PROJECT:
Subic Bay Redevelopment strategy, Phillipines
CLIENT:
Jebil Ali Freezone Authority (JAFZA)
SERVICES PROVIDED:
Ross Heatley working as lead planner for GHD worked in conjunction with consulting economists KPMG to identify a redevelopment strategy of this former US naval base so as to be a functional Free Trade Zone (FTZ).
FTZs are designated areas that typically eliminate traditional trade barriers and minimise bureaucratic regulations.
Importers and exporters based in such zones may benefit from the deferral or elimination of customs duties, exemption from certain taxes, as well as inverted tariff relief. Many FTZs also offer operational benefits such as indefinite storage opportunities, increased security and insurance on goods, and state-of-the-art operating facilities.
Ross Heatley particularly analysed the existing infrastructure (power, water, sewer, roads, vacant land) and identified appropriate upgrades to accommodate increased industrial use. He also identified particular appropriate landuses suitable to initiate redevelopment. The project was put on hold with the advent of the global financial crisis.
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