The J4 project: above ground…

7 September 2010 - New contracts - France

In Marseilles (south of France), a joint venture formed by Dumez Méditerranée (VINCI Construction France) and Freyssinet France, a subsidiary of Soletanche Freyssinet (VINCI Construction), is participating in the construction of the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (Mucem). EMOC (a public body, the contracting authority for cultural works) has awarded the joint venture the foundations, structural works, steel framework and waterproofing works package for this 15,000 sq. metre building being erected on the port’s Pier J4, close by Fort Saint-Jean.
Designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti, the Mucem will be the first structure of this size to be built, in part, in ultra-high performance fibre concrete (UHPFC), a new material deployed without reinforcement that offers better strength, ductility and longevity properties.
The works, valued at €36m, were launched in July, with handover scheduled for the last quarter of 2012.

… and below ground
Near the future museum, work on the 640-space J4 Esplanade underground car park began on 14 June. This facility will be created by a consortium comprising Campenon Bernard Sud-Est, leader, and GTM Sud (both VINCI Construction France subsidiaries) on behalf of VINCI Park (VINCI Concessions), which has been awarded a 40-year outsourcing-of-public-services contract.
The works are due for completion in September 2012.