Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Memorias de un emprendedor
Memories of an Entrepreneur
Una Historia de Retos
A Story of Challenges
Liderazgo y Visin Estratgica
Leadership and Strategic Vision
Nueva Generacin, Nuevos Enfoques
A New Genera on, New Approaches
Cronologa / Logros Destacados
Chronology/Noteworthy Achievements
Reconocimientos a lo largo de los 35 aos
Recogni ons along these 35 years
Acompaamiento Permanente de Gente Conalvas
Permanent Support of our People to Conalvas
Congratulaciones Desde los Lugares de las Buenas Obras
Congratula ons from the Places where Good Works take place
Tes monios de Nuestros Aliados Estratgicos
Tes monials of our Strategic Allies
Obed Fragozo
Director Senior de RSE
Senior Director of CSR
Nicols Abenoza
Director de Estructura Organizacional
Organisa onal Estructure Director
Portada/Cover
Equipos de Trabajo Proyectos Conalvas
Work Team Conalvas Project
Produccin Grca / Graphic Produc on
Impresores del Estado Ltda.
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Ciudad de Panam
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100 NW 62nd Street,
Building #2, Suite 200 FL 33309
Tels.: (954) 332-6635
Fax: (954) 332-6634
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ever before have stars aligned as now: at least not those gravita ng
around the infrastructure sector in Colombia. And this is not a
coincidence of the stars. It is a circumstan al phenomenon that took
place due to a high dose of poli cal will and which, in simple words, aims at
overcoming the pi alls that have stood in the development of infrastructure in
the country.
It is not fortuitous that the State has nowadays specialized en es to take care of
the sector, such as the Na onal Agency of Infrastructure (ANI) or the Finance
Company of Na onal Development (FDN). Neither was accidental the enac ng
of standards such as the law of Public-Private Associa ons (APP) or the
Infrastructure Law to s mulate the ini a ve of par culars while ensuring the
complete development of projects. Last but not least is the fact that the
necessary resources to raise the ags of a true historical revolu on in terms of
roads, airports, rail networks, uvial naviga on and airports are available.
All the above-men oned - which has been a ained in recent mes - is a powerful
an dote that from now has started to delete the lag marks that were impressed
for decades on na onal infrastructure. But, in the interests of dele ng those lag
marks -once and for all- the role of private construc on companies will be nal:
in fact, it is already.
And if it is about bringing to the table the names of those companies that have
contributed to the development of the country in terms of infrastructure, one of
the rst that comes to one's mind is Conalvas: An engineering rm that had
already measured the need to address this ank long before the Na onal
Government undertook this crusade to recover the state of roads, ports and rail
networks. So much so, that it has been working for 35 years with commitment
and responsibility in works of sheer magnitude.
Among those projects that Conalvas has enabled to come true we can
men on, in rst place, the majes c La Aguacatala bridge of Medellin,
which was even awarded the Asocreto Award in year 2000. In Cali, to
bring up another project, we would like to highlight the depression of
Colombia Avenue, which received the Cemex Award 2014. or the
construc on of the Jairo Varela square that earned the same recogni on
in 2015, to name but a few.
In short, the list of contribu ons made by Conalvas to the improvement
of the na onal infrastructure is long. Now its role in the future will be
even more important, basically for the responsibility it already has to put
forward new ini a ves that will be under its charge, such as the
construc on of the third lane of the Bogot-Girardot highway.
But Conalvas' responsibili es do not merely circumscribe to the
Colombian territory. For 15 years, the organiza on has widened its range
of ac on through the execu on of infrastructure projects in the
interna onal markets of Per and Panam, where it is s ll present. It
likewise entered the United States around year 2010.
It is in this way that Conalvas was born 'shy' in Cali in 1980, under the
direc on of the civil engineers Csar Jaramillo and Edgar Jaramillo, and is
nowadays -35 years later- undoubtedly one of the rms called to
revolu onize the Colombian infrastructure and to place it to the level of
countries that, like Mexico or Brazil, found the key to overcome their lag.
Congratula ons!
*CEO of the Colombian Chamber of Infrastructure.
