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GEOTECHMIN GROUP AND ITALY

EIGHT YEARS SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP

Dominic Hamers Executive DirectorGeotechmin ООD

Conference BULGARIA & ITALY: LET’S BUILD TOGETHER

June 5 - 6 2014, Sofia Hotel Balkan

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GEOTECHMIN GROUP

SINCE 1990 Nowadays our activities extend to business sectors as:

•Mining •Design and Construction•Trade •Tourism•Services

We are:

•21 subsidiaries•Over 4200 employees•27 industrial sites •Over 2000 various machines and equipment •About 100 win-win partnerships•Over 15 memberships in branch organizations

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GEOTECHMIN GROUP SECTOR CONSTRUCTION & INFRASCTUCTUREGEOTECHMIN OOD – Metro stations, industrial buildings and facilities, airports and adjoining airway facilities.

GEOSTROY AD – Industrial buildings, flotation facilities, transportation and hydro-technical tunnels and galleries. Construction and design of landfills for industrial and non-hazardous wastes; rehabilitation of damaged areas; wastewater treatment plants; transfer stations for wastes.

ROAD COMPANY EAD – Coordinates and supports the activities of GEOTECHMIN Group of companies involved in infrastructure construction and road maintenance.

PATSTROY-92 AD – Repair works and maintenance of motorways, roads, roads facilities and communication networks.

ULICHNO OSVETLENIE EAD – Operation and maintenance of street lighting and electrical installations and low and medium voltage system.

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2006 - OUR FIRST ITALIAN PARTNER

Petrolvilla Group (PVB) is a diversified energy group, based in Trento, which operates in five main business areas: •Fuels supply and distribution•Renewable energy •Facility •Technological systems•Cleaning servicesPVB has an investment project for the construction of 9 MHPP in Bulgaria. The project investment is estimated to 160 mln. euro and is implemented through PPP between Petrolvilla Bulgaria AD and Svoghe Municipality - VEZ Svoghe AD.

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CONSTRUCTION OF 4 MICRO HYDROPOWER PLANTS AS PART OF SREDEN ISKAR CASCADE PROJECT

PVB choose Geotechmin OOD as a main contractor for civil works for their first project in Bulgaria.

CONTRACTOR: GEOTECHMIN OODProject Execution Period: 2006 – 2012

• The first stage of this project includes construction of MHPP “Svrazhen” and “Lakatnik” (2006-2009).

• In the second stage are included MHPP “Tzerovo” and “Opletnya” (2010-2012).

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SREDEN ISKAR CASCADE PROJECT All four power plants, implemented by Geotechmin OOD consist of following sub-projects:•main building•inflow and outflow facilities•overflow•fish passageways•service and access roads, landscaping.

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SREDEN ISKAR CASCADE PROJECT

The main contractor of the fifth MHPP “Prokopanik” is Geostroy AD, part of GEOTECHMIN Group.

At MHPP “Prokopanik” was implemented the highest dam with concrete diaphragm in Bulgaria.

MHPP “PROKOPANIK” EMPLOYER: VEZ SVOGE ADCONTRACTOR: GEOSTROY ADProject Execution Period: 2012-2013Project cost: 7 mln. BGN

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2007 - OUR ITALIAN PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES…

ENEL is Italy's largest power company and Europe’s second listed utility company by installed capacity.

ENEL operates in 40 countries across 4 continents, overseeing power generation from over 98 GW of net installed capacity.

ENEL entered in Bulgaria in 2003 with the acquisition of Maritza East III Thermoelectric Plant.

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WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT MARITZA EAST ІІІ THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANT

EMPLOYER: ENEL S.P.A. ON BEHALF OF ENEL PRODUZIONE S.P.A.

CONTRACTOR: GEOTECHMIN OOD Project Execution Period: 2007 – 2008Project Cost: 5 mln. BGN

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• Two Oily Water Treatment Basins

• First-Flush Rainfall Water Basin

• Buffer Pond

WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT MARITZA EAST ІІІ THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANT

The project is executed in the conditions of uninterrupted plant operation. It includes the following subprojects:

• Foundations for a Dosing Device for Cooling Water Chemicals

• Repair of the Foundations of the Pump Stations for Purified and Sluice Water

• Underground pipelines for connection of the new utilities to existing ones.

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WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT MARITZA EAST ІІІ THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANT

• Concrete works – 1,700 cub.m.

• formwork – 2,700 cub.m.

• reinforcement works – 134 tons

• reinforced concrete pipes – 690 m

• PVC pipelines – 400 m

• GRP pipelines – 1,100 m

• metal structures – 15 tons

Conducted works:Excavation works – 24,000 M3

•Filling and backfilling works – 71,000 M3

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2011 - OUR ITALIAN PARTNERSHIPCONTINUES …UNIECO, placed in Reggio Emilia, is placing among the top ten Italian General contractors, with diversified activities in the following sectors: •Construction•Bricks manufacturing•Railway works •Environment UNIECO enjoys important relations with public and private partners and works on high profile projects and contracts, also through its vast network of subsidiary companies.

