After the failure of two tenders for the repair of cracks in El Cajon, the contract for approximately $30 million will be awarded directly.
Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (ENEE) has $30 million available to carry out the work."We have to look at the parameters and see if the law allows us to negotiate a contract directly. When you do not have any bidders, you take the ones that are there and follow the path with them directly," said Emil Hawitt, manager of the company.
The second tender for repairing the cracks in the El Cajon hydroelectric station has been declared void because bidders lacked the required technical ability.
This is the second time that the tender to repair the leaks in the curtain and the rocky walls of the hydroelectric station Francisco Morazán, better known as "El Cajon", has been declared void by Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (ENEE).
The National Electricity Company of Honduras is putting out to tender maintenance of underground construction works at the hydroelectric station General Francisco Morazán.
The objective of the international tender is to hire out special maintenance works on the hydroelectric station Francisco Morazán.
The deadline for submission of proposals is May 9, 2013.
The administration of the Francisco Morazán reservoir announced that next March a tender will be re-launched for a project to repair cracks in the El Cajon hydroelectric dam.
Cracks in the Francisco Morazán hydroelectric station are causing state losses of over $2 million a year because of the water that is lost instead of going to the engine room.
The National Electricity Company of Honduras has announced an international tender for works on the Francisco Morazan hydro station, worth about $200 million.
The works to be completed include repair of leaks in the "El Cajon" dam that occurred after the earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale on 28th May 2009.
This phenomenon led to an increased volume of water through a series of leaks in the rock, tunnels and in the curtain of the hydroelectric station, according to ElHeraldo.hn.
The bidding rules to repair hydroelectric power plant “Francisco Morazán”, also known as “El Cajón”, are ready for publication.
Roberto Martínez Lozano, head of the National Electric Energy Corporation (ENEE), explained that they will invite domestic and foreign companies to participate in the project as soon as possible.
He told newspaper La Tribuna that they have asked the Executive’s to assist them in getting the required $10.6 million for the project, and that negotiations are underway with Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.
The government will invite companies to bid for repairing cracks at “El Cajón” hydroelectric power plant, also known as “Francisco Morazán”.
Manuel Palma, executive director of the plant, commented they will publish the bidding rules in the next days and that works should begin on June.
“Ana María Castro, president of the Association of Civil Engineers of Honduras, requested authorities to include her organization as the social auditor of the project”, reported Laprensa.hn.
Preliminary analysis is underway for the installation of a fifth turbine at El Cajón Hydroelectric Power Station.
"Installation of the turbine could cost $60 million, but only after the study we will know how long it could take...", said Manuel Palma, director of the power plant.
Newspaper La Prensa de Honduras published more comments by Palma: "Some research has been made, proving the financial feasibility of the project.