Concession Cartel for Limón Port Published

The cartel was published today in the Gazette, the official newspaper of Costa Rica, starting the concession process of the Limón Port.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

The cartel for the $812 million project, which was approved last week by the National Concession Council (CNC), is to be awarded this year.

The president of the Costa Rican Chamber of Exporters (CADEXCO), Monica Araya, told Elfinancierocr.com that the cartel will be reviewed by an expert committee to determine a respective position. It must be remembered that CADEXCO has expressed concerns about the possibility that the process will end up in the hands of a single operator."

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