MECHEM TRACK RECORD: COMPLETED CONTRACTS

 
   
MECHEM has been conducting commercial demining operations since 1991. MECHEM has successfully, safely and cost effectively cleared millions of square meters of land in the execution of the following contracts:  
   
PROJECT NAME AND COUNTRY
CLIENT
TASK
FOCUS
AREA CLEARED
DURA-TION
Mozambique
Pylons
1991

Empressa
Desminagen
Mozambique
(EDM)

Clearance around pylons
Mechanical (steel wheels)
96 000 mē (12 000 mines cleared)
3 months
Mozambique
MPVs
1991/92
Empressa
Desminagen
Mozambique
(EDM)
Mine protected vehicles to EDM
Mechanical
4 000 mines cleared
6 months    
Mozambique
Murray & Roberts
1994
Murray & Roberts
Road clearance
Mechanical (rippers)
133 km
3 months
Mozambique
Basil Read
1994
Basil Read
Road clearance
Mechanical (rippers) and MEDDS
102 km
3 months
UNOMOZ
Mozambique
1995
United Nations
Road and area clearance
MEDDS, Mechanical and Manual
20 million mē
6 months
MOLISV
Mozambique
1995
Molisv - Italian NGO
Road and area clearance
MEDDS, Mechanical and Manual
800 000 mē
2 months
UNAVEM III
Angola
1996/97
United Nations
Road clearance
MEDDS, Mechanical, Manual and MDDTs
37,5 million mē
6 months
CAHORA BASSA
Mozambique 1996
Consorzia Italia 2000
QA and verification
Dogs and Mechanical
52 million mē
6 months
Uganda
1996
Government of Uganda
Clearance and training
Mechanical
1,12 million mē
5 months
TERRA LIMPA
Mozambique 1997
Government of South Africa
Area clearance
MEDDS, Mechanical, Manual and Dogs
1,74 million mē
6 months
SWISS AID
Angola
1997
Government of Switzerland
Road and area clearance
Mechanical and manual
160 000 mē
3 months
Maputo Corridor
Mozambique
1997
SBB
Level 2 Survey
MEDDS, Mechanical and Manual
1,7 million mē
2 months
ACTEL
Mozambique 1997
ACTEL
Area clearance
Mechanical, Manual and MDDTs
25 000 mē
2 months
UNOPS
Croatia
1997 - 2000
UNOPS
Verification with dogs
MDDTs
1,3 million mē
3 years
MOZAL
Mozambique 1998
MOZAL
Area verification
MDDTs
9 million mē
7 months
Bosnia
1998 - 2001
SFOR, USAID
Area clearance and verification QA
Manual, Mechanical and MDDTs
2 million mē
3 years
IRAQ
Northern Iraq 1998
UNOPS
Area reduction and QA
MDDTs
103 021 mē
10 months
RAILWAY LINE LIKA
Croatia
1999
CROMAC,
World Bank
Area clearance
Mechanical (MV3 and steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual
668 725 mē
4 months

