New Zealand's engineering and project management consultancy, Beca, has signed a contract to design and manage the construction of two schools on Yap island in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Following a global tender, Beca was selected as one of three engineering firms to work on public infrastructure projects in the FSM over the next four years.
Projects include schools, hospitals, roads, and water supply projects.
Beca Project Director, Pieter de Zeeuw said New Zealand engineers were well-regarded in the Pacific region because of their practical approach and familiarity with unique local conditions
Mr de Zeeuw says his company's track record over five years in the Marshall Islands was a major factor in winning the work in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Beca's projects in the Marshall Islands have included an airport runway, a hospital and ten new schools,
Currently the company is designing a major land reclamation for another new school and project managing the rebuilding of the College of the Marshall Islands, the country's only tertiary institution, which will eventually accommodate 1,000 students.
