Annual Report of ACS Group - Grupo ACS

Internationalisation
At an international level, as we have already seen, Iridium has projects in
different countries which meet its requirements for investment. The North
American market is one set as a priority for the ACS Group, where Iridium is
present with offices in 7 states in the United States and one delegation in
Canada.
USA
The US Department of Transportation will continue to provide financial
support to infrastructure projects carried out by the private sector and
there are initiatives in the stimulus package framework aimed at improving
these instruments. The American market will need promoters with great
financial and technical capabilities and the ACS Group is positioned as a
leader in public-private partnership projects with new construction, hence it
finds itself in a privileged position to selectively tackle new opportunities
and consolidate current projects. Furthermore, it is participating proactively
in the identification of infrastructure projects and in the promotion of
appropriate legislation to permit the implementation of these contracts in
those states where an adequate legal market still does not exist.
Canada
With a level of infrastructure inferior to the country’s economic level and
with a great tradition for the promotion of concession projects, Canada
presents itself as a country with great opportunities for these types of
contracts for public-private initiatives. Opportunities are anticipated in the
short and medium term for transport, hospital and public facilities
infrastructures. The most active provinces are Ontario, British Columbia,
Alberta, New Brunswick and Quebec, which have been outstanding both due
to the volume and complexity of their projects and for their earnest nature
and fulfilment in carrying out their tender plans.
In 2009,
Iridium
leader
is again the
of the ranking of the world’s main
infrastructure concession groups.