The contract for access to the railway network was signed between the Municipality of Guatemala and Ferrovías, which will serve for the construction project of a Metro Riel, an estimated investment of $772 million.
On July 29th in a ceremony held at the Museo del Ferrocarril del Centro Histórico, it was reported that in addition to the signing of the contract for access to the railway network between the Municipality of Guatemala and Ferrovias Guatemala (Fegua), also signed the bases of coordination between the Municipality, Fegua and Anadie, which will facilitate the development of the project.
The execution of five energy and infrastructure projects in Southern Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America could boost the area's economic growth and slow migration.
The projects discussed now are not new, they have been part of the discussion of the region's businessmen and governments for years, but now they have come back into the discussion, as a possible response to the pressure exerted by the U.S.
The process to build an Administrative Center for the State of Guatemala is still making progress, but now an cultural and commercial alternative to the complex of public offices has been suggested.
In 2015, the National Agency of Partnerships for the Development of Economic Infrastructure (ANADIE), proposed the construction of the State Administrative Center (CAE by its initials in Spanish) on land belonging to Ferrocarriles de Guatemala located in Zone 1 of the capital of the country.
Included in the portfolio of investment projects that the government plans to develop are the State Administrative Center, an Intermodal Dry Port at Tecun Uman and the Metro Rail.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy:
Guatemala, April 20, 2016. Acting President, Jafeth Franco Cabrera, addressed the fourth meeting of 2016 of the Economic Cabinet, accompanied by the Minister of Economy and representative of the Technical Secretariat of the Economic Cabinet, Ruben Morales.
An announcement has been made in Guatemala that work is being done on a draft specification for the six companies already pre-qualified to participate in the tender, which is now scheduled for the first quarter of this year.
The National Agency for Development Economic Infrastructure (ANADIE) has resumed the process of hiring a company for the construction, maintenance and operation of the State Administrative Center (CAE), after having announced its postponement in December 2015. In order to clear up any doubts and clarify aspects of the project, the company met with representatives of the six companies that have been prequalified. The project has an estimated cost of $180 million.
The current political turmoil is threatening the implementation of important infrastructure projects such as the construction of the State Administrative Center, valued at $200 million.
The resignation of several ministers in Perez Molina's cabinet, including Sergio de la Torre, Economy Minister and Commissioner for competitiveness, Juan Carlos Paiz, both members of the board of the National Agency for the Development Partnerships Economic infrastructure (ANADIE) complicates the near future of planned projects to be developed in the form of public - private partnerships.
Two Spanish companies, one German, one Mexican, one French and one Guatemalan have been selected in the tender for the construction of a four-lane highway and commuter train.
The Companies Rios Ferrer, Guillén Llarena, Treviño y Rivera S.C. (Mexico) / Felipe Ochoa y Asociados (Mexico) / Consorcio Constructor, Supervisor y Certificador Internacional, S.A.
A recently passed law allows the government to declare that an infrastructure project is of ‘public interest’, making it easier to expropriate the required properties.
The Bill of Alliances for Economic Infrastructure Development (APD) created a new institution called the National Agency for Alliances in Economic Infrastructure Development (ANADIE). This entity will maintain a public registry of all the projects and will be responsible for declaring public interest, collective utility or social benefit when conducting an expropriation.