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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 & COUNTRY

CLIENT

TASK

FOCUS

AREA CLEARED

DURATION

Mozambique Pylons 1991

Empressa Desminagen Mozambique (EDM)

Clearance around pylons

Mechanical (steel wheels)

96 000 m (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 ReadRoad and area clearanceMechanical (rippers) and MEDDS102 km

3 months

UNOMOZ Mozambique 1995 United NationsRoad and area clearanceMEDDS, Mechanical and Manual20 million m

6 months

MOLISV Mozambique 1995

Molisv - Italian NGO

Road and area clearance

MEDDS, Mechanical and Manual

800 000 m

2 months

UNAVEM III Angola 1996/97United Nations Road ClearanceMEDDS, Mechanical, Manual and MDDTs37,5 million m

6 months

CAHORA BASSA Mozambique 1996Consorzia Italia 2000QA and verificationDogs and Mechanical52 million m

6 months

Uganda 1996 Government of UgandaClearance and trainingMechanical1,12 million m

5 months

Terra Limpa Mozambique 1997Government of South Africa Area clearanceMEDDS, Mechanical, Manual and Dogs1,74 million m

6 months

Swiss Aid Angola 1997 Government of SwitzerlandRoad and area clearanceMechanical and manual160 000 m

3 months

Maputo Corridor Mozambique 1997SBBLevel 2 Survey MEDDS, Mechanical and Manual1,7 million m

2 months

Actel Mozambique 1997ActelArea Clearance Mechanical, Manual & MDDTs 25 000m

2 months

UNOPS Croatia 1997 - 2000 UnopsVerification with Dogs MDDTs1,3 millio nm

3 years

MOZAL Mozambique 1998 MOZALArea verification MDDTs9 million m

7 months

Bosnia 1998 - 2001SFOR, USAID

Area clearance and verification Q&A

Manual, Mechanical & MDDTs 2 million m

3 years

IRAQ Northern IraqUnopsArea reduction and QA MDDTs103 021 m

10 months

RAILWAY LINE LIKA Croatia 1999 CROMAC, World Bank Area clearance Mechanical (MV3 and steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual668 725 m

4 months

Iraq Phase I Northern Iraq 1999Unops

Area reduction and QA

MDDTs1 106 534 m

10 months

AGRIC LAND Croatia
1999 - 2000 		UNOPS,
CROMAC 		Area clearanceMechanical (MV3 and steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual341 980 m

4 months

RAILWAY LINE SUNJA
Croatia
2000 		CROMAC,
World Bank 		Area clearanceMechanical (MV3 and Scanjack 3500), MDDTs and Manual541 454 m

8 months

ADOPT A MINEFIELD
Croatia
2000		CROMAC,
UNOPS		Area clearanceMechanical (MV3 and steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual72 344 m

3 months

IRAQ PHASE 2 Northern Iraq 2000

UNOPS

Area reduction, Verification and QA

MDDTs

2 400 393 m

12 months

SENNA RAIL Mozanbique
2001		RONCOVegetation ClearanceMechanical (Steel wheels, Armoured bull-dozer)1 million m (+)

12 months

Xai-Xai
Mozambique 2001		INDRoad verificationMEDDS30 000 m

1 month

Basil Reid
Mozambique 2001		Basil ReidArea clearanceMechanical (Steel wheels)30 000 m

1 month

MASSINGIR
Mozambique 2001		Government of JapanArea clearanceMEDDS, Steel wheels, Dogs and Manual500 000 m (+)

3 months

IRAQ PHASE 3 Northern Iraq 2001 UNOPS

Area reduction, Verification and QA

Dogs4 885 625 m

12 months

HIGHWAY LIKA Croatia
2001 		ABC/ABCD, World Bank, CROMAC, (Sub-contr)Area clearanceMechanical249 238 m

4 months

MOZAL 1
Mozambique 2002		SNC Lavalin,
Murray & Roberts		Area verificationMechanical (Steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual67 000 m

2 weeks

MOZAL 2
Mozambique 2002 		SNC Lavalin,
Murray & Roberts 		Area verificationMechanical (Steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual127 000 m

4 weeks

Democratic Republic of Congo (Kindu and Kisangani) 2002MONUCArea clearance around airportsMechanical (Steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual180 000 m

2 months

OSTROVO
Croatia
2002		CROMAC
ITF (joint venture with DOK-ING)		Area clearanceMechanical (Mini-flail, MV3) and Manual120 000 m (764 mines cleared)

1 month

IRAQ PHASE 5 Northern Iraq 2002UNOPS

Area reduction, Verification and QA

MDDTs and Manual1 880 395 m

12 months

GOSPIC
Croatia
2002		 ITF
CROMAC

Scanjack (sub-contractor)

