as CFO, was the speaker at
the ceremony, stating that “this result
shows the confidence of the investors
in Mota‑Engil, in its strategy and in
its management team and, as it was
in 2013, this is a significant gesture
of recognition by the market and an
additional factor that motivates us to do
more and better.” At the end, he concluded
thanking again all those involved in
the operation.
Completing the issuance of the new
bonds in the amount of 95 million
euros, the operation thus fully
complied
with
the
objectives
established,
allowing
Mota‑Engil
Group to refinance their activity and
international expansion, as well as
extending the maturity of the debt and
optimising its financing costs.
RESULTS OF THE BOND ISSUANCE
In the Public Offer for Subscription, 148,355 new shares were issued, corresponding
to 74,177,500 euros, with a demand of 208,498 shares, an amount 1.41 times
greater than the offer.
In the Public Exchange Offer provided in this operation, Mota‑Engil exchanged
41,645 bonds corresponding to an amount of 20,822,500.00 euros, which
earned the demand of over 1,100 investors exchanging shares that matured in
March 2016 for bonds from the new emission, thus extending the investment
period to 2020, and also receiving a an award of 14.64 euros in cash for each
bond exchanged.
The operation had the participation of over 7,500 individual investors, of which
around 6,400 are new investors, in a clear synonym of the strengthening of
confidence in Mota‑Engil Group.
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MOTA‑ENGIL
AMONG THE
100 LARGEST
BUILDERS IN
THE WORLD
ASCENDI GROUP
AND ARDIAN
FORMALIZE
PARTNERSHIP
French investment
fund totals
300 million euros
“Ardian and Ascendi Group formalized
a partnership which allows each party
to share 50% ofthe Ascendi PT II Capital,
a holding that will acquire the assets
currently held by Ascendi Group in a
network of five concessions located in
Portugal, totalizing 500 km.
THE FOLLOWING CONCESSIONS ARE
PART OF THE DEAL:
› Autoestradas da Grande Lisboa
(Motorways of Greater Lisbon)
› Autoestradas do Grande Porto
(Motorways of Greater Porto)
› Autoestradas do Norte (Motorways
of the North)
› Autoestradas da Costa de Prata
(Motorways of the Silver Coast)
› Autoestradas das Beiras Litoral
e Alta (Motorways of the Beira Litoral
and Beira Alta)
Ardian will invest 300 million euros in
acquiring a stake in these concessions.
Mathias Burghardt, member of the Execu‑
tive Committee and head of infrastructure
at Ardian, said: “This joint deal is a great
example of our strategy to partner with a
range of specialist infrastructure operators
throughout Europe over the long-term,
strengthening our network in the process.
This transaction will pave the way for
Ardian to explore further the Portuguese
infrastructure landscape.”
Gonçalo Moura Martins, CEO of Ascendi
Group, said: “The announced partnership
with Ardian is very relevant for the growing
visibility of Ascendi's brand and emphasiz‑
es the recognition of the high standard and
specialized know-how in transport infra‑
structure management by Ascendi. This op‑
eration also represents an important invest‑
ment of an international partner that will re‑
inforce the capacity to continue to develop
its strategy to become a leading infrastruc‑
ture player through sustainable growth.”
ARDIAN
Ardian, founded in 1996 and led by Dominique Senequier, is an independent
private investment company with assets worth 50 billion dollars managed in
Europe, North America, and Asia. It is today the world's seventh largest invest‑
ment fund in infrastructures, with a global network with over 350 employees
divided by ten offices in Paris, London, New York, Beijing, Frankfurt, Jersey,
Luxembourg, Milan, Singapore, and Zurich.
ASCENDI
The Ascendi Group manages a network of over 3,000 km in Europe, Latin
America and Africa, and manages 16 assets and a direct operation of over 1,300
km in a toll system. As a global infrastructure operator, the Group has over 11
billion euros in investments, 10 billion euros in funds, and 1,600 employees.
In 2015, Mota‑Engil secured 86th
place among the 100 largest
builders in the world in the annual
ranking of the Engineering News‑
-Record (ENR), an internationally
recognised publication on the
construction sector.
Present in 22 countries, spread on
three continents, Mota‑Engil came
in at 54th place among the world's
most internationalised builders,
criteria based on the turnover
obtained in the domestic market,
and for which a determining factor
has been the signficant growth of
the Group in the regions of Africa
and Latin America.
Mota‑Engil has ranked among the
250 largest builders in the world
since 2013, the year in which it
was in 110th position. In 2014, the
Group achieved a position among
the 100 largest companies in the
sector, at 98th place, which ensured
the best position ever for a builder
of Portuguese origin in this ranking.
In obtaining a position of high
prestige alongside the largest
companies in the world in the
sector of construction and manage‑
ment of infrastructures, Mota‑Engil
sees yet another proof of the
Company’s growth.
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14
MOTA-ENGIL IN THE WORLD
EUROPE
MOTA‑ENGIL EUROPE
EVALUATES NEW
MARKETS
PORTUGAL
POLAND
SPAIN
IRELAND
CZECH REPUBLIC
SLOVAKIA
HUNGARY
Present in Ireland since
2006, the expansion to the
United Kingdom is possible
There is a high
expectation of Mota‑Engil
Europe entering the
United Kingdom market
(...) “we want to grow to
about 100 million euros
per year in the next four
to five years”.
The people who interact on a daily basis
with those responsible for Mota‑Engil
recognise the Group's permanent will
to study new business opportunities
in construction and infrastructure
management.
With a DNA for entrepreneurship at
international level, the Mota‑Engil
Group began its activity in Ireland in
2006, pursuing opportunities identified
at the time as a way to enter the new
market at the time.
PRESENCE IN IRELAND
The activity in Ireland began with a
branch of Mota‑Engil Engenharia e
Construção company in that country,
wich later originated Mota‑Engil Ireland
Construction (MEIC), focused in the
construction of buildings, road infra‑
structures, and water treatment stations.
In the Environment and Services area,
Mota‑Engil Group also holds a stake
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since January 2008 in Glan Agua Limit‑
ed aiming to operate in the projection,
development, implementation and
management of infrastructures in the
water sector, having won in the last few
years some of the main contracts in the
segment in this country.
EXPANSION TO THE UNITED
KINGDOM
With the Group about to celebrate ten
years in Ireland, the executive respon‑
sible for the engineering department
in the European continent, Martinho
Oliveira, is evaluating new opportuni‑
ties wherever they may be, as long as
they are in line with the strategic vision
of the Group.
Seeking to deeply evaluate the United
Kingdom market and its potential,
Mota‑Engil Europe developed a market
study assessing its potential, and also
attended some business events to locally
ascertain its interest to begin to develop
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UNITED
KINGDOM
PRESENCE AT LONDON
BUILD 2015
a deeper study of the market, especially
Scotland and England markets.
With this objective, Mota‑Engil took part
in a recent initiative promoted by the
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in
the United Kingdom, the Construction
Seminar in London for the Portuguese
construction sector, with the presence
of Martinho Oliveira and Luís Moreira
da Silva, the latter responsible for
Mota‑Engil in Ireland.
On this occasion, Martinho Oliveira
confirmed that there is a high expecta‑
tion of Mota‑Engil Europe entering the
United Kingdom market, even quanti‑
fying the objective of invoicing for the
combined market of Ireland and United
Kingdom, where “we want to grow to
about 100 million euros per year in the
next four to five years”.
This perception is the result of an evalu‑
ation of a global market whose industry
is worth approximately £90,000 million
annually, a broadened access to a larger
number of potential clients, partners
but also financiers such as banking and
investment funds.
With this perspective of evolution, in
June Mota‑Engil Europe took the initia‑
tive of opening an office at St. Albans,
in North London. The designated team
was assigned to evaluate in an integrat‑
ed manner the United Kingdom and
Ireland markets, under the coordination
of Luís Moreira da Silva and designating
a financier, Francisco Paisana, under the
leadership of Martinho Oliveira.
In order to strengthen the presen‑
ce of Mota‑Engil in the United
Kingdom, the company was
present at the London Build 2015
through its Irish subsidiaries,
MEIC and Glan Agua. They thus
had the opportunity to present
to United Kingdom's market its
broad range of competences and
operating areas.
The exhibition took place in the
impressive O2Arena with an
audience of potential clients and
suppliers with great interest.
This participation represented a
fist step of Mota‑Engil Group in
United Kingdom's market and
was the ideal forum to establish
commercial
and
business
relationships, and for presenting
and demonstrating the services
offered by these two companies.
With this in-depth study in the United
Kingdom, Mota‑Engil seeks to broaden
its activity in the European continent,
operating in a market with high poten‑
tial for companies with a large portfolio
of competences in the area of Construc‑
tion and Infrastructure Management, as
is the case of Mota‑Engil.
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MOTA‑ENGIL
PARTICIPATING IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF SOME
OF THE MOST ICONIC
BUILDINGS IN LISBON
Oceanarium
Lisbon Casino
With the recent inauguration of the new
Museu dos Coches (National Coach Museum)
and the completion of the new EDP
headquarters, Mota‑Engil adds two
more projects to a curriculum of excellence
Today, Mota‑Engil
Group, continues to be
the sector's leader in
Portugal, constructing
some of the most
emblematic buildings.
In the 1990s, some landmark projects
were built in Lisbon which enhanced the
country's heritage. These included the
Centro Cultural de Belém (Belém Cultural
Centre), and the requalification of what
is today Parque das Nações area, used
initially for hosting the Expo 98. Mota‑Engil
took part in constructing some of these
iconic buildings, which helped modernize
the image of Portugal in the world. A
clear example is the Oceanário de Lisboa
(Lisbon’s oceanarium), distinguished
recently as the best in the world.
Today, Mota‑Engil Group, consisting of
leading Portuguese shareholders but
with a multi-national organizational
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Belém Cultural Centre
profile present in 22 countries, continues
to be a leader in the industry in
Portugal, constructing some of the most
emblematic buildings.
Among the best known and most recent
examples are Fundação Champalimaud
(Champalimaud Foundation), the new
Museu dos Coches (visited by over 24,000
in the first week after its opening at the
end of May) and, more recently, the new
EDP headquarters, a project that sets the
company apart as a benchmark and leader
in Portugal.
With a path of almost 70 years of
successive achievements in the area
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New EDP headquarters
of construction and infrastructure
management, Mota‑Engil is proud
to continue producing some of the
most representative engineering work
in Portugal, thus bringing together
knowledge and innovation to achieve the
excellence that is our hallmark.
Mota‑Engil is proud
to continue producing
some of the most
representative
engineering work
in Portugal.
National Coach Museum
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EUROPE
MOTA‑ENGIL
WON TENDER TO
RESURFACE MADEIRA
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
Works will last 300 days and will be
carried out exclusively at night
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Madeira International Airport
Mota‑Engil was the entity selected in the
tender launched by ANA – Aeroportos
de Portugal, S.A. (ANA), for strengthening
and re-profiling the bituminous surfaces
of Madeira Airport, in a contract worth
6.4 million euros.
Also integrated in the context of this
contract was the improvement of the
rainwater drainage system and upgrading
the surface of the service road.
The work to be developed is intended
to improve the surface characteristics of
the paved runway and taxiway but also
to ensure a significant improvment in its
structural capacity, to allow an increase in
its period of service life.
› Works of milling the existing runway –
170,000 m2;
› Works of application of bituminous
mixtures in the wear layer and other
layers of the surface, including the
roadside – 37,000 ton;
IN GENERAL, THE FOLLOWING
WORK IS PROJECTED:
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The work to be developed
is intended to improve
the surface characteristics
of the paved runway
and taxiway but also
to ensure a significant
improvment in its
structural capacity,
to allow an increase in its
period of service life.
› Works of grooving the new runways –
102,000 m2;
› Works of light-signalling;
› Works of painting daytime signalling;
› Works to improve drainage.
The contract will be carried out in 300
days on a night schedule between 00:30
AM and 5:30 AM, except from Sundays to
Mondays, when the work personnel will
rest. Except for emergency situations,
Madeira Airport will be closed to regular
traffic during that five-hour period.
TAXIWAY
SERVICE
ROAD
In light of these conditions, the work will
have very strict planning of all activities
to ensure that in the short access period
to the runway, all work will be developed
as projected.
With a vast experience and curriculum in
this type of surfacing work, Mota‑Engil will
thus have the opportunity to strengthen
its extensive curriculum and continue to
reaffirm its leadership in the engineering
and construction industry in Portugal.
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EUROPE
EXPANSION AND
REMODELLING WORKS
AT FARO AIRPORT WILL
BE CARRIED OUT BY
MOTA‑ENGIL
Works will allow a significant increase
in the Terminal’s capacity and improve
the service quality for each passenger
Air transportation is an industry that has
seen a strong growth worldwide in the
last few decades, driven by the growing
need for transport and mobility of people
and goods between different continents.
Portugal is no exception, and the tourism
industry has witnessed a high preponder‑
ance of growth in air traffic to the country
in the last few years.
ANA – Aeroportos de
Portugal, S.A. launched
a tender for the expansion
and remodelling of the
Terminal at Faro's Airport,
which consists of works
ranging from construction
and technical facilities,
to custom–made furniture
and environmental and
security systems.
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In a highly competitive industry, the respon‑
siveness and the infrastructures quality are
essential to the satisfaction of those travel‑
ling, whether they travel for pleasure or on
business. Certainly with the objective of
continuing to provide even better service for
those travelling to Portugal and continuing
to be competitive on a global scale, ANA
– Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. launched a
tender for the expansion and remodelling of
the Faro Airport Terminal, which consists of
works ranging from construction and techni‑
cal facilities, to custom–made furniture and
Actual terminal – Outdoor
environmental and security systems, in the
case of the latter the objective is to accom‑
modate the most recent regulatory demands
in the area of security control – X-Ray
machines and metal-detector gates.
CONTRACT WON IN FARO
› Client: ANA – Aeroportos
de Portugal
› Location: Faro
› Term of the contract: 22 months
› Contracting amount: 32.8 million
euros
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
The project's main objective is to enable
the Terminal to increase its flow of
departures and arrivals, from 2,000
passengers during rush hour in one
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Actual terminal – Indoor
direction to 3,000 passengers, maintaining
the quality and efficiency of the service.
MAIN WORKS:
› Work regarding operational and
architectural requalification:
›
Expansion and remodelling of public
Departures and Arrivals lounges,
including a new commercial area, which
involves the demolition of the entire
existing front, façade and roof;
› Construction of an outside plaza, in front
and to the side of the Terminal property,
between the Departures and Arrivals
kerbsides;
›
Construction of a new interior
commercial plaza on the Terminal's first
floor, on the Air side, which involves
the partial demolition of the existing
construction of the central body (with
reinforced concrete structure);
›
Construction of new facilities for the
Portuguese Foreigners and Borders
Service and overhaul of Customs and
Lost and Found areas;
› Construction of new facilities for rent-acar companies, welcome desks and
airline companies;
› Construction of a new duty free area in
the Terminal;
›
Construction of a new Schengen
commercial area, on the second floor;
›
Construction of new offices, East and
West, on the second floor;
› Construction of a new security control
area on the second floor, and respective
vertical accesses;
› Relocation of the passport control area
at Departures;
› Remodelling of the Arrivals lounge and
baggage collection area;
› Relocation of the departures counters;
› Execution of all technical installations,
including: the installation of special
electrical systems, of active and passive
security, mechanical, water, sewage and
fire systems;
› Supply and assembly of custom-made
furniture, including passport control
counters at Departures and Arrivals,
and the ANA Information Counter, on
the Air side.
› Works regarding requalification of the
Environmental and Security Systems:
› Execution of all work designed to meet the
legal requirements of the environmental
and security systems, including: smoke
extraction, back-up generator, reserve
power transformers, waterproofing and
thermal insulation of the existing technical
ceiling and overhaul of the system for
collecting rainwater on the existing metal
roof, according to legislation in effect,
and applicable to the existing areas of
the Terminal which are not subject to
expansion works.
Also included in the subject of the
contract is the revision of the Health and
Safety Plan (HSP) for the project phase,
and the Plan for the Prevention and
Management of Waste from Construction
and Demolition (PPMWCD), as a result of
the adaptation of the speciality projects,
as well as the development of the HSP
for the work phase, and the Technical
Compilation, according to the respective
applicable legal standards.
MAIN WORKS:
01 Demolitions;
02 Special foundations: piles
and micro-piles;
03 Concrete;
04 Metal structure;
05 Metal coverings;
06 Finishings;
07 Electrical installations;
08 Special installations: RVD,
cable television, control tower
management system, hourly
information system, safety
management system, automatic
fire detection system, closed-circuit
television, SACA and security
information service;
09 Heating, ventilation and air
conditioning system installations;
10 Security;
11 Water, fires and sewage.
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EUROPE
BRISA AWARDS
MOTA‑ENGIL
CONTRACTS TO
IMPROVE THE
SURFACE OF
ITS MOTORWAY
INFRASTRUCTURE
IN PORTUGAL
Mota‑Engil develops
works to improve road
surface within the country,
from North to South
A2 – South Motorway
WORKS ON THE A3, PORTO
– VALENÇA MOTORWAY
Brisa – Concessão Rodoviária, the conces‑
sionaire company for key road infra‑
structures in Portugal, has awarded to
Mota‑Engil the contract to improve the
road surface on Santo Tirso – Famalicão
subsection, South – North direction, of
A3, Porto – Valença Motorway.
