Owner

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Nasr General Contracting Company

Starting Date

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2005

Value of Contract

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30 millions L.E.

Description

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The project is construction of quay (68)- extension of quay (67)- 10 meters depth, and backfilling of El-Manteshouf Basin to form storing yard behind the quay; as part of the development works of gate (27) in Alexandria Port (4th stage). The work includes the following:
• Construction of Quay (68):
Quay wall consists of P.C. concrete blocks, with length of 232.44 m divided into 8 piers besides a corner pier, its depth 10 m divided into 4 rows topped by quay coping beam; and is implemented as follows:
 - Dredging the quay wall trench; to reach the rock layer suitable for foundations on depth of (22 m) below sea level.
- Quay wall trench backfilling with clean sand, then cast rubble to form basis foundation layer and leveling its surface with gravel.
- Place quay wall blocks, and perform the preloading test.
- Casting of coping beam and installation of bollards and rubber fenders.
   
• El-Manteshouf Basin backfilling to form the storing yard:
    After the quay wall construction, the following works were executed: rock backfill and a gravel filter layer, then backfilling the area behind the quay, finishing the storing yards, and making concrete casting and interlocking tiles installations.