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MEMORIAS DE UN EMPRENDEDOR
Csar Jaramillo
Vicepresidente de Pas Panam
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Edgar Jaramillo
Vicepresidente de Pas Per
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A STORY OF CHALLENGES
We grew stronger and simultaneously began submi ng tenders for other works
with the Fondo de Caminos Vecinales in Valle del Cauca and there, we were also
awarded some roads. Csar was responsible for the execu on of works outside of
Cali and I took on works in the city. Outside of Cali, we won the access route to
Calima III, a rela vely big work for the me. Simultaneously, we won the work for El
Ingenio residen al area, rst stage and then, we were awarded the second and
third stages.
Which was the relevance of the Calima III access route and El Ingenio residen al
area works within the company?
It is clear to me that these two works where the star ng point where the company
began to grow and enabled us to become one of the strongest companies in Valle
del Cauca.
Do you remember any anecdote from those early stages?
One of the anecdotes I remember the most was a project we were carrying out in
Santa Rita in Cali, where we were contracted to perform excava ons for a building.
However, while we were carrying out this work we found a stone of a considerable
size and when placing the explosives to destroy it, some pieces ew to the roofs of
houses in close proximity. Thank God there were no hurt people. On the next day,
with a squad of 20 people we went to the work site to x the damages we caused to
neighboring houses.
Which employees do you remember as leaving a mark in Conalvas over these 35
years?
I remember Jesus Maria Rendon well. He started as a laborer in the rst works of
water and sewage. He worked his way up in dierent posi ons in the company and
nowadays, he is an operator of compactor in the Ruta del Sol project. I also
remember Jorge Mario Roman, who entered the company as a Resident Engineer
in Cali and worked in every engineering posi on un l becoming Vice-president of
the Cali Regional branch. He le the company and set up his own business.
How do you feel as a person a er 35 years of witnessing the growth of the
company?
I feel the sa sfac on in Cali when I pass by the bridges, the streets, the
neighborhoods and feel so proud of seeing works that have come true and serve
the city.
Cali recently evolved with the Avenida Colombia tunnel and boulevard constructed
by Conalvas, which contributed to an important transforma on of the city.
Likewise, whenever I travel to Per, I feel deeply sa sed for the work we have
developed. We have represented the name of our company well.
Something that characterizes Conalvas is that we work with the best quality in
each work we are awarded and we nish each of them, no ma er what. We have
never le a single work abandoned.
Another sa sfac on has been the job crea on and seeing how our members
progress at their family and professional levels.
What do you think about the genera onal takeover in terms of the management
of Conalvas?
With the second genera on Andrs Jaramillo entered the company. He projected
the company at na onal and interna onal levels. Nowadays we are posi oned in
Colombia, Per, Panam and the United States. Currently, we are welcoming the
third genera on with Camilo Jaramillo and Juan David Jaramillo. We trust they
con nue to reap the rewards, create jobs and keep up the same commitment and
responsibility that has dis nguished us.
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r a b a j o . A s d e s c r i b e e l
presidente del Grupo
E m p re s a r i a l C o n a l v a s , l a
principal estrategia u lizada
p o r l a O rga n i za c i n p a ra
consolidarse como una de
las primeras empresas de
construccin de ingeniera civil en Colombia, con
operacin de manera simultnea en tres pases ms.
Y no es para menos. En estos 35 aos de labores
ininterrumpidas, son muchas obras las que se han
ejecutado. Ms de tres mil metros lineales en
puentes, as como experiencias en vas, aeropuertos,
puertos, termoelctricas y presas, lo ra can.
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Overseas
Regarding markets overseas, he stated that Per is currently
undergoing a recessive cycle in public contrac ng and, therefore,
the organiza on is looking for opportuni es through two private
ini a ves that have been already submi ed to the government of
this country, as well as a public tender in the form of concession.
In spite of the downturn in infrastructure construc on that is
taking place in Panam, Andrs Jaramillo stated that the company
will have great opportuni es. Unlike the markets in Colombia and
Per, infrastructure works in Panam are funded by the
government. During the previous government, Conalvas made the
most of the high dynamics back then. These ac vi es have
decreased signicantly in the current government. We know,
however, that there will be new works, he stated.
