Annual

Review 2011
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Annual Review 2011
Contents 1
Contents
2 Introduction
5 Basic Data
5 Basic Information about the Company
6 Company Statutory Bodies
7 Subsiadiaries of ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s.
7 Organization Unit, Slovakia
8 ARCADIS CZ Group
8 Introducing ARCADIS CZ
9 Subsiadiaries of ARCADIS CZ
9 ARCADIS Project Management
10 ARCADIS Bohemiaplan
10 GEOFOS
11 ARCADIS Group
11 Basic Information about the ARCADIS Group
12 Merger of ARCADIS and EC Harris
12 UNHABITAT
13 Key Projects in the Czech Republic 2011
25 Key Foreign Projects 2011
27 Integrated Management System
28 Selected Economic Data
28 Balance Sheet
29 Prot and Loss Acount
30 Human Resources
30 Authorization and Licences
31 Participation in Educational Programs of ARCADIS Group
31 ARCADIS GKN Global Knowledge Network
32 Technical Development
34 Standardization
35 Technical Conditions
35 Committee for International Professional Associations
36 Applied Research
36 Applied Research with Public Funding Participation
38 Basic Research
39 Company Addresses
39 Company Headquarters, Prague Specialized Centers
39 Regional Branches
Dear Shareholders, Dear Business Partners, Dear Employees,
I am delighted to have this opportunity to address you through the Annual
Review on our activities in 2011. It will certainly come as no surprise to hear that
last year was not an easy one. In light of this, it is even more signicant that we
succeeded in reaching the objectives we had dened for 2011.
It was another year in which our membership in the ARCADIS engineering group
enabled us to utilize its accumulated knowledge and experience for the benet
of our clients, and our clients gave us many opportunities to show us that they
realized and appreciated this fact.
In 2011, the globally operating ARCADIS group started to fulll the new
strategic plan for the period of 2011 to 2013. In this context, we also attained
the basic strategic objectives of our company. We continue to maintain our
leading position in the market of geotechnical services. Persuasive evidence
of this is the fact that our clients seek us predominantly when solving the most
complex geotechnical problems. Our regional presence is of signicance, as
well. There, we are closer to our clients who perceive positively the availability
of our services. Seeking out and introducing new services is an integral part of
our companys portfolio. We continue to assert our position in foreign markets,
especially in Slovakia, through our Structural Unit and through cooperation
with our subsidiary company GEOFOS. Activities in other countries are based
predominantly on our cooperation with Czech construction companies and other
companies in the ARCADIS group.
As far as economic indicators are concerned, emphasis was placed primarily on
achieving our own planned performance level. In this we were successful - the
companys own operations generated almost EUR 10.5 million, with pre-tax
prots in excess of EUR 1.1 million. The companys equity capital increased from
EUR 10.3 million to EUR 11.2 million.
As was the case last year, I must state that all this took place on a backdrop
of a material decrease in activities in the construction eld. As in the foregoing
years, these results could be achieved thanks to two basic reasons.
Despite the tough market conditions, we continued with the systematic
development of our employees. We also involved a large group of employees
in preparing changes within the company. Interdependence between the
companys investments into ongoing professional growth of the employees,
development of their managerial and language abilities, and the engagement
of employees in their work and their interest in the companys future is
apparent and has repeatedly delivers positive results.
As mentioned, our clients seek us especially in situations when they need to
solve complex problems, both in planning and execution of projects. We see
this as the highest acknowledgement of the quality of our work. However,
we are aware that we must continuously improve our ability to recognize and
understand our clients needs. Our objective is to be perceived in the long term
as our clients rst choice in solving tasks or problems they deal with. The long-
term nature of business relationships with many of our clients is proof that we
are on the right track. We still believe this approach is the correct one, and our
experience unambiguously conrms this belief. Our place is wherever we are in
the position of an acknowledged business partner bringing great benet to the
client in the form of unique solutions.
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Introduction
During the past year, the structure of our most signicant clients changed more
markedly than in previous years. Given the possibility for a comprehensive
approach to solving an issue and the possibility to optimize the planned
solution, it is logical.
State institutions that assign work through public tenders are usually not
interested in these types of services. As they place emphasis on the lowest prices
of services, the above-described benets almost always fade.
With increasing frequency, major construction companies have become our
key clients. The share of projects for private investors grew as well. As far as
state institutions are concerned, our activities for the Railway Infrastructure
Administration continued. Jobs for traditional clients, such the Road and
Motorway Directorate, the Waterways Directorate, or individual regions of the
Czech Republic were few and far between. In 2011, we continued our systematic
search for new clients, and expect this activity to bear fruit in the near future.
Last year was another year of substantially decreased investment activities in
the construction industry. Thus, the uncertainty of the market has been plainly
visible. Our business has been strongly inuenced in particular by a continuing
decrease in investments into the transport infrastructure. Therefore, we focused
on clients that are able to appreciate the quality and benets of our services.
This approach is in harmony with our long-term policy, which we have been
able to apply when working especially with private clients and construction
contractors. Our focus on those services that give our clients the required added
value has again proved to be very prudent. Thus, the signicance of offering
solutions instead of routine services proved to be the right approach in these
times when more economic solutions are sought.
I also believe it is important to mention our activities within ARCADIS CZ
holding. Cooperation with our colleagues from the design company ARCADIS
Bohemiaplan s.r.o., located in Plze, with ARCADIS Project management s.r.o.,
located in Prague, and with GEOFOS, s.r.o., located in ilina, Slovakia, has
enabled us to offer turn-key solutions, working with the client from the
beginning of its investment plan through to delivery of the completed work.
Thus, we are in an ideal position to strengthen our ability to provide complex
solutions to our clients.
At the end of the year, our parent company ARCADIS acquired EC Harris,
a signicant global consulting company with branch ofces in the Czech
Republic and Slovakia. One of our major tasks in 2012 will be to integrate
EC Harris into the current structure of ARCADIS CZ in a way that will increase
demand for our services.
Like every year, in 2011 our company again clearly contributed to the
development of our industry. Educational and publishing activities included
35 speeches given by our specialists at conferences and seminars and 28 written
works were published. Our cooperation with universities and with CIDEAS, the
Center of Integrated Research, has continued. We became involved in standards
creation and resolved several tasks in applied research. We greatly appreciate
the activities of our employees in this area, which benet both our employees
and our clients.
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Introduction 3
In 2011, we focused on health and operational safety. ARCADIS works for major
global rms and had incorporated their requirements concerning health and
operational safety levels many years ago. This trend was also applied to ARCADIS
Geotechnika, where in the area of health and operational safety, we created
higher-level requirements than those required by legislation.
In 2012, we expect many signicant changes. I have mentioned the integration
of EC Harris, which will be a part of the companys integration within ARCADIS CZ.
Many changes in the companys internal management are planned to render
our activities more efcient. We are fully aware that both looking back and
looking to the future are important for ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. It remains
true that implementation of the company strategy and that of our parent
company, as expressed in the fulllment of targeted economic goals, continuing
with engaging the younger generation of employees in company management,
primarily with the systematic development of key employees and, last but not
least, establishing long-term relationships with our clients are the standard
objectives for 2012.
Compared to last year, we expect 2012 to be more complicated for our company,
particularly from the economic point of view. All our steps are aimed at
managing the expected continuing drop in the construction industry. However,
even in this less-than ideal situation, ensuring high level of specialization and
high quality of our work are our top priorities.
We fullled our goals for 2011. However, there are even more demanding goals
ahead of us. Let us enjoy good health and the strength to achieve them.
Prague, 10 May 2012
Ing. Vclav Hoej, MBA
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Introduction 4
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ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. is the largest and oldest geotechnical consulting
company in the Czech Republic, with over 85 years of history. The uniqueness,
success and strength of ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. lies with the combination
of knowledge and experience obtained from many years on the Czech market
and knowledge of modern European approaches to preparing and managing
large engineering projects.
The company focuses on consulting, supervision, surveying and testing for
engineering structures, particularly in geotechnical engineering, foundation
engineering, underground structures as well as the environment.