The objective of the contract, projecting
works lasting eight weeks, is to improve
the road surface on the section of motor‑
way between kilometres 20.9 and 25.7,
in the South – North direction of Santo
Tirso subsection, extending for approxi‑
mately 4.8 km.
The contract includes various technical
works for the improvement and upgrading
of the infrastructure conditions, including
micro milling of the wear layer and its
replacement with a new, 5 cm thick, final
layer in a bituminous permeable mixture.
Among other works, the levelling layer
underlying the wear layer will also be
improved, and the definitive horizontal
signalling will be re-painted.
WORKS ON THE A2,
SOUTH MOTORWAY
In the south of Portugal, and also managed
by BRISA, Mota‑Engil is executing works
to improve and reinforce the surface at
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subsection junction A2 – A6 – A13 – Alcácer
do Sal of the A2, South Motorway.
This contract includes the current section,
seven viaducts and seven underpasses, in
both directions, between km 56+293 and
81+300, operating since 1997 and has an
approximate extension of 25.2 km (cross
profile of 2 x 2 lanes), and the branches A,
B, A+B, C, D, E, F, G, I, A2 – A6, A6 – A2,
A13 – A6 of the junction of A2 – A6 – A13.
The works included in this contract are
aimed to improve the functional character‑
istics of the road surface on the roadway and
branches of the junction of A2 – A6 – A13,
by milling and repositioning the milled
thickness with bituminous mixtures.
In certain sections with severe deforma‑
tions and cracking, sanitation is done
on the right hard shoulder, with later
compacting of granular material and
filling up to the current elevation with
bituminous mixtures.
It also includes repairing the transition
edges in apparent expansion joints to be
maintained, sawing pavement in hidden
expansion joints to be maintained, perform‑
ing cross grooving in the wear layer, repaint‑
ing of horizontal signalling, increasing the
height of telecommunications manholes,
placement of markers, repositioning of
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directional stalls for guiding divergence
points, flexible/folding position markers,
shock absorbers and increasing the height
of flexible guard rails.
Further to the South, Mota‑Engil is prepar‑
ing to perform technical works, with a
projected deadline of 60 days, consist‑
ing on the replacement of the expansion
joints on the bridge over Sado River and
the access viaduct in the South – North
direction, in Alcácer do Sal – Grândola
Norte subsection.
The work is expected to include milling
the existing pavement and its reposition‑
ing in the areas of the adjacent deck to
the expansion joint. In addition, it is also
anticipated that the drainage system of the
joints in the lower area of the deck, will be
re-established/adapted, including tests for
drainage and water tightness.
A4 – PORTO – AMARANTE
MOTORWAY
Still in the north of Portugal, Mota‑Engil has
ongoing work for BRISA consisting in the
rehabilitation of road surfaces, namely the
Ermesinde Junction, which is part of the
Águas Santas/Ermesinde Subsection, of the
A4 – Porto/Amarante Motorway.
On this motorway, Mota‑Engil will execute
the bituminous road surfacing, a project‑
ed total of 6,450 tonnes and the milling
of 23,650 m2, contributing to upgrading
the pavement of the Junction branches
and the full-lane toll plaza, in addition to
work to be developed in paving the road
for slow traffic belonging to the Paredes/
Penafiel Subsection.
The planned work, which includes milling,
application of bituminous mixtures and
interventions in horizontal and vertical
A2 – South Motorway
signalling, will be carried out in 14 weeks
on a night time schedule (10:00 PM and
7:00 AM, from Monday to Friday), thus
allowing the concessionaire to ensure
quality service with the least possible
impact on the infrastructure.
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MOTA‑ENGIL
PERFORMS ROAD
SURFACING WORK
ON MARÃO
TUNNEL
Work will be completed
in November
Mota‑Engil signed a contract with a
consortium led by Ferrovial for the
construction of road surfaces (granular
and bituminous bases) on the East
section of the Marão Tunnel.
The work is being carried out on
a 10 km extension linking Marão
Tunnel with Trás-os-Montes motorway
subconcession, and is expected to be
completed in the coming month of
November 2015.
It should be emphasized that the
materials to be applied on the road
surface layers (either the tout-venant,
or the bituminous aggregates) come
from the Brivel quarry, located about
10 km from the construction site
where, Mota‑Engil has a plant for
the manufacture of hot bituminous
mixtures, which is able to produce 260
tonnes per hour, and will provide the
125,000 tonnes needed to construct the
road surface for the work.
PROJECT INDICATORS
› Contracting amount:
6,707,231.27 euros
› Completion dates: eight months
› Description of the contract:
supply and application of layers
of crushed aggregate of variable
granulometry and layers of hot
bituminous mixtures
› Relevant quantities: road surfacing
with crushed aggregate of variable
granulometry – 278,000.00 tonnes;
bituminous road surfacing –
125,000.00 tonnes.
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EUROPE
MERCADO DO
BOM SUCESSO
CELEBRATES
TWO YEARS
Rui Moreira, Mayor of Porto Municipality at the conference opening
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MOTA‑ENGIL IN AN
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
WITH OVER 300
SPECIALISTS
Projects carried out in
Portugal such as Ceira
Bridge and Pinhal Interior
road concession presented
as case studies
Mota‑Engil attended the Multi-Span
Large Bridges conference, organised by
the School of Engineering of Porto Uni‑
versity, in partnership with Instituto
Superior Técnico (Technical Superior
Institute) of Lisbon University, Minho
University and Laboratório Nacional de
Engenharia Civil (Portuguese National
Laboratory of Civil Engineering).
The event was held at Centro de Con‑
gressos da Alfândega do Porto (the
city’s Conference Centre, formerly the
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On 13 June, Mercado
do Bom Sucesso celebrated
its second anniversary
Customs House) and was attended by over
300 engineers from 42 countries.
The international bridge engineering
community in attendance had the op‑
portunity to exchange knowledge and
experiences on topics such as innovative
construction methods, special founda‑
tions and geotechnical research, new
materials and special devices, safety and
maintenance, structural analysis and re‑
habilitation.
António Hipólito, of Mota‑Engil's tech‑
nical department, reminds that “on
these occasions Mota‑Engil has the op‑
portunity to present a bit more of its
work, since there was room for two
presentations – one about Ceira Bridge,
presented by Sara Gil, and the other
about Pinhal Interior, by Nuno Amaro.
Some of Mota‑Engil’s projects were
also referenced in other presentations,
demonstrating the importance of the
work developed.”
Mota‑Engil Engenharia showed once
again its availability to share its experi‑
ence and knowledge within the technical
and scientific community on topics relat‑
ed to its activity. This demonstrated that
Mota‑Engil Group has, as part of its tech‑
nical structure, personnel with the high‑
est technical knowledge at the interna‑
tional level in civil engineering industry.
In order to celebrate the date, DJ
Maria Gambina was invited and
there was a concert of Mikkel
Solnado. Colour, music and
visitors filled the Mercado on this
special day. Two years after the
completion of the renovation works
and ensuring a new urban concept
to this old traditional market, it
can be said that the new Bom
Sucesso is considered a winning
project in Porto. Mercado do Bom
Sucesso reopened to the public
in June 2013 with an innovative
concept, contemplating a fresh
market, shops, restaurants, a hotel
and an office building, a pioneer
combination for Portugal.
In 2015, Mercado do Bom Sucesso
made a solid way, with strong
projects, having achieved an average
of 50,000 visitors weekly. With a
diverse public and a diversified
cultural agenda, Mercado do Bom
Sucesso is already one of the most
visited places in the city and a
reference in the promotion of urban
renovation projects.
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MERCADO DO
BOM SUCESSO
WINS THE 2015
REAL ESTATE
OSCARS
Distinction by
Magazine Imobiliário
The great winner of the 2015 National
Real Estate Award edition was Mercado
do Bom Sucesso. The renewed market
got the award for Best Development of
the Year of 2015, and was considered
considered the best work in the Trade
category.
Paulo Dias accepted the awards to Mercado do Bom Sucesso
on behalf of Mota‑Engil
The Real Estate Oscars, as these awards
are considered, are promoted by the real
estate publication Magazine Imobiliário,
intending to award Portugal’s best in
this area, based on the impartiality and
quality of the projects.
Almeida Guerra, president of Rockbuilding,
architect Regino Cruz, Paulo Dias, general
director of Aguirre Newman, César Neto,
managing director of Renascimóvel,
and Eduardo Abreu, general director of
Neoturis constituted the jury of the awards.
These awards to Mercado do Bom
Sucesso, a requalification project in
Porto with Mota‑Engil as sole investor,
in the beginning of 2015 join other
awards given to this project. In 2014,
the market's refurbishment project
received the National Prize for Urban
Renovation 2014 and the Global Awards
for Excellence, and was also classified
by IGESPAR (entity responsible for
the Portuguese architectural and
archaeological heritage) as Public
Interest Monument.
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Mercado do Bom Sucesso received
the Certificate of Excellence from
TripAdvisor®, a distinction that has
a global expression and which seeks
to promote experiences of excellence
to its customers. In its fifth year, the
award given only to establishments
that receive frequent high ratings on
the TripAdvisor’s website, celebrates
excellence in the tourism and hospitality
industry.
TripAdvisor uses its own algorithm in
order to determine the winners of the
Certificate of Excellence. The criteria
consist of quality, quantity and proximity
of the ratings and reviews posted by the
travellers on TripAdvisor within a period
of 12 months. It is also considered how
long the establishment are visible on the
website and their ranking position in the
popularity index.
In order to receive the Certificate of
Excellence, the establishment must
maintain a minimum overall score of
four bubbles (total of five). In addition,
it needs to have a minimum number
of evaluations and be registered on
TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.
The criteria consist
of quality, quantity
and proximity of the
ratings and reviews
posted by the travellers
on TripAdvisor within
a period of 12 months.
MERCADO DO
BOM SUCESSO
AWARDED WITH
2015 CERTIFICATE
OF EXCELLENCE
FROM TRIPADVISOR
Excellence in the tourism
and hotel sector
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MOTA‑ENGIL
GUARANTES
CONSTRUCTION
IN FÁTIMA
SANCTUARY
Works will allow more comfort
for the thousands of people
coming to Fátima every
year from all over the world
Existing presbytery
One of the best known religious sites in
the world, Fátima Sanctuary is one of
the most visited locations in Portugal,
with thousands of tourists visiting and
participating in the religious ceremonies.
In order to better receive visitors
coming to Fátima Sanctuary there are
significant work underway. The project,
with an estimated duration of 7 months,
includes the construction of the new
presbytery along with other works in
the surrounding area. Mota‑Engil has
been trusted with this important project,
contracted to carry out the work of
engineering and construction.
› L
ocation: Fátima Sanctuary
›S
cope of work:
– Construction of a new presbytery in
the prayer area – new outdoor altar,
entirely new construction which
implies demolition of the existing
outdoor altar, with adaptation of the
outdoor staircase landings, around the
new altar area.
–
Colonnades – The lateral area
over the new presbytery, with the
main objective of reorganizing
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all infrastructures needed to the
functioning of the area and to grant
comfort conditions and to improve the
aesthetic qualities of this area.
–
Surrounding intervention area –
Making the construction of the new
presbytery compatible with the new
surrounding area, namely at the
pavement level.
› Term: seven months
› Main works:
– Demolitions
– Reinforced Concrete Structure
– Metal Structure (Tower)
– Metal Structure (Covering)
– Plastic reinforced with fibreglass
(Walkway)
– Covering the Basilica in fibreglass
– Removing the existing Basilica
– Finishings
– Paintings
– Hydraulic infrastructures
– Electrical infrastructures
– Security against fire and intrusion
– Visual and TV Communication
– Electro-acoustics
– Scenic lighting
– Facilities and mechanical equipment
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ELETROMECÂNICA
COMPLETES
GUINCHO WASTE
WATER TREATMENT
PLANT VENTILATION
SYSTEM
Five air treatment units
were installed
Mota‑Engil Engenharia Eletromecânica,
area of the company dedicated to
electromechanics
engineering,
has
completed the renovation of the
ventilation system of Guincho Waste
Water Treatment Plant (WWTP), an
underground infrastructure projected
to reduce chemical and biological
environmental contaminants. Carried out
in seven months, the project for SANEST
involved a total of 23 companies, and
130 workers. Five air treatment units
were installed, specifically suitable for
extremely
aggressive
environments
using coalescing filters, designed to
extract the high humidity and high salt
concentrations present on the air from
outside environment. The cooling of the
nine electrical rooms was completed with
direct expansion precision systems. The
current insufflation potencial of new air
in the WWTP is 216,000 m3/hr. and the
electric rooms cooling capacity is 165 kW.
For a better architectural integration
of the mechanical equipment into the
surrounding landscape, construction
and finishing works were also carried
out after a careful selection of materials,
equipment,
and
anti-corrosive
treatments. Taking into account the
proximity of the plant to the coastline and
the corrosive contaminants originating
from the WWTP.
The project was under constant monitoring
of Health, Safety and Environment
technicians, who were involved to prevent
accidents that could derive from possible
hazardous
mixtures.
Extraordinary
measures were also adopted, namely by
using individual protection equipment,
enforcing strict procedures, and permanent
monitoring of air quality. Also due to the
difficult access to work in several sites it
were used special configuration scaffolding
to carry out specific projects.
We should highlight the contribution by
the Technical Office of Structures and
Architecture in providing support by
adopting new solutions and adapting
them to situations which weren’t initially
part of the project.
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MOTA‑ENGIL
CENTRAL EUROPE
SIGNS A CONTRACT
TO RENOVATE THE
A4 MOTORWAY
IN POLAND
Work totals 34 km in a contract
for more than 10 million euros
Recognised as one of the leading Polish
companies in the construction industry,
Mota‑Engil was recently awarded a
contract to carry out renovation works
on two road sections of the A4.
The first contract includes renovation of
over 7 km between the viaduct located
on Kąpielowa street in Krakow and
a connection to Wielicka. The work
consists of two phases: renovation of the
road surface and horizontal signalling
and repairing the structures and vertical
signalling. The second part of the work
will take place in a section of over
27 km, located between Wilkowice and
Kłosów the province of Dolnośląskie.
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MOTA‑ENGIL
SIGNS FIRST
CONTRACT FOR
RAILWAY LINE IN
POLAND
Mota‑Engil Central Europe
will carry out the work of
renovation of the railway line
along 17 km in the province
of Wielkopolska
Mota‑Engil Central Europe has signed
a contract for the renovation of the
railway line number 351 between
Poznan and Szczecin, in the province of
Wielkopolska. This is the first contract
in Poland for works on railway lines,
which was awarded by PKP Polskie Linie
Kolejowe S.A., a project that includes the
renovation of approximately 17 km of
railway line to be used for the transport of
cargo and passengers.
The investment's objective is to restore
the full capacity of the railway line,
increasing the current speed from 80 km/
hour to 140 km/hour decreasing travel
time, improving safety and reducing the
costs of maintenance the infrastructure.
Mota‑Engil thus takes another bold step to
demonstrate its implementation capacity
and quality level in a new sector of the
Central European market.
Mota‑Engil Central Europe will be
responsible for the project execution
and construction, with an investment
value of over 8 million euros. The
renovation work includes, besides
the railway surface, the railway traffic
control devices, electrical and overhead
lines, railway crossings and drainage
system for the railway line.
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In a ceremony presided by minister
Włodzimierz Karpiński, the provincial
governor Wojciech Wilk and representatives
of local authorities, the regional road 747
was inaugurated in Poland.
With an extension of for 46 km, this
infrastructure links Lublin to Lubelskie
and Mazowieckie provinces. Mota‑Engil
Central Europe was the company
responsible for the Chodel bypass, an
investment of 15 million euros, as part of
a global intervention in the project, with a
total investment of 78 million euros.
The Chodel Bypass extends for 5 km,
and Mota‑Engil constructed a bridge,
a viaduct, and a pedestrian bridge,
as well as access roads to each of
these constructions.
OFFICIAL OPENING
OF THE 747 ROAD
AT THE CHODEL
BYPASS
Bridges and accesses by
Mota‑Engil Central Europe
Official opening ceremony
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YOUR FUTURE
BEGINS HERE
Second Edition of
Start@ME Programme
in Poland
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SECOND EDITION
OF SAFETY WEEK
WAS A SUCCESS
IN POLAND
Over 50 events, including
training and emergency
simulations
Safety Week, a programme implemented
in the construction sites of Poland's ten
largest construction companies that
signed the Agreement for Safety in
Construction, ended on the 24th May 2015.
During this period, over 50 events
took place in the construction sites of
Mota‑Engil Central Europe, including
training and emergency simulation
situations. Thanks to this investment,
the promotion of a culture of safety in
workplaces has reached hundreds of the
company's employees. From the group
of companies more than 30,000 people
participated.
Health and life are invaluable, thus the
promotion of safety in the workplace
is always a priority for Mota‑Engil
Central Europe.
Thanks to this investment,
the promotion of a culture
of safety in the workplace
has reached hundreds
of the company's
employees.
Mota‑Engil Central Europe began the
second annual edition of its largest
Internship Programme, known as
Start@ME.
In an effort to select 30 candidates
who will work at the company for
10 months in different areas of
activity, and under the supervision
of a highly experienced mentor, the
aim of this programme is to provide
a valuable professional experience
for each of the selected candidates.