With regard to the United States market, he said that the
contrac ng levels in the said country in the next three years will be
much higher compared to the current ones. For example, the
company has so far entered into contracts amoun ng to
approximately 75 million US dollars and is now par cipa ng in
tenders amoun ng to around 500 million US dollars, showing that
the market is crea ng opportuni es.
4Gs opened the possibility for other companies to enter with great capital and
machinery. We will need to overcome that adversity with the eciency, quality and
responsibility that characterize the Colombian engineering industry, failing which, we
will be bound to become sub-contractors, he added.
But the greatest challenge will be, undoubtedly, to capitalize the Organiza on and for
that reason, he stated that the organiza on is now looking for nancial partners to
provide work resources and so execute works in concession, without losing control
over processes.
We need to make the right moves in the upcoming two years so as to ensure our
par cipa on in other projects as big as those we work on nowadays. We will need to
strengthen the nancial area and that is the main challenge, he said.
Regarding the target market the organiza on aims at, the chairman stated that the
company will con nue to focus on public works within its por olio as well as private
ini a ves. Thanks to this strategy, the Organiza on will be able to undertake works
during the years that the government creates resources for infrastructure, while
maintaining its opera ng capacity in the recession cycles due to the Guarantee Law
and changes of government.
Conalvas has xed costs that no longer allow us to be compe ve in works of small
scale. Therefore, we are not going to work with that market. We will rather focus our
energy on public tenders without discarding private ini a ves" he said.
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Camilo Jaramillo
Vicepresidente Financiero
Grupo Empresarial Conalvas
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In this way, he assures that - from the nancial point of view - Infracon is sort
of becoming the jewel of the Business Group crown, as it operates as a
private capital fund in own posi on. That is, this is a company with assets,
with no debt and long-term guaranteed returns as a result of the concessions
that are entering its por olio. As such, to the mid-term, it is almost certain
that Infracon's market value would be even higher than Conalvas
Construc ons'.
When Camilo Jaramillo began work at Infracon, he knew very li le about the
concessions business. Nowadays, he knows this is an exclusively-nancial
business and that is his world, the world where he performs the best and he
feels passionate about, added to the fact that he has the chance of doing it in
the organiza on that is in his DNA, as he himself has said.
Let us say that the knowledge I have now on concession businesses is quite
signicant. I believe during the last few years managing Infracon, my work
team and I have won the respect and admira on of the organiza on, he
concluded.
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n this way, he began by upda ng all ma ers related to the strategic management of the
company: the vision, mission and objec ves. In this process, the crea on and/or
restructuring of the departments of Communica ons, Insurance Management and
HSE was dened. Nowadays, this industrial engineer is condent that a new stage in the
company started with the results of that administra ve re-engineering process.
A er the period in which he was leading the above process and for nearly ve years, he
was in the posi on of Senior Manager of Administra ve Services, formed by the
Communica ons, HSE, administra ve and human resources departments. More recently,
he managed Patria and Agremezclas, which at the me were part of the group but ceased
to operate in October 2014 and now belong to the business line of Conalvas.
He is the current Manager of Produc on of the asphalt mix and stony material line, in the
produc on centers of Puerto Tejada (Valle del Cauca) and Mosquera (Cundinamarca).
My main responsibility is to ensure the provision of materials required in the work sites of
Conalvas. I have to supply everything related to asphalt mix and stony material,
depending on the needs in each project, he states.
Likewise, he reiterates that the inclusion of Agremezclas and Patria to the business lines of
the company and their vanishing as companies was the result of a cost op miza on
strategy, which has had an eect on eciency and a decreased nal value in the
produc on of these materials.
In turn, it gives us me to look for a strategy to nd new clients that may need the product.
Then we proceed to quote the services we provide through these Centers, added the
industrial engineer.
Currently, the Produc on Centers make up for the demand of materials for two big
projects of Conalvas: Agua Dulce Port in Buenaventura and Eldorado Airport taxiways in
Bogot.