IRAQ PHASE I
Northern Iraq
1999

UNOPS
Area reduction and QA
MDDTs
1 106 534 mē
10 months
AGRIC LAND Croatia
1999 - 2000
UNOPS,
CROMAC
Area clearance
Mechanical (MV3 and steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual
341 980 mē
4 months
RAILWAY LINE SUNJA
Croatia
2000
CROMAC,
World Bank
Area clearance
Mechanical (MV3 and Scanjack 3500), MDDTs and Manual
541 454 mē
8 months
ADOPT A MINEFIELD
Croatia
2000
CROMAC,
UNOPS
Area clearance
Mechanical (MV3 and steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual
72 344 mē
3 months
IRAQ PHASE 2 Northern Iraq 2000
UNOPS
Area reduction, Verification and QA
MDDTs
2 400 393 mē
12 months
SENNA RAIL
Mozambique
2001
RONCO
Vegetation Clearance
Mechanical (Steel wheels, Armoured bull-dozer)
1 million mē (+)
12 months
Xai-Xai
Mozambique 2001
IND
Road verification
MEDDS
30 000 mē
1 month
Basil Reid
Mozambique 2001
Basil Reid
Area clearance
Mechanical (Steel wheels)
30 000 mē
1 month
MASSINGIR
Mozambique 2001
Government of Japan
Area clearance
MEDDS, Steel wheels, Dogs and Manual
500 000 mē (+)
3 months
IRAQ PHASE 3 Northern Iraq 2001
UNOPS
Area reduction, Verification and QA
Dogs
4 885 625 mē
12 months
HIGHWAY LIKA
Croatia
2001
ABC/ABCD
World Bank
CROMAC
(Sub-contr)
Area clearance
Mechanical
249 238 mē
4 months
MOZAL 1
Mozambique 2002
SNC Lavalin,
Murray & Roberts
Area verification
Mechanical (Steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual
67 000 mē
2 weeks
MOZAL 2
Mozambique 2002
SNC Lavalin,
Murray & Roberts
Area verification
Mechanical (Steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual
127 000 mē
4 weeks
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kindu and Kisangani) 2002
MONUC
Area clearance around airports
Mechanical (Steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual
180 000 mē
2 months
OSTROVO
Croatia
2002
CROMAC
ITF (joint venture with DOK-ING)
Area clearance
Mechanical (Mini-flail, MV3) and Manual
120 000 mē (764 mines cleared)
1 month
IRAQ PHASE 5 Northern Iraq 2002
UNOPS
Area reduction, Verification and QA
MDDTs and Manual
1 880 395 mē
12 months
GOSPIC
Croatia
2002
ITF
CROMAC
Scanjack (sub-contractor)
Area clearance
Mechanical (MV3)
108 288 mē
2 months
Democratic Republic of Congo (La Forestiere and Manono)
2003
UNOPS
Area clearance
Mechanical (Mini flail, Steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual
187 880 mē
6 weeks
Croatia
2003
CROMAC
Arka Servis (sub-contractor)
Area clearance
Mechanical (MV3)
16 288 mē
5 days
IRAQ PHASE 6 Northern Iraq 2003
UNOPS
Area reduction, Verification and QA
Mechanical, Manual and MDDTs
1 800 000 mē
12 months
National Roads Verification
Afghanistan
2003-2006
UNOPS
Road clearance
MEDDS
1 800 km
33 months
Rapid Deployment
Democratic Republic of Congo
2003-2004
UNOPS
Area Clearance and Rapid Reaction
Mechanical, Manual and MDDTs

560 km and 634 000 mē

9 months
Angola (Soyo) 2003
Texaco
Rapid Survey and Verification of Oil Wells
Manual and MDDTs
25 000 mē
2 months
Ronco Afghanistan I
Afghanistan
2003
RONCO
Supply EOD Specialists and CASSPIRS
Mechanical (CASSPIRS with steel wheels) and EOD
600 000 mē
9 months
Route Clearance I
Eritrea
2003-2004
UNOPS
Road Clearance
Mechanical (MVMMDS), Manual and MDDTs
2 500 km and 60 000 m²
11 months
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2003;
Contract No. ITF-045/03-GER
International Trust Fund Slovenia - ITF
Area Clearance
Mechanical, Manual and MDDTs
44 209 m²
1 month
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2003;
Contract No. ITF-043/03-GER
International Trust Fund Slovenia - ITF
Area Clearance
Manual and MDDTs
38 849 m²
1 month
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2003;
Contract No. ITF-054/03-GER
International Trust Fund Slovenia - ITF
Area Clearance
Mechanical, Manual and MDDTs
50 242 m²
2 months
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2003;
Contract No. ITF-062/03-GER
International Trust Fund Slovenia - ITF
Area Clearance
Manual and MDDTs
19 994 m²
3 weeks
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004;
Contract No. ITF-07/04-USA
International Trust Fund Slovenia - ITF
Area Clearance, old Austro-Hungarian Railway/Tunnels
Manual
58 077 m²
3 months
Maleoskop
South Africa
2004
SA Police Service
Clearing of Training Area for Land Redistribution
Manual and Dogs
48,5 million sq meters
12 months
Route Clearance II
Eritrea
2004-2005
UNOPS
Road Clearance
Mechanical (MVMMDS), Manual and MDDTs
2 700 km and 75 000 m²
12 months
Sudan MEDDS
Sudan
2004-2005
UNOPS
Road Clearance
MEDDS, Mechanical (MVMMDS), Manual and MDDTs
840 km and 220 000 m²
16 months
Azerbaijan
2004-2005
RONCO/ANAAMA
Training and advisory services
Mechanical advisory service for implementation of a mechanical program, Bozena 4
N/A
16 months
Integrated Demining Capacity I
Eritrea
2004-2005
UNOPS
Integrated demining capacity
Mechanical demining, MDDTs, Manual and Training
2,1 million m²
9 months
EOD Training
Somalia
2004
UNOPS
EOD Training
Training of Somali-land and Puntland Police Forces in EOD
 
