After four years of stagnation and with the works only 25% complete, the construction of the Manuel Amador Guerrero Hospital in the province of Colon has been reactivated.
From a statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic of Panama:
After resolving legal disputes with the company running the project, Consorcio IBT, which led to work stopping for almost four years, on 25 January the construction of Manuel Amador Guerrero Hospital of the Atlantic coast was reactivated, with the cost of the work estimated at around $160 million.
Congress has approved a loan from the French government to finance the construction of the water treatment plant in Las Pavas.
From a statement issued by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador:
With the aim of finalising the funding for the "Project for the Renovation of a Drinking Water Treatment Plant in Pavas and Network adduction", representatives of the Legislative Assembly approved a financial protocol between the governments of France and El Salvador, for an amount of € 53 million (US $59 million).
With $27 million the World Bank will be financing from August the construction of the 26 kilometers of the road between Bluefields and San Francisco in the municipality of Nueva Guinea.
The road will be built with reinforced concrete within a period of two years and the Costa Rican company MECO SA will be running the project.
Omar Jimenez, representative of MECO, told Elnuevodiario.com.ni that they have "..." a strategy for working in the area considering it rains nine or ten months a year, but we have experience in such work and expect to carry it out within the stipulated time. '"
It has been announced that a corporate complex will be built as part of the Tuscania, a development project on the road to Puerto La Libertad, in the city of Zaragoza.
The office building is designed to complement the residential and commercial project now operating in the complex of Tuscania, which will require a total investment of $66 million. Elsalvador.com reports that "...
The Hasgar Group has announced the construction of a commercial center measuring 10 thousand square meters and containing 50 stores, in the municipality of Santa Tecla.
The building will have 257 parking spaces. The opening of the shopping complex is planned for November.
Edgar Hasbún president of Hasgar Group told Elsalvador.com "... 'Hasgar's investment alone in the construction of the building, is about 15 to 16 million, tenants will make their own investments to adapt the spaces to their own tastes.'"
A bill put forward by the Executive extends the benefit of the Colon Free Zone to the streets of the city, and another supports the implementation of the Special System of Freeports in the province.
From a statement issued by the Government of the Republic of Panama:
An investment of $600 million has been announced, in 22 projects in the province of Colon.
In the aftermath of the corruption scandal in Brazil which included the arrest of its president, Odebrecht and its partner Cusa won the competition for the urban renewal of the city of Colon.
The Brazilian company is already running several works in Panama which total billions of dollars, and voices have been raised in all sectors calling for audits or simply banning calling the company's activities in Panama.
The construction of an aqueduct, schools and improvements in ports and harbors are part of the works that the government plans to tender in order to be developed in the Guna Yala indigenous region.
From a statement issued by the Government of Panama:
An 50 million dollar investment plan for the Guna Yala region for the period from 2015 to 2019, was approved by the Cabinet Council on Tuesday June 16 in the community of Playon Chico.
The Ministry of Housing and Territorial Development in Panama is putting out to tender the study, design and construction of the project "City of Hope Arraijan".
Panama Government Purchase 2015-0-14-0-08-LV-008355:
"SUPPLY OF MATERIALS, LABOR, EQUIPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION FOR RESEARCH, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WITH INFRASTRUCTURE" KNOWN AS 'CITY OF HOPE ARRAIJAN' LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF PANAMA WEST DISTRICT ARRAIJAN, CORREGIMIENTO DE VISTA ALEGRE. "
The Municipality of the Central District is putting out to tender construction of a yard area for parking and maintenance of buses in the BTR system.
The Municipality of the Central District (CDMA), is inviting eligible bidders to submit sealed bids for the construction of a yard for parking and workshop for maintenance of buses in the BRT system in an area measuring 12,550 square meters located between the second and third entrance of the John F. Kennedy colony in Tegucigalpa.
The National Pedagogical University Francisco Morazán is calling on construction companies for the development and construction of civil works in the period 2014-2015.
PRE-QUALIFICATION OF FIRMS FOR CIVIL WORKS CONSTRUCTION PERIOD 2014-2015
The National Pedagogical University Francisco Morazán - Central Unit.
The deadline for submission of bids is September 12, 2014.
Corporación Salvadoreña de Inversiones is putting out to tender structural works and the installation of 300KVA substation in Puerto Corsain in La Union Bay, Gulf of Fonseca.
Government Purchase El Salvador LP-02-2014
"STRUCTURAL REPAIR AND CLEANING OF RAIL BEARING OF PUERTO CORSAIN BOATYARD, INCLUDING OTHER ADDITIONAL WORKS: SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF 300 KVA SUBSTATION AND REPAIR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE WALL."
The Ministry of Housing in Panama is putting out to tender the design and construction of a construction and infrastructure project in Santa Ana, located in Ave Ancon.
Panama Government Purchase 2014-0-14-0-08-LV-006 581:
"SUPPLY OF MATERIALS, LABOR, EQUIPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF STUDIES , DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR A CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN SANTA ANA AVE ANCÓN LOCATED IN DISTRICT AND PROVINCE OF PANAMA."
The large infrastructure projects that have been announced will need to import human resources according to the demand created by such works.
The new container terminal in Moin, the extension of Route 32 and the new refinery are the new projects that are coming to the province. Regarding these, Wilberth Mata, director of the headquarters of the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (RERI) said that "in Limon there is not enough qualified people to meet the labor demand as it arises over the next few years."
Contracts for $922 million were awarded to five companies for expanding and renovating 185 kilometers of the Inter American Highway.
The value of the works has exceeded the estimate made by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of $750 million. The construction company Norberto Odebrecht was awarded 71.24 kilometers from Santiago- Vigui. Its financial proposal was $339.5 million and the MOP's reference price was $352.8 million.