Doğuş İnşaat

Doğuş's strategy involves growth in the existing markets while seeking business opportunities in potential markets, maximizing profitability, improving its cash position and minimizing risks. As part of its vision to diversify its portfolio, Doğuş has added airport projects to its portfolio and expects to expand in these fields. Doğuş is considering building projects for their business opportunities within the local and international markets.

A glance at the ongoing projects;

Doğuş Construction's projects, which are in progress at home and abroad, are as follows:

Domestic Projects

• Araklı İyidere Road Construction
• Sinop-Boyabat Road Construction
• Kadıköy-Kozyatağı Metro Mass Transportation System
• Otogar-Kirazlı-Başakşehir Metro Mass Transportation System
• Marmaray Contract CR1: Gebze-Haydarpaşa, Sirkeci-Halkalı Commuter Rail Upgrading: Civil and Electrical and Mechanical Systems (Marmaray, 2nd Phase)
• Boyabat Dam and HEPP

International Projects

• Morocco - Argana Amskroud Motorway, Section I-II
• Bulgaria - Sofia Metro Extension Project - Route II, LOT 1
• Ukraine - Dnieper Railway and Highway Bridge Construction
• Ukraine - Boryspil State International Airport Development Project
• Libya - Sirte University Complex, Construction of Section 1

The "Otogar-Kirazlı-Başakşehir Metro" is a rail mass transportation system project that covers the construction and electromechanical works and the delivery of rolling stocks. Single-track length of the twin-tunnel system, which will have 16 stations, is 47,4 km in total. It starts from the intercity bus terminal (Otogar) and extends through the route of Bağcılar, Kirazlı, and then it is divided into 2 branches and reaches both the Olympic Village and Başakşehir houses, constituting a considerable part of the railway systems network in Istanbul. Four Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) are used in the construction of the twin tunnels with the circular cross-section of TBM - 6,50 m and NATM - 7,80 m. This project is being executed by the Gülermak-Doğuş Joint Venture.

Construction works of another rail mass transportation system project, titled "Kadıköy-Kozyatağı Metro", is being executed by the Anadoluray Joint Venture, established by the companies of Yapı Merkezi, Doğuş, Yüksel, Yenigün and Belen Ltd.. The length of the twin tunnel system which will extend from Kozyatağı to Kadıköy is 2 x 8,6 km and the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM) is applied in 7 of the stations, while 2 nos TBMs are used in the main tunnel sections (9 stations in total).

Within the scope of the Marmaray Contract CR1, (Marmaray Phase 2), the work of rehabilitation of the Istanbul suburban railway is being executed by our consortium. This railway connects Halkalı at the European side and Gebze at the Anatolian side with an uninterrupted, modern, high capacity system. The existing double-track, 64 km in length, will be upgraded to a triple-track system, 36 stations and 15 bridges will be renovated, and the entire electrical and mechanical systems will be replaced.

The Boyabat Dam and HEPP will be constructed as a concrete dam on the Kızılırmak River by Doğuş Construction, for energy generation. With an installed capacity of 513 MW and standing 195 m high from the foundation, with a crest length of 262 m, the dam is planned to generate 1,5 billion Kwh/year of power, when it is commissioned.

Under construction by the Doğuş-Polat Joint Venture, the scope of "Araklı-İyidere Coastal Road" construction works covers a 27 km., 2x2 lane road and a tunnel cross-section with 11,80 m. width and 600 m. length, 17 hydraulic bridges, 9 junction bridges, 9 underpasses and overpasses and 160 nos box culverts.

The Sinop-Boyabat project is another road construction work, which includes a 1x2 lane road with the length of 52.2 km and a tunnel with the dimension of 2 km X 11,80 m, 6 nos bridges and 233 box culverts in total.

With the National Motorways Administration of Morocco as the client, the Argana-Amskroud Motorway Project includes a 45.6 km 2x2-lane motorway, 3 viaducts, 11 underpasses and overpasses, 9 nos vehicle crossings, 5 nos pedestrian crossings, 216 nos box and pipe culverts as well as various motorway structures.

In Ukraine, the Kiev Boryspil State International Airport Project comprises 185,000 m2 of Apron Pavement, 60,000 m2 of Roads and Surface Car Park, 1.3 km of Viaduct, and 83,500 m2 of the International Passenger Terminal Building. The project was started by the Joint Venture led by Doğuş Construction. In addition, the construction work of Kiev-Dniyeper Railway and Highway Bridge with the length of 450 m (2x3 motorway, 1x2 railway), elevation height of 21 m, width of 45 m, 5 nos of piers, 6.600 m (d= 1.5 m) of piling works is an important project which is currently ongoing in Ukraine.