It also offers design and project management services, primarily for engineering
and environmental construction. ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. has been part of
ARCADIS, a large international group of engineering companies, since 2002.
Business Name: ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s.
Identication Number: 411 92 168
VAT Registration Number: CZ 411 92 168
Company Seat: Geologick 988/4, Prague 5, 152 00, Czech Republic
Legal form: share corporation
Incorporation Date: October 24,1991
The company was recorded in the Commercial Register
administered by the Municipal Court in Prague,
under Section B, Entry No. 992
Bank Details: Komern banka a.s., Prague 1, Splen 108/51
Account Number: 7006931/0100
Registered Capital: EUR 1,865,000
Equity: EUR 11,234,000 (as of December 31, 2011)
Capital Structure: ARCADIS as the majority shareholder has owned 100 %
of the company shares since May, 2008
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Basic Data
Basic Information
about the Company
Company Statutory
Bodies
Company Board
of Directors: Ing. Vclav Hoej, MBA
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ing. Vtzslav Herle
Member of the Board of Directors
Mgr. Jan Krnk
Member of the Board of Directors
Supervisory Board:
Ing. Zdenk Sekyra
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Ing. Jaroslav Hejl
Member of the Supervisory Board
Ing. Petr Kuera
Member of the Supervisory Board
Company Management:
Ing. Vclav Hoej, MBA, Managing Director
Mgr. Jan Krnk, Executive Director
Doc. Ing. Alexandr Rozsypal, CSc., Development Director
Ing. Vtzslav Herle, International Relations Director
Ing. Ji Rika, CSc., Business Director
Ing. Vladimr Pachta, Technical Director
Ing. Petr Rezek, Economic Director
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Subsidiaries of
ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s.
SG - Geoprojekt, spol. s r.o.
ID No.: 262 37 636, TAX ID No.: CZ 262 37 636
umavsk 525/33, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 549 133 343, Fax: +420 549 133 284
E-mail: geoprojekt@geoprojekt.cz
www.geoprojekt.cz
Design studio based in Brno, specializing in comprehensive design work,
especially for foundation engineering, geotechnical construction, landslide
reconstruction, transport and underground construction.
SG - Geoinenring s.r.o.
ID No.: 258 23 884, TAX ID No.: CZ 258 23 884
28. jna 2663/150, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 597 577 377, Fax: +420 597 577 677
E-mail: geoinzenyring@ geoinzenyring.cz
www.geoinzenyring.cz
Specialist geotechnics company based in Ostrava, which deals with engineering
and project management, especially underground, engineering and ecological
construction and mining engineering.
ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s.
Organizational Unit, Slovakia
ID No.: 359 07 371, TAX ID No.: SK 202 1902 355
Miletiova 23, 821 09 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Tel./Fax: +421 2 502 44 475
E-mail: michalica@arcadisgt.sk
www.arcadisgt.sk
Since 2005 has offered the Slovak market the complete assortment available
from the parent company ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. It uses the knowledge
and experience gained 85 years and the superior know-how of the multinational
ARCADIS group.
Organizational Unit, Slovakia
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ARCADIS CZ
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ARCADIS CZ a.s. is a new, dynamic, multiprofessional company, which was
established in 2007. It is part of the ARCADIS group, one of the leading globally-
operating engineering companies, which is its majority owner.
ARCADIS CZ provides consulting, supervising and engineering work, and the
design and management of construction projects for engineering, industrial
and civil constructions, environment, energy, mining, and water and waste
management.
ARCADIS CZ has a holding structure all work and business activities are
diversied into subsidiaries. The key companies of the ARCADIS CZ group
in the Czech Republic are:
ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s.
ARCADIS Project Management s.r.o.
ARCADIS Bohemiaplan s.r.o.
In Slovakia, the ARCADIS CZ group does business through its subsidiary company,
GEOFOS, s.r.o. and also with the Organizational Unit Slovakia, which was
founded there in 2005 by ARCADIS Geotechnika.
The groups business strategy is based on using synergistic effects arising from
the holding structure. The subsidiaries complement each other and ARCADIS CZ
can therefore offer its clients a wide range of fully comprehensive services.
The company provides all the services on ethical principles contained within
the guidelines of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers, FIDIC.
The ARCADIS CZ group companies are equipped with modern technologies and
quality apparatus, along with highly qualied staff.
A major asset of the ARCADIS CZ group, as a universal consulting company,
is its independence, meaning that it is not linked through capital or otherwise
to investors or large construction companies involved in the construction
or environmental markets.
Company Headquarters
ARCADIS CZ a.s.
Na Stri 1702/65,
140 62 Prague 4, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 296 330 111
Fax: +420 224 236 313
E-mail: info@arcadis.cz
www.arcadis.cz
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ARCADIS Project Management
ARCADIS Project Management s.r.o. is one of the leading consulting companies
in the Czech Republic. It has been on the market since 1995. It became a member
of the ARCADIS group in 2005. The company offers complete services in the eld
of project management, costs and quality management in all phases of capital
construction, as well as technical supervision services on behalf of the investor.
In the position of an independent consultant, ARCADIS Project Management
impartially supervises maximum efciency of investments of its clients.
The company provides certication services pursuant to LEED and BREEAM
standards, and consulting in the areas of environmental protection,
water management, and infrastructure. Other services of ARCADIS Project
Management include construction cost estimates, civil and technical surveys
(technical due diligence), implementation costs optimization (value
engineering), bank supervision services, t-out management, energy demand
optimization of buildings, energy management, dynamic modeling of building
energy consumption and technical auditing of structures.
ARCADIS Project Management s.r.o.
Na Stri 1702/65
140 62 Prague 4, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 296 330 111
Fax: +420 224 236 313
E-mail: info@arcadispm.cz
www.arcadispm.cz
Subsidiaries
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ARCADIS Bohemiaplan
The design and engineering company BOHEMIAPLAN, s.r.o. was founded
in June 1991 with the privatization of the branch design division of Bsk
Projekty Teplice, active in Plze since 1952. The change in name to ARCADIS
Bohemiaplan s.r.o. conrmed the companys afliation to the ARCADIS CZ
group, of which it has been a part since 2009.
Since its establishment in 1991, the company has successfully completed
approximately 3,000 projects in all elds of capital construction. The company
provides comprehensive design and engineering services including planning,
investment activities and performance of construction and technical supervision.
For selected structures, the company provides its own construction services,
including the supply of technology, installation and commissioning. The
company offers a wide range of activities, primarily in the energy, industrial,
engineering, water and ecological structure and surface construction elds.
ARCADIS Bohemiaplan s.r.o.
stkova 73
326 00 Plze, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 371 411 111
Fax: +420 377 240 760
E-mail: info@arcadisbp.cz
www.arcadisbp.cz
GEOFOS
GEOFOS, s.r.o. is the leading Slovak geotechnics company with years
of history and professional experience in engineering geology, geotechnics,
eld measurements, ecology and geodesy. It provides comprehensive services
to its clients in the elds of surveying, monitoring, supervision and consultancy
at various stages of planning and construction of roads and motorways, hydro-
engineering structures, tunnels and bridges, railways and the environment.
The company was founded in 1991 by splitting from the well-known enterprise,
IGHP ilina. In 2005, Stavebn geologie Geotechnika, a.s., from 2002 part of the
international ARCADIS group, acquired a majority share in GEOFOS. Since 2007
GEOFOS has been a subsidiary of ARCADIS CZ.
GEOFOS is made up of a professional team of professionals with extensive
experience obtained in Slovakia and on international projects. The company
is one of the leaders in Slovakia in the eld of engineering geology and
geotechnics, primarily in the application of geotechnics for underground
structures.
GEOFOS, s.r.o.
