As the final link in the Cold Chain, Mercapanamá may be used for agro-industrial processes for exports.
Acknowledging that the Food Market in Panama City does not have adequate infrastructure for marketing foods according to the best international standards, industry officials have decided to build a new center.
The food distribution center, called Mercapanamá, will be part of the Cold Chain system, with an investment of $125 million, reports Capital.com.pa.
Ten consortia have submitted bids for the construction and equipping of the Public Market and Food Market of La Chorrera.
With a reference price of $25 million, bids ranged from the $22.5 million offered by the Spanish consortium Acciona Infrastructures to $27.4 million offered by Cocige SA.
"HPC Contratas, IBT, Elecnor, Heymocol Procomon, Consultores Profesionales de Inginiera, FCC Construccion and Semi y Omega are the other groups interested in this best value tender. The evaluation committee will have five days to analyze the proposals", reported Prensa.com.
The new contract includes both the public market for $10 million, and also the construction of the Abasto Market for $15 million.
Maitin Yessica, administrator of the Cold Chain informed companies involved that they may clarify aspects of the tender in the approval meeting scheduled for October 17, 2011.
Bids will be received on Wednesday October 26 between 10:00 am and 11:00 am
Omega Engineering Inc. has been awarded the contract to build and equip the new site for the public market in the city of Colon.
The official reference price for the Colon market was $18 million and the Omega Consortium,offered $ 17,779 000.
"In the best value tender with a reference price of $18 million, bids from Constructora Urbana, S.A., (Cusa), and Construcciones Civiles Generales, S.A.", were disqualified ", reported Prensa.com
Seven consortia have submitted bids for the construction and equipping of a market in Panama City, a project worth over $100 million.
The company's suppliers and their proposals are: Facilities and Services SACODEPO ($118, 900,000), SA Sacyr ($126,447,000), MCM Global ($124,999,000), Assignia-Cocige ($126,495,000), SA-Cleop Elecnor SA ($109,968,000), Omega Engineering ($126,500,000) and the Consortium Arranz kinase-Riva SA ($120,240,000).
The consortium Panamá Frío, composed of locally owned firms and some of Venezuelan capital, set its price at $93.5 million
A statement by the Presidency of Panama reads:
“Consorcio Panamá Frío, of Venezuelan and Panamanian capital, submitted the only bid for 93 million 500 thousand dollars, in an act of reception of proposals held in the Office of the President and chaired by the executive secretary of Panamá Frío, Fernando Soto Duque, in the presence of the managing director, Yessica de Maitin .
The Ministry of the Presidency is putting out to tender the design, construction and implementation of an integrated cold chain logistics system.
The purpose of the contract is to modernize the current system of collection and distribution of perishable food products in both production and consumption areas in the country.
The target date for submission of proposals is June 29, 2011.
The Ministry of the Presidency is inviting bids for the construction and equipping of a Public Market in Panama City.
The Ministry of the Presidency by using the tender system hopes to hire one firm to carry out the both the construction work and equip the market after reviewing the results of the final designs and plans undertaken by the Central Markets Supply Company, Inc. (MERCASA).
A single offer was received for construction and equipping of a public market in David, Chiriqui.
The only bid was submitted by CCE Infrastructure, with a total of $ 13.46 million. The reference amount was $ 9 million.
"... the proposal will be reviewed by the evaluation commission, which will submit a technical and financial report within the next five days," adds Prensa.com.
The Cold Chain Department invited bids for building and equipping a Public Market in David, Chiriqui.
Tender rules are posted at the Panamacompra.gob.pa. web portal and the target date for submission of proposals is March 2nd, 2011.
This facility in David, which will have a market area of 20 thousand people and will benefit about 200 retailers in the zone, is part of the innovative project the government is pushing of building public markets.
The bidding for construction of the market will be held next January and the project must be completed by 2012.
The executive secretary of Cadena de Frío, Fernando Duque, said that the modern market will feature over 170 shops for the sale of agricultural products, as well as other commercial activities including pharmacies, coffee shops and bakeries, among others.
In the month of December the first two Cold Chain markets will be put out to tender.
These first markets will be located in the provinces of Chiriqui and Panama. In Chiriqui it will be located in David and is expected to be ready by June 2012.
Fernando Duque, Secretary of Cadena de Frio, stated to Pa-digital.com.pa, "... it has not been determined the payment the 150 merchants will have to cancel for the sale points and the other 60 in the outer area, however, past payments in the old market will be used as reference."
Spanish company Mercsa will study, design and provide technical assistance for the construction for 8 public marketplaces.
An important component of the Cold Chain Project, these marketplaces will be located in David, Colón, Santiago, Penonomé, Chitré, Las Tablas, Panamá and Chorrera.
Jimmy Papadimitriu, minister of the presidency, noted that “the evaluation committee decided to award this contract to Mercasa, as it presented the best technical proposal and has vast experience in these matters”.