Ricardo Martinelli
inaugurates the Electoral Court building
The new building housing the Electoral
Court of Panama, constructed by FCC, was
officially opened on Wednesday, 6 Novem-
ber, by the president of the republic, Ricar-
do Martinelli Berrocal, and Electoral Court
judges Erasmo Pinilla, Eduardo Valdez Es-
coffery and Heriberto Araúz Sánchez.
FCC Construcción de Centroamérica Chair-
man Victor Alberola, FCC Construcción de
Centroamérica Vice Chairman Aurelio Ca-
llejo, FCC Building Manager Juan Antonio
del Saz and other company executives also
participated in these events. The partici-
pants had the opportunity to appreciate the
details of this new city landmark. Built in the
neoclassical style, its functional design and
superb finish quality make this one of the
finest public office buildings in the country.
The Electoral Court’s comprises three buil-
dings linked together into an “H”. The five
storeys of the complex contain public and
private offices, an amphitheatre, a hall for
events, a museum, a library and a sub-
basement with parking space and service
facilities.
The project’s site is a 3,184-hectare po-
lygon, and its cost was 30 million dollars.
The project contemplated the design and
construction of the building, including
plumbing, wiring, sanitary water and rain-
water systems connected to public utilities.
The design is environmentally friendly, sin-
ce it collects rainwater for use in the res-
trooms.
With this FCC project, the Electoral Court
can get right to work in a building whose
main commitment is to ensure respect for
the freedom, honour and efficacy of the
electoral system.
Ricardo Martinelli (right), president of Panama, with Victor Alberola, the Chairman of FCC Centro-
américa.
