T&T’s Waterfront project builds profile

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago has yet again appeared on international radar as Canadian construction giant GENIVAR copped the coveted 2009 Canadian Leonard Prize Award for their management of the Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre Project. The project, which fell under the portfolio of the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDECOTT), concentrated  on the waterfront revitalization of Port of Spain with the goal of injecting life into the city and improving the urban quality of the environment.

The four year US$300M project which began in 2004 and concluded in 2008 won GENIVAR the best managed international project which was one of nine categories out of a jury evaluating forty three (43) international projects. Hosted by the Association of Consulting Engineers of Quebec, the awards ceremony, “Grands Prix du génie-conseil québécois”, was in its 7th year. It honours and celebratesthose who have demonstrated the highest standards in consulting and engineering expertise.