At the end, the candidates who
show the most potential will be
invited to remain with Mota‑Engil
Central Europe at the end of the
programme, thus continuing their
professional careers with the
company.
After a rigorous selection process,
the Start@ME programme began in
August.
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SUMA LAUNCHES
SUMAKIDS
INTERACTIVE
PLATFORM
The constant technological
evolution in environmental
education is a concern that
SUMA has successfully
brought to life with
this project
SUMA has just launched SUMAKids, an
online interactive platform providing
educational content and environmental
awareness, to be housed both on the
SUMA website and on the institutional
sites of its local governmental clients.
Designed to be used whether by
youngsters or teachers, educational
supervisors, those living in the
municipality as well as anyone interested
in the topics presented, this platform will
provide access to the contents developed
by SUMA. This includes animations,
the viewing of videos, stories and
materials to download and develop
activities, such as games of sequences
and correspondence, as well as colouring
arts and crafts sheets, among others.
The materials provided approach various
topics related to the respect for the urban
environment and the exercise of active
citizenship, starting with the packaging
and disposal of household waste,
to reducing the production of waste
materials and their valuation – such as
packaging recycling, recycling of organic
residues, and used cooking oils –, as well
as promoting a focus on the products
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derived from recycling. At the same time,
cross content is also used here, such as
risk prevention in road areas, basic and
food health, and safety in public and
private spaces.
Designed to be another tool to bring
SUMA closer to its direct and indirect
clients, this platform was thought to
promote the advantages of adopting
behaviours of respect for the urban
environment, exploring its financial
dimensions (domestic and collective
savings) and operational (saving time,
efforts and routines), and it is set up as
one more pillar in the commitment to
social responsibility, a goal assumed by
the company long ago.
This platform will provide
access to the contents
developed by SUMA,
including animations,
the viewing of videos, stories
and materials to download
and develop activities.
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MANVIA ENSURES
THE MAINTENANCE
OF FREEPORT
ALCOCHETE
The one year contract of Manvia ensures
the provision of technical assistance
services and programmed preventive
maintenance, systematic and corrective
maintenance
for
Freeport
Outlet
Alcochete facilities.
The work includes inspections and
interventions needed to perform the
preventive maintenance of facilities and
equipment, in order to maintain proper
operation, conservation and total availability.
The aim of this methodology is to ensure
the total operability of the equipment
and remaining infrastructures of the
various business areas, eliminating the
causes that result in breakdowns, wear
and inoperability of the equipment/
infrastructures, thus reducing the costs
associated with corrective maintenance.
Freeport Alcochete is the largest shopping
outlet in Europe, with 75,000 metres, and
over 140 shops, 17 restaurants, one bar
and one exhibitions centre.
The contract ensures
the provision of technical
assistance and programmed
systematic and corrective
maintenance services for
the largest outlet in Europe
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Santa Cruz Municipal Council in
Madeira has awarded Manvia the
contract to provide the management
and maintenance servoces of wastewater
treatment plants and of the pumping
stations of Santa Cruz Municipality,
which covers the facilities which are part
of the public wastewater drainage and
the drinking water supply networks, as
well as the networks of the elementary
school park buildings.
Manvia is responsible for the operation
and maintenance of 18 facilities of the
wastewater drainage networks, 4 of
which are WWTPs and nine are facilities
which are part of the drinking water
supply network.
namely in the operation and maintenance
of this systems, giving to the client
effective guarantees of technical ability
and know-how in operating them.
ONE MORE WWTP
MAINTENANCE
AND OPERATIONS
CONTRACT IN
MADEIRA
Manvia is in charge
of 18 facilities part
of the wastewater
drainage networks
This new challenge, lasting 30 months,
will increase Manvia’s experience in the
exploitation of environmental systems,
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CLASSIFICATION
SERVICES
IN CIMPOR
SOUSELAS
PRODUCTION
CENTRE
anvia Cement and
M
Steel Works performed
a classification service
of 180,997 tonnes of
grinding media in the
Souselas Production Centre
of CIMPOR/Intercement
The availability and fast
response in removing
and placing cargo without
interrupting production, the
very quality of the service
that Manvia provides with
the classification according to
the standards of the client.
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The area of cement and steel works
performed a classification service of
180,997 tonnes of grinding media from
a raw mill and from a cement mill
at the production centre of CIMPOR/
Intercement, a leading national company
in cement production.
As explained by João Rolim, Director of
Manufacturing of Souselas production
centre, the partnership that exists
between
CIMPOR/Intercement
and
Manvia for this type of operation is
already a common practice, and results
from the good performance by the
maintenance company.
The availability and fast response in
removing and placing cargo without
interrupting production, the very quality
of the service that Manvia provides
with the classification according to
the standards of the client, as well as
compliance with all of the safety rules,
are differentiating elements that have
placed Manvia in a position of leadership
in this industry.
This service, aimed at optimising the
mills in any factory, has been carried out
throughout Europe, and at this time the
possibility of going into other markets is
being studied.
“This work consists of physically
separating by size every element that
is grinding cargo, in order to optimise
this cargo, removing the inert mass. On
the other hand, the client can with some
easiness identify all missing sizes, and
replace this same quantity, also allowing
optimisation of stock”, explained José
Esteves, who is responsible for cement
and steel works area.
Having started in 2001, this has been a
growing business, and, today, Manvia
has a fourth team getting ready for a
market outside Europe. “The advantage
of our activity aims this win-win method,
which combines reducing energy costs
and increasing the production of the
mills, and this is what we successfully
offer our clients”, says José Esteves,
adding that Manvia has been ‘building
new bridges’ and “we believe we are
on the right track, and the proof is that
up to now we have had enquiries from
several factories in the United States
and Canada”.
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MAINTENANCE
OF ERVIDEL
HYDRO-AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT
Over the past two years,
Manvia prepared
and put into practice
preventive maintenance
plans, both systematic
and conditioned
In April 2013, Manvia began the
Experimental
Regime
for
the
Exploitation of the Works (EREW) of the
irrigation blocks II and III of Ervidel
hydro-agricultural development, in Beja,
which lasted 24 months.
is important as it broadens our horizons
and the coverage of the Environment
division services”, adding that due its
involvement, “there must be functional
communication to the detail, because the
smallest failure, originates a brutal loss.”
Over the past two years, Manvia prepared
and put in place both systematic and
conditioned preventive maintenance
plans, which included the revision,
replacement, lubrication, cleaning and
inspection of the equipment, in order to
reduce and prevent breakdowns and to
increase its service life.
In terms of operations, maintenance and
control of the provision of services, most
noteworthy are the inclusion of duly
accredited professional technicians, with
specific professional experience, and
the availability of resources that ensure
total autonomy of the operating and
maintenance teams.
The infrastructure that are the target of
the systemic preventive maintenance
work of the EREW were Ervidel
irrigation blocks II and III, the reservoir
of command R2, and Penedrão pumping
station.
According to André Barros, contract
director of the Environment division
at Manvia, this was a start-up of an
infrastructure constructed by Mota‑Engil
Group, and whose maintenance was
ensured by Manvia. “A contract like this
Over the past two years,
Manvia prepared and put
into practice both systematic
and conditioned preventive
maintenance plans, which
included the revision,
replacement, lubrication,
cleaning and inspection
of the equipment.
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MANVIA
PERSONNEL
MEETING
Invited to "Remembering
the Past, to Plan the Future",
about 80 employees met
for two days in São Pedro
de Moel for another Manvia
personnel meeting
The Board of Directors chairman, Pedro
Vieira Neves, gave the initial speech,
providing
background
information
about the event and highlighting its
importance, also noting the topics of past
editions that have tested subjects like
communication, pro-activity, teamwork,
leadership,
negotiation,
strategy,
creativity or innovation.
Under the topic Thinking of the Future
this meeting aimed a reflection about
the Present, but especially about the
Future of Manvia, with the objective of
jointly mapping out a strategy directed to
internal issues.
The challenge was launched to the
different work groups to identify the
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats of the company (SWOT Analysis),
which verified an alignment of ideas
among all those that could serve as a
basis for the strategic topics of reflection
for the next five years.
For those who paricipated, this event
is at the same time a relaxing way to
work, but also an opportunity to better
understand the company, the activities,
objectives and above all its competences
and what can be offered to clients.
“It was a meeting that brought together
the company's main personnel but
“Today, Manvia has a financial
structure and a group of
competences, supported by
a team of excellence and
a know-how in the area of
maintenance, that will allow
the company to face the near
future with confidence
and great ambition”.
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it was also important to share what
Manvia has to offer to its clients in the
different areas, and also an opportunity
for germinating new ideas for the
future development of the company,
development which will be sustained by
an organic growth and supported in the
opportunities arising where we already
develop our activity as well as in new
geographies”, stressed Pedro Vieira
Neves, also taking time to set forth his
expectations for the next five years.
“Today, Manvia has a financial structure
and a group of competences, supported
by a team of excellence and a know-how
in the area of maintenance, that will
allow the company to face the near
future with confidence and with great
ambition”, revealed Pedro Vieira Neves,
adding that these characteristics, which
are part of the company's DNA, will
allow to consolidate the businesses
in African markets and “certainly, to
approach new areas and geographies,
namely Spain, Mexico and Brazil,
successfully”. He ended by stating that
“We cannot fail to note that an important
pillar for the ambitious growth we
are seeking for Manvia lies in the
continuous development and deepening
of our competences in Portugal, always
maintaining the objective of being leaders
in the sectors in which we operate”,
he concluded.
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ALDEIA
DO TÂMEGA
Located in a prime location in Amarante,
in the North of Portugal, stands Aldeia do
Tâmega (village of Tamega), a new tourist
project by Mota‑Engil Turismo, part of
the RTA Tâmegaclube resort, on the bank
of Tâmega River.
This village is ideal for holidays with
family or friends, for nature lovers,
for those wanting to have a good time
without having to travel, and also for
those who value a healthy lifestyle.
Here you can enjoy the water park –
the largest in the North of the country;
the Advanced Training gym; the tennis
court and football field; and you may
also discover our golf course, located
about five minutes from the resort.
In addition, you will have direct
access to the cycling route that runs
along the Tamega River, and may
explore the enchanting landscapes of
this region.
those who wish to explore the different
activities available here.
A new nature tourism
project in Amarante
Surrounded by nature, the village consists of
four houses subdivided into 16 housing units
with different types of accommodation,
which can hold up to six people.
Every housing unit has all the
conveniences, such as kitchenette, cooker,
refrigerator, private WC, air conditioning,
esplanade area, television, Wi-Fi Internet,
and even a common guest lounge, with a
pool table, ping-pong table, football table
and other games.
TYPES OF ACCOMMODATIONS
Type T0
8
Type T1
4
Type T2
4
In the RTA Tâmega Clube complex,
you may also access the river to enjoy
non-motor sports, such as canoeing.
Parking is quite close to the housing, and
is free. You may also enjoy the lovely
gardens and the barbecue.
DESCRIPTION OF THE
ACCOMMODATIONS
To complement your stay, you may book
meals for groups of over 20 people.
Aldeia do Tâmega was totally designed to
provide you with days of great serenity in
the midst of nature, and plenty of fun for
For more information, please visit
www.aldeiadotamega.com
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AFRICA
ANTÓNIO MOTA
VISITS ROAD
PROJECT IN
ZAMBIA
Visit to the Great East
Road project was
an added motivational
factor for the team
António Mota, Chairman of the board
of directors of Mota‑Engil Group,
and Gilberto Rodrigues, Mota‑Engil
Africa CEO, visited Mota‑Engil offices
in Lusaka. The head of the Zambia
branch, Fernando Cardão, gave a
presentation on the activity and the
project underway.
The next day, António Mota and Gilber‑
to Rodrigues met with the president of
the Republic of Zambia, His Excellency
the Honourable Edgar Changwa Lungu.
The presence of the Board of Direc‑
tors chairman was an opportunity to
reaffirm the commitment of the Group
in investing and supporting the develop‑
ment of Zambia. After this meeting, the
team proceeded with visit to the Great
East Road project. This is the flagship
project of Mota‑Engil Africa in Zambia.
The team visited all project's facilities
including the quarry, the industrial unit
for manufacturing asphalt, the base
camp, prefabrication equipment and
the mechanical facilities.
At lunch, António Mota encouraged
the team to keep up the hard work,
knowing that they should always act
with the quality level for which the
Mota‑Engil Brand is renowed through‑
out the world.
The team recognised the visit as of vital
importance for the cohesion and unity
of the team and had reinforced their
motivation to continuously improve
their work performance.
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VISIT TO
CABINDA
Representatives of Mota family
and administrators of Mota‑Engil Angola
were in Cabinda for a symbolic
visit to where the company started
its activity in 1946
With a distinguished committee of
members of Mota family such as
Manuela Mota, Teresa Mota, Teresa
Mota Neves and Sílvia Mota, in addition
to members of the Board of Mota‑Engil
Angola namely the chairman, Paulo
Pinheiro, and António Graça, accom‑
panied by other representatives of the
company, the visit felt like a return to
the origins, that is to say, where the
accredited entrepreneurial activity of
Mota‑Engil Angola began, in 1946.
The main objective of the visit was
to present a house to one of the oldest
employees of Mota‑Engil universe,
currently retired, Mr. Adão Bachi, who
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Maria Teresa Mota was present
at the visit to Cabinda
was hired by the company in 1957. The
delivery of the property was an act of
gratitude for his zeal and loyalty, since
Mr. Adão Bachi has remained, since the
beginning of his collaboration, in his
old home, which has served as head
office, dwelling and company's guesthouse, by then named Mota & Compan‑
hia, located in Landana, municipality of
Cacongo, province of Cabinda.
Mr. Adão Bachi started as a house
employee, providing general support
to logistical tasks. He later moved
on to caring for the children of the
employees who cohabited the guesthouse. Over time, he assumed various
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positions, from logger to shopkeeper,
in charge of selling merchandise.
After the departure from Cabinda of
Mr. Manuel Mota, his boss, Mr. Adão
Bachi became responsible for and in
charge of the villas.
In recognition of the fact that this
esteemed employee did not abandon
the company during the troubled years
of war in Angola, and also protected
Mota & Companhia assets, Mr. António
Mota decided that he should be given a
new home.
The intervening parties in the construc‑
tion of the house were the employees of
the current Mota‑Engil Angola, Carlos
Lima, Carlos Pires, João Magalhães,
Júlio Silva (responsible for the work),
Nuno Pimenta, Manuel Alves (foreman)
and Mário Castro.
village of Mongo Macongo, municipality
of Necute. The purpose of this stop was
to pay homage to Maria Manuela Mota,
the eldest daughter of Manuel Mota. In
fact, all the members of the committee
were welcomed by the local commu‑
nity and the administrator. Here, the
entire committee had the opportu‑
nity to learn the process of the artisanal
manufacture of palm oil. This farm,
now inactive, will be rehabilitated to
manufacture this same product, for later
marketing. It was also possible to know
the Tchiela farm, in the municipality of
Cacongo, which will be reactivated for
the manufacture and later marketing of
livestock and vegetables.
With this visit, they were able to know
the roots, that is to say the history, of
this great company of which we are a
part, the Mota‑Engil.
On their visit to the Cabinda province,
Mota family and the remaining
members of the committee had the
opportunity to learn more about the
culture and customs of the province
inhabitants, having visited the city and
later traveling to the local company’s
facilities. The trip also included a visit
to Maria Manuela farm, located in the
The main objective
of this visit was to present
a house to one of the
oldest employees of the
Mota‑Engil universe,
currently retired,
Mr. Adão Bachi, who was
hired by the company
in 1957.
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Maria Teresa and Maria Manuela Mota at the inauguration of the school
AFRICA
CALUEQUE
SCHOOL OFFICIAL
OPENING
The project is part
of the social responsibility
policy of Mota‑Engil Angola
The participation of Mota‑Engil
Angola in this offer presented
to Calueque's residents was
aimed at contributing to the
education and training of
children and young people,
transforming them into aware
and compassionate citizens,
responsible for their own
sustainable development.
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The official opening of Calueque's school,
in Cunene province, was attended by dis‑
tinguished representatives of Mota‑Engil
namely the directors of the holding com‑
pany, Manuela Mota and Teresa Mota,
as well as Teresa Mota Neves, Board of
Directors of Mota‑Engil Angola chair‑
man, Paulo Pinheiro, and others rep‑
resenting the company that built the
school, with no counterpart and for the
benefit of the population. Also present at
the ceremony was the municipal admin‑
istrator of Naulila, Colmincil Eliseu dos
Santos, along with other guests.
The participation of Mota‑Engil Angola
in this offer presented to Caluequ'se resi‑
dents was aimed at contributing to the
education and training of children and
young people, transforming them into
aware and compassionate citizens, re‑
sponsible for their own sustainable de‑
velopment.
This activity falls in the context of the
social responsibility and cohesion of
Mota‑Engil Angola. Besides building the
school, the company offered each stu‑
dent a kit with school supplies. Thus, the
company sought to motivate the students
attendance, thereby reducing the absen‑
tee rates seen in the region.
Because the education sector is vital
for the growth of a developed society,
Mota‑Engil Angola is very proud of its
participation.
