As the final link in the Cold Chain, Mercapanamá may be used for agro-industrial processes for exports.
Acknowledging that the Food Market in Panama City does not have adequate infrastructure for marketing foods according to the best international standards, industry officials have decided to build a new center.
The food distribution center, called Mercapanamá, will be part of the Cold Chain system, with an investment of $125 million, reports Capital.com.pa.
Ten consortia have submitted bids for the construction and equipping of the Public Market and Food Market of La Chorrera.
With a reference price of $25 million, bids ranged from the $22.5 million offered by the Spanish consortium Acciona Infrastructures to $27.4 million offered by Cocige SA.
"HPC Contratas, IBT, Elecnor, Heymocol Procomon, Consultores Profesionales de Inginiera, FCC Construccion and Semi y Omega are the other groups interested in this best value tender. The evaluation committee will have five days to analyze the proposals", reported Prensa.com.
Seven consortia have submitted bids for the construction and equipping of a market in Panama City, a project worth over $100 million.
The company's suppliers and their proposals are: Facilities and Services SACODEPO ($118, 900,000), SA Sacyr ($126,447,000), MCM Global ($124,999,000), Assignia-Cocige ($126,495,000), SA-Cleop Elecnor SA ($109,968,000), Omega Engineering ($126,500,000) and the Consortium Arranz kinase-Riva SA ($120,240,000).
The Ministry of the Presidency is inviting bids for the construction and equipping of a Public Market in Panama City.
The Ministry of the Presidency by using the tender system hopes to hire one firm to carry out the both the construction work and equip the market after reviewing the results of the final designs and plans undertaken by the Central Markets Supply Company, Inc. (MERCASA).
A single offer was received for construction and equipping of a public market in David, Chiriqui.
The only bid was submitted by CCE Infrastructure, with a total of $ 13.46 million. The reference amount was $ 9 million.
"... the proposal will be reviewed by the evaluation commission, which will submit a technical and financial report within the next five days," adds Prensa.com.
The Cold Chain Department invited bids for building and equipping a Public Market in David, Chiriqui.
Tender rules are posted at the Panamacompra.gob.pa. web portal and the target date for submission of proposals is March 2nd, 2011.
This facility in David, which will have a market area of 20 thousand people and will benefit about 200 retailers in the zone, is part of the innovative project the government is pushing of building public markets.
The bidding for construction of the market will be held next January and the project must be completed by 2012.
The executive secretary of Cadena de Frío, Fernando Duque, said that the modern market will feature over 170 shops for the sale of agricultural products, as well as other commercial activities including pharmacies, coffee shops and bakeries, among others.
In the month of December the first two Cold Chain markets will be put out to tender.
These first markets will be located in the provinces of Chiriqui and Panama. In Chiriqui it will be located in David and is expected to be ready by June 2012.
Fernando Duque, Secretary of Cadena de Frio, stated to Pa-digital.com.pa, "... it has not been determined the payment the 150 merchants will have to cancel for the sale points and the other 60 in the outer area, however, past payments in the old market will be used as reference."
Spanish company Mercsa will study, design and provide technical assistance for the construction for 8 public marketplaces.
An important component of the Cold Chain Project, these marketplaces will be located in David, Colón, Santiago, Penonomé, Chitré, Las Tablas, Panamá and Chorrera.
Jimmy Papadimitriu, minister of the presidency, noted that “the evaluation committee decided to award this contract to Mercasa, as it presented the best technical proposal and has vast experience in these matters”.
Just two companies, Mercasa and CAU AH Domar, submitted bids for designing eight public marketplaces.
These marketplaces are part of a larger Cold Chain project, sponsored by President Martinelli’s administration.
“They will be located in Panamá, La Chorrera (Panamá Oeste), David (Chiriquí), Veraguas, Las Tablas (Los Santos), Chitré (Herrera), Penonomé (Coclé) and Colón”, reported Prensa.com.