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Panama: SOM to Design Infrastructure Mega-Projects

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Roberto Roy, Alberto Alemán Zubieta, Panama Canal Authority, Secretaría del Metro, Salomón Shamah, Panamanian Tourism Authority, Alberto Vallarino, Ministry of Economy and Finance (Panama), Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP , public works, tender, public infrastructure, Infraestructure & Construction, Panama

Source: pa-digital.com.pa
Monday, February 8, 2010

The Government of Panama has hired Skidmore, Owens and Merril (SOM), to create the conceptual designs of several infrastructure projects.
These include the Financial Tower (“Torre Financiera”), the new Conventions Center, the Government City and the Yacht and Fishing Club.

“Alberto Vallarino, Economy Minister, announced they are working together with the Panama Canal Authority, to link all the projects. The idea is to use develop these project with excess material from the Panama Canal Expansion”, reported Pa-digital.com.pa.

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