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RWANDA
Mota‑Engil Africa has opened a door
to The Republic of Rwanda, a new
country offering new horizons for the
company. Rwanda is a landlocked
East African country whose green,
mountainous landscape has earned
the nickname “Land of a Thousand
Hills.” Its renowned Volcanoes National
Park is home to mountain gorillas and
golden monkeys. Rwanda is bordered
by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It's a country that is in a trajectory of
growth. Between 2001 and 2014 the
country registered an annual average
growth of 9%, driven by coffee and tea
exports and the growing tourism. This
provides numerous opportunities for
Mota‑Engil. The work as began with the
flagship project “Kigali Infrastructure
Taxiway and Apron Improvements”.
The project is being managed by Denis
Martindale while João Neto is the
Country Director.
João Neto has just recently completed the
management of Nacala Railway Project.
ANGOLA
MALAWI
MOZAMBIQUE
SOUTH AFRICA
CAPE VERDE
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE
GHANA
UGANDA
RWANDA
A challenge that he accepted and
overcame with great results. Now he
becomes part of the solution for this new
emergent market in Africa.
MOTA‑ENGIL
AFRICA HAS
OPENED A DOOR
TO THE REPUBLIC
OF RWANDA
Kigali Airport it’s the
first project
The Kigali Airport Project includes the
civil engineering construction of the
new taxiway, a new hangar and electri‑
cal installation of AGL and Floodlights.
The contract is worth 23 million dollars
with a 10 month contract duration. The
date of completion is estimated in the
spring of 2016.
Mota‑Engil Africa Rwanda Branch has
100% of the contract that will involve
187,438 m3 of excavations, 24,243 m3 of
Stone, 15,167 m 3 of bituminous works
and 231 aircraft ground lights. This
project is the first of its kind in this new
market, and is just the beginning for
Mota‑Engil’s presence in Rwanda. With
the excellence and quality of our work
that we exhibit in all other markets
being brought to the country, and with
a cohesive team in place, the trajec‑
tory of growth for Mota‑Engil Africa
continues.
João Neto, country director
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AFRICA
FINANCIAL
TIMES AFRICAN
INFRASTRUCTURE
Gilberto Rodrigues
was the speaker
at the event in London
Gilberto Rodrigues was guest speaker at
the Financial Times African Infrastruc‑
ture Financing and Development 2015
Summit that took place in London.
The purpose of the event, sponsored by
the Financial Times, was to present the
investment potential African continent
represents, more specifically, to raise
awareness on the needs for investment in
infrastructures, especially on the energy
sector. This would allow the economic
development of the region and improve
the quality of life for its citizens, while
attracting the interest of companies,
multilaterals, pension funds and private
equity companies.
Gilberto Rodrigues
spoke of the challenges
and opportunities for
construction companies
in Africa, sharing the
consolidated experience
of Mota‑Engil, working in
Africa for 69 years.
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In his speech, Gilberto Rodrigues
spoke of the challenges and opportu‑
nities for construction companies in
Africa, sharing the consolidated experi‑
ence of Mota‑Engil, working in Africa
for 69 years.
In addition, Mota‑Engil Africa had a
booth at the event, to make the brand
known and noticed by the financial insti‑
tutions present.
Mota‑Engil Africa was represented by
Gonçalo Moura Martins, Bruno Machado,
Carlos Pascoal, Pedro Antelo, Antonio
Pimenta and the marketing team.
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Gilberto Rodrigues participates in the CAA work group
The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA)
was formed in 1993 for the purposes of
contributing to the strengthening of com‑
mercial relations between the United
States of America (USA) and the African
continent. Mota‑Engil Africa has been
part of this body since 2013.
of CCA proposed the nomination of
Gilberto Rodrigues, CEO of Mota‑Engil
Africa, to the Board of Directors
of CCA.
The CCA works closely with govern‑
ments and multilateral entities to im‑
prove the investment and business
climate in Africa, and to renew the
perception of African markets within
the U.S. business community.
On this occasion it was possible to
know other members such as Paul
Hinks (chairman of CCA and also the
CEO of Symbion Power), Antony Cook
(Microsoft), Aliko Dangote (Dangote
Group), Jay Johnson (representing the
Chevron Group), Jay Ireland (General
Electric), and David Picard (Caterpil‑
lar), among others.
For this organisation, the future suc‑
cess of Africa depends on the ability
of managers and entrepreneurs to cre‑
ate wealth through the private sector.
American companies and even its citi‑
zens can contribute more efficiently if
partnerships are created, and areas in
the private sector are identified in which
the US and its companies can bring
added value by setting up companies,
investing capital, and transferring tech‑
nology and management.
As administrator and the main respon‑
sible for operations in Africa, Gilberto
Rodrigues will thus be at the forefront of
creating programmes at CCA designed
specifically to attract potential invest‑
ment partners in Africa, and at the same
time raising the profile of the African
continent in the USA, a process to be
developed through contacts and the cre‑
ation of business relationships, as well as
the promotion of a forum to share ideas
and information.
Following up on their activities, at the
beginning of 2015, the management
For more information on the CCA, please
consult: www.africacncl.org/
CORPORATE
COUNCIL
ON AFRICA (CCA)
The CCA was formed for the
purposes of contributing
to the commercial relations
between the United States
of America and the African
continent
As administrator and
the main responsible
for operations in Africa,
Gilberto Rodrigues will
thus be at the forefront
of creating programmes
at CCA designed
specifically to attract
potential investment
partners in Africa.
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AFRICA
GILBERTO
RODRIGUES WAS
GUEST SPEAKER
IN WASHINGTON
Event organised
by the EXIM Bank
Gilberto Rodrigues, CEO of Mota‑Engil Africa
Every year, the EXIM Bank promotes
a conference that gathers over 1,200
exporters, responsible for purchases
at international level, politicians and
government representatives to anal‑
yse global trends in commerce and
how American companies can take
advantage to increase exports and
create jobs.
In the event held in Washington, the
CEO of Mota‑Engil Africa, Gilberto
Rodrigues, participated in two work
sessions as speaker, accompanied by
Rattan D’Souza, a consultant who col‑
laborated with Mota‑Engil Africa in
promoting commercial relationships
with American companies.
The EXIM Bank is an independent fed‑
eral agency that supports the U.S. ex‑
ports sector, providing financial mech‑
anisms such as guarantees, loans and
export credit insurance, in order to
contribute to strengthening the sales
of American goods and services pro‑
vided by American companies abroad.
In 2014, it approved operations worth
20.5 billion dollars, which helped
with 27.5 billion exported, and the
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creation of 164,000 jobs in the com‑
munities it supported.
Having as central theme of the ses‑
sions the airports of the future and
the changes anticipated in the sector,
Gilberto Rodrigues shared with those
present his vision of the future for the
airport sector and its economic agents,
using as an example the new Kigali in‑
ternational airport, in Ruanda, which
Mota‑Engil Africa is building for the lo‑
cal government.
The second session in which Gilberto
Rodrigues participated was attended
by American exporters responsible for
purchases and developing business in
Africa. The objective was to share in‑
formation about the action model to the
African continent and to identify oppor‑
tunities for American exporters, namely
in identifying the countries and sectors
with the greatest potential.
In this session, the CEO of Mota‑Engil
Africa presented the strategic vision of
his company for expansion in Africa,
strengthening new opportunities with
potential partners present at the event.
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MOTA‑ENGIL
AFRICA MEETING
AND WORKSHOP
ON STRATEGIC
PLANNING
Event attended
by top executives from
every country where the
company is present
Mota‑Engil Africa management team
promoted a meeting different from cus‑
tomary, by inviting to Johannesburg
all of the executives with management
responsibilities in each African mar‑
ket for an annual strategic planning
workshop. This was an opportunity to
gather, for the first time and around the
same table, those responsible for the
different markets.
CEO Gilberto Rodrigues started the
event by speaking of the history, vi‑
sion and strategy for the future of
Mota‑Engil Africa. He also shared the
perspectives and the economic con‑
text the company currently faces.
Throughout the day, those responsible
presented their ideas, ensuring a shar‑
ing of positions for the work to be de‑
veloped this year. This was followed
by the expansion criteria for the new
markets and identifying opportuni‑
ties by sector of activity and for each
country. After that, was discussed
the strategic planning process,
along with the future envisioned for
Mota‑Engil Africa.
During the session there was also an op‑
portunity to organise small work groups,
which allowed colleagues from different
countries to share ideas and experiences,
and to propose alternative solutions for
the challenges expected this year. The
benefits of this exercise were evident
during the work session.
Once the conclusions of the work ses‑
sion and the ideas to achieve the vision
for the future of Mota‑Engil Africa had
been presented, Gilberto Rodrigues
closed the work, encouraging those pres‑
ent to be part of the solution needed for
growth and continuing innovation. He
stressed that everyone should work to‑
gether for the single objective of making
Mota‑Engil Africa greater, more diversi‑
fied and united.
CEO Gilberto Rodrigues
started the event by
speaking of the history,
vision and strategy for
the future of Mota‑Engil
Africa. He also shared
the perspectives and the
economic context the
company currently faces.
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AFRICA
BIÓPIO QUARRY
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
ACTIVITY
Promoting education
was the main objective
Promoted by those in charge of the
Biópio quarry, in partnership with the
department of marketing, communica‑
tion, image and social responsibility of
Mota‑Engil Angola, a social responsibility
event took place at an elementary school
in the Commune of Biópio.
This action included the donation of
school material to elementary school
students by Mota‑Engil Angola, which
was represented by the senior managers:
Sérgio Bento, Alexandre Monteiro, Paulo
Vaz, Nélia Sebastião, Nuno Moreira and
Joana Viegas. The School Board of Biópio
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Commune was represented by Frederico
Calumbo, sent by the Biópio Administra‑
tion, António Vasconcelos, accompanied
by local representatives, traditional
regional leaders (sobas) and the coordina‑
tor of the neighbourhood.
The event took place in the primary
school of the village of Cabrais, commune
of Biópio, municipality of Catumbela,
province of Benguela. It was developed
as part of the social support for the
Biópio quarry, in the context of obtain‑
ing the environmental license issued by
the Ministry of the Environment. The
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Mota‑Engil Angola has
strengthened its presence
in a sector such as
education, vital for the
growth of a developed
society. The company
is very proud to be part
of this process.
school has 45 students, ranging from six
to eight years old.
This action, which is part of the policy
of responsibility and social cohesion of
Mota‑Engil Angola, also gave to each
student a kit consisting of notebooks,
pencils, pens, erasers, pencil sharpener,
ruler, markers, a backpack and a gown.
With these new materials, the company
seeks to promote education in the region,
to ensure that even those in need have the
tools to allow them to build a productive
future, with higher indexes of happiness
and well-being.
Once again, Mota‑Engil Angola has
strengthened its presence in a sector such
as education, vital for the growth of a
developed society. The company is very
proud to be part of this process, and thus
contribute to the growth and affirmation
of Angola in the world.
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MOTA‑ENGIL ANGOLA
SECURES NEW
CONTRACT IN LUANDA
Works aimed at repairing
the streets of Luanda
The municipality of Luanda has decided
to promote projects to repair the infra‑
structures of the municipality, such as
roads, walkways, kerbstones and road
signs. Present at the signing of the con‑
tract awarded to Mota‑Engil Angola were
the Governor of the province of Luanda,
Graciano Domingos, and the chairman
of the Board of Directors of Mota‑Engil
Angola, Paulo Pinheiro.
Also present for this act were distin‑
guished representatives of the Gov‑
ernment of Angola, who, with their
presence, wanted to demonstrate the
importance of this contract for the con‑
tinuing improvement and requalifica‑
tion underway in Luanda, making this
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city a benchmark at the international
level. Representing Mota‑Engil Angola
were António Graça, Calheiros Cruz and
Tavares Rodrigues.
Integrated in the framework of the com‑
memorations of the 40th anniversary of
National Independence, this project has
a budget of 78.9 million dollars (about
860 billion kwanzas) and an execution
period of six months, with completion
projected for 9 November of this year.
Sixteen streets were selected as prior‑
ity, among which are the Comandante
Arguelles, Josina Machel, 17 de Setem‑
bro, Coqueiros, Frederico Engels, Ma‑
jor Kanhangulo, Largo do Ambiente,
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By allowing the
optimisation of municipal
road traffic, this work
will enable an increase
in the quality of life for the
inhabitants of Luanda.
and the axis known as Eixo Viário
consisting of the avenues Ngola Kilu‑
anje, Lenine, Joaquim Kapango, Bra‑
sil, Valódia and Portugal.
By allowing the optimisation of mu‑
nicipal road traffic, this work will en‑
able an increase in the quality of life
for the inhabitants of Luanda and also
leading to the improvement of one of
the most outstanding features of this
prestigious country.
Paulo Pinheiro and the Governor of the province of Luanda, Graciano Domingos, celebrate the agreement
For Mota‑Engil, after completion of
the emblematic work of Luanda Bay,
this is a new opportunity to continue
contributing to the development of the
Angolan capital.
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MOTA‑ENGIL
BEGINS WORKS
ON KAMPALA
NORTHERN
BYPASS ROAD
The ceremony was
attended by the
President of Uganda,
Yoweri Museveni
Gilberto Rodrigues accompanies Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, and
Kristan Schmidt, Ambassador of the European Commission at the ceremony
The first stone of the works of enlarge‑
ment of the Northern Bypass road
between Kampala and Namboole was
laid in a ceremony attended by the
President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni,
who thus honoured the event with his
prestigious presence.
works, two 3.5 km carriageways, and
their respective kerbs, safety equip‑
ment, walkways, road separators, fences
and lighting, as well as the construction
of pedestrian bridges and bus stops. The
new motorway is adjacent to an existing
17.5 km road.
Representing Mota‑Engil at the ceremo‑
ny were Gilberto Rodrigues, Carlos
Pascoal and Francisco Franca.
There is a strong need to develop
a sustainable transport network in
Uganda and this new enlargement work
is fundamental to increase vehicular
traffic and to make the roads more
efficient. This will make the country
more appealing to investment, and thus
contribute to a higher level of develop‑
ment and competitiveness.
The inaugural celebration was also
attended by the Ambassador Head of
Delegation European Union to Uganda,
Kristan Schmidt, the former Minister of
Public Works, Abraham Byadala, and
representatives of the Uganda National
Roads Authority (UNRA).
The project, financed by the European
Union, the European Investment Bank
and the Government of Uganda, is
estimated at 67.4 million euros and is
expected to be completed in July 2017.
The work will have an extension of 21 km
between Busega and Kampala-Jinja,
and includes drainage and earthmoving
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The project, financed
by the European Union,
the European Investment
Bank and the Government
of Uganda, is estimated
at 67.4 million euros
and is expected to be
completed in July 2017.
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MOTA‑ENGIL SIGNS
MINING CONTRACT
WITH VALE IN
MOZAMBIQUE
Mota‑Engil Africa Moçambique will
provide mining work, including drill‑
ing, excavation, loading and transport of
sterile material resulting from the expan‑
sion of the Moatize coal mine managed
by Vale company.
The material handling will total 50 million
tonnes throughout the 18 months
of the contract, with a total value of
111 million dollars.
With the equipment mobilised and duly
prepared for the operation, Mota‑Engil
Africa Moçambique will have an equip‑
ment fleet dedicated to the project
consisting on a total of four 250-tonne
bulldozers and twenty-four 100-tonne
dumpers to the project's execution, with
the support of six 50-tonne bulldozers,
two 25-tonne motor graders, and three
75-tonne drilling cars.
Project expected
to last 18 months
The project will have a total of 300 fulltime workers at the peak of production,
consisting of 50 expatriate employees and
250 Mozambique national employees.
Mota‑Engil Africa thus continues a
partnership relationship with VALE,
strengthened with the success of the
work performed by the builder in
sections 3 and 5 of Nacala Corridor,
between Mozambique and Malawi.
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As in previous editions, the Mozambique
branch of Mota‑Engil Africa received
the Tektónica Mozambique 2015 award
in the category of Grandes Projectos
– Large Projects. In this edition the
award in the Large projects category
was attributed to Mota‑Engil and to the
Mozambique company Administração
Nacional de Estradas (ANE). After being
recognised as the largest builder in the
Mozambique market (see the last edition
of SINERGIA), Mota‑Engil was again
recognised for its technical ability and
for mobilising its resources to achieve
some of the most notable infrastructure
projects executed in this country.
MOTA‑ENGIL
AFRICA
MOZAMBIQUE
HONOURED WITH
THE TEKTÓNICA
MOÇAMBIQUE
2015 AWARD
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AFRICA
NEW RAILWAY
BRIDGE OVER
UMBELÚZI RIVER
Mota‑Engil Africa
Mozambique begins
the works
The contract, developed for the Mozambi‑
can company Portos e Caminhos de Ferro
de Moçambique, E.P. – CFM, involves the
construction of a new railway bridge over
Umbeluzi River and the respective access
tracks. This will allow the existing bridge,
to be placed out of service once is showing
signs of advanced material deterioration.
The new railway bridge over Umbelúzi
River has a total length of 363 m and
it consists on a composite deck of
2.70-metres-high metal beams and a
prefabricated reinforced concrete slab
with free expansion at the right abutment
and a blocker in the left abutment. The
five pillars and one of the abutments
are founded in heading masses set in
26 piles. The roadwork to be developed
consists of laying 1,550 metres of ballast
tracks, of which 678 are to the north of
the bridge (Maputo side), 340 metres on
the deck of the new bridge, and 532 to
the south of the bridge.
The existing Goba line between km 37+138
and 38+600 will be deactivated immedi‑
ately after the connection to the new
alternative, and will then be torn down
and removed.