Vek Diel 3323
010 08 ilina
Slovensk republika
tel.: +421 41 5652 747
fax: +421 41 5686 126
e-mail: geofos@vud.sk
www.geofos.sk
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ARCADIS is a leading international globally operating group that provides
consultancy, engineering, project solutions and architectural services; project
and facility management in the elds of infrastructure, water, environment
and industrial and civil constructions. In this business segment, the ARCADIS
group is one of the ve biggest companies in Europe, while globally it is among
the ten largest companies with a similar focus. On the global environmental
market, ARCADIS is one of the three largest companies. Its experts specialize in
improving mobility, sustainable development and improving the quality of life
worldwide.
The ARCADIS group operates in Europe, Asia, North and South America and in
200 branches in a hundred countries around the world, employing nearly 21,000
people. The total sales volume for the group reached EUR 2.4 billion in 2011.
ARCADIS is unique for its extensive international network, with strong positions
on local markets, allowing them to apply their expertise on a global scale, and
to provide services to customers of different nationalities looking for service
providers who can help them globally.
ARCADIS Group
Company Headquarters ARCADIS NV
Gustav Mahlerplein 97-103
1082 MS Amsterdam
P.O. Box 7895
1008 AB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 20 2011 011
Fax: +31 20 2011 003
E-mail: info@arcadis.com
www.arcadis.com
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Merger of ARCADIS and EC Harris
In October 2011, the ARCADIS group executed a merger agreement to gain full
ownership of EC Harris Ltd., an international engineering consulting company
seated in London which provides project management services in execution and
operation of buildings, production and processing facilities, and infrastructure
projects.
EC Harris has a long company history and 48 ofces in 28 countries including
Central and Eastern Europe (including the Czech Republic), the Middle East
(Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt), as well as in Asia
(Hong-Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan). EC Harris had focused on international
diversication, which resulted in its growth in the Asian and Middle Eastern
markets and helped the company to expand to 2,600 employees.
Activities of EC Harris include strategic and consulting services and pricing,
project, and transaction management, as well as program management. The
company benets from the position of construction projects consultant in both
civil and public sectors, transport, water management, and industry.
This merger has strengthened the presence of the ARCADIS group in the area
of project management in Asia, the Middle East, Great Britain, and in Central
and Eastern Europe.
UN-HABITAT the United Nations
Agency for Human Settlements
In 2011, the ARCADIS group continued its cooperation with and direct support
of UN-HABITAT, the United Nations agency for human settlements. The joint
objective of this cooperation is to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing
cities around the world, where more than half of the worlds population lives
today. Of this half, over one billion people live in slums or substandard housing.
Should no solution be found, this number will double in the next thirty years.
ARCADIS and UN-HABITAT perfectly complement each other: they both focus
on improving the urban environment and both have the necessary global reach.
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D8 Motorway Construction Lovosice ehlovice section
Inspection and Consulting Services (20072014)
EUROVIA CS, a.s., Division 3 Prague
Construction 0805, Lovosice ehlovice section, part of the D8 national motor-
way connecting Prague Czech/German border. Construction with a total length
of 16,413 m comprises two tunnels: Prackovice (270 m) and Radejn (620 m),
29 bridges and 3 yover interchanges.
Company Activity:
inspection and consulting services
calculation of stability and deformations of earth structures
design of alternative foundation methods and adaptation of technological
procedures
establishment of geotechnical monitoring systems
special geotechnical tests
Transport
Infrastructure
- Roads
- Motorways
Key Project in the
Czech Republic 2011
R6 Expressway Nov Sedlo Sokolov (20092012)
Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic,
Karlovy Vary Administration
Expansion of the R6 Sokolov Tisov expressway between Karlovy Vary and
Cheb from two lanes to four. The length of the section is 7.4 km and includes
6 bridges. Works performed by ARCADIS Geotechnika focused on geotechnical
aspects of lightened ll construction. In 2011, ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. entered
the 8
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annual national competition Czech Transport Structure and Technology
of 2010 with its project Lightweight Earth Structure on the R6 Expressway
between Jeniov and Nov Sedlo, which it successfully carried out in 2010
in cooperation with EUROVIA CS, a.s. (contractor) and PRAGOPROJEKT, a.s.
(designer). The construction has been nominated for a 2010 Czech Transport
Structure, Design and Innovation Award.
Company Activity:
geotechnical supervision of the construction contractor, including assessment
of rock workability and suitability of soil for embankments
monitoring settlement of embankments
calculation of stability of cut and embankment slopes, alternative geotechnical
designs, geotechnical consulting
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Key Projects in the Czech Republic 2011
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Key Projects in the Czech Republic 2011
Transport Infrastructure
Road I/48 Rychaltice Frdek-Mstek Section (20102012)
Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic, Ostrava Administration
Construction of expressway between Rychaltice and Frdek-Mstek. Section
length is 7.043 km (SO 101 main route), 3.050 km (SO 160 auxiliary road).
The construction comprised 17 bridges, 1 cut-and-cover tunnel Lysvky
(length 160 m), retaining walls in front of and behind the tunnel with
the length of 205 and 720 m.
Company Activity:
geotechnical supervision during foundation of bridges, retaining walls,
cut-and-cover tunnel, and during embankments construction
numeric modeling of embankments settlement, stability of cuts
and embankments, including reinforcement design
geotechnical monitoring of embankments settlement and stability of cuts
(12 proles), geotechnical monitoring of retaining walls and tunnel
additional geotechnical surveying of bridges and tunnel
consulting services
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R7 Road Vysoany Flyover Interchange Droukovice Flyover
Interchange (20102013)
Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic, Chomutov Administration
The construction forms part of the project aimed at increasing capacity of the
existing two-lane road I/7 to the R7 four-lane expressway. The road is designed
for the R 25.5/100 category and its total length is 9.444 km. Construction compri-
ses 11 bridges and 2 yover interchanges.
Company Activity:
geotechnical supervision
monitoring of embankments bedrock settlement measurement
using hydrostatic leveling methods
D3 Motorway Tbor Vesel nad Lunic Geotechnical Services
(20082013)
Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic,
esk Budjovice Administration
The future D3 motorway section from Tbor to Vesel nad Lunic is 25 km long,
and consists of construction unit 0307 Tbor Sobslav and construction unit
0308 Sobslav Vesel n/L. The Tbor Sobslav unit is 16,295 m long and com-
prises 34 bridges, 3 yover interchanges; the Sobslav Vesel n/L. unit is 8,715 m
long and comprises 14 bridges and 2 yover interchanges.
Company Activity:
geotechnical service for the contractor
geotechnical monitoring
pile integrity measurement using CHA and PIT methods and static loading tests
of piles
stability calculations and design of slope stability solutions / embankment
settlement
compaction tests
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Key Projects in the Czech Republic 2011
Upgrade of the 3
rd
Railway Transit Corridor (20022016)
Railway Infrastructure Administration of the Czech Republic, Prague
Upgrade of the 3
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Railway Transit Corridor: 1
st
branch: German border Cheb
Plze Prague; 2nd branch: Dtmarovice esk Tn Mosty u Jablunkova
Slovak border. Reconstruction of existing and construction of new track sub-
grade and track superstructure, bridges, culverts, tunnels, and walls.
Company Activity:
Provision of geotechnical works during preparation and execution
of construction works in accordance with the customers requirements:
consulting during preparatory documentation and construction design
processing, evaluation of their geotechnical parts
geotechnical supervision during execution of construction works
execution of eld and laboratory tests
Transport
Infrastructure
Railways
Key Project in the
Czech Republic 2011
Bystice n. Ol esk Tn Railway Optimization
GT Supervision (20092012)
Railway Infrastructure Administration of the Czech Republic,
Construction Administration East
Optimization of the railway section between Bystice nad Ol and esk Tn
in the length of 11.489 km. This railway forms part of the transit railway
corridor No. III. The construction comprised substructure remediation under,
reconstruction of 34 structures.
