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The Government of Aruba has selected
Mota-Engil as the preferred bidder to
develop the Watty Vos Boulevard
LAST Friday, the Government of Aruba announced The company’s bridge construction services consist of now that the procedures of the Green Corridor are
road and railway objects, bridge construction with the behind and that the international banks recognized
that Mota-Engil has been selected as the preferred bid- self-supporting method, bridge construction with in- the transparent and diligent manner Aruba has man-
der to develop the Watty Vos Boulevard. serting vehicular part into abutments on the work route aged the PPP projects, has facilitated the way to reach
This is the second PPP transport infrastructure project method, steel joint bridges, and load-bearing structures a financial agreement.
which will be implemented in Aruba and one of four reinforcement services, as well as underground routs
big projects of infrastructure of our country, next to and tunnels made with the quarry method. According to the Minister of Infrastructure, mr. Benny
the renovation of the Hospital, Green Corridor and the Its civil engineering services comprise commercial real Sevinger, the Watty Vos Boulevard is a very important
New Container Port at Barcadera. estates, such as super markets and shopping centers; project which connects to all ongoing projects on the
Mota-Engil is a multinational company of great house building industry objects, including private island. The Container Port of Barcadera is one of these
reputation and experience of Portuguese origin. This houses and blocks of flats; multifunctional projects, projects. 70% of the containers that arrive in Aruba are
multinational group exists for 68 years and figures which include entertaining, hotel, and sport busi- destined to the Noord area. The Watty Vos Boulevard
in the 30 most important companies in Europe in the nesses; administrative and business buildings; and will alleviate the traffic flow immensely.
construction sector. industrial estate/offices.
Present in the meeting with press was mr. Nuno The Watty Vos Boulevard will be converted in an im-
Mota-Engil engages in the construction and modern- Figueirede as the repreenting Colombia and the New portant ‘traffic artery’ for our country. The Financial
ization of motorways, roads, streets, and bridges. Its Market for Mota-Engil, who led a delegation during Closing phase will be completely finished for the end
road construction services include the construction, these days in Aruba. of 2015.
modernization, and renovation of airports, parking The delegation met with the Department of Public Mota Engil informed that the execution of the project
spaces, and side-walks, as well as sewerage systems Works (DOW) on the next phase of the process which will take two years. As the Green Corridor, the con-
construction, mass earth works, bituminous and con- is the Financial Closing. struction company will be responsible for the mainte-
crete pavement milling and cutting, and pavement The Director of DOW, Ing. Marlon Croes, said that nance of the projects for a period of 20 years.
reinforcement services.
ARUBA TRAVELLER - Monday, August 3 2015 9LOCAL