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MOTA‑ENGIL AFRICA
MOZAMBIQUE
BUILDS THE
HEADQUARTERS
OF INSTITUTE
FOR LEGAL
REPRESENTATION
AND ASSISTANCE
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Having as client the Ministry of Justice,
Mota‑Engil is developing the construc‑
tion of the headquarters of Instituto do
Patrocínio e Assistência Jurídica (Insti‑
tute for Legal Assistance and Representa‑
tion – ILAR), in Mozambique.
The project includes an office building
designed for services to be provided at the
central level by the ILAR, as well as this
institute’s branch for the city of Maputo,
with the capacity to house approximately
170 workers. The construction area will
be 4,949 m2, within an area of land of
912.80 m2. The building has eight floors,
one of which is the basement with an
approximate area of 870 m2. The other
seven floors have an approximate area of
580 m2 for offices and support areas.
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MOTA‑ENGIL
AFRICA
MOZAMBIQUE
CONSTRUCTS
THE LARGEST
ONGOING WORK
IN NAMPULA
With an extensive and notorious
background due to the construction some
of the most emblematic buildings in the
city of Maputo, Mota‑Engil is currently
building a hotel in Nampula – a project
awarded last March which is currently
the largest ongoing work in this region of
Mozambique.
in similar buildings in the region. The
architectural project is by the architect
Steve Reynolds, from Durban, Republic
of South Africa.
The project consists of adapting an
existing structure, including all finishing
works and facilities for construction of a
5-star hotel in Nampula with 117 rooms.
The aim is to achieve a level of excellence
that sets it apart from the hotel offerings
Grand Plaza
Hotel Nampula
The project, awarded last
March, is currently the
largest ongoing work in this
region of Mozambique.
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MOTA‑ENGIL AFRICA
MOZAMBIQUE
BEGINS
REHABILITATION
WORKS FOR MOZAL
In Mozambique, Mota‑Engil recently
started the work of rehabilitation and
improvement of the streets located inside
the factory and in the port of Mozal – an
area for parking and stocking aluminium.
Besides this work, the contract includes
the laying of concrete paving in the port
area and all horizontal signalling in the
surfaced areas.
The rehabilitations to be developed for
this important Mozambican company
will be achieved by treating all patholo‑
gies in the road surface with the respec‑
tive repairs, and later providing a layer of
modified bitumen.
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AFRICA
MOTA‑ENGIL
AFRICA
MOZAMBIQUE
BUILDS
HOSPITALS FOR
THE MINISTRY
OF HEALTH
Works of expansion
and modernisation
of five hospital units, in a significant investment
for the development
of the country
Maternity building of the Maputo Central Hospital
Mota‑Engil Africa Mozambique is
currently working on the expansion and
modernisation of a group of hospitals
for the Ministry of Health of the Repub‑
lic of Mozambique (MHRM).
Mota‑Engil thus continues to ensure
the strengthening of its leadership
position in the construction industry in
this market, developing projects that
contribute to better health services to
the population, and making a signifi‑
cant investment to the development
of Mozambique.
1. MAVALANE HOSPITAL
Mota‑Engil thus
continues to ensure
the strengthening of
its leadership position
in the construction
industry in this market.
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Client: MHRM – Ministry of Health
Status: Blocks F, H, Ebola ward, and
rehabilitation of Polana Caniço Hospital
completed and delivered. Block NO
completed and awaiting provisional
acceptance. Block PQ in finishing
works phase.
Brief description: The expansion of
the Hospital consists of four separate
blocks, being build from the ground
up (blocks N, O, P and Q) and the
rehabilitation of two existing blocks
(blocks F and H).
The contract includes demolitions, earth
moving, building a surrounding wall,
structure, finishing works, specialities,
and works on the exterior. It should be
noted that the general contract also
included the Ebola Ward and rehabilita‑
tion of a four-storey building at Polana
Caniço Hospital.
2. MATERNITY BUILDING
OF MAPUTO CENTRAL HOSPITAL
Status: Completed
Brief description: This project includes
the full rehabilitation of the maternity
ward, part of Maputo Central Hospital,
consisting of three floors of infir‑
mary wards and one floor of operating
theatres.
3. DERMATOLOGY BUILDING
Status: Structure in reinforced concrete
being built.
Brief description: This project consists
of the construction of the dermatology
ward, in Maputo Central Hospital. This
is a building to be constructed from the
55
ground up, with two floors and reusing
the roof on a metal structure. It has a
covered area of about 925 m2 and a total
construction area of 2,603 m2.
The dermatology ward block is projected
to 56 beds, with the following specialty
services: chemotherapy, phototherapy,
therapeutic baths, and heliotherapy
treatments. These services are available
on the two floors and roof that make up
the building.
Communication between the different
rooms of the floor is done through a
corridor located after the reception area
for patient triage in the building. The
treatment rooms are at the entrance
to the floor, and the inpatient rooms
and bathrooms are in an internal area,
ensuring some privacy for hospitalised
patients and service personnel.
4. RADIOTHERAPY BUILDING
Client: NEOPHARMA, LDA
Status: Structure completed
Brief description: The work consists
in building the structure of the radio‑
therapy unit of the Maputo Central
Hospital.
This project is divided into two parts: the
bunker to install the radiotherapy treat‑
ment equipments and the support area.
The structure in reinforced concrete
was executed in exposed concrete with
stereotomy executed using wooden
boards.
5. MACIA HOSPITAL
Status: Finalisation of earthmoving and
start of marking and excavation of the
foundations.
Brief description: Construction of
Macia District Hospital consisting of
eight distinct buildings (administration,
infirmary, maternity, operating theatres,
among others) and six residences for
workers in a gross construction area
of approximately 5,500 m2, to be done
within 18 months.
Macia Hospital
Mavalane Hospital
AFRICA
The Platinum Building, which incorporates
a merger of residences, offices and shops
in the timeless Avenida Julius Nyerere, in
the upscale area of Maputo, has finished
the construction of the residential building
structure of the with 25 floors and the office
building with 21 floors.
The construction phase of the structure
in reinforced concrete is concluded, and
the work is now in the phase of finishing
works and execution of technical instal‑
lations. The roof slab, corresponding
to a leisure area with a panoramic pool
and a remarkable view overlooking the
city and Maputo bay, is completed. Also
completed is the model apartment of the
building. Characterised by its minimal‑
ist features, where the signature of the
architect Frederico Valssassina is evident
in the concern with the harmony in the
combination of materials.
This project is promoted by Promovalor,
and thus Mota‑Engil, as the responsible
construction company, is associated with
an outstanding quality project in the city
of Maputo.
PLATINUM
BUILDING
COMPLETES MODEL
APARTMENT
AND REACHES THE
LAST FLOOR
Mota‑Engil Africa
Mozambique works carried
out by Promovalor
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AFRICA
MOTA‑ENGIL
AFRICA
MOZAMBIQUE
CELEBRATES
LABOUR DAY WITH
ITS EMPLOYEES
It has become a tradition for Mota‑Engil
Africa Mozambique to celebrate the 1st
of May by taking part in the traditional
ceremony in the Workers Plaza in Maputo,
and this year was no exception. In the event
participated workers from all of the existing
areas in Mozambique market, especially the
city of Maputo and its province.
After the parade, the commemora‑
tions continued in the Machava central
construction yard, with a speech congra‑
tulating all of the workers involved in the
company, followed by a luncheon. These
commemorations were also held in all of
the provinces where Mota‑Engil Africa
Mozambique conducts activities.
Invited by the Embassy of Portugal, Paulo
Pereira, CFO of the Mozambique market,
gave a presentation about “internation‑
alising in partnership” at the economic
seminar More and Better Credit for Microcompanies and SMEs in Mozambique.
fund, Fundo Empresarial da Cooperação
Portuguesa – FECOP, and the funding
instruments of the financial development
society, Sociedade Financeira de Desen‑
volvimento – SOFID, and the Internation‑
alising in Partnership programme.
The event, held in Maputo at Centro
Cultural Português (Portuguese cultural
centre), was addressed to Portuguese
entrepreneurs wishing to open businesses
in Mozambique. Topics related to financ‑
ing instruments were discussed, such
as the Portuguese business cooperation
The presentation given by Mota‑Engil was
based on the Internationalising in Partner‑
ship programme, a partnership between
Mota‑Engil, Caixa Capital, and Portugal
Ventures, which looks to providing
operating and financial support for inter‑
nationalisation projects of Portuguese
industrial-based companies.
AFRICA
MOTA‑ENGIL GIVES
PRESENTATION ON
THE PROGRAMME
INTERNATIONALISING
IN PARTNERSHIP
IN MOZAMBIQUE
The event, held in
Maputo at Centro Cultural
Português (Portuguese
cultural centre), was
addressed to Portuguese
entrepreneurs wishing
to open businesses in
Mozambique.
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Banca Furada dam
Ribeira da Prata river basin
AFRICA
Mota‑Engil inaugurated Banca Furada
dam in a ceremony presided by the
Prime Minister, José Maria Neves.
Situated in Fajã, near Ribeira Brava, the
new infrastructure with a 300 thousand
m³ of water capacity, will irrigate a total
area of 35 hectares, benefiting about 175
local farmers.
The work, in the amount of 6.35 million
euros, was financed under a 200 million
euro line of credit, which has already
allowed the construction of five identi‑
cal infrastructures, four on the island of
Santiago and one on the island of Santo
Antão.
device fed by solar energy, 30 torren‑
tial control dykes, 16 deposits, six
collection dykes and about 7 km of
water distribution pipes in HDPE. This
management should benefit approxi‑
mately 350 farmers directly and create
400 indirect jobs.
“We are making large investments in
agribusiness because we want it to be
a competitive sector, able to generate
more revenue and more jobs so that we
can accelerate the rhythm of growth and
development”, pointed Prime Minister
José Maria Neves at the inauguration.
Recently, Mota‑Engil also inaugurated
the work of Ribeira da Prata river basin
planning, the largest in Cape Verde. This
work lasted two years and had a total
investment of 700 million Cape Verde
escudos (6.3 million euros).
The work included the construction of
an underground dam, with a pumping
MOTA‑ENGIL
INAUGURATES
WORKS IN CAPE
VERDE
Construction projects
of Banca Furada dam and
management of the Ribeira
da Prata river basin, both
in S. Nicolau island, were
completed
Ribeira Prata
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AFRICA
MALAWI SHIPPING
COMPANY WAS
THE LOGISTICAL
BASE FOR
SCIENTIFIC
EXPEDITION
The ship MV-Katundu
hosted a vast scientific
community and
received cutting-edge
equipment to carry out an
important geological and
geophysical study on the
movement of the earth’s
crust, earthquakes
and volcanoes
This work was being
conducted between the
North of Malawi and the
South of Tanzania, and
gathered a vast team of
geoscientists, technicians,
scientific equipment
operators and naval crew,
who were also supported
by a vast team from Malawi
Shipping Company.
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The Malawi Shipping Company (MSC)
made part of a team to carry out a study
on the earth’s crust at the bottom of
Lake Niassa, located in the Great Rift
Valley, between Malawi and Tanzania.
In this expedition, the Malawi Shipping
Company collaborated significantly
providing the largest ship in the fleet,
the MV-Katundu, with 61.5 metres
in length, 12.5 metres in width and
720 tonnes of cargo capacity.
The MV-Katundu served as the logisti‑
cal base for the expedition, since all
equipment used for the research opera‑
tion was installed on the ship, namely
the container for monitoring, control,
recording and collecting seismic data, a
20-tonne telescopic crane, the hydraulic
winch for the research equipment, high
pressure air compressors, the office and
the dormitories.
The objective of SEGMeNT (Study of
Extension and MaGmatism in Malawi
aNd Tanzania), the study and scien‑
tific research project name, is to study
the complex of tectonic faults created
around 35 million years ago with the
separation of the African and Arab
tectonic plates.
This scientific research is a partnership
of the Government of Malawi with the
Government of Tanzania, Columbia
University, Syracuse University and
other education institutions and will
also provide new information about
earthquakes and volcanoes in the
region.
The work was developed between the
North of Malawi and the South of Tanza‑
nia, and gathered a vast team of geosci‑
entists, technicians, scientific equip‑
ment operators and naval crew, who
were also supported by a vast team from
the Malawi Shipping Company which,
from land, provided all operational
support in setting up and supporting
the operation.
Taking into account the transforma‑
tion held in the ship’s environment
and the added number of people of the
research team, additional equipment
had to be installed on board to provide
extra rescue, safety, and firefighting
means. This was done also to comply
with all the requirements of the
maritime and work safety authorities,
who performed the proper inspections
on the ship.
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AFRICA
MOTA‑ENGIL
CONSTRUCTS
ICONIC BUILDING
IN THE HEART OF
JOHANNESBURG
Mota‑Engil will leave
its mark with the construction
of an important office
and residential building
in Johannesburg
AFRICA DO SUL
Mota‑Engil signed a contract with
Lushaka Investments to construct a
residential and office building in Sandton,
the business and financial centre of Johan‑
nesburg, in South Africa.
African construction company it conquer,
but is now gradually starting to acquire
its own work, integrating the group of
11 countries in which Mota‑Engil is
working in the production of important
projects on the African continent.
The iconic Central Square Building is a
483.7 million rand (about 34.7 million
euros) project, and the work is expected
to last 24 months.
Mota‑Engil Construction South Africa
will fully assume the construction, which
will involve 18,250 m³ of concrete,
530 pillars, 2,000 m² of aluminium and
glass for the windows and 1,495 tonnes
of steel, in a total new construction area
of 65,000 m².
This will be the project that allows the
emergence of Mota‑Engil brand in the
construction market in South Africa
and provides an opportunity to show
the experience of almost 70 years in the
sector at the international level.
Mota‑Engil Construction South Africa
started out by working through a South
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AFRICA
MOTA‑ENGIL
TAKES PART
IN AFRICAN
CONSTRUCTION
EXPO
The event was an important
opportunity to show
the work and experience
of the Mota‑Engil Group
in South Africa
Mota‑Engil Africa was one of the main
sponsors of the African Construction
Expo, Building Africa Together event,
which took place along with the Totally
Concrete week. This is one of the great‑
est events for the construction indus‑
try in South Africa, and it was held
in the Sandton Convention Centre in
Johannesburg.
The initiative is organised in order
to present among the participants
the latest innovations, construction
technologies, and investment opportu‑
nities in South Africa.
The sponsorship of Mota‑Engil Africa
aimed to contribute to the promotion of
excellence in this sector in South Africa
by sharing knowledge and experi‑
ences. During the event there was an
opportunity to highlight Nacala Rail
Corridor, constructed by Mota‑Engil in
Mozambique and Malawi, since João
Neto, who is responsible for the work,
was invited to make a presentation to
the participants.
This event also gave Mota‑Engil
Africa a chance to strengthen the
visibility of Mota‑Engil in Sandton,
the business and financial centre of
Johannesburg, in South Africa, thus
affirming to the construction indus‑
try that the company officially in
the South African market, where it
recently started its activity working
under the Mota‑Engil brand.
AFRICA
Mota‑Engil took part in the Small
Builders Development Course business
development project in South Africa,
sponsoring the course designed for
24 owners and workers of small and
medium companies. The course was
specifically aimed at sustainability and
the growth of the SME, and allowed the
trainees to acquire important informa‑
tion on how to effectively administer a
construction company.
During the training, participants
prepared a business plan, and had
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their questions regarding how to find
and obtain work, and how to carry
out an efficient construction project
answered. They also received other
important tools on how to be success‑
ful in the industry. This initiative has
proven to be important to Mota‑Engil,
since it is a way to transmit the
experience of almost 70 years in the
construction sector, contributing to
the quality of the work of the subcon‑
tractors who will be participating. The
course will be divided in 14 sessions,
during of six months.
MOTA‑ENGIL
INVOLVED
IN TRAINING
PROJECT IN
SOUTH AFRICA
Mota‑Engil South Africa
sponsored a six-month
course designed for workers
and owners of small
construction businesses
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AFRICA
MOTA‑ENGIL
CONSTRUCTING
A FIVE STAR HOTEL
ON THE ISLAND
OF PRÍNCIPE
Mota‑Engil was awarded the contract
to build a five star hotel on the island
of Príncipe, an investment by the South
African HBD Group worthing over
12 million dollars. The luxury hotel
complex will be built on Sundy beach,
considered as the tourist area of the
autonomous region of Príncipe, 150 km
from São Tomé. The project is to be
completed in 2016. São Tomé e Príncipe
Minister of the Economy, Agostinho
Fernandes, attended the contract signa‑
ture between HBD, represented by Nuno
Rodrigues, and Mota‑Engil, represented
by David Santos.
The Minister recalled that the
construction of this hotel is within the
context of the framework agreement
of investment, signed four years ago
between the HBD Group, owned by the
South African Mark Shuttleworth, and
the regional government of Príncipe
led by José Cassandra. Besides the
investment in hotel and tourism infra‑
structures on the island, Mota‑Engil
has also developed works of rehabili‑
tation and modernisation of the sole
airport of Principe.
