Perspective on Aratis: a look at the developments of today and tomorrow

As Aratis, we are proud to be responsible for the construction management of the realisation phase of the Windplanblauw wind farm on behalf of Vattenfall and SwifterwinT...

On Thursday, October 6, 2022, we went with Aratis colleagues (and other guests) to take a look at the beautiful Windplanblauw project near Swifterbant. For this project...

The first edition 1999 and the second edition 2017 of the FIDIC Red and Yellow Book, do describe a very specific role in the Conditions of Contract called ‘the Engineer...

The Balance of Plant is ready for the onshore part of the project (foundations, cable infrastructure and roads). Now it is the turn of the supplier and...

She shines in the light of late summer. The largest work of art in the Port of Rotterdam. Mission accomplished. Satisfied, Michiel Goosens and Dick van Erkel give each other a box. Of course, every project has its challenges and storms...

On behalf of the client Molenrak (consisting of Vattenfall and SwifterwinT), Aratis is responsible for the integral construction management of the Balance of Plant, Wind turbines and Transport & Installation contracts...

Aratis has signed the agreement with Vattenfall and SwifterwinT for the construction management of the wind farm project Windplanblauw. The final designs of this project are being made and contractors have already started...

CER Project Unique collaboration between the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Combinatie CER, which consists of VolkerWessels companies KWS and Van Hattum en Blankevoort...

In the world called FIDIC, change involves precise preparation and comprehensive quality assurance. Many affiliated professionals read along with draft versions of new releases. During the User Conference in December 2017, the second edition of the widely used Silver, Yellow and Red book was...

At the end of January 2020, the employees of the Container Exchange Route (CER) were allowed to donate a safety bonus to four charities, namely Stichting Kinderen Kankervrij (KIKA), Erasmus MC Foundation (Daniel den Hoed Foundation), Family house Daniel den Hoed and the Crigler Najjar Foundation...

'To work successfully with FIDIC, everyone involved in projects should start learning the FIDIC basic principles until a certain common level of knowledge is achieved. This is the basic rule that applies to anyone working in projects with FIDIC contracts. Whether it's the construction of a wind farm or contracting a construction company...

In our previous article we explained why FIDIC is so important in projects, when clients choose this and the different contract forms have been discussed. In this article we explain the difference between the General Conditions and the Particular Conditions...

This week is the Week of the Circular Economy, which is why in Aratis Perspectief we reflect on circularity in the aratis field. Circularity is perhaps the superlative of sustainability, both are indispensable in tenders in 2020. Our customers (usually the client in a tender)...

Whether it concerns a wind farm, solar park, an electrolyser or energy storage, initiatives in the energy transition are in many cases dependent on a connection to the grid. Especially if there is a rush, the realization of an electricity connection and the necessary connection can become a bottle neck in the project...

On Tuesday 3 December 2019, Menno Wouda and Michiel Goosens gave the project plan workshop at TU Delft. This workshop was part of a minor for first-year students of different...

Artechno asked Aratis to assist it in the preparation of the contract documents for the construction of a Vertical Farming plant in the United Kingdom. AVF+ is an automated vertical farming solution for...

On 27 November 2019, Aratis gave the course 'Introduction to Contracting in offshore wind' for the 3rd time. This course is given together with 'The Old Library Academy' (DOB Academy) in the inspiring former library of TU Delft...

This year was already the tenth year that the minor Wind Energy was given at HAN University of Applied Sciences. Initiated by Outsmart to train students in the growing sector of (offshore) wind, where the transfer of knowledge and experience...

Following the ruling of the Council of State on November 6, 2019 the construction of Windplanblauw in Flevoland will definitely continue. In Windplanblauw, 61 new turbines will be realized, which will provide green electricity for 400,000 households from 2022...

From Aratis we are involved in various construction teams. Often from the role of contract manager and/or purchasing advisor. We therefore see that slowly but surely the construction team is used more often in construction projects and that there is further development in...

Marsha Goosens, Operational Environment Manager Infra, works enthusiastically in a real man's world. Marsha, originally from Iran, switched to Civil Engineering after studying HTS Architecture. After graduating...

Build more and emit less. To solve the housing shortage in the Netherlands, more than one million homes must be built by 2050. The current problem, however, is that this exceeds environmental standards. So how do we get this done?...

On Thursday October 17, 2019, Erik Rozendal and Michiel Goosens gave the workshop Management of Projects at Windunie. During this workshop, in addition to construction organization models, attention was paid to risks, contract management and cooperation...

The Container Exchange Route (CER) is currently being constructed on the Second Maasvlakte. ''This unique project raises the service level of the port of Rotterdam'', says Michiel Goosens, contract manager at the Port of Rotterdam Authority...

Wind energy is becoming increasingly important in the transition to a fully sustainable energy supply. Especially on sea dikes there are good and strong wind conditions, which is good for the sustainable energy yield and the achievement of the...

The topside is 25 meters high, 58 meters long, 32 meters wide and has a weight of 3650 tons. In the coming period, the transformer substation at sea will be completed, tested and...