Nominees announced for Global Project of the Year Awards

Washington, D.C. — CG/LA Infrastructure, Inc. announced the finalists for the 2015 Global Project of the Year Awards. Voting for the award winners is open to the public, Project of the Year awards are given in five categories covering strategy, job creation, environmental impact, finance, and engineering.

Vote for projects at at www.cg-la.com.

“The Project of the Year Awards recognize those great projects – the building blocks of global growth and opportunity creation – that are model investments for countries around the globe,” said Norman F. Anderson, President and CEO of CG/LA Infrastructure.

Aconex, a provider of mobile and web-based collaboration software for project information and process management, is the official sponsor for the 2015 Projects of the Year Awards. 

The winners will be announced on February 26, 2015, at the New York Marriott Downtown, during the 8th Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum. Just over 500 executives from 40 countries around the world are participating in the Global Forum, with project presentations from 28 countries. The theme of this year’s event is “Build, Build, Build: Generating Global Growth” and focuses on infrastructure as the catalyst for re-starting key economies around the world. New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to give the keynote address.

Categories and nominees

Strategic Project of the Year

• Egypt: Suez Canal
• India to Oman: SAGE Middle East to India Deepwater Gas Pipeline
• Myanmar: Sinma and Ngayok Bay Area Development
• Pakistan: CASA-1000
• Philippines: Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike

Job/Opportunity Creation Project of the Year

• Algeria: Beni Haroun Dam
• Canada/United States: New International Trade Crossing Bridge
• Myanmar: Sinma and Ngayok Bay Area Development
• Pakistan: CASA-1000
• United States: Amtrak's Gateway Program

Green/New Infrastructure Project of the Year

• Ethiopia: Corbetti Geothermal
• Jordan: Tafila Wind Power
• Mexico: Mexico City International Airport
• Qatar: Hamad International Airport
• United States: Indianapolis Justice Complex

Finance/Funding Project of the Year

• Brazil: Public Lighting in Belo Horizonte
• Canada: New Bridge for the St. Lawrence River
• Colombia: 4G Program
• Turkey: Meridiam Hospitals PPP
• United States: Indianapolis Justice Complex

Engineering Project of the Year

• Canada: Site C Clean Energy Project
• India to Oman: SAGE Middle East to India Deepwater Gas Pipeline
• Oman: Port of Sohar
• Saudi Arabia: King Abdulaziz Airport
• Turkey/Azerbaijan: Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP)

The Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum draws executives from all aspects of an infrastructure project lifecycle – including lenders and investors, law, design, engineering and construction firms, and owner operators – to focus on projects with business opportunities available within the next three to 18 months. The forums are open to the public, and registration information can be found at www.cg-la.com/forums/gilf8.