STATE ENTERPRISES’ INVESTMENT PROGRAMME 2014
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
THE SPORTS COMPANY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LIMITED (SPORTT)
The Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago
Limited (SPORTT) was incorporated on
September 27, 2004 as a wholly owned State
Enterprise with responsibility to:
1. Provide
advice
and
make
recommendations to theMinistry of Sport
on matters relating to Sport and Physical
Recreation;
2. Collaborate with the Ministry of Sport, the
Ministry of Education, the University of the
West Indies and other relevant agencies
for the establishment of an Institute
of Sport at the University of the West
Indies, St. Augustine, the University of
Trinidad andTobago and other designated
agencies;
3. Implement suitable programmes for total
participation in high performance sport;
4. Administer sports as agreed to by the
Ministry responsible for Sport;
5. Manage and maintain sport facilities; and
6. Design and set standards for National
Coaching Programmes and for coaching
certification.
SPORTT has embarked on six (6) projects
detailed as follows:
• National Aquatic Centre (Couva)
– The
project involves the construction of an aquatic
centre inclusive of a 1 x 50m swimming pool,
a 1 x 50m outdoor warm up pool and a 25cm
diving facility with permanent seating for 700
persons.This facility is aimed at increasing the
level of aquatic skills and developing potential
athletes for competitions at both national
and international levels. The estimated cost
of the project is $193.2 million. The projected
expenditure for the period April to September
2013 is $12.6 million and for fiscal 2014 is
$65.2 million.
• National Tennis Centre (Tacarigua)
– The
facility will comprise six (6) outdoor tennis
courts, two (2) clay courts, four (4) indoor
tennis courts and one (1) outdoor court with
1,500 bleacher seating capacity. This centre
will provide competitive and recreational
lawn tennis to the national community.
The estimated cost is $144.0 million. The
projected expenditure for the period April to
September 2013 is $7.9 million and for fiscal
2014 is $50.2 million.
• National Cycling Velodrome (Couva)
– The
project involves the construction of a 1m x
250m x 7m wooden cycling track with 2,500
seats as well as general user facilities. This
facility will be used as a venue for competition
at both national and international levels and
to enhance public participation in the sport.
The estimated cost is $288.1 million. The
projected expenditure for the period April to
September 2013 is $19.4 million and for fiscal
2014 is $134.1 million.
• Three (3) Multipurpose Sport/Youth
Facilities
– The project involves the
construction ofmultipurpose facilities in three
localities, namely, Sangre Grande, Cunupia
and Aranguez. The facilities comprise
indoor multipurpose courts for badminton,
basketball, netball, volleyball and gymnastics,
two (2) outdoor tennis courts, two (2)
outdoor multi-purpose courts and football/
cricket fields. It is designed to empower
youth through fusion of sporting, physical
recreation and social education programmes.
The estimated cost is $108.0 million. The
projected expenditure for the period April to
September 2013 is $2.3 million and for fiscal
2014 is $22.9 million.
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
