The Costa Rican government awarded the contract for the construction of this industrial complex to the company Vidalco Empresa Constructora. It is estimated that the overall investment will be approximately $3 million.

See "Central America: $70 million in industrial investment"

The Value-Added Plant, which will be located in Agua Buena de Coto Brus, will have the infrastructure, technology and professional equipment necessary to add value to agricultural products by processing them, reported the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade.

The official document adds that "... the product lines that will work are: vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy and roots and tubers, and the services that will be offered are: development of prototypes, scaling, process optimization, maquila, equipment and facilities rental, technical consultation and services by alliance."

The award of this tender was published in the Official Journal La Gaceta on Thursday March 5, 2020.

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