After several appeals were filed in the tender to build a fourth bridge over the Panama Canal, confirmation has been given to the award of the contract to the Panama Cuarto Puente consortium, made up of Chinese companies.
The General Directorate of Public Procurement confirmed that the performance of the Ministry of Public Works during the adjudication process was correct, and ratified the decisions taken in the process of awarding the work.
In addition to the objection presented by the Astaldi - Daelim Consortium, a legal case has now been filed by one of the consortia disqualified at the beginning of the process, called Cuarto Puente CSCEC-CREC, made up of Chinese companies.
According to the Price Report (Technical and Economic), the Consorcio Cuarto Puente CSCEC-CREC, comprised of China State Construction Engineering Corporation LTD and China Railway Group Limited, was disqualified by the Evaluation Commission, since the aforementioned business group did not meet the minimum mandatory requirements set out in the tender documents.
After the tender was suspended in response to an appeal submitted by Astaldi-Daelim, the Ministry of Public Works reported that this will not affect the outcome of the process, in which the consortium of Chinese construction companies won.
Last week a complaint from the Astaldi - Daelim Consortium, which argued that in thecommission report, as well as in the development of the contractor selection process, some situations occurred which were openly contrary to the due process of the tender.
Due to an appeal claim presented by the Astaldi - Daelim Consortium, the suspension has been ordered of the tender act for the design and construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal, in which Chinese companies obtained the best rating.
In the qualification process carried out by the tender board, the consortium formed by the companies China State Construction Engineering Corporation LTD and China Railway Group Limited, was the winner of the tender with an economic proposal of $1.42 billion and an overall score of 69,9%.
After two proposals were disqualified and another participant withdrew, the consortium formed by two Chinese state construction companies won the tender to design and build the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal.
After Dragados Sucursal Panama, the company that had obtained the best qualification decided to withdraw from the contest, the road was paved for the consortium made up of the companies China State Construction Engineering Corporation LTD and China Railway Group Limited, to win the contest with a economic proposal of $1.42 billion and a score of 69,9%.
Between $1.211 billion and $1.813 million is the range of proposals submitted by companies interested in designing and building the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal.
Of the four pre-qualified companies, Dragados Sucursal Panamá S.A., chose not to present their proposal at the event convened by the institution.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works:
A year and a half after having published the tender for its design and construction, the company that will be responsible for designing and building the bridge has not yet been selected.
According to the tender specifications, the initial date to deliver bids was April 25, 2016, but the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) repeatedly decided to postpone the act to receive proposals to build the fourth bridge, which it is planned to be built within a period of 42 months, with an estimated investment of $1 billion.
The Ministry of Public Works has published the request for proposals for the tender of the design and construction of a fourth bridge over the Panama Canal.
The companies pre-qualified to participate in the tender are Consorcio Panama Cuarto Puente (China); Consorcio Hyundai–Sacyr (Korea / Spain); Dragados Sucursal Panama (Spain); Consorcio Astaldi-Daelim (Italy / Korea); Consorcio Cuarto Puente (China); and Consorcio CCB (Brazil), which includes the company Odebrecht.
The Panama Canal Authority has published the tender documents for the design, construction and operation of a Container Terminal in Corozal.
The companies who will be taking part in the event are PSA International Ltd, Terminal Link, Terminal Investments Limited and APM Terminals, which will have until February 3, 2017 to submit their proposals.
Documents for prequalification in the tender to build and design the container terminal may be submitted up until March 11 at 3:00 pm.
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has extended the deadline for delivery of documents to prequalify to bid for the concession to design and build a container port in Corozal until Friday 11 March 2016 at 3:00 pm.
The Panama Canal Authority will be making changes to the composition of consortia in tenders for construction works in order to prevent millions in losses because of claims made by subcontractors.
Conflicts between contracted parties who design and those who carrying out the works, and the lack of clarity in the responsibilities of each of the companies during the Panama Canal expansion motivated the adjustments to be made to future tender specifications.
The Panama Canal Authority has been given the green light to start the process of prequalifying companies interested in bidding for the award of a container transshipment port in Corozal.
From a statement issued by the Panama Canal Authority:
The Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has authorized the administration to convene a pre-qualification stage for companies interested in participating in the international tender for the concession of a container transshipment port in Corozal.
The process to select the right company for the design and construction of the fourth bridge over the Canal will include a prequalification process.
In order to develop a fair and transparent process, the Cabinet has authorized the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) to carry out a prequalification process of companies for the design and construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal.
Although it had been announced for April, the tender to build and operate the port could be delayed again because the Assembly did not approve a bill which gives tax breaks to the contractor.
Currently there are several companies that are waiting for the terms and conditions of the tender process, and the final resolution of the National Assembly on "... the law that provides parity in fiscal rights for Corozal with other operators. "
It has been announced that it will be built north of the Bridge of the Americas and the tender conditions will be published in the next sixty days.
From a statement issued by the Government of Panama:
The fourth bridge over the Panama Canal will be built north of the Bridge of the Americas, announced the High Level Interagency Commission for the construction of the fourth bridge over the Canal and Line 3 of the Metro, headed by the President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez.