Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority Names ACS Group, ACS Infrastructure and Dragados to Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Maintain the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
July 05, 2018
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ACS Group, through its affiliates ACS Infrastructure (Iridium) and Dragados, has been named Preferred Proponent by Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority (entity dependent of the Federal Government of Canada) to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Gordie Howe International Bridge project connecting Canada and USA. The project is valued at over CAD 4.0 Billion (EUR 2.6 Billion), and the agreement includes the operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of the project throughout 30-years. The preferred consortium, Bridging North America, is formed also by a North American partner, Fluor.
ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. is one of Spain's leading construction groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- construction of infrastructures and buildings (93.3%): civil engineering infrastructures (primarily highways, hydraulic constructions and railroads), non-residential and residential buildings;
- services (5.4%): cleaning, waste collection and treatment. Moreover, the group offers maintenance services of urban and industrial infrastructures, port and logistical services, and also social services and personal assistance services.
- industrial services (0.5%): development, construction, installation and maintenance of distribution networks of electricity, gas and water, industrial production systems, telecommunication networks, road traffic control systems, etc.;
- other (0.8%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Spain (9.4%), the United States (56.3%), Australia (20.2%), Canada (5.3%), Germany (2.4%) and others (6.4%).
Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority Names ACS Group, ACS Infrastructure and Dragados to Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Maintain the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project