Thursday, June 05, 2008

On Wednesday 4th June 2008, the State Secretary for Defence, Jack de Vries, and Harbert van der Wildt of Komfort, have signed the DBFMO contract for realisation and management of the Kromhout Barracks in Utrecht.

The project concerns the construction of accommodation facilities for approximately two to three thousand defence employees at the barracks site. This site is to be the base for the operational headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Army and several other departments of the Ministry of Defence. Completion is scheduled for October 2010.

Komfort will build a modern office park for defence staff in Utrecht, in a green and open setting. In addition to office premises, the site will house sports facilities, a health centre, garage, conference centre and living quarters for around 100 staff.

Komfort’s proposition includes all the elements of the design, building, finance, facility services, maintenance and operational services in an integrated 25-year DBFMO (Design, Build, Finance, Maintain, Operate) contract. This agreement represents a value in excess of € 300 million.

On 14th April 2008, Komfort was appointed as preferred bidder following a European tender. The consortium is a cooperation between Ballast Nedam, Strukton and John Laing, who have teamed up with Meyer & Van Schooten Architects, Karres en Brands landschapsarchitecten (landscape architects and urban planners), and ISS Facility Services.

For more information, please contact:
Project Management Komfort Consortium
Sander Lefevre, telephone +31 (0)30 285 31 82, e-mail s.lefevre@ballast-nedam.nl
or through
Patrick de Leede, telephone + 31 (0)6 21 54 69 95, e-mail info@catchoftheday.nl