Cigma Industrial Complex — Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho
Project sheet
- Sector
- Energy
- Client
- PDVSA Gas
- Location
- Sucre, Venezuela
- Year
- 2006
- Investment
- Over 18 billion bolívares (initial) (~US$ 8.4 million)
- Ref. rate: ~2.150 Bs/US$ (CADIVI 2006) · approximate conversion using official CADIVI/CENCOEX/BCV rate for the project year
- Vialpa Role
- Civil works and detailed engineering
Project overview
Participation in civil works and detailed engineering related to the access infrastructure of the Service Dock, during the preparatory phase of the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Industrial Complex (CIGMA). Entrusted to Vialpa by PDVSA Gas in August 2006, the work includes adapting the existing road and constructing the north track of south corridor 2 from the national highway (Troncal 009).
The Challenge
Condition access infrastructure in an area of high strategic value for the national energy sector, aligning road engineering with the requirements of the complex's preparatory phase.
Vialpa Scope
Civil works for access conditioning and preparation of the detailed engineering of the associated road project.
Engineering / Construction Approach
Coordinated planning of road engineering with the complex's criteria, ensuring compatibility with the site's future industrial developments.
Operational Constraints
Work entrusted in August 2006 by PDVSA Gas, with an initial investment exceeding 18 billion bolívares (~US$ 8.4 million).
Technical Highlights
- Conditioning of access infrastructure to the service dock
- Preparation of detailed engineering for the road project
- Support to the preparatory phase of the complex
Key Quantities
Photographic archive and field execution
Original photographic field documentation of road execution, structures, concrete barriers and earthmoving by Vialpa.
Hot-mix asphalt placement and spreading with paver machine and specialized Vialpa paving crew
Sub-base and embankment earthworks and compaction with crawler bulldozer and heavy vibratory roller
Roadbed grading and profiling with motor grader and vibratory soil compactor along the road corridor
Shaped and leveled roadway corridor at granular sub-base level along the Service Dock access route
Asphalt prime coat and tack coat application over stabilized base course prior to asphalt paving