While the needs of asphalt mix for Agua Dulce in the produc on center located in Puerto
Tejada are in their nal stage, this is no impediment to con nue opera ons in the plant,
since recently a new contract with the rm Cass Constructores was agreed to provide the
material to some of the road projects that are developed in the region.
On the other hand, the works in the airport of Bogot, currently led by the Produc on
Center in Mosquera have competed two years of execu on.
According to Juan David, these plants that have been in Conalvas for more than 10 years,
have undergone improvements over me, specically to meet environmental issues and,
therefore, the necessary adjustments to regulate air emissions have been made.
Today, the two produc on centers have 60 employees and, although they are part of
smaller company business lines (it is es mated that the internal turnover of these plants
can reach 15 billion pesos this year), it is clear that the strategic shi they had in the
company enables them to be more ecient in terms of costs and thus be er results.
Finally, the challenge they now face is to make the produc on centers generate
protability for the company. "We want to leverage the strength of having a cap ve
domes c market and start looking for a foreign market, posi oning Conalvas in the sale
and marke ng of asphalt mixtures" he concluded.
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CHRONOLOGY/NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENTS
Proyectos en Colombia
Intercambiador Vial de la Calle 12 Sur - Medelln
(Sector la Aguacatala) 18/11/1997 26/06/1999
Proyectos en Colombia
Construccin de la Presa El Cercado - Guajira
Ranchera y San Juan del Cesar
11/01/2002 30/11/2010
Proyectos en Colombia
Construccin de un tramo del corredor del Sistema
Inregrado de Transporte Masivo Transcaribe - Cartagena
12/10/2005 20/09/2007
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Proyectos en Colombia
Proyectos en Colombia
Proyectos en Colombia
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CHRONOLOGY/NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENTS
Proyectos en Colombia
Plazoleta de la Caleidad Jairo Varela - Cali
21/10/2010 Fase 1: 20/05/2013 Fase 2: 20/05/2014
Proyectos en Colombia
Vias de Acceso Puerto de Aguadulce - Buenaventura
09/08/2013 En Ejecucin
Proyectos en Colombia
Patio de Contenedores Puerto de Aguadulce - Buenaventura
09/02/2015 09/05/2016
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Proyectos en Colombia
Proyectos en Colombia
Proyectos en Panama
Caminos y Puentes de Veraguas
11/02/2011 31/10/2016
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CHRONOLOGY/NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENTS
Proyectos en Panama
Puente Vehicular: Interseccin Vial Santos Jorge
Va la Amistad
26/10/2010 En Ejecucin
Proyectos en Panama
Viaducto Avenida Los Mrtires
04/06/2012 - 15/01 /2014
Proyectos en Panama
Puente Patacn
30/01/2008 31/07/2013
Patacn bridge
30/01/2008 31/07/2013
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Metro Parkway
Enero 2013 En Ejecucin
Proyectos en USA
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Interestatal 75
28/10/2013 En Ejecucin
Metro Parkway
January 2013 underway
Proyectos en USA
I-75
28/10/2013 underway
CHRONOLOGY/NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENTS
Proyectos en Peru
Proyectos en Peru
Proyectos en Peru
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Gustavo Valencia,
Gustavo es casado y padre de tres hijos: Carlos Holmes, Ana Luca y Leonardo
Csar, ste l mo, el pequeo de la casa de 24 aos, quien combina sus
estudios en Administracin de Empresas con su trabajo en la cadena de
almacenes colombiana LA 14, en Cali.
No somos ricos pero tampoco nos ha faltado nada. El pan siempre ha estado
en la mesa. Recuerda Leonardo, quien desde que era un nio, acompa a
su padre a cada una de las obras en las que estuvo, para poder ver de cerca los
equipos de las plantas que montaba y supervisaba Gustavo.
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Gustavo Valencia,
Gustavo Valencia
remembers the rst issue
of 'Conalvas up to date'
magazine, published in
year 2006, which headline
dened him as the 'Mix of
experience and
dedica on'. Nine years
later, this same
publica on restates that
he con nues to be that
man who sets the
standard in each work
front for his leadership,
stamina and orienta on
to results.