Doğuş Construction has started to work in Bulgaria, after it was awarded the tender of Sofia Metro Extension Project LOT 1 section with the length of 3.8 km, tunnel inner diameter of 8.43 m., and 4 metro stations.

Doğuş Construction has been awarded the construction of the 1st Phase of Sirte University Complex in Libya. In previous years, Doğuş Construction had completed numerous infrastructure and superstructure works in Libya and has restarted its activities in this country after a long break. The Complex includes an area of 218.000 m², which encompasses 5 nos Service Buildings and 9 nos Faculty Buildings.

2008: Towards becoming a regional power

Sparked by mortgage foreclosures and the constraints in the loan market, the liquidity crisis made 2008 a very tough year for the companies. In spite of those drawbacks, Doğuş Construction managed to add new projects to its project portfolio, both in Turkey and in the region.

In this manner, Doğuş Construction maintained its position as one of the key companies in its sector, due to its mega project approach and continuous growth, which is based on the principle of sound and sustainable profitability.

Taking advantage of its long standing experience and its precise perspective concerning the business world, Doğuş Construction was able to increase the level of its profitability in a sector which has developed a dynamic structure. The company will continue to pursue its goal of becoming a regional power.

Doğuş Construction currently executes a total of 11 projects, of which 6 in in Turkey and 5 are overseas projects.

The total contract value of these projects are USD 4,9 billion, while the share of Doğuş amounts to USD 3,1 billion.

In addition to the mega projects it has undertaken, Doğuş Construction has been awarded the construction of Boyabat Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant Project in the domestic market and these will contribute a considerable capacity to the power generation capability of the country.

In the international markets, Doğuş was awarded 3 important projects in 2008. The construction of "Sofia Metro Line Extension Lot 1" will be the second project to be executed in Bulgaria after successfully completing the Trakia Motorway Burgas - Karnobat Section. Additionally, the construction of Boryspil Airport International Terminal D was awarded to Dogus Construction as a Joint Venture project. With this airport project, Doğuş fulfills it strategy to enter a sector with great potential.

After several years of successful experiences, Doğuş Construction returns to the Libyan market with an important and prestigious project, the Construction of Sirte University Complex. This project will enable Doğuş to extend its market focus and allow geographical diversification.

In 2009 and following years to come, Doğuş Construction shall continue to expand its activities particularly in the markets in which it is currently active and where it has previous experience, including Morocco, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Libya. The Gulf countries, and other markets, are also included in Doğuş Construction's domain of activity. The Company has been pursuing project opportunities in these markets and has plans to take a competitive position with respect to the projects that will be introduced in such countries.

Considerable Contribution To Employment

Thanks to the engineering applications that require different areas of expertise, Doğuş Construction provides a wide range of career opportunities to its employees in various geographies and cultures. This is made possible by the application of large scaled projects that the company has undertaken in domestic as well as overseas markets.

Today, the Company employs a total of 4,000 people in its domestic and international projects and they are an integral part of our success. As suggested by the Company performances and achievements to date, the competencies of our employees come to the forefront at Doğuş Construction, including their organizational commitment, desire to succeed, team work and cooperation, openness to development and change, quality orientation and self-reliance.

Acting in line with the understanding that the success of its projects is directly proportional to the success of its employees, Doğuş Construction creates a fair working environment by attaching importance and giving the opportunity of technical, personal and executive development to its employees.

Quality, Occupational Health and Safety, Environment

Doğuş Construction adheres to the Quality, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Management Systems which it has designed, based on the superior global standards. All of these 3 management systems are certified by the DNV (Det Norske Veritas). Management system certifications, held by the company (ISO 9001:2008 Quality, OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health & Safety, and ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management) expired at year-end 2006, and each has been renewed for another 3 years upon the positive outcome of the audit performed by LRQA (Lloyd's Register).

Corporate risk management

Representing one of the key tools in the decision-making process at Doğuş Construction, corporate risk management is implemented in all work processes. Thus, all risks under predetermined categories are defined, analyzed and assessed, actions are planned and followed, and developments and any risk that may be encountered are monitored taking into account all the potential risks. Doğuş Construction creates a competitive advantage and differentiates itself from its peers by virtue of its advanced level of corporate risk management.

Cost Management System

Doğuş Construction is in the final stage of work on its "Cost Management System". Upon its completion and introduction, the system will enable sensitive, and activity-based, "cost and productivity" analyses at any level in the company. The system will place Doğuş Construction in a special position regarding the assessment and measurement of profitability and performance, in respect of internal processes, and bring improvements to productivity indicators.