Grenada and China to sign agreement for Stadium reconstruction

                       

by Michael Bascombe

ST GEORGE’S, March 6, 2012 – Grenada and China will sign an agreement this week for the renovation of the track and field and football stadium at Queen’s Park.

The agreement, to be signed on Wednesday in St George’s, will involve officials of the Governments of Grenada and China and the China International Engineering Design and Consulting Co., Ltd.

The 18-month stadium project will include a complete redo of the football field and athletics track and 7,000 permanent seats, in addition to the existing bleachers.

When completed, the stadium will include a pyramid-shaped roof, a new eight-lane Mondo track and aspects of ‘green technology’.

The stadium will replace the current structure which was severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

A Chinese Technical Team has been in Grenada for the past two weeks meeting with officials of the Ministry of Sports including Minister Patrick Simmons. The team also met key stakeholders including the Grenada Athletics Association, the Grenada Football Association, the Grenada Olympic Committee as well as the National Water and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA) and the Grenada Electricity Services Ltd. (GRENLEC).

Officials of Grenada and China discussed the stadium project during the signing of the Second Phase of a Technical Cooperation Agreement last November. The agreement was for the maintenance and lighting of the cricket stadium.

China International Engineering Design and Consulting Co., Ltd. is partly owned by Deloul Architectural Design (Beijing) which has developed into a well-known architectural firm. It was awarded with A-level certificates in the construction, design, construction supervision, construction cost consulting, preparation of urban and rural planning and external management contract status.

Photos: Models of National Stadium after completion of the works including roof.