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Tengo una deuda muy grande con Conalvas por estos 35 aos
as lecciones aprendidas en Conalvas son tan amplias como el amor que siente por
la compaa en la que ha permanecido 35 aos de forma ininterrumpida. Y no es
para menos. Iniciaba el ao de 1980 cuando Jess Mara recibi la llamada de su
amigo Gustavo Adolfo Valencia, quien lo invit a presentarse a la entonces Jaramillo
Ingenieros, que ejecutaba obras en el norte de Cali.
Fue as como logr 'engancharse en calidad de Ayudante para las obras en el barrio
Chiminangos, ubicado en la comuna cinco de la ciudad de Cali. Gracias a la conanza
que logr crear con sus jefes inmediatos, al poco empo fue nombrado vigilante, donde pudo conocer
a los empleados que cons tuan el inicio de lo que hoy es el Grupo Empresarial Conalvas.
En las obras para el sistema integrado, tuvo la oportunidad de apoyar las labores construc vas desde
otro frente: operando el vibrocompactador, en el que ha permanecido ms de veinte aos y que le ha
permi do par cipar de los grandes proyectos que ha ejecutado Conalvas, como fueron las dobles
calzadas Pereira La Victoria, Buenaventura y Ruta del Sol tramo III.
Jess Mara recuerda ese momento inolvidable ocurrido hace diez aos, cuando la empresa, en
gra tud por su trayectoria, le otorg una vivienda familiar que disfrut por muchos aos con Mara
Edith Pavas, su esposa, y sus dos hijos, Martha Liliana y Jonathan. Actualmente conserva la propiedad,
pero en ella viven sus hijos y sus nietos, de 1 y 3 aos de edad.
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Flavio Andrs,
el monel de la vida
29 aos trabajando en Conalvas, me
hacen sen r que hago parte de esta
gran empresa. Nunca he pensado estar
fuera de ella
us conocimientos en
conduccin y el manejo de
ex p lo s ivo s q u e ad q u iri
durante su paso por el Ejrcito
Nacional, fueron las
principales cartas de
presentacin de Flavio Andrs
Zamora para vincularse, en
calidad de conductor del entonces Mvil 2, en la
compaa Jaramillo Ingenieros, que aos
despus le dara paso a Conalvas S.A.
Hoy, 29 aos despus, Flavio Andrs sigue
cumpliendo con la misma pasin y compromiso
las tareas asignadas en la empresa en la que ha
permanecido tres cuartas partes de su vida y en la
que ha logrado hacer realidad sus principales
sueos: formar un hogar, educar a sus dos hijos y
sacar adelante su tecnologa como auxiliar
contable y administra vo en la Universidad Libre.
En la actualidad ya no transporta ni agua, ni
materiales de construccin sobre caminos
inhspitos de los departamentos de
Cundinamarca, Valle y Tolima, que cons tuan los
principales retos de la naciente Conalvas. Desde
hace once aos, Flavio es el conductor de la
Presidencia Ejecu va en la regional Cali, un cargo
que lo llena de orgullo, no slo por la
responsabilidad del mismo, sino porque le
ra ca que en sus casi 30 aos de vinculacin en
Conalvas, ha logrado ganarse la conanza de sus
jefes. El que hace las cosas bien, bien le va,
arma.
Maniesta que en estas casi tres dcadas ha
vivido momentos dolorosos y tambin gloriosos.
Recuerda ese momento importante en su vida y
en la de su familia, cuando recibi por parte de la
Elvia
Dice que se siente feliz por el trabajo de su
esposo y ene fe que la empresa siempre
saldr adelante; Si a la empresa le va
bien, le va bien a Flavio y le va bien a
nuestra familia. Gracias a Dios y a
Conalvas tenemos lo que tenemos, casa,
educacin para mis dos hijos y bienestar
para todos.
