LUCAS 2022 AWARDED TO COBA
EUROSTAT - the Statistical Office of the European Commission - awarded to COBA the contract to carry out the LUCAS 2022 survey on the state and dynamics of land cover/land use in Lot 1, which includes Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The contract duration is expected at 23 months and the field survey will be carried out between April and September 2022.
Lx, 15 Dec 2021
PORTUGAL - COBA/PONDIO/ARCHITECTURE ET OUVRAGES D'ART(LAVIGNE ET CHERON)/MICHEL VIRLOGEUX CONSULTANT'S PROPOSAL AMONG THE THREE SELECTED FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TENDER FOR THE NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE DOURO RIVER
The proposal of the consortium led by COBA for the new Oporto Metro bridge, linking Oporto and Gaia, is among the three finalists of an international public tender that brought together 27 participants from all over the world and, quoting the Minister of the Environment, "comprised the most challenging bridge competition in the world".
This new infrastructure will exclusively serve the new Oporto Metro Line to Gaia, connecting Campo Alegre to the Arrábida Shopping Centre and does not contemplate any road traffic. It offers not only mobility through the light rail, but also cycling and pedestrian transit.
The solution presented is characterised by the intermediate arch which overlaps the deck, forming a single light and aerial central arch that preserves the transparencies and perspectives over the river and the Arrábida Bridge.
Fulfilling the requirements of not having piers in the river, the arch has a length of 400 metres, while the arch of the neighbouring Arrábida bridge reaches 270 metres. It is essentially a steel structure with concrete piers located only on the slopes, and a mixed steel-concrete deck.
Lx, 20 Oct 2021
CAPE VERDE - SANTIAGO ISLAND PUMPED-STORAGE PROJET
On June 16th COBA presented the conclusions of the first phase of the Feasibility Study of the Pumped-Storage hydropower plant on Santiago island, in a Workshop that took place in Praia, attended by the Minister of Industry, Trade & Energy and the Minister of Agriculture and Environment. Experts from COBA and the consortium partner ARTELIA, as well as from the local company CPR, participated in this event, both in person and online.
This is a project of great importance for Cape Verde, funded by the Luxembourg Development Agency, which aims to achieve the targets set for the island's energy transition to a system based mainly on renewable energies.
National TV Coverage
Lx, 01 Jul 2021
PORTUGAL - OVERCOMING UNDERGROUND SPACE - "What we don’t see, BUT exists”
To reflect and establish priorities. In the April/21 edition of the Pais Positivo magazine, the Chairman of the Portuguese College of Engineers, Carlos Mineiro Aires, and the President of the Portuguese Tunnelling Commission (CPT), Raúl Pistone, shared an editorial article on the strategic importance of underground space.
Underground as a spatial asset needs to be clearly understood by urban planning decision makers in order to take full advantage of its potential in adapting cities to the many challenges that will be faced in the upcoming decades.
by Dr. Raúl Pistone, Member of COBA's Technical Advisory Commitee and President of CPT
refer to editorial of País Positivo - april 2021
Lx, 14 Mai 2021
BRAZIL – TESTING OF “MARCO 1” OF THE “RAMAL DO AGRESTE” WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Testing of “Marco 1” of the “Ramal do Agreste” Water Supply System began last February, in the presence of President Jair Bolsonaro. Opening of the floodgates of the first section (Marco 1) in the Barro Branco reservoir - located in Sertânia, Pernambuco - enabled the beginning of the tests and filling of the water supply system up to the Negros Reservoir.
After leaving Barro Branco, water passes through eight sections of canals, four siphons and three tunnels, totalling 37.4 km, until reaching the Negros Reservoir, with a storage capacity of 14.7 hm3. This entire infrastructure is part of “Marco 1” of the “Ramal do Agreste” Water Supply System, which comprises two more sections, expected to be completed by the end of this year.
The “Ramal do Agreste” Water Supply System has a total length of 70.8 km and a transport capacity of 8 m3/s. When completed, it will convey water from the East Axis of the São Francisco River Transposition Project, which has been in pre-operation since 2017, to the region with the greatest water shortage in Pernambuco. Approximately 2.2 million inhabitants in 68 municipalities in the State of Pernambuco will be catered for.
