Trinidad et Tobago chooses Bouygues construction, Alstom
and RATP

The project includes the construction of two express train
lines with a total length of 105 kilometres (including approx.
20 kilometres of viaducts) and around ten stations. One line
will link the capital Port of Spain to the south of the island
(San Fernando), while the other will cross the island from east
to west, from Port of Spain to Sangre Grande.



During the first phase of the contract, worth US$70 million,
the consortium will conduct preliminary design studies to
finalise the route and the detailed specifications for the
railway system selected. Following this pre-design phase, which
is expected to last 20 months, the cost and scheduling of the
project will be agreed with Nidco.



Construction will then be managed by Bouygues Travaux Publics
(a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction) for the civil
engineering and Alstom Transport for the railway system and the
supply of rolling stock over an estimated four-year period.
RATP Développement will handle the operation and
maintenance of the service for 15 years.



This project illustrates the operational and commercial
partnership put in place since April 2006 by Bouygues
Construction and Alstom to jointly develop and offer solutions
that combine the expertise of the two groups: civil engineering
and construction for Bouygues Construction and systems,
equipment and services for power generation and rail transport
for Alstom.



(1) The National Infrastructure Development Company
Limited is a state enterprise created by the Government
of Trinidad and Tobago with responsibility for the procurement
and implementation of infrastructure projects.



(2) The Trinitrain consortium is made up of the French
companies Bouygues Travaux Publics (a subsidiary of Bouygues
Construction), Alstom Transport and RATP Développement (a
subsidiary of RATP). It will draw on the support of the
following international partners: Covec, a subsidiary of CREC
(China Railways Engineering Corporation, the leading
construction company in China), Daynco, a Trinidad and
Tobago-based construction company, and the Canadian engineering
consulting firm Dessau.


Press contacts

BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION

Christophe Morange / Hubert Engelmann : +33 1 30 60 58 68


ALSTOM

Stéphane Farhi (Corporate) : +33 1 41 49 33 08 / Virginie
Hourdin (Transport) : +33 1 41 66 97 24


RATP

Pierre Le Yaouanq (RATP) : +33 1 58 78 37 37


Adeline Laurier (RATP Développement) : +33 1 58 76 46
47

About Bouygues Construction

Bouygues Construction is a global leader with
top-ranking positions in the building, civil works and
electrical contracting/maintenance markets. It has extensive
expertise in the design and construction of transport
infrastructure (Sydney CityRail airport link, rail link in
South Africa). It also enjoys a strong presence in the
Caribbean and is currently building a vast 150,000-sq.-metre
property development programme in Trinidad and Tobago.


About Alstom Transport

A promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom Transport
develops and markets the most complete range of systems,
equipment and services in the railway sector. Alstom Transport
manages entire transport systems, taking in rolling stock,
signalling and infrastructure, and offers turnkey
solutions. In the 2006/2007 financial year, Alstom
Transports sales lifted the company to the number one
position in the world transport market.


About RATP Développement

RATP Développement is a subsidiary of RATP, the main urban
transport operator in Paris area which carries 10 million
passengers daily with more than 300 km of subway and express
rail, and a fleet of 4,000 buses. RATP Développement
implements projects and operates all types of transport
networks in France and abroad (Germany, Italy, South Africa,
Algeria, Morocco, Brazil).