Company Activity:
geotechnical supervision during implementation of substructure, foundation
of bridges and culverts, drainage and structural layers of the sleeper base
geotechnical supervision over railway relocations in the ood-plain
of Ole river
control tests for gravels, aggregate ballast, geosynthetics
consultancy services for the investor
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Key Projects in the Czech Republic 2011
Transport Infrastructure
Upgrade of the 4
th
Railway Transit Corridor between Votice and
Beneov (20092012)
Railway Infrastructure Administration of the Czech Republic, Prague
Upgrade of the 4
th
railway transit corridor comprises reconstruction of the Bene-
ov Votice section to handle speeds of up to 160 km/h. Construction between
Beneov and Votice (18.472 km) is exceptional due to the length of underground
works 2,690 m of double-track tunnels.
Company Activity:
engineering-geological and geotechnical monitoring during tunnel driving
and excavation
geodesic, extensometric, seismic, and hydrogeological measurements
technical auditing of adjacent buildings
scanning of as built lining shape
measurement of primary lining loading
construction supervision and consulting activities
Optimization of the Railway between the Slovak Border
Mosty u Jablunkova Bystice n. Ol Geotechnical
Supervision (20072013)
Railway Infrastructure Administration of the Czech Republic,
Construction Administration East
Optimization of the railway section between the Czech/Slovak border
and Bystice nad Ol with a total length of 19.273 km. This railway forms part
of the 3
rd
railway transit corridor. Construction works comprised track subgrade
remediation, reconstruction of 62 bridges and construction of road I/11 in the
town of Hrdek.
Company Activity:
geotechnical supervision during implementation of substructure, drainage
and structural layers of the sleeper base
geotechnical supervision during construction of high embankments, bridge
and culvert foundations, and during road formation construction
control tests for gravels, aggregate ballast, geosynthetics
consultancy services for the investor
Perov Railway Station Reconstruction Geotechnical Supervision
(2009 2013)
Railway Infrastructure Administration of the Czech Republic,
Construction Administration East
Reconstruction of Perov railway station between km 179.880184.100, including
departure towards Olomouc (up to km 184.611) and Ostrava (up to km 185.615).
This was the 1
st
phase of reconstruction of one of the largest railway nodes in
the Czech Republic. The construction comprises remediation of track subgrade
under all rails, reconstruction of 7 articial structures including the bridge over
the Beva River.
Company Activity:
geotechnical supervision during implementation of substructure, drainage
and structural layers of the sleeper base
geotechnical supervision during foundation of bridges, culverts,
and CDP building
control tests for gravels, aggregate ballast, geosynthetics
consultancy services for the investor
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Brno VMO Dobrovskho B Monitoring (20062011)
Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic, Brno Department
The purpose of monitoring is to give the construction participants of both
tunnel tubes for the I/42 Brno road, the outer ring road (ORR) Dobrovskho B
sufcient information about the rock massif reaction to the driving of the tun-
nel, the interaction of rock with the construction and the conformity of estima-
tes for the project with reality.
Company Activity:
implementation documentation (monitoring design)
monitoring ofce management, convergence measurement
digitization and data management (BARAB

system)
monitoring the development of faults in threatened overhead buildings
Key Project in the
Czech Republic 2011
Prague Blanka Tunnels Surveying and Monitoring (20072012)
Prague City Hall Department of the Municipal Investor
Construction of the northwestern part of the inner city road ring between
Myslbekova and Pelc-Tyrolka (Blanka tunnels). Tunnel link (total length:
12,140 m) between Troja and Malovanka with connection to the D8 motorway
and the existing Strahov tunnel. In addition to the tunnels, the project also
comprises 4 yover interchanges, a new bridge over the Vltava River,
and ood prevention measures in Troja.
Company Activity:
geological documentation of driven tunnels and construction pit excavation
complete geotechnical monitoring (tunnels, construction pits, aboveground
objects)
measurement of seismic and acoustic effects of blasting works
geoelectric corrosion measurement and soil humidity measurement
management and evaluation of the geotechnical monitoring (BARAB

system)
additional geological surveying
Underground
Structures
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Underground Structures
Prague Strahov Tunnel 2B Geotechnical Monitoring
(20102012)
Prague City Hall City Investor Department, Prague
Construction of the cut-and-cover Strahov tunnel 2B is part of the Strahov tunnel
Myslbekova group of structures that forms part of the Prague City Ring Road.
The southern tunnel tube is 404 m long, the northern tunnel tube is 406 m long.
There is a technological centre at the boundary of the constructions.
Company Activity:
Geotechnical monitoring during cut-and-cover tunnels construction:
installation and measurement with high accuracy inclinometers in boreholes
near buildings along the tunnel route
measurement of anchoring forces using dynamometers installed on heads of
anchors of the construction pits timbering
Mosty u Jablunkova Tunnel Reconstruction (20072013)
Railway Infrastructure Administration of the Czech Republic,
Construction Administration East
The Jablunkov tunnel is being reconstructed as part of optimization of the rai-
lway between the Czech-Slovak state border and Bystice nad Ol. The recon-
struction comprises construction of a new underground structure while partially
preserving the original tunnel. An accident resulted in partial tunnel collapse in
2009. The collapsed part was remediated (lled), and driving through the lled
part commenced in 2011 (collapse management) using the excavation with verti-
cal division. The new tunnel is being constructed using NATM technology and its
total length will be 612 m (of which 564 m will be driven).
Company Activity:
geotechnical monitoring and additional geotechnical survey
subsurface drainage concept design
geotechnical survey before and after remediation grouting,
including evaluation of its efciency
technical auditing of the tunnel in operation
consultancy services as required by the investor
Prague Metro Line V.A Extension Surveying and Monitoring
(20082014)
Prague Public Transport Company
Extension of the existing line A between the Dejvick and Motol stations. Part of
the track tunnels (2x4.2 km) is being driven using TBM-EPBS full-face shields. This
technology was used in the Czech Republic for the rst time. A 2.3 km section
is being driven using the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM). The new
section is 6.5 km long and comprises 4 stations and two single-track tunnels with
a diameter of 6 m.
Company Activity:
engineering-geological survey
complete geotechnical and hydrogeological monitoring
engineering-geological monitoring of driving
passportization of buildings on the surface
management and evaluation of monitoring (BARAB

), monitoring ofce
management
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Brno Retention Tank Jenewainova Street (20112012)
Statutory City of Brno
The retention tank Jenewainova street is a unique accumulation facility con-
structed in complicated geological conditions as part of reconstruction of the
Brno sewer system. Construction of the retention tank will prevent pollution
of the Svratka River and the Svitavsk headwater channel. Main technical data:
timbering wall diameter 32.8 m, tank depth 20.83 m, wall thickness 1 m.
Company Activity:
monitoring design preparation
technical auditing of buildings on the surface
hydrogeological regime measurement
complex monitoring during construction
monitoring results storage in shared database system BARAB

consultancy services, geotechnical and geological supervision

Water Management
Structures
Key Project in the
Czech Republic 2011
Tbor Region Sewer System Repair (2011)
City of Tbor
The purpose of the sewer system repair in the Tbor area is to improve the quali-
ty of water in watercourses and the quality of underground water. Reconstructi-
on of the sewer system comprises construction of 6 km of sewer lines (including
galleries), reconstruction of 18 km of sewer lines, connection of approximately
2,000 inhabitants to the sewer system and to the sewage treatment plant, as
well as reconstruction of 7.5 km of water mains.
Company Activity:
workability classication of soils and rocks
partial reports
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Water Management Structures
Mnichovo Hradit Sewer System Reconstruction
and Completion GT Monitoring (2011)
REALSTAV MB, s r.o., Mlad Boleslav
Completion of the sewer system in Mnichovo Hradit and construction
of a new sewer system in the Vesel area. The construction also comprises
an underground structure a driven channel with a length of 433.54 m.
Company Activity:
monitoring of geological conditions during driving (documentation of faces)
geotechnical monitoring (convergence proles measurement, measurement
of the terrain surface deformation)
lutice Waterworks Re-grouting Watertight Curtains (20102011)
Povod Vltavy, Prague
The lutice waterworks serve as the drinking water reservoir for Karlovy Vary
region. Critical sections for re-grouting were identied using 7 exploratory
boreholes and their evaluation. Drilling and sealing works were executed
from the gallery, in its axis. Overall, the watertight curtain was remediated
along 230 meters. The total length of the boreholes was 1,400 meters.
