The INGUAT has announced that in July it will convene an international tender for a feasibility study and master plan to build a convention center.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Authorities at the Guatemalan Institute of Tourism explained that among the requirements to participate in the tender, companies must have experience in the design and construction of at least ten convention centers.The first tender will be to determine the ideal location and feasibility, in addition to a design for the building.
Last year it was announced that a group of businessmen requested permission to build, through means of a concession, a 12,000 squaremeter convention center, estimated at $104 million.
Prensalibre.com reports that "...After having the feasibility study and master plan the President of the Republic Jimmy Morales and the Executive Agency will have to decide whether the project is carried out and what format will be used to achieve it and make the investment. "
The INGUAT"...has received recommendations from the National Agency for Public-Private Partnerships and the CABEI to define the format to be used, since the state does not have the funds to finance the construction, and a tender will be launched for this work subsequently.The study will define the appropriate place to build the center, analyzing Parque de la Industria, in Zone 9, a state owned piece of land managed by COPEREX, but they are looking for others. "
The Cabinet Council approved several impact measures for the reactivation of the tourism sector and the economy, including the Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism 2020-2025.
The Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism (PMTS) 2020-2025 will focus on strengthening the institutional capacity of the ATP, investing in the country's tourism promotion, improving the tourism products offered by Panama and in infrastructure, maintenance and basic services.
The Guatemalan government has announced that in two weeks it will publish the tender documents for the feasibility study and master plan to build a Convention District.
A year after the government's interest in developing a large convention center in the capital was announced for the first time, the project has been brought back into the limelight.
In order to encourage business tourism and congresses in the area, plans are being made to tender the design and construction of a convention center in Boquete, in the province of Chiriquí.
The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) has announced that they have already done the legal transfer of the lands where a "green" convention center will be built, with capacity for 2,000 people.The objective of the ATP is to boost the business of tourism and congresses in the province of Chiriquí.
The National Convention and Conference Centre in Costa Rica will be built on a site of 10 hectares in Barreal de Heredia.
This was announced by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute, who added that the Controller General's Office has executed the contract with the Consortium Grupo de Diseño Internacional, responsible for the design and construction of the center.
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