Mota‑Engil is now investing
in the construction
of a luxury hotel unit,
150 km from São Tomé
AFRICA
VIBEIRAS
COMPLETES WORK
IN MOROCCO
Project consisted of works
in the outside areas
of a housing urbanization
in the coastal area of Salé
Morocco's branch of Vibeiras is finishing
the project of reconstructing the outside
areas accessing the new sales centre of
Bab Al Bahr project, in a 1.5 millioneuro contract.
demonstrating their satisfaction with the
results of the work. We expect to be able to
present new proposals and new projects to
be completed in this market where Vibei‑
ras has been consolidating its position.
Bab Al Bahr means “door to the beach”
and is located in the city of Salé, next
to the banks of Bouregreg River, on the
Northwest coast of the country. This is a
deluxe real estate project, which is being
built. The challenge presented to Vibei‑
ras was to complete the project in only
30 days (after the resolution of all special
issues), which required the mobilisation
of the entire company.
Both the owner of the project, who is
originally from Dubai, and the team of
designers and consultants were keen on
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LATIN AMERICA
LATIN
AMERICA
GUADALAJARA
METRO
A Mega Project,
a Mega Mission: to Accomplish!
The extension of the light urban rail
system (line 3) in the metropolitan area
of Guadalajara, capital of the Mexican
State of Jalisco, is one of the most am‑
bitious and valuable projects being
developed by Mota‑Engil in Mexico.
It includes what is currently, among
many other challenges, the most im‑
portant underground engineering
project ever developed by Mota‑Engil
in the world. SINERGIA went to Mexico
to get to know the city, the project and
its protagonists.
GUADALAJARA: THE SECOND
LARGEST URBAN AREA IN MEXICO
Within two years
around 250,000
persons will be
transported on this
route every day.
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The Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara
is the second largest urban area in a
country of over 120 million inhabit‑
ants. It is the 10 th largest urban area in
all Latin America, in which every day
4.5 million inhabitants commute. This
is a region with a GDP ranking among
the top 10 in Latin America, driven
by an economy sustained by industry,
services and cultural, religious and
gastronomical tourism. The municipal‑
ity of Tequila, birthplace of the national
Mexican drink, is a neighbour of Gua‑
dalajara in the State of Jalisco, and is
also famous for such culinary delights
as pozole, tamales and especially tortas
ahogadas, which can’t be found in any
other part of the world. In October, the
city is the stage for the second most im‑
portant religious event in all Mexico: La
Romeria (“The Pilgrimage”), in honour
of the Virgin of Zapopan, with a two
million people procession. Other mustvisit points in the historic centre of
Guadalajara are the Cathedral, the Pa‑
lacio de Gobierno (government palace),
the Monumento à la Independência
(monument to independence), and the
churches of San José and San Fran‑
cisco. What does this have to do with
our work? Everything, as we shall see
in the following pages.
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ELEVATED VIADUCT
› Section 1: 8.35 km
› Deck width: 10.7 m
› Lower gauge: 6 m
› Type of viaduct: Isostatic.
Maximum distance between
supports: 45 m
› Approach viaduct: Statically
indeterminate of three or four spans
› Maximum distance between
supports: 33 m
MAIN QUANTITIES:
› Concrete: 157,496 m3
› Structural steel for the viaduct:
17,750 tonnes
› Structural steel for the stations:
12,250 tonnes
› Reinforcement steel: 29,131 tonnes
› Pillars: 61,000 m
A PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT
The Guadalajara Light Train project that
has been eagerly awaited by the popu‑
lace for a long time, and its main client
is the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y
Transportes del Gobierno Federal – State
Secretariat of Communications and
Transport of the Federal Government.
Its objective is to unite the areas of Za‑
popan, Guadalajara and Tlaquepaque.
The mission of the consortium, led
by Mota‑Engil, is the construction of
12 metro stations (seven elevated and five
underground) distributed along 14 km of
tracks, subdivided within two parts –
one part in viaduct and another in tunnel
–, and uniting those stations.
Within two years, upon completion
of construction of line 3, around
250,000 persons will be transported on
this route every day. They will then be
able to connect to lines 1 and 2 of the
light rail network, as well as the metro‑
bus and the bus station.
The section of elevated rail viaduct for
which Mota‑Engil is responsible will ex‑
tend for almost 9 km, with a deck width
of 10.7 m. The platform is of static type,
with a maximum distance between sup‑
ports of 45 m. Each of the seven elevated
stations will be 95 m in length, and an‑
other 75 m if we consider the accesses.
As for the underground section, it will
travel a total of 5.36 km, starting at the
La Normal station and ending at the Plaza
de la Bandera station, two of the busiest
areas of the city. With the help of an earth
pressure balanced tunnel boring machine
(EPB) with a mixed front requested and
custom-designed to perforate rock – like
a tunnel boring machine (TBM) – or soil
with the same efficiency and without hav‑
ing to use more than one machine.
DIMENSIONS:
› Length of the pier: 75 m
› Length of elevated stations: 95 m
› Length of underground stations:
110 m
› Maximum slope: 5%
UNDERGROUND SECTION
› Type of tunnel boring machine:
EPB (Earth Pressure Balanced)
mixed front (soil/rock)
› Inside diameter: 10.40 m
› Outside diameter: 11.55 m
MAIN QUANTITIES:
› Concrete: 323,000 m3
› Reinforcement steel: 42,000 tonnes
› Excavation: 1,285,000 m3
› Jet grouting: 20,000 m3
DIMENSIONS:
› Length of the perforated tunnel:
3.9 km
› Total length of the tunnel: 5.35 km
› Thickness of the staves: 38 cm
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The tunnel will have a section with
11.55 m in diameter, linking five under‑
ground stations with a length of 110 m
each (plus accesses), at an average depth
of 30 m of surface.
The final area of the route, located in
Tlaquepaque, will be the vehicle collec‑
tion centre and maintenance workshop.
As for the value of the contract, the via‑
duct section is worth about 150 million
euros, and the tunnel 226 million euros.
The construction period is three years,
and the work should be completed by
the middle of 2017.
A STIMULATING TECHNICAL
CHALLENGE. A TREMENDOUS
HISTORIC RESPONSIBILITY.
A work of this size and complexity,
developed in an urban context, is in
itself a great challenge. The work is
being carried out along 14 km and
crosses a large part of the subsoil of
the historic centre of the city, passing
a scant 20 metres from the foundations
of the 300 years old Cathedral. It also
makes goes right under the Templo de
San Francisco de Assis (temple of St.
Francis of Assisi), dating from 1580.
This represents a tremendous historic
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and social responsibility, to which was
given the utmost attention.
In the Cathedral case, at its own ini‑
tiative and responsibility, Mota‑Engil
requested the support of Prof. Julio
Appleton (Doctorate in Civil Engi‑
neering in the area of structures and
full professor of Reinforced and PreStressed Concrete at Instituto Superior
Técnico – Technical Superior Institute),
who travelled to the site to evaluate
possible abnormalities in the Cathe‑
dral foundations and recommend a
set of measures for their rehabilitation
and reinforcement, which are currently
being analysed by the client. Also, in
the case of the Cathedral and the open‑
ings made to analyse its foundations,
the discovery of some bones led to the
involvement of Instituto Nacional de
Arqueología e História – INAH (Nation‑
al Institute of Archaeology and History)
which has, since then, closely moni‑
tored the progress of the works. Nothing
should be left to chance in a project of
this size and exposure, neither at the
level of the quality of execution and
the safety of persons and buildings, or,
naturally and consequently, at the level
of contractual management and of all
risks involved.
In the specific context of risk manage‑
ment, the global synergies provided by
the Group have proven to be especially
significant, namely through the contri‑
bution of the team led by Ismael Gaspar
(engineering unit) and the methods de‑
veloped and perfected over the years to
support this management at different
levels. From his visit and monitoring
of the project have resulted, for in‑
stance, recommendations for drillings
and more specific tests to better un‑
derstand the areas of fault lines, and
tools and methods were implemented
for an even more rigorous planning
and control than the ones already ap‑
plied. The work becomes more robust,
the community gains confidence and
the technicians involved attain com‑
petences which, the Company and the
communities, will continue to benefit
from in the near future.
ENGINEERING AS AN IMMINENTLY
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Besides its technical complexity, one
of the other great challenges involved
is the social and political management
of the work. Technical solutions are not
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designed in a social vacuum. Coming
together in this same project and in
an urban scenario, are, among others,
the federal client (the Secretaria de
Comunicaciones y Transportes – Com‑
munications and Transports Office),
state entities (the SITEUR, Sistema de
Transporte Eléctrico Urbano – Electri‑
cal Urban Transport System, and the
Secretaría de Movilidad del Estado
de Jalisco – Office of Mobility of the
State of Jalisco), supervising entities,
Mota‑Engil, as builder, and hundreds
of thousands of people, locals and tour‑
ists, whose life, mobility and well-being
will inevitably be disrupted during the
project. This means one has to see en‑
gineering as an art of finding solutions
that work, and working is, above all,
constructing, at each moment and un‑
der each unforeseen circumstance, the
optimal social conditions to be able to
accomplish our mission in the frame‑
work of existing conditions.
The execution of the viaduct and the
elevated stations, for instance, impli‑
cates moving large metal structures at
night using special transportation, as
well as more than 200 concrete decks
about 40 m each. Any problem in
transport or in the delicate process of
assembly planned for each night will
result next morning in chaos for mil‑
lions of people, in significant loss for
the local economy, it would demand
a very delicate management of the
relationship with the client and with
different stakeholders, and erode the
Company's image with impact not
only regionally, but also nationally. To
illustrate the importance and public
exposure of the project, it should be
mentioned that the recent arrival of
the tunnel boring machine at Port of
Manzanillo and the complex process
of its transport by land to Guadalajara
was on national news, echoed in the
newspaper and TV channels.
ESTACIONES ELEVADAS
Terminal norte (elevada)
Belenes (elevada)
Mercado del mar (elevada)
Basilica (elevada)
Plaza patria (elevada)
Circunvalación (elevada)
Federalismo (elevada)
ESTACIONES SUBTERRÁNEAS
Normal (subterránea)
Alcalde santuario (subterránea)
Catedral (subterránea)
Analco (subterránea)
Plaza de la bandera (subterránea)
The liaison with SITEUR and with
Office of Mobility regarding the work
planning, reorganising mobility in
the city, the good and timely manage‑
ment of expectations, and providing
information to the community, have a
determining role for the effective pos‑
sibility of accomplishment. In the same
way, in an approach more indirect but
just as relevant, the actions of social
responsibility and approaching the
community that Mota‑Engil is prepar‑
ing are also essential. An example of
this is the programme of distributing
school supplies to local employees chil‑
dren. We fulfil the social mission that
is part of our DNA and, with the proper
management of internal and external
communication, we are creating social
conditions to continue to move ahead
smoothly.
Since the work is still in an initial
phase, the SINERGIA team wishes
Mota‑Engil in Mexico good luck with
this challenge.
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"It is time to roll our
sleeves up to achieve the
sole result that matters
in this company:
to comply with the
client, the company
and the community
which we serve!"
CARLOS ROLDÁN MOYA
Carlos Roldán Moya
INTERVIEW WITH
CARLOS ROLDÁN MOYA
A globetrotter at Mota‑Engil Latin
America
Carlos Roldán Moya has spent almost
half of his 57 years accumulating a rich
and varied experience. Since 2009, when
he joined Mota‑Engil in the Autopista
Perote-Xalapa construction project in
Mexico, he has spent his time, directly
or indirectly, at the service of the Group.
In the professional career he has
built since his education in Mining
Engineering, completed in Argen‑
tina, his homeland, he passed through
a handful of benchmark companies in
the construction industry and almost a
dozen countries, including Spain, Chile,
Ecuador, Colombia, Portugal, Italy, Peru,
and Mexico.
Returning to Mexico in 2015 as director
for special projects of the Latin Ameri‑
can sub-holding company, he speaks
about his new duties, especially about
the works on the tunnel of line 3 of the
Guadalajara light metro, one of the
projects that has absorbed a great deal of
his attention and expertise.
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› What is your assessment of these first
months since you became responsible
for special projects in the Latin American region?
I believe the current moment is less for
making evaluations and more for rolling
our sleeves up and keep going. If experi‑
ence taught me anything, it is that time
is money, so we must constantly make
careful choices about the most produc‑
tive activities in which to invest. The
time for assessments will come, it is
part of our day-to-day and a valuable
work tool. But I personally prefer to do it
at a time when I can look back and can
identify me with the work done and the
result obtained.
› Do you mean that you still do not see
yourself in the ongoing projects?
Yes and no. I see myself in the ambition,
in the technical capability and desire
people have to do things well. I see
myself in the solidarity I found in work
groups and in their sense of mission.
However, and this is why I say it is time
to roll our sleeves up, my concern is
to channel in a productive, organised
and controlled way all these positive
elements I found here, so that we can
achieve the sole result that matters
in this company: to comply with the
client, the company and the commu‑
nity which we serve! And here, yes,
I believe the margin for evolution is
still great. But I also believe that, in
this company, that is a path that will
never be concluded no matter how
much we continue to evolve.
› Why did you decide to establish your work base in Guadalajara when the head office of the
sub-holding company is in Mexico
City?
Precisely, as I was saying, because time
is money. Today we have in Guadala‑
jara a fantastic project, in which we have
invested for about a year and which we
must (and will) complete in another two.
Despite having, fortunately, other impor‑
tant projects in the region and even here
in Mexico [editor’s note: in Acapulco],
related to tunnels, which is one of my
specialities, management believed –
and I agree – that the size of this metro
project deserved my full attention. This
doesn't mean I will not go to Mexico City,
Acapulco, or anywhere else. Travelling
has never been a problem for me. But
these days, this is where I can best serve
the Company.
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› In your words, what makes this
project so “fantastic”?
You see, in a word, I would say it’s the
challenge. The immediate challenge of
finding a technical solution for excavat‑
ing a tunnel that crosses soil but also
rock, which makes the option of a TBM
tunnel boring machine or a traditional
EPB machine inadvisable.
MOTA‑ENGIL FEATURED AT THE 3RD
INTERNATIONAL TUNNELS COURSE
IN GUADALAJARA
It would be impossible to bring two
different “monsters” so that each would
do part of the underground work, so we
ordered from the supplier a mixed frontloading (soil/rock) EPB solution which
allowed us to minimise the additional
pressures on the terrain in the very
delicate area where we will pass, while
ensuring the efficiency of progress in
both types of terrain.
The 3rd International Tunnels Course
was held in Guadalajara, Mexico,
jointly organised by the ITACET –
Foundation for the Education and
Training on Tunnelling and Un‑
derground Space Use, the AMITOS
– Asociación Mexicana de Ingeniería
de Túneles y Obras Subterráneas (Mex‑
ican Association for Engineering of
Tunnels and Underground Works), the
SCT – Secretaría de Comunicaciones y
Transportes del Gobierno de México
(Communications and Transports Of‑
fice of the Government of Mexico), and
the Asociación Mexicana de Ingeniería
de Vías Terrestres (Mexican Associa‑
tion of Roadway Engineering).
On the other hand, we have the
challenge of programming and manag‑
ing unforeseen events, mainly due the
insufficient information we have about
the buried services and the synchroni‑
sation required between the advance
of the tunnel and the underground
stations, which should be almost
finished structurally when the tunnel
boring machine passes. If we crossreference this with the complexity of
contractual management, the particu‑
larities of relationships with clients,
suppliers, partners, which are as much
technical-economic as socio-cultural
(or I would even say ethnographic), we
have one of the most fantastic cocktails
I have ever tried.
I could keep talking about the historic
monuments we have crossed, the
management of urban mobility during
the work, the night work and in depth,
the management of costs and risks in
general, and so on; I believe you under‑
stand the enthusiasm and the investment
of the Company in this project.
The event was an opportunity for the
company to make its experience in the
segment known in Mexico.
Given the significance of the under‑
ground work currently underway in
the region, Mota‑Engil was represented
by an important delegation, includ‑
ing Andrés Conesa, the Mota‑Engil
México (MEM) chairman of the board,
Pedro Pereira (director of production
of MEM) and Carlos Roldán (director of
special projects of Mota‑Engil América
Latina), among other members of the
technical contingent that Mota‑Engil
currently has mobilised in Guadalaja‑
ra. The aim was to provide specialised
information, both to qualified profes‑
sionals in the sector and to young and
curious engineers, on topics of mecha‑
nised tunnel excavation.
sessions promoted by the companies
and associations represented, every‑
thing was discussed, from the most
strategic issues on the option for
underground mobility, to geotechni‑
cal and hydrological issues and the
selection of mechanical excavation
equipment, including logistical is‑
sues, safety, or the environmental
questions to be considered in dif‑
ferent types of projects concerning
working in tunnels.
At Mota‑Engil booth, one of the most
sought-after of the event, the interest
of attendees and lecturers centred
mainly on the specific characteristics
of the tunnel boring machine or‑
dered specifically by Mota‑Engil for
the ongoing project in Guadalajara,
the strategy to deal with the subsoil
of the city’s historic centre, and the
methods implemented to analyse
and control risks.
Over the two days of the event,
whether in the presentations by the
international speakers, or in parallel
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LATIN AMERICA
Mota‑Engil Peru currently has under‑
way the Construction of the Mine
Leach Pad – Phase 6 for the Barrick
Misquichilca, S. A., mining company, a
client for whom the company has been
working since 2009.
CONSTRUCTION
OF THE MINE
LEACH PAD AT THE
NORTH LAGUNAS
MINE IN PERU
Mota‑Engil Peru
continues a commercial
connection begun
in 2009
In this project Mota‑Engil
Peru shows, once again,
its social commitment,
by hiring local suppliers
and creating direct work
for people living in
near-by communities.