Company Activity:
grouting design preparation, including drilling scheme and grouting material
selection
authors supervision over the works
proposing changes in execution of the work in light of actual site conditions
evaluation of efciency of the grouting works
Dlouh Strn Pumped-Storage Hydro Power Station Lower
Storage Reservoir Georadar Survey (2011)
EZ, a.s., Prague
The lower storage reservoir of the pumped-storage hydro power station Dlouh
Strn is situated on the Divok Desn River and its dam is 56 meters high. The
purpose of the georadar survey was to assess the homogeneity of subsoil of the
upstream face down to a depth of 3 m and detection of any possible cavities
or caverns.
Company Activity:
Georadar measurement of the asphalt-concrete shell on the upstream face
of the lower storage reservoir with the fall line of 2 m, total number of proles
was 150. Non-homogeneity was detected in the subsoil, in particular in the
right-bank connection between the asphalt-concrete shell and the grouting
shaft at the interface of the base and transition layer. The georadar surveying
identied negligible anomalies over the entire upstream face area, no open
spaces (caverns) were detected.
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Kolov near Semily Communal Waste Landll (20052012)
Marius Pedersen a.s., Hradec Krlov
The communal waste landll in Kolov near Semily was established in the
1990s in an old melaphyre mine. The mine has a horseshoe shape with a narrow
entrance enclosed with a system of dams, which consists of individual levels,
each with the height of 10 meters. The benches between individual levels are
5 8 m wide and the overall slope inclination is approximately 1 : 1.8. It is
expected that the landll will be used until 2035 when the waste level will reach
80 meters and that it will be subsequently reclaimed.
Company Activity:
geotechnical monitoring and its evaluation
determination of alert states for construction of individual levels
evaluation of stability of the closing dam of the landll
geotechnical risks analysis
Environmental
Projects
Key Project in the
Czech Republic 2011
Chabaovice Waste Deposit (20022011)
SCES Group spol. s r.o., st nad Labem
The chemical waste landll by Chabaovice is one of the most dangerous toxic
and industrial waste landlls in the Czech Republic. The landll was rst used
in 1908 and was used until 1993, when decision about its complete, technically
highly demanding remediation was made. ARCADIS Geotechnikas specialists
have participated in the remediation works since the extensive landslide on the
northern slopes of the landll in 2002.
Company Activity:
additional engineering-geological survey
landslide monitoring
numeric modeling, analysis of geotechnical risks
design of remediation measures and cooperation in design preparation
geotechnical supervision
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Environmental Projects
Rodol Geotechnical Monitoring of Lagoon R4 (20052012)
AVE CZ, odpadov hospodstv s.r.o., Prague
Lagoon R4 in Rodol has been used for the storage of sludge produced by Che-
mopetrol Litvnov. Analyses and calculations performed by ARCADIS Geotechnika
a.s. identied the risk of dam collapse into the lagoon due to gradual excavation
of the R4 lagoon and related decrease in sludge levels. It was recommended to
perform long-term monitoring of the dams and to monitor the inclination of the
slope during gradual reductions in sludge levels.
Company Activity:
dening limit values for alert states on the groundwork of geotechnical
calculations
long-term monitoring design and implementation (accurate inclinometry
5 boreholes, level surveying in three hydrogeological observation boreholes,
geodesic surveying of 14 xed points along the perimeter of the lagoon)
Olenk Uranium Sludge Pit Reclamation (20112012)
DIAMO s.p., Pbram
Reclamation of the uranium sludge pit Olenk K III from the ore dressing plant
in Mydlovary has continued since 1990. Covering of the uranium sludge with y
ash was followed by gradual spreading of ll soil, sealing the sludge bed with
clay, and spreading a top humus layer.
Company Activity:
underground water level monitoring in hydrological observation boreholes
eld geotechnical tests
soil compaction tests
monitoring of in-depth settlement marks
consultation work
Sokolov Druba Mine Geotechnical Monitoring (19932012)
Sokolovsk uheln, a.s., Sokolov
An inspection monitoring system was established to monitor the rock massif
response to advancing brown coal mining in the Druba and Ji large opencast
mines in the Sokolov coal basin. The monitoring system components also com-
prise monitoring of subsurface horizontal and vertical movements and related
changes in the walls and bottom of the open cast mine with inclinometric and
extensometric boreholes.
Company Activity:
accurate inclinometry 11 boreholes, length up to 200 m
bar extensometers 4 boreholes, length up to 200 m
magnetic in-depth marks 1 borehole with the length of 105 m executed
in an underground gallery, measurement from the terrain surface
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Loukov Fuel Storage Tanks (20072011)
EPRO, a.s., Prague
Construction of four reinforced concrete fuel tanks with a total volume
of 4 x 35,000 m
3
; the diameter of one tank is 48 m and the height is 24 m.
Construction will take place in a sloped construction pit, which is secured
on the south side with a pair of pile walls. Upon completion of the construction
works and installation of technology, the tanks will be covered with backll
and the surface landscaped.
Company Activity:
engineering geology survey for construction
numeric modeling
cooperation in reinforced soil structure design for basin backlling
(unique contactless backll)
geotechnical supervision during construction and consultation work
geotechnical monitoring of construction
Key Project in the
Czech Republic 2011
Road I/35 Hebe Tunnel Long-Term Monitoring of Landslide
Remediation (20102012)
Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic, Pardubice Administration
ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. has performed long-term monitoring of an extensive
landslide remediation since 2006. Our company designed the monitoring system
during remediation works in 2006/2007, originally for remediation purposes.
Thanks to its full functionality, it continues to be used for the long-term moni-
toring purposes as well. The system takes measurements every six months and
results are delivered to the client in the form of annual reports.
Company Activity:
trigonometric monitoring of xed surveying points
surveying of inclinometric boreholes and multi-stage horizontal bar extenso-
meters
physical site inspections using climbing equipment
Other Projects
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Other Projects
Havov Globus Shopping Center Geotechnical Supervision
(20102011)
PRAHA WEST INVESTMENT k.s., Prague
Construction of the Globus hypermarket in Havov, consisting of shopping
halls, handling and parking areas for trucks, car parks, adjacent roads and other
related objects.
Company Activity:
geotechnical supervision during earthworks execution and during soil
improvement with lime
earthworks tests
optimization of ll materials selection with emphasis on secondary
raw materials usage
consultation work
Jablonec nad Nisou Kauand Shopping Centre
Reinforced Soil Structure (2011)
Skanska a.s., Prague
The Kauand shopping center in Jablonec nad Nisou was built on the site of
a former slaughterhouse. The shopping center is partly located on made-up
ground after slaughterhouse demolition, partly on a newly constructed reinfor-
ced embankment with a height of up to 8.5 m and inclination of 70 degrees.
Construction also comprises access roads, parking areas, and retaining structures.
Company Activity:
design of reinforced soil retaining structures, gabion baskets,
and/or combination of both
geotechnical supervision
foundation conditions assessment and rock workability classication
settlement analyses using the nite elements method
ProLogis Jirny V Logistic Centre (2011)
PROLOGIS Czech Republic s.r.o., any
Construction of ProLogis Jirny V Globus logistic centre consisting of four
storage halls, internal roads and handling areas.
Company Activity:
geotechnical supervision
professional consulting
compaction rate tests
review of design documentation and technical specications of the works
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Key Foreign Projects 2011
Peru Cordillera Blanca Stability of Moraine Deposit Slopes
(20112013)
The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
Assessment of the slope stability of high moraine dams of the glacial lakes Palca-
ccocha and Uruasraju and adjacent slopes in the Cordillera Blanca mountain ran-
ge. This is a research project investigating long-term threats to the inhabitants
of settlements and towns situated under the dams. Any collapse of such dam
would cause so-called aluviones i.e., a phenomenon that can be characterized
as a stage between a full ood and slope debris ow.
