Contract Signed to Build New Trousseau Hospital in France

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Bouygues Construction has signed a contract to build the New Trousseau Hospital, a project that will improve patient care. The value of the contract for this hospital in the heart of the Tours agglomeration in central France is €241 million. The new 80,000-square-meter hospital complex, designed by AIA Architectes, will provide approximately 600 beds. With 25 operating theaters and 13 treatment rooms, the hospital will expand its surgical capacities, offering more efficient patient care, while bringing together a number of departments of the Tours Regional University Teaching Hospital spread over several facilities in the Tours agglomeration. The project consists of … Read more

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Design-Build Team to Deliver Future Police Station for City of Nice

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The French Ministry of the Interior, in association with the city of Nice, France, has retained general contractor VINCI Construction subsidiary Dumez Côte d’Azur and architect Wilmotte & Associés to build the future police station for the city of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. Once complete, national and local police services – made up of 2,000 people – will be brought together in a single structure spanning over 50,000 square meters. The future site will also make it possible for the national police’s Information and Command Centre and the city of Nice’s Urban Hypervision and Command Centre to … Read more

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Parisian Landmark Undergoes Renovations of Historic Buildings

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Petit, a VINCI Construction France subsidiary, has delivered the La Samaritaine renovated buildings, a well-known Parisian landmark established in 1870 by Ernest Cognacq, to the LVMH group. The project began in 2015, utilizing up to 700 employees daily, including heritage renovation experts, and encompasses stores 2 and 4, which are located between the river Seine and rue de Rivoli, in Paris’s first arrondissement. This 70,000-square-meter operation involved a full revamp; the complex now houses the La Samaritaine Paris Pont-Neuf department store (approximately 30,000 square meters), 96 social housing units (6,350 square meters), a crèche for 80 children (1,100 square meters), offices … Read more

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Bouygues Construction to Build, Operate Arena at Porte de la Chapelle

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A consortium led by Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France, in association with Bouygues Energies & Services, two subsidiaries of Bouygues Construction, have been awarded a contract with the City of Paris, France for the Porte de la Chapelle Arena project—a sports facility in the new district that will be a key infrastructure for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which will happen in Paris. The facility will include: Large 8,000-seat sports hall, which will host national and international competitions, with Paris Basketball installed as the resident team, along with concerts, shows and conferences Two gymnasiums to be used for community sports, as well as … Read more

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VINCI Launches Upgrade Works at Toulon Hy Airport in France

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VINCI has recently launched work to upgrade the runways and runway lighting system at the Toulon Hy res airport. VINCI Airports began operating the airport in 2015 under a 25-year French government concession awarded by the Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile and the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. The upgrade works comprise: Renovation of the runways and taxiways Refurbishment of the airport’s runway lighting system Work to bring the airport into compliance with the French water law The work will be carried out by a joint venture bringing together the Eurovia and VINCI Energies companies. The investment, amounting to … Read more

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