Area clearanceMechanical (MV3) 108 288 m

2 months

Democratic Republic of Congo (La Forestiere and Manono)
2003		UNOPSArea clearanceMechanical (Mini flail, Steel wheels), MDDTs and Manual187 880 m

6 weeks

Croatia
2003		CROMAC
Arka Servis (sub-contractor) 		Area clearanceMechanical (MV3)16 288 m

5 days

IRAQ PHASE 6 Northern Iraq 2003 UNOPS

Area reduction, Verification and QA

Mechanical, Manual and MDDTs

1 800 000 m

12 months

National Roads Verification
Afghanistan
2003-2006		UNOPSRoad clearanceMEDDS1 800 km

33 months

Rapid Deployment
Democratic Republic of Congo
2003-2004		UNOPSArea Clearance and Rapid Reaction Mechanical, Manual and MDDTs560 km and 634 000 m

9 months

Angola (Soyo) 2003Texaco

Rapid Survey and Verification of Oil Wells

Manual and MDDTs25 000 m

2 months

Ronco Afghanistan I
Afghanistan
2003		RONCO

Supply EOD Specialists and CASSPIRS

Mechanical (CASSPIRS with steel wheels) and EOD

600 000 m

9 months

Route Clearance I
Eritrea
2003-2004		UNOPSRoad Clearance

Mechanical (MVMMDS), Manual and MDDTs

2 500 km and 60 000 m

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 m

1 month

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2003;
Contract No. ITF-043/03-GER 		International Trust Fund Slovenia - ITF Area Clearance Manual and MDDTs 38 849 m

1 month

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2003;
Contract No. ITF-054/03-GER 		International Trust Fund Slovenia - ITF Area ClearanceMechanical, Manual and MDDTs 50 242 m

2 months

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2003;
Contract No. ITF-062/03-GER		International Trust Fund Slovenia - ITF Area ClearanceManual and MDDTs 19 994 m

3 weeks

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004;
Contract No. ITF-07/04-USA		International Trust Fund Slovenia - ITF

Area Clearance, old Austro-Hungarian Railway/Tunnels

Manual58 077 m

3 months

Maleoskop
South Africa
2004		SA Police Service

Clearing of Training Area for Land Redistribution

Manual and Dogs48,5 million sq meters

12 months

Route Clearance II
Eritrea
2004-2005 		UNOPSRoad ClearanceMechanical (MVMMDS), Manual and MDDTs2 700 km and 75 000 m

12 months

Sudan MEDDS
Sudan
2004-2005 		UNOPSRoad ClearanceMEDDS, Mechanical (MVMMDS), Manual and MDDTs840 km and 220 000 m

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 Training2,1 million m

9 months

EOD Training, Somalia, 2004 UNOPSEOD 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 MDDTs230 km and 3,5 million m

12 months

RONCO Afghanistan II
Afghanistan, 2004		RONCO

Supply EOD Specialists and CASSPIRS

Mechanical
(CASSPIRS with steel wheels) and EOD

720 000 m

9 months

Route Clearance III
Eritrea
2005-2006		UNOPS

Road Clearance

Mechanical (MVMMDS), Manual and MDDTs3 100 km and 35 000 m

12 months

Sudan MEDDS II
Sudan
2005-2006		UNOPSRoad ClearanceMEDDS, Mechanical (MVMMDS), Manual and MDDTs1 050 km and 20 000 m

12 months

Integrated Demining Capacity II
Eritrea
2005-2006		UNOPS

Integrated demining capacity

Mechanical demining, MDDTs, Manual and Training4,6 million m

12 months

RONCO Afghanistan III
Afghanistan
2005		RONCO

Supply EOD Specialists and CASSPIRS

Mechanical (CASSPIRS with steel wheels) and EOD 2,3 million m

9 months

RONCO Sudan
Sudan
2005-2006		Sub-contract to RONCO on UNOPS Contract Supply specialist personnel for Surveys, Training, MRE, EOD and Vegetation ClearanceSurvey, Vegetation Clearance, EOD, BAC, MRE and TrainingN/A

12 months

Mozambique 2006Rio Doce Verification of railway line and geological inspection sites MEDDS, dogs and manual 700 000 m

8 months

ESKOM Afrifoot
Angola
2006		ESKOMVictim 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 m

9 months

RONCO Afghanistan IV, Afghanistan
2006		RONCOSupply EOD Specialists and CASSPIRSMechanical (CASSPIRS with steel wheels) and EOD 1,8 million m

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 m

3 months
 
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