RIO 2016 President, Carlos Arthur Nuzman (fifth from right), with CH2M HILL, Odebrecht, & RIO 2016 team members at the contract signing in Brazil
As the XXXI Summer Olympiad officially begins in Brazil, the CH2M HILL/Odebrecht team has been appointed infrastructure integrator by the Organizing Committee for the RIO 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Organizing Committee is responsible for planning and delivering the Games together with various Brazilian city, state, and federal governments and their Olympic Development Authority.
In our role as infrastructure integrator, CH2M HILL/Odebrecht will monitor and report progress on more than 300 venue, engineering, and infrastructure projects for the Games. This will require establishing reporting systems, leveraging our best practices and world-class sporting event expertise, and building relationships with the delivery providers to accurately assess status and identify risks if a project falls behind schedule.
CH2M HILL’s successful delivery of the London 2012 Olympics and our partnership with Odebrecht were key factors in the team’s selection. Odebrecht, founded in Brazil in 1944, is a global leader in engineering, construction, chemicals, and petrochemicals businesses. Over the past several years, Odebrecht and CH2M HILL have partnered to deliver transportation and urban infrastructure projects in Brazil and worldwide.
Marcelo Furquim Paiva of Odebrecht will lead the CH2M HILL/ Odebrecht Consortium, and Ken Durbin (current London 2012 Program Manager) will serve as infrastructure integration director and lead CH2M HILL program manager for RIO 2016. International Division President Jacque Rast is executive sponsor. Urban Programs Managing Director Jo Danko and Brazil Country Manager Pablo Ibanez are members of the RIO 2016 Consortium Board of Directors.
- Four training centers and three pavilions for multi-sport competition and an aquatics stadium.
- An aquatics stadium and several temporary stadia, including a beach volleyball venue on Copacabana Beach (each with 10,000 to 15,000 seats).
- Major renovation of the Sambadrome (Rio’s Carnival parade area).
- Four athlete villages (24,000 rooms).
- Major transportation improvements.
As with London 2012, our client and the International Olympic Committee require close control and coordination of public statements about the RIO 2016 program. During mobilization, we expect to receive client approvals and clear guidelines on references to RIO 2016 in our written materials. Until then, we are to remain silent about this program externally.