When El Niño storms hit Peru in 2017, the rains, landslides, and floods ravaged homes across eleven districts in the northwestern coastal city of Trujillo, affecting thousands of lives. That’s just a microcosm of the damage done across the country. Much of the vital infrastructure people rely on, including schools and hospitals, took a massive toll, with total damages estimated to several billion pounds.
Through cost and project management expertise, Gleeds is helping Peru’s government build back better and save lives. Working with a UK Delivery Team (UKDT) – a joint venture of UK consultancies including Gleeds, Mace, and Arup – our experts are supporting the Authority for Reconstruction with Changes on a $3bn reconstruction programme spanning 15 packages of works for 74 schools, 15 health centres, and flood protection schemes.
Our team recently visited several project sites to report on progress across Piura and Trujillo.
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Within northwest Peru’s Sechura Desert, Piura took one of the hardest hits from El Nino. Like many of the towns affected, it hosts largely remote and underdeveloped areas, making the infrastructure projects all the more essential.
It’s a mix of reconstruction and renovation works. Some schools and hospitals are being refurbished, some are receiving interventions, and others are being completely done from scratch,” said Sean Watson, Executive Information Manager, Infrastructure, at Gleeds. “People rely on these services and the work being done under the Government-to-Government agreement with the UK will greatly improve quality of life in the region.”
