Panama: Hospital Construction Projects ReactivatedTuesday, March 31, 2015 The Ministry of Health and the construction company IBT Health Group reached an agreement to resume construction of work in hospitals in the provinces of Darién, Los Santos and Chiriquí. In order to start construction, the Comptroller General of the Republic will authorize the agreements and documents signed between the Ministry of Health (MoH) and IBT Health Group. Panama: Hospital Constructions ResumedMonday, November 10, 2014 After suspending contracts awarded to IBT Health Group in April, the government has resumed negotiations and announced that at the end of the year the works on four hospitals in the provinces of Darien, Colón, Los Santos and Chiriqui will be restarted. It is hoped that with the agreements reached between IBT Health Group and the Ministry of Health (MoH) the hospitals will begin operating in 2016. Construction of $5.3 Million Health Centre BeginsThursday, November 17, 2011 IBT Health are to build a Primary Health Care Center in the city of Las Tablas. The grounds of the former Gerardino De Leon general hospital were awarded in a tender issued by the City Council of the City of Las Tablas, as the location for the new Minsa-Capsi center. Offers Received for 10 Health Centers in PanamaTuesday, August 24, 2010 Five consortiums have submitted bids for the $60 million hospital construction project. The participating consortium were Consorcio IBT Health, Sociedad Española de Montajes Industriales, Omega Engineering, Ingeniería R.M. and Consorcio Termotécnica Mega Proyecto. Award of Panamanian Hospital Contracts SuspendedThursday, July 15, 2010 Due to complaints received from Samsung the public acquisitions directorate has suspended the award process. The evaluating committee had awarded the $386 million contract for five hospitals to IBT Health consortium and FCC Construcción. Korean Samsung C&T Corporation contested the decision. Panamanian Hospital Tender is ContestedFriday, July 9, 2010 The Korean company Samsung presented its dispute to the public acquisitions directorate. Manuel Batista, acting on behalf of Samsung, contests the decision taken by the evaluating committee to invalidate the company’s financial statements due to their being written in Korean. Contractual Breach in Works in PanamaTuesday, April 29, 2014 The Panamanian Government has announced the execution of bonds of two contracts for the construction of hospitals awarded to IBT Health Group. The President of the Republic, Ricardo Martinelli said that the contracts for the General construction of the hospitals Meteti, Darien and Général de Bugaba, in Chiriqui for US$36.5 and $30.6 million respectively, will be terminated and that at the same time they will follow the relevant legal procedures relating to contracts for the hospitals of La Villa de Los Santos and Colon, with the same company. Panama: $160 million Hospital Work ResumedTuesday, January 26, 2016 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: $20 million Investment in Free ZoneWednesday, December 13, 2017 In Costa Rica, plans are underway to invest around $20 million next year in the construction of 5 new buildings in the Coyol Free Zone, in Alajuela. Carlos Wong, director of Zona Franca Coyol, explained to Elfinancierocr.com that "... the free zone has 107 hectares in which there are 200,000 square meters (m²) of industrial buildings and another 200,000 m² to be built over the next seven years." Sol Meliá to Build New Hotel in Costa RicaWednesday, May 4, 2011 Paradisus Resorts, Sol Melia ‘s luxury all-inclusive hotel brand has announced the construction of a new hotel in Bahia Papagayo, Guanacaste. The new hotel, to be called "Paradisus Papagayo Bay", has been incorporated under management contract and is part of the expansion of the brand, which includes the opening of two resorts in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in November 2011. Panama Canal Extends Deadline for Dry Excavation BidsTuesday, December 1, 2009 The deadline for submitting bids for the fourth and last dry excavation project was postponed to December 10th. The original deadline was December 3rd, but the Panama Canal Authority decided to give companies more time. Panama Tenders a Fourth Bridge at the CanalFriday, February 11, 2011 President Ricardo Martinelli announced he will support the construction of a fourth bridge over the Panama Canal. The president said he will soon launch a tender for the construction of the project. MWH Global lands $4.4M Panama Canal contractWednesday, January 11, 2012 MWH Global has won a $4.4 million contract with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the Broomfield company reported Tuesday. MWH will provide preliminary and final design services for the new Gatun Lake spillway, which controls the lake’s water level. The lake provides water for Panama City and flood protection, and also is involved in operating the navigation locks of the Panama Canal. Panama: Tender for Parking Lots at end of 2011Wednesday, May 18, 2011 By the end of the year, the Mayor of Panama will put out for tender the construction of underground car parks in the capital. This was announced by the advisor to the Mayor of Panama, Jose Isabel Blandon, who added they expect to have the final designs and plans for the project ready by that date. Construction of Visitor Center on Expanded CanalTuesday, July 10, 2012 The Panama Canal Authority is calling for companies interested in a concession for a visitor center on the Third Set of Locks. The ACP statement noted that the observation center buildings will have administrative and customer services, an observation tower, public squares, parking areas, restaurants and cafes, shops and salons. It will be located in the area of Cocolí, on the west bank of the Panama Canal. |
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