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The mine is located in the mountain
range of La Libertad region, district of
Quiruvilca, province of Santiago de
Chuco, at 4,200 metres above sea level
in Peru.
The Construction Pad – Phase 6 consists
of extending a watertight mine leach
pad of approximately 30 hectares with
geosynthetic materials.
The general process for the project in‑
volves activities such as massive exca‑
vations, exploration of the quarries with
low permeability materials, landfills,
placement of low permeability flooring,
installation of geosynthetics, plus pipes,
and placement of overcoat.
The contracted amount for this project is
30.5 million dollars and the time for exe‑
cution corresponds to 330 days, with com‑
pletion expected by 26 December 2015.
Regarding to labour and equipment, the
project uses a total of 680 workers, 360 of
whom members of nearby communities.
The amount of yellow-line heavy equip‑
ment, transports, and passenger vehi‑
cles corresponds to 133 units.
In this project, and in the remaining
ones, Mota‑Engil Peru shows once again
its social commitment, by hiring local
suppliers and creating direct work for
people living in nearby communities,
which, in this case, represent more
than 50% of the personnel working on
the project.
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LATIN AMERICA
WORK OF
REHABILITATION
AND IMPROVEMENT
OF THE
HUANCAVELICALIRCAY MOTORWAY
This work, in Peru, covers
71.95 kilometres
The Rehabilitation and Improvement of
the Huancavelica-Lircay Motorway work
has begun on provided by the Vial Jaylli
Consortium, formed by Mota‑Engil Peru,
JJC and Construtora Upaca companies.
The work opening ceremony was attended
by the President of the Republic of Peru,
Ollanta Humala, as well as the Minister
of Transports and Communications, José
Gallardo Ku, the Regional Governor of
Huancavelica, Clodoaldo Álvarez and
the Chief Executive Officer of Mota‑Engil
Peru, Jorge Balsemão, representing the
Vial Jaylli Consortium.
This work, covering 71.95 kilometres,
will be connected to others currently
under construction, thus contributing
to linking Huancavelica with other
regions such as Ayacucho, Apurímac
and Ica. The investment corresponds
to over 400 million nuevos soles
(over 100 million euros) and will use
50,000 cubic metres of asphalt road
surface. The project also includes
the construction of three bridges, the
excavation of 2.7 million cubic metres,
and moving of 900,000 cubic metres
of earth in operations of earth moving,
improvements and landfills.
Due to the rugged terrain and the zone's
intense climate (rains and thunderstorms),
the Vial Jaylli Consortium companies
have programmed the use of a set of
high engineering techniques, to allow
completion of the work in the time period
established, according to the highest
quality standards of the industry.
To this end, starting February 2017, the
inhabitants of this zone in Peru will be
able to enjoy the benefits of a safer, high
quality motorway, which will give a
boost to the local economy.
LATIN AMERICA
MOTA‑ENGIL
PERU ENSURES
THE WORK OF
ELEVATING THE
TAILINGS DAM
The work will be done for the
mining company Antamina
In a private bidding process, Mota‑Engil
Peru was awarded the construction
work of the project Elevating the
Tailings Dam. The work will have a
term of approximately four months,
with an investment of 5.7 million dollars
by the mining company Antamina, a
company with which Mota‑Engil has
been working since 1996.
of the probable maximum precipitation
(PMP), always maintaining a minimum
free border of 2.0 m.
The project Elevating the Tailings
Dam – Phase V, includes various
works namely filling the filters for the
regrowth of the dam, constructing a
concrete curb and making it watertight
by installing a geomembrane.
The mine is located in Peru, in San
Marcos district, region of Ancash,
and is 4,300 metres above sea level.
Given the constant growth in the wa‑
ter mirror of the tailings deposit lev‑
el, the operating plan provides that
it will not be necessary to raise the
crown of the tailings dam over the
next few years, since its volumetric
capacity meets the storage conditions
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LATIN AMERICA
MOTA‑ENGIL PERU
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
THE MODERNISATION
OF TALARA REFINERY
In the context of the great project of
Modernisation of the Talara Refinery
(PMTR) undertaken by Técnicas
Reunidas, S. A., Mota‑Engil Peru
will ensure two works
The first corresponds to the project Civil
Works and Structures Piers MU1 and
MU2 and was awarded to Mota‑Engil
Peru for the total amount of 24.5 million
dollars. The second, which was awarded
in a private tender, corresponds to the
manufacturing of piles and is 22.9 mil‑
lion dollars.
The above-referenced work is part of
a vast ongoing investment plan by
Petroperú, valued at 2,730 million dollars.
This project, extremely important to the
development of the country, is located on
the northern coast of Peru, in the province
of Talara, region of Piura.
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CIVIL WORKS ON THE STRUCTURES
OF PIERS MU1 AND MU2
The project includes the execution
of maritime and port works such as
the new hybrid pier (MU2), which
will be used during the construction
phase of the project Modernisation
of the Talara Refinery to unload
equipment and material, and later in
the operating phase to load/unload
liquid products from the refinery. Other
works correspond to actions of lesser
complexity on the existing liquid cargo
pier (MU1), namely removing the boat
moorings and replacing them with fast
escape hooks.
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This project, which is
extremely important to
the development of the
country, is located on the
northern coast of Peru,
in the province of Talara,
region of Piura.
steel corbels to give temporary support
to the group of pre-fabricated beams and
slabs and, as a result, to the concrete in
situ, until it hardens.
PRE-FABRICATED ELEMENTS
Pre-fabricated beams
142 units
Pre-fabricated slabs
361 units
Capping beams
The activity by Mota‑Engil Peru on these
two projects will include dredging work,
with a volume to be dredged in the pier
zone: 116,900 m 3 and a volume to be
dredged in the canal zone of 55,000 m 3,
performing dynamic pile driving tests,
the placement of 246 vertical and
inclined metal piles.
PIER PLATFORM
After completion of the pile emplacement
using maritime means, a work surface
will be installed with pre-fabricated
reinforced concrete elements, which, in
this case, correspond to beams and slabs.
Previously, the piles will be welded to
20 units
The work also involves the placement of
13 moorings for a 75-ton load, construction
of a berthing dolphin and mooring
dolphin, installation of two independent
drainage systems, for clean water and
polluted water, and intervention in the
electrical installation.
MANUFACTURE OF PILES
In the second contract awarded to
Mota‑Engil Peru, the work consists
of driving pre-fabricated 40 x 40
cm section piles for the foundation
of various tanks and structures of
Talara Refinery.
The total length of the pre-fabricated
piles is 72,780 metres.
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LATIN AMERICA
ECB WINS THE BID FOR
WORK IN THE STATE
OF MARANHÃO
Contract involves the
implementation of 150 km
of rail line for VALE mining
company, for 243 million euros
Mota‑Engil signed, through ECB, two
new contracts with VALE totalling
777 million reais (about 243 million
euros) to duplicate part of the Carajás
rail line, in State of Maranhão,
corresponding to implementing Blocks
A2, A3 and A4.
This rail line is owned by VALE
– Empresa de Mineração, and is
used to transport ore from Carajás
(the exploration site, located in the
State of Pará) to Port of São Luis, in
Maranhão, where 350,000 passengers
and about 120,000,000 tonnes of ore
flow every year.
The contract covers nine segments
with a total rail line extension of
approximately 150 km and includes the
execution of the infrastructure, earth
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moving, sub-ballast, drainage, and
current and special civil engineering
works, with the construction of
12 bridges and ten viaducts.
In this work special attention is given
to earth moving (3.8 million m³, to be
done in two shifts), since the heavy
rain between January and June make
the works more difficult to execute.
The work on Block A2 started in May
and must be completed in December
2016. As for Blocks A3 and A4, they are
expected to be completed in June 2017.
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MAIN QUANTITIES
INVOLVED:
Excavation and load
for landfill
3,800,000 m3
Concrete
47,000 m3
Deck areas
13,100 m3
Hydraulic passages
Metal piles
Root piles (inclined,
in reinforced concrete)
3,420 m
24,560 m
1,000 m
The contract covers nine
segments with a total
rail line extension of
approximately 150 km.
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LATIN AMERICA
ECB CARRIES
OUT WORK FOR VALE
IN MINAS GERAIS
Drainage work surpasses
15.3 million euros
ECB will carry out work for VALE
mining company in three mines in
Minas Gerais State.
One of the contracts is for the
Fábrica mine, in the amount of over
40.3 million reais, and is designed to
gather and channel the deep waters
outside the VALE area, ensuring its
unaltered quality.
The contract is designed to implement
roads to allow the safe traffic of equip‑
ment and vehicles operating during the
drains constructing phase performed
at the bottom of the valley.
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The work also includes the implemen‑
tation of drains at the bottom of the
canyon, with a cross section correspond‑
ing to the shaping of the land, followed
by placement of a geotextile blanket and
execution of the rockfill (drainage layer)
in the specific dimensions of the filters,
and finally the recoating of drains with
protective coarse sterile.
Also for VALE, ECB was awarded the
contract for the construction and exten‑
sion of shallow drain channels for
water run-off from Jangada mine and
Córrego do Feijão mine, which includes
the construction of a sump in the Jacó
mine and environmental protection
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The contract is designed
to implement roads
to allow the safe traffic
of equipment and vehicles
operating during the
drains constructing phase
performed at the bottom
of the valley.
work. The drain channels have an
extension of 90 metres in Mangaba
channel ( Jangada mine), 340 metres
in Jaco III channel ( Jangada mine) and
230 metres in Menezes III (Córrego
Feijão mine). The works also include
the execution of various deep drainage
services in Córrego do Feijão mine and
the 8,000 m² sump at Jangada mine, on
top of Jacó III drain.
The sum of these support contracts to
the activity in the three VALE mines in
Brazil totals over 56 million reais (about
15.3 million euros).
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LATIN AMERICA
CONSITA
CONQUERING
BRAZIL
Affiliate company of Mota‑Engil Group
is awarded four new contracts
for waste management and urban
cleaning in several States of Brazil
At the end of 2014, SUMA invested in
re-entering the Brazilian market, by
acquiring the CONSITA company, in
partnership with Empresa Construtora
Brasil (ECB), a Brazilian company in the
construction sector and affiliate of the
Mota‑Engil Group.
CONSITA, in its 43 years of activity,
has dedicated 25 years to developing
solutions for managing waste. At the
start of the 1990s, it pioneered the
process of privatising urban cleaning
services in Belo Horizonte, the capital of
Minas Gerais state.
With awards in the states of Minas
Gerais, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro,
the current provisions of Consita
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include the annual collection of about
100 thousand tonnes of miscellaneous,
selective and hospital waste, urban
cleaning activities, and the implemen‑
tation and management of municipal
landfills.
CONSITA AWARDED CONTRACT
IN BELO HORIZONTE
Totalling over 20 years of activity in
the area of urban cleaning and collec‑
tion of waste in the state of Minas
Gerais, in 2015 CONSITA started a
new service in Belo Horizonte, the
capital city of the state.
The contract consists on the provi‑
sion of maintenance services on roads
and other public places in Venda Nova
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CONSITA, in its
43 years of activity,
has dedicated 25 years
to developing solutions
for managing waste.
and Pampulha areas of Belo Horizonte
Municipality as well as in its northern
region. It includes manual and mechan‑
ical sweeping, grass cutting, manual
and mechanical cleaning of gutters, as
well as ancillary services such as paint‑
ing and cleaning poles and walkways,
removing waste from critical points on
walkways, and collecting and trans‑
porting waste arising from these activi‑
ties to the sanitary landfill.
BRAZIL
STATES WHERE CONSITA
IS PRESENT
2 MILLION
RESIDENTS
served by
CONSITA
MINAS GERAIS
It is projected that 500 workers employed
by this contract will complete, annually,
170,000 km of manual and mechanical
sweeping, 12,000 km of grass cutting,
and 90,000 gutter units intervention,
in an area comprising approximately
600,000 inhabitants.
RIO DE JANEIRO
SÃO PAULO
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
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With the new contracts
CONSITA shall provide
service to nearly two
million people.
COLLECTING RECYCLABLES
Also in Belo Horizonte, CONSITA
obtained a contract to provide the
services of solid waste collecting in the
east, northeast and northwest regions
of the municipality, sorting and select‑
ing different household recyclable
materials – paper, metal, plastic and
glass – in the modalities point-to-point
for paper/metal/plastic and door-todoor for paper/metal/plastic/glass, as
well as transporting it to the waste
treatment centre.
Lasting five years and with a turnover
of over 21 million reais, this provision
of services will reach a population
estimated at 700,000 inhabitants, thus
extending the universe of activity of
this company to close to two million
inhabitants served, and strengthening
the presence of this affiliate in Minas
Gerais state.
Since March, CONSITA has also begun
providing urban cleaning and grass
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cutting services in the municipality of
Varginha, state of Minas Gerais.
position as a benchmark operator in the
area of waste management in Brasil.
BEGINNING OF ACTIVITY
IN RIO GRANDE DO SUL
An experienced and solid production
force, the commitment to customer
satisfaction and the existence of an
integrated management system –
resulting in the Quality certification,
since 2003, by ISO 9001 – are in line
with SUMA’s vision and management
policy. This bodes well for a successful
enterprise, and for one more invest‑
ment in the geographical expansion of
the organisation, made possible by the
sharing of specific technical knowledge
and experience, innovative power and
flexibility of SUMA in its activities in
international markets.
CONSITA has just been awarded its
first contract in Rio Grande do Sul
state. It was chosen to collect house‑
hold waste and transport it to the
sorting station, which is projected to
move 4,000 tonnes of waste per month,
serving a population of approximately
215,000 persons in the municipality of
São Leopoldo.
With this new award, CONSITA
expands to the southernmost state of
Brazil and continues to strengthen its
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MARTIFER GROUP
WEST SEA:
ONE YEAR AT
VIANA SHIPYARD
In one year the company
has created about 200 jobs
West Sea is a company created by Marti‑
fer Group to manage the subconcession
of lands and infrastructures of the former
ENVC – Estaleiros Navais de Viana
do Castelo, E.P., in May the company
celebrated its one year presence inside
the shipyards.
After taking possession of the infrastruc‑
ture in May 2014, in one year the company
has created about 200 jobs, 80% of which
are held by former ENVC employees.
During the last year, and after a process
of the shipyard requalification and equip‑
ment repairing, the shipyard has been
fully operational, and has already repaired
or reconverted over 45 ships from all over
the world.
As for naval construction, the company
has in its order book two hotel ships,
currently under construction, which
should be completed at the begining
of 2016. In July, the Company has also
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signed the contract for the construc‑
tion of two Ocean Patrol Vessels for the
Portuguese Navy, whose construction is
scheduled to start still in 2015.
The first year of activity was marked with
a ceremony attended by the Portuguese
prime minister, Pedro Passos Coelho, and
the national defence minister, José Pedro
Aguiar Branco.
During the last year,
and after a process of the
shipyard requalification
and equipment repairing,
the shipyard has been fully
operational, and has already
repaired or reconverted over
45 ships from all over the
world.
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MARTIFER GROUP
Martifer Solar will be responsible for
the construction of four solar plants
with a total capacity of 57 Mwp of solar
photovoltaic projects in Jordan, which
are part of the National Renewable
Energy Plan for this country, currently
importing 95% of its energy needs –
costing about one-fifth of the GDP of
the country.
In the order book of 57 Mwp, there
are three projects with an individual
capacity of 11 Mwp located near the
city of Ma’an, in South-Central Jordan,
and one with a capacity of 24 Mwp
which will be constructed near the city
of Mafraq.
These projects are four of the seven
to be developed under a 207 million
dollar financing concluded in May
and that gathered the a IFC, Bahrain’s
Arab Bank, the European Arab Bank,
the MWO, the FinnFund and OPEC’s
International Development Fund, as
well as the World Bank, which will
provide investment guarantees through
the Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency (MIGA).
MARTIFER SOLAR
IN JORDAN
The company makes
its debut in the Middle
East, where it will provide
engineering, construction,
operation and maintenance
services for four solar
photovoltaic plants
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TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
This is a unique platform, whose main
purpose is to manage processes of perfor‑
mance and talent management, develop‑
ment, training and knowledge.
MOTA‑ENGIL INVESTS
IN A NEW TOOL FOR
MANAGING TALENT
AND PERFORMANCE
Success Factors is a pioneer project in
the Group and at the national level. It was
developed by Mota‑Engil Ambiente e Serviços
(Environment and Services), and will allow
the integration of all employees on a single
platform, managing with more efficiency
the processes related to human capital
This is a unique platform,
whose main purpose
is to manage processes
of performance
and talent management,
development, training
and knowledge.
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Pursuing a strategy of modernisation
and consolidation of human capital
management practices, Mota‑Engil
Ambiente e Serviços is implement‑
ing the SAP Success Factors platform
which, starting in 2015, will be directed
at all 1,000 employees from the holding
company, and the areas of water, waste,
logistics and multi-service.
Success Factors is the world leader in
cloud solutions for talent management,
and was considered by Gartner as the best
technological human resources applica‑
tion in the world, thus strengthening the
vanguard position of the Group in this
matter.
Since it is cloud technology, it has the
additional advantage of allowing employ‑
ees to access it, through a smart phone,
tablet or PC, from any location in the
world, as long as there is Internet access
(inside or outside the Group’s premises).
