Panama

Witteveen+Bos was founded in the Netherlands and is now an international engineering and consultancy group with over 75 years of experience and more than 1,400 employees worldwide. Witteveen+Bos has been active in the Latin American and Caribbean markets for decades. To better serve our public and private clients in these regions, in February 2020 we established an office in centrally located Panama. Witteveen+Bos Panama is involved in innovative and sustainable engineering projects in the fields of water, infrastructure, environment and construction.

As an engineering and consultancy firm, Witteveen+Bos strives to offer the highest level of quality, believing that a commitment to excellence is key to developing sustainable solutions for today’s challenges.

The Latin American and Caribbean regions are facing major challenges in dealing with climate change, wastewater treatment, environmental pollution and rapid urbanisation. Ensuring the availability of energy supplies and providing adequate transport infrastructure form part of these challenges. Our team in Panama has extensive knowledge of design processes that are CO₂-aware, sustainable, circular and climate-friendly, and which adhere to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We want to make a significant contribution to SDGs including Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) and Climate Action (SDG 13).

Our professionals combine their state-of-the-art technical skills and expertise with sustainable design principles and nature-based solutions that benefit asset owners and clients as well as society as a whole.

Bringing together the right expertise

Our work is about knowledge: bringing together the right expertise to help solve today’s challenges in a sustainable manner. Our unique approach to these challenges is based on our DNA of top expertise and collaboration with (local) partners in a culture of trust and entrepreneurship. Local engineers collaborate with our global network of colleagues on design and consultancy services in the fields of:

Being locally based means we are familiar with local design regulations, legislation and best practices. We provide expertise on project phases including the preparation and supervision of site investigations, pre-feasibility studies, feasibility studies, pre-FEED, FEED, technical specifications, tender documents, tender guidance, and construction/dredging supervision. We are also specialised in cost estimations (CAPEX and OPEX), (social) cost-benefit analyses, and economic and technical feasibility studies.