Company Activity:
eld reconnaissance
soil sampling and laboratory tests
eld hydrodynamic tests
calculation of the slopes of glacial lake moraine dams
Key Foreign
Projects 2011
Slovakia R1 Expressway Independent Supervision
(20092013)
Vinci Concessions (represented by GRANVIA, a.s.), Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Construction of a new multilane road R1 between Nitra, West Tekovsk Nemce
and Bansk Bystrica Northern By-Pass. Design, construction, operation,
and maintenance of the road are based on a PPP (Public Private Partnership)
scheme, i.e., nanced from both public and private sources. This is the rst PPP
project in the history of the Slovak Republic.
Company Activity:
Independent Engineer
(design inspection, certication of the construction works, monitoring
of compliance with OHS and environmental protection principles, works
quality inspection)
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Key Foreign Projects 2011
Qatar Port Construction, Pile Loading Test (2012)
Consolidated Engineering Construction Co., Jordan
Static loading tests of reinforced concrete piles forming part of a crane track
in a shing port at the northernmost headland of Qatar.
Company Activity:
Static loading tests of piles 800 mm in diameter and 12 m long. Operating
loading of the piles 355 kN, piles were tested to 150% loading, i.e., 535 kN.
Slovakia Tureck vrch Tunnel Geotechnical Monitoring
(20092012)
Railway Slovak Republic, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
A double-track railway tunnel and an escape gallery have been driven using
NATM technology under Tureck vrch hill within the framework of Nov Mesto
nad Vhom Pchov double-track railway modernization. Tunnel length:
is 1.775 m, escape gallery length is 245 m, excavation cross-section of the tunnel
was 106130 m
2
.
Company Activity:
Complex geotechnical monitoring at the tunnel construction site performed for
the contractor (in cooperation with GEOFOS, s.r.o.) within the following extent:
engineering-geological documentation including in-situ tests
position of the chief geologist and geotechnical engineer of the contractor
convergence, inclinometric, and extensometric measurements
monitoring ofce management, including data sharing through BARAB

on-line database
Kurdistan Rockll Dams Supervision and Consulting (2011)
CREA Hydro & Energy, Inc., Brno
A number of dams and related waterworks intended for irrigation and electricity
generation purposes are currently in preparation and under construction in the
northern Iraq region administered by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
ARCADIS Geotechnika has been involved in the construction of four rockll
dams with clay sealing in northern Kurdistan.
Company Activity:
consulting service and supervision over construction of the dams
weekly construction status reports
alternative designs and possible change of construction technology
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Integrated Management System
ARCADIS Geotechnika has implemented an integrated management system that
merges the system of safety management and of occupational health and safety
protection system with an environmental management system and a quality
management system. All our systems have of course been certied.
The integrated system of ARCADIS Geotechnika focuses on our customers,
business partners, and employees. It is the main instrument used to manage
the risks related to our companys business.
The published Company Management Policy declares our focus on client
satisfaction, development of partnership and universal development
of companys employees, high quality of services, reduction of risks related
to the companys business, and emphasis on environmental protection as well
as sustainable development.
Re-certication audit of the OH&S system and regular audit of Quality System
and EMS took place on January 26 and 27, 2012. The scope of certication was
extended to land surveying works and remediation of soil and rock slopes.
Integrated
Management System
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Selected Economic Data
Balance Sheet
EUR Thousands
ASSETS 2011 2010
Fixed Assets 2,200 2,340
Intagible xed assets 76 91
Tangible xed assets 1,549 1,658
Long-term investments 574 591
Current assets 12,892 12,400
Investories 220 255
Long-term receivables 618 384
Short-term receivables 7,614 7,973
Financial assets 4,440 3,788
Deferrals 59 81
TOTAL ASSETS 15,151 14,821
LIABILITIES
Equity 11,234 10,612
Registered capital 1,865 1,920
Statutory reserve fund 440 453
Other funds 92 87
Retained earmings 7,899 6,907
Prot for the current period 939 1,245
Liabilities 3,868 4,163
Provisions 248 242
Long-term liabilities 5 11
Short-term liabilities 3,615 3,910
Accruals 49 47
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 15,151 14,821
Ofcial exchange rate of December 31, 2011
was 1 EUR = CZK 25.80
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
09
8,883
08
7,549
10
10,612
11
11,234
07
6,562
DEVELOPMENT OF EQUITY
(EUR Thousands)
28
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Selected Economic Data
Prot and Loss Account
EUR Thousands
REVENUES 2011 2010
Revenues from production 13,584 14,656
Procceds from disposals of xed assets and raw material 9 35
Other operating revenues 1,303 984
Interest revenues 68 48
Other nancial revenues 208 64
TOTAL REVENUES 15,172 15,787
COSTS
Costs of sales 8,232 7,386
Personnel expenses 5,180 6,087
Taxes and charges 26 30
Depreciations of intangible and tangible xed assets 286 333
Net book value of xed assets and raw naterial sold. 0 2
Change in provisions and adjust. relating to open activity 10 88
Other operating expenses 105 149
Other nancial expenses 153 144
Income tax on ordinary prot 241 324
TOTAL COSTS 14,233 14,542
Prot for the Accounting Period *) 939 1,245
*) Prot after tax
20
15
10
5
09
14,086
08
15,624
10
15,787
11
15,172
07
11,948
DEVELOPMENT OF TOTAL
REVENUES
(EUR Thousands)
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Human Resources
The total average number of employees reached 197 in 2011 (including
the Slovak branch). During the course of the year we hired 12 new employees.
The company has always taken great care to educate and develop its employees,
and 2011 was no different. Costs for educational activities last year totalled
over EUR 85 thousand. Employees participated in a wide range of conferences,
seminars and courses in both the Czech Republic and abroad, such as: the World
Tunneling Congress ITA/AITES WTC 2011 in Helsinki, the GeoProc 2011 Confer-
ence in Perth, Australia, the 21
st
conference of European Young Geotechnical
Engineers (EYGEC) in Rotterdam, the AFTES conference in Lyon, the Geotechnical
Modeling workshop in Switzerland, the Mongolian Coal conference, the IAG
symposium GGSE in Berlin, the 10
th
Slovak Geotechnical Conference with interna-
tional representation Geotechnical Problems of Engineering Constructions
in Bratislava, the international conference Geotechnical Monitoring and Instru-
mentation and workshop Geotechnical Monitoring Essentials in London,
the 9
th
Central European Tectonic Groups Meeting in Skalsk Dvr, the 2
nd
open
congress of the Czech Geological Society and the Slovak Geological Society
at Monnec, the 20
th
regional conference with international representation
New Knowledge and Measurements in Seismology, Engineering Geophysics
and Geotechnics in Ostrava, the conference Slope Deformations and Pseudokarst
in Brno, Field Geotechnical Methods in st n/L, Railway Bridges and Tunnels
2011 in Prague, Road Conference 2011 in Zln, Foundation Engineering Brno
2011 and others.
The company organized a number of internal seminars focused on improving
professional knowledge and managerial skills; some lectures were delivered
by our key experts, such as our regular seminars in engineering and geology,
of which there were seven in 2011.
Intensive language training continued for employees in 2011. Over 50%
of employees participate in our language programs, in which they improve
their knowledge of English, German, French, Russian and Spanish.
Authorization and Licences
At the end of 2011, the company employed 37 authorized engineers or techni-
cians active in construction. Geotechnical engineers formed the largest group
of authorized engineers. Other elds are represented to a lesser extent,
in particular statics and construction dynamics, transport construction, ground
construction, water management structures, and landscape engineering. Some
employees have authorizations in more than one eld.
Company employees also hold other certications, licenses and certicates, for
example certication of professional competence in design, implementation and
evaluation of geological works (19 people hold certications for professional
competence in the elds of engineering geology, hydrogeology, environmental
and remediation geology, geophysics, geochemistry), ofcial licenses for verica-
tion of results for surveying activities, licenses from the Mining Authority (total
of 77 certications for professional competence to perform a function during
mining or an activity carried out using mining methods) and OH&S Coordinator
certicate (3 persons). Four employees of the company work as expert witnesses.
