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86 87 ized in the early 1990s but only completed in 2003, included the study, design, and construction of sanitation systems to improve sewerage collec- tion and disposal systems in Roseau. In that proj- ect, ACE Engineering Ltd undertook about one third of the total water and sewer works of the main on-shore, pipeline contract valued at $16 million. “In 2004, having decided that we wanted to separate the consultancy and construction arms of the business, we decided to sell the consul- tancy arm to a local company, SORREL Consul- tancy Ltd., which one of our shareholders was also a shareholder of,”explains Le Blanc. “So,we kept the construction arm and developed it into what we are, today. We concentrate mostly on civil works–in- frastructure types–roads, retaining walls, utility infrastructure (water supply, underground utilities), as well as housing and commercial real estate development.” n Among the many recently completed projects of ACE Engineering Ltd. are: n West Coast Water Supply n St. Cyr Resource Centre ACE ENGINEERING LTD. AT A GLANCE ACE ENGINEERING LTD. WHAT: A construction company concentrating on civil works projects WHERE: Roseau, Dominica WEBSITE: www.ace-engineering-ltd.com n Roseau Cathedral –Erection of Steel Framing System n Ross University School of Medicine Entrance Road and Guard House n Petite Coulibri Resorts n Point Michele Sea Wall n Morne Bruce Water Storage Tanks n Melville Hall Drainage and Lighting n Petro Caribe Jimmit Fuel Storage Facility n Infrastructure for a few housing develop ments around the island Typical ACE Engineering Ltd. clients are utilities and public sector projects that are financed exter- nally through institutions such as the World Bank, the European Union, and the Caribbean Develop- ment Bank.“Our niche is civil works,” says Le Blanc, noting that the company also works for local housing and hotel developers.“We are contracted directly, or where it is a better strategy,we engage other larger or smaller players as joint venture partners, or subcontractors, or we become sub-