Lina
Conalvas ha tenido un gran impacto e
inuencia en sus vidas y gracias a eso se
consideran un hogar bien cons tuido con
buenos valores. Asegura que gracias a la
organizacin, estudiaron en buenos
colegios y actualmente en buenas
universidades. Destaca la oportunidad
que le dio Conalvas de realizar sus
prc cas universitarias La prc ca en el
rea de Cuentas por Pagar me dio la
oportunidad de enfrentarme a la
realidad. Una cosa es conocer la empresa
desde afuera y otra dis nta cuando se es
parte de ella. Par cipar en la
implementacin del SAP me desarroll
competencias que en la Universidad no
haba obtenido. Adems pude compar r
con los dems trabajadores, as como con
los doctores Csar, Edgar y Andrs
Jaramillo. Se crean lazos de fraternidad y
sen do de pertenencia. Siento gran
orgullo cuando se habla de la empresa o
cuando sale por la televisin. Me quiero
morir de la felicidad cuando eso sucede.
Jonathan
Dice que desde que ene uso de razn la
familia ha evolucionado gracias a
Conalvas. Antes vivan en arriendo y hoy
enen su propia casa, educacin y
estabilidad econmica. venimos de
menos a ms y eso es gra cante. La
calidad de vida de antes no es igual a la de
ahora. Estoy contento y feliz de la
oportunidad que mi pap ha tenido y
ene con la empresa y de ah los frutos
que hoy vemos.
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Flavio Andrs,
The knowledge in driving and explosive handling that he gained while his
stay in the Na onal Army were the main cover le ers of Flavio Andrs
Zamora to become a member, in his capacity of driver of Mvil 2, of the
former Jaramillo Ingenieros, which would become Conalvas S.A. later on.
that because of his work they were able to see each other only every two
months. I was saving money so that we could accomplish the goals we had
set for us. Thanks to her, we are the family we are now, he says with
emo on.
While working for Conalvas, he became father of his two greatest treasures:
Lina, his older daughter who is now a business administrator from the Libre
University and is taking a major in Human Resources Management.
Jonathan, who is currently enrolled in the third semester of the program of
Marke ng and Interna onal Businesses at the Autnoma de Occidente
University of Cali.
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Orlando Ocor,
El grupo que hoy se man ene en Conalvas Cali, ene un alto sen do de
pertenencia por la empresa. Llevamos a Conalvas en el corazn y por eso la
empresa ha salido adelante. Andrs Jaramillo le ha dado impulso a la empresa, l
como economista ve ms all del concreto.
Hoy, como Inspector de Obra, Orlando recuerda con especial cario las pocas que
labor junto con los ingenieros Jorge Mario Romn y Carlos Augusto Arbelez (en
la actualidad independientes), con quienes construy gran parte de los proyectos
del suroccidente y forj una gran amistad.
Yo ayudo a Conalvas y Conalvas me ayuda a m y a mi familia. Si he estado tanto
empo es porque me desempeo bien. He par cipado de obras en Cali, Pasto,
Puerto Tejada y durante 2 aos en Panam, entre otros si os. Yo soy el que mido lo
que se hace y hago las actas. Todo lo que se hace se cobra y esa es mi funcin. La
experiencia me ha permi do perfeccionarme, dice con orgullo.
Su hogar est conformado por su esposa Mara Gladys Garzn, sus hijos Jhony
Andrs y Yuli Vanessa y por las dos mascotas de la casa, Peggy y Canela, dos perras
de 13 y 3 aos respec vamente.
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Marco Aurelio,
from his family's view:
Mara del Carmen Salamanca
Even though Marco has not been able to
spend me at home due to his work, he is
an excellent father. For her, his husband is
a 'hero'. She even states that it looks as
though he was just hired by the company
for his energy and his sense of belonging.
In her memory she s ll remembers the
names of his work colleagues, engineers,
administra ve personnel, secretaries... in
short, of everyone in the company who
has had anything to do with her family
during the 24 years his husband has
worked for Conalvas.
Catherine Guaca
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Carlos,
from his family's view:
Margarita Fernndez
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un ejemplo de superacin
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an example of self-improvement
Diego Fernando is a living example of the saying: "where there's a will, there's a way". He
started working 22 years ago as a messenger for the former Jaramillo Ingenieros, running
errands and carrying out other ac vi es even when oces were located in the Granada
neighborhood, north of the city of Cali. Today, two decades later, he is a fundamental piece in
the accoun ng and nancial strategy of Conalvas Business Group.