Four employees work as expert witnesses.
Human Resources
200
195
190
185
180
09
190
11
197*
10
194
07
184
08
181
DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEE
NUMBERS
* Icluding the Slovak branch
sciehIisIs (10%)
Czech 1echhical UhiversiIy (24%)
oIher uhiversiIies (13%)
Charles UhiversiIy, haIural sciehce (19%)
primary (6%)
secohdary (28%)
Lmployees
LducaIioh
(2011)
6 %
28 %
24 %
19 %
13 %
10 %
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Participation in Educational
Programs of ARCADIS Group
The QUEST educational program (Knowledge Transfer Program) was set up by
the ARCADIS group for employees of companies in the ARCADIS group to ex-
change knowledge and transfer personal experience. The program supports the
synergistic strategy of the groups companies and is aimed primarily at employ-
ees who have not yet had much international experience. It allows exchange
study trips in other branches within the group. ARCADIS Geotechnika has been
active in this program since 2008.
Ing. O. Kostohryz, head of the Applied Geotechnics Department, went for
a study visit to ARCADIS in Chile in January 2011 in the department of tunnels
and underground construction as part of the QUEST program.
Another employee to benet from the QUEST program was Ing. R. Bernard, who
spent 14 days at ARCADIS US in New York in March 2011. He gained detailed
knowledge of the extensive East Side Access underground project and collected
valuable experience with driving and geotechnical monitoring of the underg-
round railway link between Long Island and Manhattan during his study trip.
ARCADIS GKN
Global Knowledge Network
The exchange of knowledge, skills and development at the ARCADIS group level
are coordinated via the Global Knowledge Networks, which bring their clients
global evaluations of experience from professionals throughout the entire
group. The following leading specialists from ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. worked
in international multi-company GKN work groups in 2011:
Ing. Vclav Hoej, MBA GKN Large Projects
Mgr. Jan Krnk GKN Water Management
RNDr. Frantiek Kresta, Ph.D. GKN Rail
Ing. Vclav Vesel GKN Tunnels
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Technical Development
ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. invested its nancial, human and material resources
into technical development in 2011. The aim was to be able to offer cheaper
and more efcient solutions to customers problems even in difcult economic
conditions on the civil works market, thus increasing the competitiveness of its
services. The following topics were addressed:
Field Testing
New Goodman Jack apparatus for determining deformation characteristics
of rocks in boreholes down to the depth of 100 meters was purchased. This
equipment is manufactured by the American company Durham Geo Slope
Indicator (DGSI). In principle, it works by radial loading of the borehole walls
and sensing its deformation. Pressure on the borehole wall achievable
in practice is 40 to 50 MPa.
Methodology of deformation tests has been prepared for the purpose of deter-
mining rock massif properties in boreholes during very slow loading cycles.
Geomechanics Laboratory
New test techniques and methods have been introduced, including procurement
of relevant modern instrumentation. These include the following:
determination of aggregate resistance to crushing using the impact crushabil-
ity method. InfraTest Prftechnik GmbH test equipment has been purchased.
The test complies with the requirements of the SN EN 1097-2 and SN EN
13 450 standards.
rock abrasiveness determination using CERCHAR method. The test is performed
according to the ASTM D7625-10 standard and is intended to determine the
abrasiveness for design of TBM tunneling equipment.
ultrasonic rock tests based on determining the speed of longitudinal and
transverse waves spreading in rock samples. The test is a fast, non-destructive
method of assessing the quality of rock samples and their homogeneity.
Numeric Modeling
of Geotechnical Problems
A methodology for calculation of the interaction of intersecting structures
in the Plaxis 3D Tunnel software has been developed in response to the needs
resulting from the companys participation in large infrastructure projects. Such
structures can be, for example, two perpendicular tunnels, a tunnel with a con-
struction pit secured with anchors, or even multiple simultaneous structures.
The methodology has been used during surface settlement calculations during
TBM operation on metro line V.A, where an access tunnel will be constructed
using the NATM method from a construction pit secured with anchors.
TBM tunnels will subsequently arrive into this tunnel and will further continue
out the other side. A numeric model has dened deformations caused by driving
of all three tunnels and, at the same time, considered the change of geostatic
loading caused by the construction pit excavation.
Technical
Development
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Technical Development
Underground Structures
Department
There have been ongoing innovations of monitoring assessment methods in city
tunnels, in particular of continuous geotechnical supervision and assessment
of differences between the encountered condition of the rock massif and that
which was expected in the survey.
Methodology of subsidence trough prediction over driven tunnels, including
its impact on surface development located within the vicinity, has been impro-
ved in relation to the works on research projects and geotechnical monitoring
works performed on tunnel projects.
BARAB

Database System
The company continued to develop the BARAB

database system intended for

collection, archiving, analysis, interpretation and presentation of collected geo-
technical monitoring data. Continuous response and actions were taken mainly
with regard to the requirements from tunnel projects and from the metro line
V.A extension.
Engineering Geodesy Department
A continuous deformation metering system with optical total stations equipped
with remote data transmission has been successfully tested and implemented
in practice during the metro V.A project.
A new software program temporarily named OvT has been designed
and developed to ensure linkage between the data measured during
TBM driving. This solution is unique.
Continuous measured data ow from the Hvzda and Domy na ervenm
vrchu objects enabled continuation of analysis of of continuous monitoring
detection capabilities. New software has been developed for automatic identi-
cation of changes in trends in monitored quantities over time.
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Standardization
Employees of ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. have long been actively involved in
increasing the professional level of the engineering geology and geotechnics
elds in the Czech Republic. In this context, their participation in standardization
and methodology unication for these elds is of major signicance.
ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s., represented by Ing. Vtzslav Herle, the companys
Chief Geotechnical Engineer, has been the long-term chair of the Technical
Standardization Committee TNK 41 Geotechnical Engineering at the Ofce
for Standardization, Measurement and State Testing (NMZ). Since 2008,
ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. has had an agreement with NMZ to perform
functions of the Centre for Technical Standardizations (CTN), and in 2009, the
company was granted an ofcial license to use the CTN and Centre for Techni-
cal Standardizations trademark. CTN works with with the European technical
committees CEN TC 250 Eurocodes (working group SC 7 Designing Geotechnical
Structures), TC 288 Performance of Special Geotechnical Works, TC 341 Geotech-
nical Research and Testing, and TC 396 Earth Works. Through these activities
it signicantly inuences the professional level of geotechnical standardization
in the Czech Republic and harmonization of such standards with the relevant
European standards.
Within the framework of the activities of the TNK 41 Geotechnics committee,
the tasks on which employees of ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. worked in 2011
included the following:
CEN/TC 250 Eurocodes, Subcommittee SC 7 Eurocode 7.
Eurocode 7 Design of Geotechnical Structures
In 2011, Ing. V. Herle participated in a number of written discussions regarding
simplications, specications, and amendments to Eurocode 7.
CEN/TC 288 Execution of Special Geotechnical Works
SN EN 1536 Execution of Special Geotechnical Works Drilled piles (review)
The reviewed standard was translated by doc. J. Masopust in cooperation with
Ing. V. Herle. The standard was published in March 2011.
SN EN 1538 Execution of Special Geotechnical Works Underground Walls
(review)
The reviewed standard was translated by Ing. J. iica in cooperation with
Ing. V. Herle. The standard was published in March 2011.
CEN/TC 341 Geotechnical Investigation and Tests
A new workgroup, WG1, with several task groups was established in 2011.
Survey for Geothermal Sources, Design and Implementation of Exchanger Systems
Draft standard No. TC 341 WI 00341067.6: Geotechnical investigation and testing
Geothermal testing Determination of thermal conductivity of soil and rock
using a borehole heat exchanger was completed in May 2011.
WG 6 Laboratory Tests
Works continued on 12 standards relating to laboratory tests that have to date
existed only as EN ISO/TS 17892.
