SAGICOR FINANCIAL CENTRE

Project Name: Sagicor Financial Centre (formerly Barbados Mutual Centre)

Type of Project: Commercial Building (Structural)

Director in Charge: Anthony Farrell

Design Engineer: Harricharan Harnarine-Maharaj

Design Team:   Design Collaborative (Architects)

                         C.E.P Limited (Structural Engineers)

                         Enco. (Electrical and Mechanical Engineers)

                         Watson Construction Management Co. Ltd. (Project Manager)

Year of Commencement: 1990

Cost (TTD): $22 million

Building Description :

The Sagicor Financial Centre is located at Queen’s Park West, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Upon completion in 1993, the building possesses 6 levels with approximately 5300 square meters of office space and two underground parking levels. The structure resides on a normal pad footing, with a 125 mm thick slab on grade at the basement level. Drop panels are utilised to accommodate the 200 mm thick reinforced concrete flat plate slab at level 2 parking. The main structural system consists of insitu reinforced concrete beams, columns and slabs.