The company of Spanish origin has been awarded a contract for $10.4 million for the project management of the construction of the new convention center in Amador, Panama.
The commission which evaluated the proposals explained that this was the only company that met the specifications.
The Louis Berger Group, and consortia Hill-ICEACSA-Idea, and Group G-9 AEI-Vaf Ingenieros also bid $10.4 million for the project management contract with price tag of $11 million, but were rejected for not complying with the required documents during the tender process.
The Spanish Prointec is in first place to win the contract, after the a claim brought by its competitor Louis Berger Group was rejected.
Prensa.com reports: "The Public Procurement Directorate rejected the application filed by the company Louis Berger Group, who alleged that Tocumen SA, had refused to provide copies of the proposals".
The administration of the Tocumen International Airport explained that the procedures were performed in order to meet the company's request, however, they did not withdraw the requested documentation.
Louis Berger Group, Prointec, Hill - Iceacsa and Grupo 9 AIE - VAF- Ingenieros S.A., all presented bids for the Project Management of the new convention center in Amador.
The cost of the new convention center to be built in the Amador Causeway is $193.7 million and the reference price for the contract for monitoring the project is $11 million.
Prensa.com reports: "The firms Louis Berger Group (USA), and the Spanish Prointec, Hill - ICEACSA and Group 9 AIE- VAF-Ingenieros SA, bid $10.4 million."
The contract for the supervision of construction of the new convention center in Panama has a price tag of $11 million.
The companies participated in the clarification meeting for the tender to supervise the amphitheater being built on the Amador Causeway, an event in which it was agreed to amend the specifications. "In the original document stated that the stakeholders had to certify their participation in the last five years in seven contracts for project management, of which three had to be collectively worth over $200 million", reported Prensa.com.