Cavico Achieves Tunnel Breakthrough at Dasiat Hydropower Project.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. & HANOI, Vietnam -- Cavico Corp. ("Cavico" or "the Company") (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : CVIC CVIC Comox Valley International College (Canada) CVIC Combat Visual Information Center (USMC) CVIC Center for Violence and Injury Control CVIC Aircraft Carrier Intelligence Center ), a leading infrastructure development company in Vietnam, today announced that the Company's majority owned subsidiary, Cavico Hydropower hy·dro·pow·er n. Hydroelectric power. Construction ("Cavico Hydropower"), has achieved a breakthrough on the headrace head·race n. A watercourse that feeds water into a mill, water wheel, or turbine. Noun 1. headrace - a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine tunnel at the Dasiat hydropower project. The breakthrough was achieved October 18 after 27 months of work. The headrace tunnel is 1.44 miles long and 91 inches in diameter. Cavico Hydropower provided construction services and supplied equipment for waterways including surge tanks, intakes, the headrace tunnel, and other construction work surrounding the valve house. Cavico will now focus on completing the concrete finish work for the tunnel. The services provided by Cavico Hydropower are valued at approximately $4.36 million. The $14.5 million Dasiat hydropower plant is located on the main flow of Dasiat River, which is downstream from Dong Nai Dong Nai or Donnai (both: dông`nī`), river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, rising as the Da Dung in the mountains of S central Vietnam. 3 and Dong Nai 4 hydropower plants, in Lam Dong Province Lam Dong (Vietnamese Lâm Đồng pronunciation ) is located in the Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) region of Vietnam. Its capital is Đà Lạt. , 99 miles from Da Lat Da Lat (dä lät), city (1989 pop. 87,136), S Vietnam, in the central highlands, alt. c.5,000 ft (1,520 m). Developed by the French as a health resort and hunting center, it is a modern city surrounded by mountains that rise to 7,380 ft (2,249 City and 155 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, city (1997 pop. 5,250,000), on the right bank of the Saigon River, a tributary of the Dong Nai, Vietnam. . The hydropower plant has been designed and engineered to provide a capacity of 13.5 megawatts. Southern Hydropower Joint Stock Company, the owner of the Dasiat hydropower project, expects the plant to supply 57.7 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. "We are pleased with the progress achieved at the Dasiat hydropower project. This accomplishment further strengthens Cavico's expertise in successfully completing tunnel construction work at various hydropower plants," commented Mr. Doan Xuan Truong, president of Cavico Hydropower. "We continue to remain committed to complete the remaining work on the project in a timely and efficient manner." About Cavico Corp. (OTCBB: CVIC) Cavico Corp. is focused on large infrastructure projects, which include the construction of hydropower facilities, dams, bridges, tunnels, roads, mines and urban buildings. Cavico is also making investments in hydropower facilities, cement production plants and urban developments in Vietnam. The company employs more than 3000 employees on projects worldwide, with offices throughout Vietnam and a satellite office in Australia. Founded in 2000, Cavico is a major infrastructure construction, infrastructure investment and natural resources conglomerate headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. Cavico is highly respected for its core competency in the construction of mission-critical infrastructure including hydroelectric plants, highways, bridges, tunnels, ports and urban community developments. One of the Company's primary competitive advantages is its ability to nurture a project "from concept through completion" with a vertical portfolio of interrelated in·ter·re·late tr. & intr.v. in·ter·re·lat·ed, in·ter·re·lat·ing, in·ter·re·lates To place in or come into mutual relationship. in investment, permitting, design, construction management and facility maintenance services. Cavico's project partners include top multi-national corporations and government organizations. The Company employs more than 3,000 people. For more information, visit http://www.cavicocorp.com. Information on the Company's Web site or any other Web site does not constitute a portion of this release. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. 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All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the Company's ability to obtain the necessary financing to continue and expand operations, to market its construction services in new markets and to offer construction services at competitive pricing, to attract and retain management, and to integrate and maintain technical information and management information systems; the effects of currency policies and fluctuations, general economic conditions and other factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities. These statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our ability to prepare the Company for growth, the Company's planned expansions, and predictions and guidance relating to the Company's future financial performance. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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