COBA was engaged by the Contractor to prepare the Detailed Design of the canals, drainage system, syphons, road network and dams, hydraulic modelling of the water supply system, as well as the operation and maintenance procedures manual.
Lx, 27 Apr 2021
COBA - A PARTNER FOR DEVELOPMENT
The most recent publication of GPEARI (Ministry of Finance) reveals that, in the last 12 years, COBA was the third Portuguese company with the highest number of contracts funded by Multilateral Development Banks.
A note of appreciation to all our employees and partners who contributed towards the award and the successful completion of these projects, a showcase of Portuguese Engineering Worldwide, in a highly competitive market such as is the Multilateral market.
Lx, 10 Mar 2021
IN MEMORIAM - PROFESSOR JOAQUIM LAGINHA SERAFIM
100 YEARS
On January 12th we evoked Joaquim Laginha Serafim’s 100th birthday, Gold Medal of the Portuguese College of Engineers, distinction attributed for his intervention and exceptional merit, at national and international level, for the progress and prestige of Portuguese Engineering.
Laginha Serafim was, from the beginning of his career, one of the most highly regarded researchers at the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, in the field of dams. Even before turning 40, he collaborated with some of the most renowned Portuguese engineers at the time, in the movement for creation of independent engineering firms, which lead to the establishment of COBA, in 1962.
Under his direction, COBA soon began internationalization of its activity, always with a focus on the technical skills of its staff and the diversification into the various fields of engineering.
The Professor left many marks, was an example of sagacity and exemplarity in the leadership of the team that led the company for almost three decades. Warranted its sustainability and also ensured a smooth transition during the period that followed his retirement from the company.
The Professor also left several lessons to his following generations of managers: To think Big, with audacity, always fostering competence, promoting team spirit, and the capacity for innovation and the regeneration of the corporate Board and Directors.
The Board of Directors of COBA.
Lx, 26 Feb 2021
PERÚ - ADJUDICADA LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE LA VIA EXPRESA DE CUSCO
Diciembre pasado fue adjudicada la construcción del proyecto vial de la Vía Expresa de Cusco desarrollado por COBA en Perú, en la ciudad de Cusco, declarada como Capital Histórica y Patrimonio de la Humanidad. A esta licitación de construcción se presentaron varias empresas chinas y españolas, habiendo sido adjudicado a China Gezhouba Group Company, Ltd. por el valor de 289 218 000 PEN (cerca de 66 750 000 €) y un plazo de construcción de 24 meses.
El estudio definitivo de la Vía Expresa de Cusco (Estudio Definitivo del Proyecto Mejoramiento Integral de la Vía Expresa de la Ciudad del Cusco: Ovalo Libertadores – Puente Costanera – Nodo Versalles) fue desarrollado por COBA en consorcio con CPS, mediana empresa peruana, teniendo como cliente el Gobierno Regional de Cusco y financiamiento del BM (BIRF).
Esta es una avenida urbana, con una longitud total de 6.9 km, ubicada inmediatamente a norte del Aeropuerto Internacional de Cusco. El proyecto visa la recalificación urbana de esta zona, actualmente degradada y con uso residencial e industrial.
La solución desarrollada consiste en una avenida urbana, con cuatro carriles de circulación vehicular por sentido, con dos carriles laterales destinados al tráfico local y a la circulación de transportes públicos de pasajeros. La interacción con las calles y avenidas transversales está asegurada por rotondas ovales de tipo abierto y nudos desnivelados en las zonas terminales de la vía. Incluye además varias obras de arte asociadas a las tres intersecciones de la avenida con el río Huatanay. A lo largo de la avenida, están también consideradas ciclovías, aceras anchas, zonas de estacionamiento, áreas de jardín y áreas multiusos.
COBA garantizó directamente las especialidades de trazado vial asociado a la recalificación urbana, pavimentación, suelos, fuentes de agua y zonas de préstamo.
Lx, 11 Ene 2021