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N u n ca h e mo s te n id o p r o b le ma s d e
seguridad en las instalaciones, ni el personal
ha estado expuesto a ningn riesgo, ni los
dueos ni los compaeros de trabajo. Nunca
se han presentado actos delic vos, por eso no
ha habido la necesidad de contratar
vigilancia privada. Somos respetuosos con el
personal, u lizamos un lenguaje moderado y
cordial en el trato con todos y nuestra
evaluacin de desempeo siempre ha sido
alta. Nuestra conducta ha sido intachable y es
la retribucin hacia la empresa por tantos
benecios recibidos. Agradezco a Conalvas
porque ganamos prima extralegal, esto es un
privilegio, asegura Carlos Humberto.
Carlos Humberto,
segn su familia
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Carlos Humberto,
from his family's view:
Miryam
Warm, close, commi ed and dependable are but a few of the characteris cs that describe Carlos
Humberto Rodrguez, a Caleo passionate for cycling and electronics, who has been working for 18 years
as the person in-charge of security in the building and of the people working in the head oces of
Conalvas in Cali.
Carlitos - as employees call him - is perhaps one of the most visible members of the regional branch not
only because he is the rst person that ocers and suppliers see when arriving to the building located in
the Bolivariano neighborhood, but also for the quality of service he provides, his dependability when
carrying out his du es and his aability.
He proudly remembers the me when he began work as Janitor for Conalvas, back when the building
only had eight months built. Since then, he has witnessed the growth of the organiza on, its expansion
to Bogot, Per and Panam; as well as the tough mes the company has gone through, such as when
only nine workers kept their jobs at the regional branch, including the three doormen.
However, Carlos says, the vision of CEO Andrs Jaramillo has been decisive in the strategy of growth and
posi oning in the market of construc on, as one of the best companies in the infrastructure sector of the
country, above mul na onals that used to hold the rst place.
However, what makes him feel proud the most is that, thanks to Conalvas, he has achieved to raise a
family and paid the school for his two kids: Walter and Valeria, as well as suppor ng his wife Miryam in
the business of automobile upholstery and one or another x of appliances at their home, thanks to her
knowledge of this discipline.
We have never had safety issues in the facili es, nor has the personnel, or the owners or work
colleagues been exposed to any risk. We have never seen criminal ac vity, therefore, we have not
needed to hire security services. We are respec ul to the personnel; use a polite and cordial language
in our rela onships with everyone and our performance assessment has always been high. Our
behavior has been unexcep onable, this is our reward towards the company for so many benets we
have received from it. I would like to thank Conalvas because of the extra bonus we earn, this is a
privilege, Carlos Humberto says.
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Jess Pechen,
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Jess Pechen,
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Ral Zambrano,
un ejemplo de vida
Cuando Ral Zambrano fue a la entrevista de trabajo, no
se imagin que estuviera rmando un contrato tan largo.
Hoy, con algunas canas que no tena en la entrevista
inicial, Ral completa 18 aos de trabajo ininterrumpido
en la portera del edicio de Conalvas, ubicado en el
barrio Bolivariano, al norte de Cali.
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Ral Zambrano,
an example of life
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Conalvas Equipment
Conalvas Panam
Conalvas Panam
Conalvas Per
Conalvas Per
Because a team has always in mind great projects and has a strength
that only grows step by step, because the good values in our work are
rewarded with one year more of successes.
Amid the congratula ons, hugs, compliments and applauses that the
company received in this day, the Per Branch wishes to join celebra on
because we are part of this family and we also feel happy to be able to
celebrate one more anniversary. We feel proud to belong to a leading
company, which always think rst of people, resources and and its future.
Congratula ons and let us con nue to walk along this good way.
Grupo
FELICIDADES!
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conalvlas
Construcciones
ANDINA
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G E O T E C N I A
A N D IN A
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Nos unimos a la
celebracin de
Conalvas,
35 aos
entregando
obras que hablan
por s solas.
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