Honduras: Tender for Construction of Community CenterThursday, June 26, 2014 An announcement has been made that documents are being prepared for a $2.3 tender million which will be run by the adjudicating unit of the World Bank. The tender is for construction of the second phase of the Municipal Youth Center of Comayagua, which consists of "... the building housing offices, a library, an auditorium, and classrooms." Roadworks Awarded in HondurasThursday, August 7, 2014 Construction of of the El Prado - Humaya overpass in Tegucigalpa, estimated at $7 million, has been awarded to the construction company Ingenieros Calona of Honduras. Authorities of the Municipality of the Central District estimate that the $7 million work will be completed within 12-15 months. Honduras: Investment in Energy and ConstructionMonday, September 25, 2017 Out of the nearly $570 million earmarked for public investment in the 2018 budget, about $320 million will go towards road infrastructure and energy. According to the 2018 budget submitted by the Executive Branch, of the $569 million allocated for public investment, the Public Infrastructure and Services Secretariat (INSEP) will receive about $168 million and the National Electric Energy Company (ENEE), $151 million. Honduras: Hike in Prices of Building MaterialsWednesday, March 1, 2017 Importers have announced increases in final prices for materials such as iron rods, due to an increase in international prices. As reported by the Honduran Chamber of Construction (Chico) the expected increase in iron rods ranges from "8 and 10 lempiras ($0.35 and $0.44)", which will raise the final price from 80 to 88 or 90 lempiras in hardware stores and outlets. Honduras: Construction of Cement Plant AnnouncedThursday, February 1, 2018 The company Argos plans to invest $21 million in a new cement plant with capacity to produce up to 440,000 tons per year in Choloma, department of Cortés. According to officials from Argos Honduras, the new plant will expand the company's total production capacity by 30%. Honduras: Six Bids for Road WorksWednesday, August 19, 2015 The companies Santos y Compañía, JF Construcciones, Ingenieros Calona, Serpic, Eterna, and Sermaco submitted proposals to build an overpass step in Tegucigalpa. The offers to build the overpass at the Kuwait-Centro Cívico Gubernamental boulevard range from between $2 million and $2.3 million. The complete work consists of building a 700-meter road bridge linking the boulevard to the Civic Kuwait Government Center, to be built behind the Supreme Court (CSJ). Honduras: Waterworks for $9 million AwardedTuesday, July 8, 2014 In August construction will begin of the bypass project awarded to Inversiones Comerciales, which must complete the work in eleven months. After three failed bidding processes Servicio Autónomo Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (SANAA) awarded the work to the company Inversiones Comerciales, in the amount of $9.5 million, to be financed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE). Honduras to Tender "Civic City" ProjectWednesday, August 6, 2014 The plan announced by the government, with an estimated cost of $180 million, includes the construction, by tender, of a complex of seven towers of government offices. The government of Honduras has officially announced the project "Ciudad Cívica" (Civic City), a complex of office and commercial buildings and green spaces to house state institutions. According to the government, the project is valued at $180 million and a tender will be called to select the companies to develop it. Honduras: Land Wanted for Municipal CemeteryMonday, November 3, 2014 The capital's municipality has announced that in early 2015 it will put out a tender for the acquisition of land to build a cemetery, not more than 14 miles from the city center. This initiative of the municipality aims to fill the deficit of sacred grounds in the municipality, as the number of lots available in existing cemeteries has started to decrease. Honduras: Roadworks Announce for $2.2 millionThursday, October 16, 2014 The mayor of Tegucigalpa is prepares the tender specifications for the construction of diversion channels and closure of water courses in the capital. The tender for the project, which totals $2.2 million, is scheduled for November 5 and includes the repair of 50 meters from the current system and the construction of a new channel to prevent flooding. Palmerola Tender Announced for JanuaryFriday, December 12, 2014 The government has announced that is preparing the specifications of a international tender for the construction of the first stage of the project, in the amount of $107 million. For the second time, the Honduran government has made changes to the bidding rules for the construction of the airport in Comayagua. The first phase will cost $107 million and will be built on the Enrique Soto Cano base in Palmerola. Tender of Hydroelectric Turbine for El CajonMonday, October 5, 2015 Officials in Honduras are negotiating a $70 million loan with the World Bank for a fifth turbine in the hydroelectric station El Cajon. The process for installing the 75 MW turbine was going to be developed through a concession, but the plans have been changed and now the government has announced that it will be tendered, after negotiating funds with the World Bank, for the installation of the turbine in the plant. Honduras: Pensions to Fund Hospital ProjectWednesday, August 26, 2015 The new Framework Law on Social Protection allows social security institutions to allocate up to 7% of their assets in physical infrastructure projects and medical equipment. The law, which will be in effect from September 4, includes among its main innovations the ability for social security institutions to use part of their assets to finance hospital construction projects, both for construction and for the purchase of medical equipment. Honduras Protects Local Steel ProductionWednesday, March 11, 2015 Despite opposition from the construction sector, the Ministry of Economic Development increased tariffs on imports of Chinese iron rods from 15% to 35%. Authorities at the Ministry of Economic Development (SDE) argue that this temporary measure, seeks to protect the companies Aceros Alfa and Aceros Centro Caribe, which produce the rods. Domestic production of iron rod covers approximately 70% of demand and the rest is imported from China. More Delays for Hydroelectric Station El CajonFriday, January 16, 2015 The National Electric Power Company has announced that the repair of the crack in hydroelectric station El Cajon, awarded to the Italian company Astaldi, will now start in March. After several delays in the project to repair the dam, the National Electricity Company (ENEE) now announced that the works will start in March so as not to affect reservoir levels, taking advantage of the summer. |
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