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SADINATA NON-HAZARDOUS

WASTE LANDFILL,

WWTP AND RECEPTION AREA

EMPLOYER: SOFIA MUNICIPALITY

CONTRACTOR: JOINT VENTURE GEOTECHMIN-UNIECOProject Execution Period: 2011-2012Project Cost : 20 mln. BGNFinanced under EU Operational Programme “Environment 2007-2013”

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SADINATA NON-HAZARDOUS

WASTE LANDFILL, WWTP AND RECEPTION AREAGeotechmin was the leading partner in JV Geotechmin – Unieco, which signed a contract with Sofia Municipality for the construction of Sadinata non-hazardous waste depot, WWTP and reception area.

These three subprojects are part of the first stage of the important project “Integrated System of Municipal Waste Treatment Facilities for Sofia Municipality.

Following subprojects are included: •Waste depot•Wastewater treatment plant•Administrative area•Roads•Underground infrastructure

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2012 - OUR ITALIAN PARTNERSHIPCONTINUES …IMPRESA S.p.A. is a private construction group specialized in planning and execution of important infrastructure building works in Italy and worldwide. In Italy it represents one of the most important General Contractors.

The commitment of IMPRESA to foreign markets is embodied by the opening of several construction sites chiefly in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

The first project for IMPRESA in Bulgaria is Struma Motorway, which is part of the European Transport Corridor № IV of the Trans-European Motorway “North-South”. 

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STRUMA HIGHWAYDOLNA DIKANYA-DUPNITSAROAD SECTION, 16,780 KM LONG

EMPLOYER: ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCYCONTRACTOR: CONSORTIUM “STRUMA-1“ (with leader IMPRESA and GLAVBOLGARSTROY AND PATSTROY-92 as partners)Project Execution Period: 2011 – 2013 Project Cost: 58 mln.BGNFinanced under EU Operational Programme “Transport 2007-2013”

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STRUMA HIGHWAYDUPNITSA-BLAGOEVDRADROAD SECTION, 37,484 KM LONG

EMPLOYER: ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCYCONTRACTOR: CONSORTIUM “STRUMA-2“ (with leader IMPRESA and GLAVBOLGARSTROY AND PATSTROY-92 as partners)Project Execution Period: July 2013 – March 2015Project Cost: 300 mln. BGNFinanced under EU Operational Programme “Transport 2007-2013”

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2012 - OUR ITALIAN PARTNERSHIPCONTINUES …Italcementi Group is the world’s fifth largest cement producer with annual production capacity of more than 60 million tons and 46 cement plants.

Italcementi Group entered in the Bulgarian market in 1998 with the acquisition of Devnya Cement AD.

In 1999 Italcementi Group acquired Vulkan Cement plant.

Presently Italcementi Group is the largest cement producer in Bulgaria and has an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons.

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NEW PRODUCTION LINE AT DEVNYA CEMENT PLANT

In 2012 Devnya Cement AD selected the Chinese company CBMI Construction (part of SINOMA Group) as EPC contractor to carry out the reconstruction and modernization of Devnya Cement Plant.

This is one the of the largest investment projects in Bulgaria during the last 20 years.

The total investment by Italcementi Group in this project amounts to approximately 160 million euro.

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NEW PRODUCTION LINE AT DEVNYA CEMENT PLANT

Through a tendering procedure Geotechmin OOD was appointed as a subcontractor of CBMI Construction.

Within the scope of this project, Geotechmin executes the reinforced concrete structures of the main facilities.

Construction Indicators:

•Excavation works - 49 500 M3

•Filling works - 35 500 M3

•Concrete works - 20 600 M3

•Concrete Silo walls – slipform technique - 2 200 M3

•Steel reinforcement – 2 220 tons•Prestressing strands - 22 tons•Form work - 25 000 M3

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NEW PRODUCTION LINE AT DEVNYA CEMENT PLANT

The following sub-projects were included in Geotechmin’s scope of works:

•Raw Mill Foundation •Preheater Tower •Cylindrical reinforced Concrete Silo•Foundations for conveyors

• Fan foundations for the preheater tower

• Transfer tower

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OUR MAIN STRENGHTS

• Financial stability and reliability as a partner.

• Recognized reputation as quality performance contractor.

• Highly experienced in project execution under difficult conditions and ongoing production.

• Considerable human and technical resources, machines and equipment.

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OUR METRO PROJECTS

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OTHER KEY PROJECTS REALIZED WITH FOREIGN PARTNERS

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OUR MEMBERSHIPS IN BRANCH ORGANIZATIONSOur companies from Construction & Infrastructure Sector are members of the following branch organizations:

•Bulgarian Construction Chamber – Geotechmin OOD, Geostroy AD (with representative in the Executive Body), Patstroy-92 AD, Roads & Equipment EAD.

•Bulgarian Branch Chambers ROADS – Patstroy-92 AD is among the founders, Roads & Equipment EAD.

•International Tunnelling Association (ITA-AITES) – Geotechmin OOD is the first Bulgarian member since 1997.

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WE ARE OPEN FOR FURTHER PARTNERSHIPS

After eight years successful partnerships GEOTECHMIN Group is looking for new partnerships with Italian companies both in Bulgaria and on the Balkan peninsula.

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WE ARE OPEN FOR FURTHER PARTNERSHIPS

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

Dominic Hamers Executive Director Geotechmin OODT 02 9650 251E d.hamers@geotechmin.comW www.geotechmin.com