N/A 
5 months
Rapid Deployment
Democratic Republic of Congo
2004-2005
UNOPS
Area Clearance and Rapid Reaction
MEDDS, Mechanical, Manual and MDDTs

230 km and 3,5 million m²

12 months
RONCO Afghanistan II
Afghanistan
2004
RONCO
Supply EOD Specialists and CASSPIRS
Mechanical (CASSPIRS with steel wheels) and EOD
720 000 m²
9 months
Route Clearance III
Eritrea
2005-2006
UNOPS
Road Clearance
Mechanical (MVMMDS), Manual and MDDTs
3 100 km and 35 000 m²
12 months
Sudan MEDDS II
Sudan
2005-2006
UNOPS
Road Clearance
MEDDS, Mechanical (MVMMDS), Manual and MDDTs
1 050 km and 20 000 m²
12 months
Integrated Demining Capacity II
Eritrea
2005-2006
UNOPS
Integrated demining capacity
Mechanical demining, MDDTs, Manual and Training
4,6 million m²
12 months
RONCO Afghanistan III
Afghanistan
2005
RONCO
Supply EOD Specialists and CASSPIRS
Mechanical (CASSPIRS with steel wheels) and EOD
2,3 million m²
9 months
RONCO Sudan
Sudan
2005-2006
Sub-contract to RONCO on UNOPS Contract
Supply specialist personnel for Surveys, Training, MRE, EOD and Vegetation Clearance
Survey, Vegetation Clearance, EOD, BAC, MRE and Training
N/A
12 months
Mozambique 2006
Rio Doce
Verification of railway line and geological inspection sites
MEDDS, dogs and manual
700 000 m²
8 months
ESKOM Afrifoot
Angola
2006
ESKOM
Victim Assistance
Fitting of prosthetics
  
N/A
10 months
OMEGA Soyo I
Angola
2006
Omega Risk Solutions
Project Management Services and supply of MDDTs
Demining Management and supply of MDDTs
1,2 million m²
9 months
RONCO Afghanistan IV
Afghanistan
2006
RONCO
Supply EOD Specialists and CASSPIRS
Mechanical (CASSPIRS with steel wheels) and EOD
1,8 million m²
9 months
Kinmen Training Taiwan
2006
National Ministry of Defence
Training and supervision of manual clearance
Training Military Engineers in demining ad supervising manual demining on Kinmen Island
 120 000 m²
3 months
 
   
Abbreviations:  
BAC: Battle Area Clearance  
CROMAC: Croatian Mine Action Centre  
EOD: Explosive Ordnance Device  
IND: Institute Nationale Desminagen (Mozambique National Demining Institute)  
MDDTs: Mine Detection Dog Teams  
MEDDS: MECHEM Explosives and Drug Detection System  
MRE: Mine Risk Eduction  
MVMMDS: MECHEM Vehicle Mounted Mine Detection System  
NGO: Non-governmental Organisation  
UNOPS: United Nations Office for Project Services  
   
   
 
   
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