CEN/TC 396 Earthworks
The Earthworks Technical Committee commenced its activities in 2009. It was
also very active in 2011. Activities of all ve working committees are coordinated
by the WG1 working committee, whose member is Ing. V. Herle. Another Czech
representative in TC 396, RNDr. F. Kresta, Ph.D., was nominated for the WG 4
Quality Control and Monitoring workgroup.
Ing. V. Herle participated in the WG1 meeting in Madrid in May 2011 and in the
second plenary meeting of TC 396 in Delft in September 2011.
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Technical Conditions
The Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic published new technical conditi-
ons on 1 July 2011
TP 237 Geotechnical Monitoring of Road Tunnels
TP 237 was drawn up by doc. Ing. A. Rozsypal, CSc. These technical conditi-
ons specify binding rules for geotechnical monitoring during preparation and
construction of road, motorway, and city road tunnels. Their distribution was
assigned to ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s., e-mail: brzobohata@arcadisgt.cz.
Committee for International
Professional Associations
ITA-AITES
Doc. Ing. Alexandr Rozsypal, CSc. is a long-term member of the WG 2 Committee
Research ITA-AITES (International Tunneling Association). The Committee
dealt with nal wording of ITA-AITES manuals for Geotechnical monitoring
of tunnels and for Geotechnical investigation for tunnels in 2011.
IAEG C25
Ing. Jan Novotn, CSc., worked in the scientic IAEG Commission C25 Use of
Engineering Geological Models, in 2011. This IAEG (International Association
of Engineering Geology) Commission deals with creation of a guide for prepa-
ration and use of engineering and geological models and it published a draft
initial part of the following topic on the IAEG website in 2011: A Report of IAEG
Commission C25 Use of Engineering Geological Models, Part 1: Introduction
to Engineering Geological Models.
Ing. J. Novotn, CSc. also worked in the Czech National IAEG Group as its secreta-
ry in 2011.
IGS
Ing. Vtzslav Herle is a member of IGS (International Geosynthetics Society).
AIPCR-PIARC
Ing. Vtzslav Herle represents the Czech Republic in the TC/D4 Technical
Commission Geotechnics and Unpaved Roads of AIPCR-PIARC (The World Road
Association). His mandate in the position of the representative of the Czech
Republic (since 2008) was extended in 2012 for an additional 4 years.
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Applied Research
Applied Research with Public Funding
Participation
Applied research is a constant in the companys strategy. Therefore, employees
of ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. dealt with a number of research tasks and deve-
lopment projects nanced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech
Republic (MIT) from public funds either as main recipient or as co-recipient
as part of the companys development program in 2011.
ARCADIS Geotechnika acted as the main recipient and project coordinator
in the following projects:
MIT R&D Project No. FR-TI3/609
Research and development of detection and monitoring of critical points
in geotechnical structures mainly in underground engineering, mining,
and other engineering projects (20112013)
The project deals with research and development of BOTDR (Brillouin Optical
Time Domain Reectometry) measurement methodology for detection and
monitoring of critical points in geotechnical structures, in particular in underg-
round projects and mining industry.
MIT R&D Project No. FR-TI4/261
Research of grouting mixtures behavior during application below the underg-
round water level, development of new grouting mixtures, design methodolo-
gy, monitoring and execution methods (20122015)
The purpose of the research is to develop methods to eliminate negative impact
of the presence of underground water on grouting quality.
MIT R&D Project No. FR-TI1/307
Research of spoil dumps formed during coal mining, development of methods
and equipment for utilization of their thermal potential (20092012)
The objective of the research is to develop a technology for extraction of heat
spontaneously generated in spoil dumps and waste heaps after coal mining.
The development focuses both on direct heat extraction from high-temperature
spoil dumps (over 80 degrees) and on heat extraction from low temperature
spoil dumps using heat pumps.
MIT R&D Project No. FR-TI1/367
Research into the impact of inter-grain permeability of granites for the safety
of deep depositing in geological formations and development of a methodolo-
gy and measuring apparatus (20092013)
The research aims at regularity of very slow water ow in granites of simp-
le dislocations in relation to the primary porosity of the rocks. The research
includes development of apparatus and methods for measuring in situ and in
the laboratory. Research works focus on the issue of permeable zones in non-
ssured mass of granitic rocks, especially research options for migration of tracer
material along crystal grains in fresh and altered granites in laboratory conditi-
ons and in situ at the testing location. The objective of the research is to identify
inter-grain permeability in granite rocks, investigate its qualities and the ways it
is inuenced by geochemical or hydrodynamic processes.
Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAR) R&D Project No. TA-01011650
Research and development of applications for dielectric sensors for deformation
measurement in geotechnical engineering (20112013)
Funding is provided by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic within the
applied research and experimental development program ALFA. Work commen-
ced in 2011.
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The project is aimed at development of methods and equipment for the applica-
tion of FBG (Fiber Bragg Gratings) dielectric sensors in geotechnical monitoring.
The sensors will have a modular design with the possibility of chaining individual
sensors or their applications into a single measurement system. Continuous data
collection and transmission will be enabled for selected cases.
ARCADIS Geotechnika acted as the primary co-recipient in the following applied
research projects:
Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAR) R&D Project No. TA-01030245
Tools for reliable design and implementation of city tunnels with emphasis on
safety and service life.
MIT R&D Project No. FR-TI3/519
Research and creation of systemization and nancial optimization of remediati-
on measures for landslides.
MIT R&D Project No. TA-01020348
Reversible energy storage in rock massifs.
Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAR) R&D Project No. TA-01020282
Environmental protection improvement in relation to the occurrence of endoge-
nous res in spoil dumps and industrial waste landlls, including their modeling
and spreading prediction.
MIT R&D Project No. FR-T13/579
Research of combined processes in rock environments and development of
methodologies for assessment of long-term stability of underground projects.
MIT R&D Project No. FR-T13/523
Rock massif stimulation for creation of a ssure reservoir for geothermal energy
collection using the hot-dry-rock system.
MIT R&D Project No. FR-13/513
Research and development of systemization and nancial optimization
of preventive remediation measures for linear constructions against mudows
and mud-stone streams.
MIT R&D Project No. FR-TI3/325
Research of thermal loading of rocks perspective for underground heat energy
storage.
MIT R&D Project No. FR-TI2/713
Research of the possibilities for determining the area and course of deformati-
on using digital sensing technologies with focus on underground constructions,
development of a more efcient technology with higher metering accuracy.
MIT R&D Project No. FR-TI/546
Research and development of systemization of safe, reliable, and economically
optimal measures for remediation of rocks and rock slopes.
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Projects of the Grant Agency
of the Czech Republic
Grant Project No. 103/09/2016
Building Structures Inuenced by Underground Activities
Prediction of Development of Stress, Deformation, and Damage (20092011)
The Professional Society for Science and Research was the recipient and the main
investigator. ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. was the co-recipient of the nancing
from the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic.
The solution consists of developing a theory for prediction of development
of the deformation eld in relation to changes in the stress eld around
the excavation and tunnel face while taking into consideration time in various
types of rock grounds and improvement of methodology for measuring results
processing. The project also included elaboration of theoretic assumptions
for introduction of engineering risks analysis, as well as preparation of methods
for alert states selection and their criteria and procedures aimed at evaluation
of compliance with given alert state criteria for buildings passed underneath
by tunnel structures.
Grant Project No. P209/11/1000
Assessment of slide and ood hazards from glacial lakes, Cordillera Blanca, Peru
(20112013)
The Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics of the Academy of Sciences of
the Czech Republic was the main recipient and coordinator of the project; the
Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague was the co-recipient. The aim
of the project is to assess the stability of moraine dams of glacier lakes and adja-
cent slopes in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in Peru. The research project
will provide better understanding of stability conditions of model cases and the
possibility of forecasting further development at similar locations.
ARCADIS Geotechnika a.s. participates in terrain reconnaissance, sampling, eld
and laboratory tests within the framework of this project. Furthermore, the
company also provides patronage over stability assessment of the moraine dam
slopes within the framework of this project based on alternative stability calcu-
lations modeling the actual engineering-geological conditions at selected model
locations and their possible change in time.
Basic Research
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