According to Eduardo Pimentel, CEO of
Mota‑Engil Ambiente e Serviços, “we invest
in Success Factors as a way to sustainably
support the methodology of performance
management of our staff, which will
allow us to evaluate employees in a more
transparent, transversal and fair way, with
uniform criteria throughout the multiple
companies that compose the universe of
Mota‑Engil Ambiente e Serviços”.
Luís Monteiro, director of human
resources for Mota‑Engil Ambiente e
Serviços, notes that this is one way for
Mota‑Engil to ensure that it is “on the
front line when it comes to human capital
management tools, which is essential for
a group that is the leader in its operating
areas”, stressing his conviction that “we
can only maintain a leadership position
if the management of human resources is
at the highest level”.
Among the many features of Success
Factors, the most relevant are:
› Managing and monitoring the key indica‑
tors of performance for the business and
the teams;
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All the platform features
are available in an
environment that is easy
to navigate, intuitive
and designed for use
by all employees.
› Reporting and controlling in a cascade
system the execution of goals and
results;
› Developing and evaluating the perfor‑
mance and potential of the employees;
› Mapping and developing competencies
which are crucial to the company;
› Monitoring and developing individual
development plans;
› Intensifying the dissemination of
knowledge in the different companies
involved;
› Promoting team spirit, maximising
synergies and the interchange between
the different employees of Mota‑Engil
companies.
All features listed are available in an
environment that is easy to navigate,
intuitive and designed for use by all
employees, regardless their functions.
In order to enable the full training and
use of the Success Factors by Mota‑Engil
Ambiente e Serviços employees, the
project is designed to include a training
effort of approximately 3,000 hours,
which has been developed internally
and is estimated to last until September
2015.
Vítor Martins, director of corporate IT for
Mota‑Engil, also insists that this solution
is “innovative and will bring benefits to
Mota‑Engil Group”.
Acting in sectors in which competitive‑
ness, innovation, sustainability and
human qualification are essential factors
for success, the universe of Mota‑Engil
companies is taking an important step
forward in its strategy and ability to
differentiate.
KEY PROJECT
INDICATORS:
› 1,000 – universe of users in 2015
› 15 companies of Mota‑Engil
Ambiente e Serviços involved
› 4 months – total time for project
execution
› 100% compliance with initial
budget
› + 2,500 hours of internal training
for employees
SEPTEMBER 2015
84
PEOPLE
MEET
MOTA‑ENGIL EMERGING
TALENT
The Programme aims to identify,
develop and retain talent in the Group
In line with current trends regarding the
management of human resources, and in
an effort to respond to the challenges of
Talent Management, Mota‑Engil Group
will start the Mota‑Engil Emerging
Talent Programme (MEET), to identify,
develop and retain talent in the Group,
in order to ensure response to future
challenges.
The MEET Programme addresses
this concern, presenting itself as a
programme directed towards the highpotential youth in the Group, and aiming
to encourage and act as an accelerator
for the development of employees with
talent, and favouring their preparation to
assume positions with greater responsi‑
bility and seniority.
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WITH THIS PROGRAMME, WE
HOPE TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING
OBJECTIVES:
› To identify young talent in the different
geographical areas, based on a set of
pre-defined criteria;
› To develop the competences consid‑
ered critical for this segment;
› To spread the culture of Mota‑Engil
Group among future leaders;
› To promote the sharing of best
practices;
› To promote a culture of meritocracy;
› To retain talent and prepare for succes‑
sion in the various operating levels.
In line with these objectives and assump‑
tions, the MEET – Mota‑Engil Emerging
Talent Programme will last three years,
and will be cyclical. It is expected that it
85
The programme is directed
towards thehigh-potential
youth in the Group, and
aiming to encourage and
act as an accelerator for the
development of employees
with talent.
will be renewed at the end of each cycle,
when the Group identifies a new group
of MEET participants.
THIS FORMAT ALLOWS
COMPLIANCE WITH THE BASIC
ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE
PROGRAMME:
› M anagement dedicated to high-poten‑
tial youth, encouraging and accelerat‑
ing their evolution;
› T he renewal of the pool of emerging
talent, ensuring a continuous rejuve‑
nation of the pyramid's base for the
Group's future leadership.
Each cycle of the Programme, will hold a
set of cross-cutting activities, promoting
the Group's culture, developing crosssectional and business competences,
contact with other MEET participants
and key-persons in the Organisation.
With these activities, the aim is to expose
the participants to various contexts,
which contribute to accelerating their
development and individual growth
in the Group. On the other hand, the
Program shall also have activities
that are more individual, allowing a
greater overseeing of high-potential
employees.
SEPTEMBER 2015
86
MANUEL ANTONIO DA MOTA FOUNDATION
MANUEL ANTÓNIO
DA MOTA FOUNDATION
AWARD LAUNCHED
IN PERU
A partnership with Mota‑Engil Peru with
the support of Piura University and the
Regional Office of Education of Piura
Manuel António da Mota
Foundation Award seeks
to promote creativity,
innovation and best
educational practices in
the schools of the Peruvian
region of Piura.
The Foundation, in partnership with
Mota‑Engil Peru and with the support
of Piura University and the Regional
Office of Education of Piura, launched in
Peru the first edition of Manuel António
da Mota Foundation Award, seeking to
build on the experience and example
represented by Manuel António da Mota
Award, which is already in its sixth
edition in Portugal.
Manuel António da Mota Foundation
Award seeks to promote creativity,
innovation and best educational practic‑
es in the schools of the Peruvian region
of Piura. It is the result of a protocol
signed on 14 October 2014 between the
entities promoting the Award and the
Peruvian educational institutions that
support it.
The region of Piura, home to the port of
Paita, managed by Mota‑Engil, is located
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in the northern region of the country,
extends across an area of 35,892.5 km2,
and has a population of over 1.7 million
inhabitants. Its more than 2,400 learn‑
ing centres provide elementary and
secondary education for approximately
191,000 students.
The Award, governed by its own regula‑
tion, is divided into two categories:
the School category, which seeks to
recognise the trajectory and successes
achieved in innovative projects designed
to improve educational success; and the
Teacher category, which seeks to honour
teachers who have gained a reputation
for training students in the schools in
the region.
In the School category, the award
presented is intended to finance the
project submitted by the institution,
while the award in the Teacher category
is to fund a scholarship for the winning
teacher to enrol in a post-graduate
programme at a Portuguese university.
The application period ended in August,
and the selection of the winning candi‑
dates was made by a jury consisting of
members of Mota‑Engil Peru Foundation
and Peruvian personalities with recog‑
nised experience and knowledge in the
educational field.
The Award will be presented at a
ceremony on 12 November at the Lima
Municipal Theatre, an iconic building in
the Peruvian capital, which was inaugu‑
rated in 1920 and has been recently
remodelled, having all is beauty and
splendour restored.
Mota‑Engil celebrated the first edition of
the Manuel António da Mota Foundation
award in the Piura region, in the North
of Peru.
This award seeks to recognise innova‑
tion in educational institutions, in
87
This award seeks
to recognise innovation
in educational institutions,
in addition to exceptional
performance by teachers.
addition to exceptional performance
by teachers. This activity, supported by
the DREP – Direção Regional de Educa‑
ção de Piura (Piura Regional Education
Office), is directed to all public schools
in the region and aims to recognise the
academic institution whose educational
project is the most innovative and,
through the Educational Institution
Committee, the best teachers.
“Piura is an important region for
Mota‑Engil Peru and the Foundation, not
only because it's home to the company’s
most iconic work (the Port of Paita),
but also for its valuable academic and
human potential. Therefore, Piura has
been selected for the first edition of the
award which, in future, will be repro‑
duced in all regions where we operate”,
noted Paula Balsemão, representing
Manuel António da Mota Foundation,
during the competition's presentation.
SEPTEMBER 2015
88
MANUEL ANTÓNIO
DA MOTA
FOUNDATION
AND SANTILLANA
LAUNCH CULTURAL
AND PEDAGOGICAL
PROJECT
This project aims to promote
education, promotion
and valuation of the
Portuguese cultural heritage
in school communities
"O Património: Dar um Futuro ao Passado" (Heritage: Giving a Future to the Past)
is the name of a cultural and pedagogical project resulting from a protocol
signed between Manuel António da
Mota Foundation and Santillana, which
has been carrying out its activity in the
SINERGIA 47
Portuguese market for over 25 years,
publishing textbooks and other didactic
and pedagogical resources.
Manuel António da Mota Foundation and
Santillana, as part of their commitment
to invest in the training of young citizens,
also assume their responsibility in education for an informed and aware citizenry.
To this end, both institutions joined forces
to develop a project to promote cultural
education, to ensure the preservation of an
asset, recognised as essential for society:
its heritage, and transmit a vision that is
modern, dynamic and entrepreneurial,
as well as an element for economic and
social enrichment.
This project aims to promote the education, promotion and valuation of the
Portuguese cultural heritage in school
communities, and is designed for students,
teachers and educational supervisors.
Elements of the project to be promoted
in all schools of the country include
an itinerant exhibition consisting on a
set of panels that present graphically
and appealingly the different types of
heritage; a Guide to pedagogical research
for teachers, consisting of suggestions
for exploration, proposed activities and
school trips, so that teachers can develop
and work the theme of heritage with
their students; pedagogical Itineraries
contemplating suggestions for visits to
institutions or locations representative of
different types of heritage; and Didactic
units integrating digital didactic material
with proposals for pedagogical exploration of various topics related to heritage.
The project started in May 2015 with the
pedagogical itineraries, and the beginning of the other phases is scheduled to
start with the academic year 2015 – 2016.
Manuel António da Mota Foundation,
which includes in its collection of activities
a wide range of projects in the educational
area, through support and partnerships
for education that have been developing,
undertakes this new investment along
with a publishing group of recognised
competence, experience and prestige
in its area of activity. This has certainly
contributed greatly to the predictable and
desirable success of this effort in promoting, fostering and preserving the heritage
of Portugal, a greater asset and a fundamental legacy for the construction of its
secular identity.
89
CLOSING
CEREMONY OF THE
THIRD EDITION
OF "YOUNG
ENTREPRENEURS
– BUILDING THE
FUTURE" PROJECT
The project, in its third
edition, is the result
of a partnership between the
Foundation, Amarante
Entrepreneurial Association
(AEA) and the secondary
schools of Amarante
municipality
The quality of the projects
submitted was unanimously
praised thus showing an
evident improvement
compared with the two
previous editions.
The closing ceremony for the 3rd edition
of Young Entrepreneurs – Building the
Future project took place in the audito‑
rium of the Instituto Empresarial do
Tâmega (Tâmega Entrepreneurial Insti‑
tute – IET) at the closing of the academic
year 2014 – 2015.
This project, which is in its third edition
and results from a partnership between
the Foundation, the Associação Empre‑
sarial de Amarante (Amarante Entre‑
preneurial Association – AEA) and the
secondary schools of Amarante munici‑
pality, aims to encourage entrepreneur‑
ial potential in students, teachers and
the community of the municipality of
Amarante, leading to a change in attitude
and to a direct contact with entrepre‑
neurial concepts and to the development
of new social and personal competen‑
cies. The project's main iniciative is the
competition of business ideas.
In the ceremony, with speeches by the
chairman of the Executive Committee
of the Foundation, the President of the
AEA and the management of IET, were
also presented the winning business/
project ideas in each of the four schools
of the municipality (Escola Secundária
de Amarante, Externato de Vila Meã,
Colégio de São Gonçalo, Escola Profis‑
sional António do Lago Cerqueira) and the
training centre of the Indústria Metalúr‑
gica e Metalomecânica (Metallurgy and
Metalworking Industry – CENFIM). This
was followed by a visit to an exhibition
of some of the projects submitted to
the competition held in the areas of the
Tâmega Entrepreneurial Institute (IET).
The quality of the projects submitted was
unanimously praised thus showing an
evident improvement compared with the
two previous editions, thus patenting the
efforts of the entire educational commu‑
nity and the effort to make the best of
this initiative, which will continue in the
next academic year.
SEPTEMBER 2015
90
Joaquim Mota e Silva and Rui Barreiras at the inaugural moment with Maria Manuela Mota, Inês Mota and Rui Pedroto,
from the Manuel António da Mota Foundation
MANUEL ANTÓNIO
DA MOTA
FOUNDATION AT
THE INAUGURATION
OF THE EXPANSION
WORKS OF MANUEL
ANTÓNIO DA MOTA
SOCIAL CENTRE
The retirement home
will accommodate
46 people, nearly
doubling its capacity
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Few months after its opening, Associa‑
ção de Solidariedade de Santo André
de Codessoso, a private welfare institu‑
tion operating in the parish of Codes‑
soso, municipality of Celorico de Basto,
inaugurated the works of expanding its
retirement home to accommodate 46
people, nearly doubling its capacity. The
association also monitors 25 people in a
regime of home support.
The parish of Codessoso is the birth‑
place of Manuel António da Mota, and
the construction of the retirement home
on 8 June 2014, his birthday, was largely
supported by Mota family, Mota‑Engil
and the Foundation, the latter with
connected with the expansion work.
The mayor of Celorico de Basto, Joaquim
Mota e Silva, said the expansion was
necessary and positive to respond to an
enormous demand from the community,
adding that this was a significant step
in the history of this institution that
honours the work of Manuel António
da Mota. The mayor also stressed the
importance of the support of Mota
family since the genesis of the project
and the policies of cooperation of the
Social Security Ministry to allow its
sustainability.
In the same sense, Rui Barreira, director
of Braga District Centre at the Instituto
da Segurança Social. I.P. (Social Security
Institute), stressed the need of this work,
which arose from a complete symbio‑
sis among the local government, civil
society and Social Security.
In the ceremony attended by hundreds
of guests, Maria Manuela Mota, Rui
Pedroto and Inês Mota represented
Manuel António da Mota Foundation.
Um líder
com visão global.
22
Países
3
Continentes
256
Empresas
Líder em
Portugal
Com quase 70 anos de história, a Mota-Engil conta com um percurso empresarial
de excelência em Portugal e no Mundo. Orientado por uma estratégia global
e diversificada de sucesso, o Grupo exerce atividade em 22 países afirmando-se
com a competência e inovação que o fizeram líder nacional no setor da construção
e uma referência na exportação de serviços, com 75% do seu volume de negócios
proveniente de mercados internacionais.
Mota-Engil. Um Mundo de Inspiração
www.mota-engil.com
Top 30
Europeu
A World of Inspiration
47
SEPTEMBER 2015
EUROPE
LATIN
AMERICA
AFRICA
PORTUGAL
POLAND
Ul. Wadowicka 8 W
30-415 Kraków
SPAIN
Campus Tribeca
Carretera de Fuencarral
a Alcobendas, nº 44,
Edifício 4 – B, nº 21
Alcobendas – Madrid
IRELAND
Enterprise & Technology
Centre, Creagh Road
Galway, Ballinasloe
AFRICA
CZECH REPUBLIC
Kavčí Hory Office Park,
Building A,
Silver tower, 5th floor
Na Hřebenech II 1718/10
Praha 4, 140 00
SLOVAKIA
Kaštielska 4,
821 05 Bratislava
HUNGARY
Kopaszi Gát 5
H – 1117 Budapest
ANGOLA
Rua Joaquim Cordeiro da Mata,
nº 61-63
Bairro da Maianga – Luanda
MALAWI
Nasra House – City Centre
P.O. Box 31379 – Lilongwe 3
MOZAMBIQUE
Edifício Milenium Park, 14º/15º andar
Avenida Vladimir Lenine, nº 179
2284 Maputo
SOUTH AFRICA
Oxford Corner
6th, 7th and 8th Floor
32A Jellicoe Avenue
West Rosebank
Joanesburgo 2196
África do Sul
CAPE VERDE
Rua S. Vicente, 63, 1º andar,
Palmarejo 721 – Plateau – Praia
Av. Marginal 12 de Julho,
nº 1011 – 167
PORTUGAL
Porto Office
Rua do Rego Lameiro, n.º 38
4300-454 Porto
PHONE: +351 225 190 300
FAX: +351 225 191 261
www.mota-engil.com
Lisboa Office
Rua Mário Dionísio, n.º 2
2799-557 Linda-a-Velha
PHONE: +351 214 158 200
FAX: +351 214 158 700
www.facebook.com/motaengil
LATIN AMERICA
ZAMBIA
Incito Office Park
Reed Buck Road, 45/5B
Kabulonga – Lusaka
P.O. Box 320337
Woodlands – Lusaka
ZIMBABWE
7, Routledge Street,Milton Park,
Harare
GHANA
Movenpick
Ambassador Hotel
Suit 709 – 7th floor
Independence Avenue
PERU
Av. Nicolás Ayllón,
nº 2634
Ate, Lima 3
MEXICO
Horacio 828 esq.
Tennyson
Col. Polanco Reforma
C.P. 11550
Del. Miguel Hidalgo
BRAZIL
Rua Gonçalves Dias,
2316
Bairro Lourdes – Belo
Horizonte/MG
CEP.: 30140-092
COLOMBIA
Carrera 13A-87-81
38007 Bogotá
UGANDA
4, Upper Kololo Terrace
P.O. Box 8453
Kololo, Kampala
RUANDA
Kigali City Tower Plot no. 6418
15th Floor, Avenue du Commerce,
Office 1507
Kigali
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