Construyendo N 49 English - Skanska

Caribbean RegionThe perfect combinationof two strengths,joined by agas pipe line in Puerto RicoSkanska LA, in its first alliance withanother Business Unit, was chosenwith Skanska USA Building toundertake the construction of a gaspipe line in Puerto Rico.This assignment results from thecombination of the two BusinessUnits’ strengths: on one side,Skanska USA Building’s presence and localknow-how; on the other hand, SkanskaLA’s technicalexperience.This gas pipe linewill be 67 kilometreslong, 20 incheswide, and will bedeveloped within anestimated timelineof 393 days. It willbe built for our new client Puerto RicoElectric Power Authority (PREPA), astate-owned energy company. The pipeline will transport natural gas from theEcoEléctrica terminal, in Peñuelas, to aplant in Aguirre, South of Puerto Rico.Design, supply, financing, testing andcommissioning stand among the tasksincluded in this project, amounting to aUSD 74 M contract – 50% Skanska LAand 50% Skanska USA Building. DanielMaldonado will be the Project Manager,leading 500 collaborators.Congratulations and all the best to this team!1ºSkanska USA leads GreenCompany rankingUnited AStatesmerican magazine Engineering News Record (ENR) issued its first reporton Leading Green Contractors, where Skanska ranks among the top leadingcompanies in the United States. The published list is based on the contractors’ earningsduring 2006, resulting from the projects recorded or rated by means of surveysprovided by third parties with environmental or sustainable development goals.6Construyendo Latinoamérica Nº 49 | March 2008