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Hospital expansion
project is
23.5% DONE
STICHTING Onroerend Goed Aruba, changes are expected. SOGA is keeping
SOGA (Aruba Property Foundation) which strict control over the financial part of the
is managed by Aruba Investment Bank project and even has a steering committee
(AIB) has recently invited many interested in charge of complete supervision.
groups to informative sessions including a Furthermore monthly meetings are
tour of the area that is under construction held between contractors and all parties
at the Dr. Horacio E. Oduber Hospital. The involved, thus making the coordination of
facilities under construction are part of the the project an excellent one.
expansion and renovation of the medical
institute. Frensel Giel mentioned that the Medical
Office Building (MOB) will be completed
SOGA received the first group of in February 2016 and the Bedtower
bank representative and financier Emergency Department (patient rooms and
representatives and Aruban Parliament emergency department_ will be completed
Members in June. in October 2016.
Prime Minister Mike Eman and Minister of The Central Energy Plant will be completed
Health Alex Schwengle were also invited in July 2016. Once the two buildings have
for an informational session last Thursday. been completed renovations on the already
The Ministers received an update on the existent building will commence. The
progress and development of the project renovation process will last two years and
and were even allowed on the construction will be completed in July 2018.
grounds.
The renovation and expansion of the Dr.
AIB-Bank Director Mr. Frendsel Giel Horacio E. Oduber Hospital is already
explained that such sessions are being 23.5% done. The two local sub contractors
organized to maintain transparency and Bohama and Albo have 98 local employees
communication with the community and all working on this project and Arellano
stakeholders. He remarked that the project contractor has 6 employees from abroad
has progressed very fast in the course of the working for them.
6 weeks between the first informational
session and the second informational SOGA was founded in July 2005 and is
session. managed by AIB-Bank. This foundation
owns the hospital building. Their goal is
The project is financially on target and to construct and maintain government
construction wise on schedule and no buildings.
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