The Guatemalan Congress voted against the bill that granted a private company the concession to rehabilitate and operate the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal Highway, which will require the presentation of a new bill to revive the road project.
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.
A postponement, to January 6, 2017, has been given for the date of receipt of bids in the tender to renovate and operate a stretch of 40 kilometers of the Puerto Quetzal-Escuintla highway.
The National Association of Alliances for Economic Infrastructure Development (ANADIE) has changed the date for submission of bids after questions arose regarding the basis of pre qualification of some of the companies concerned.
A tender is being launched for a project to renovate, manage, operate, maintain and provide additional works for the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway.
Guatemala Government Purchase 5414121:
"The National Agency of Partnerships for Economic Infrastructure Development (ANADIE) is inviting individuals and legal persons who meet the requirements of these Prequalification Rules, to express their interest in participating in the prequalification phase, which aims at, prior to the eventual opening of bids, creating a list of prequalified entities who may participate, as appropriate, in the Tender Project of the Partnerships for Economic Infrastructure Development called "renovation, management, operation, maintenance and additional works for the highway Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal with toll collection," which has the objective of improving, acquiring right of way, operating and maintaining the 2 tracks that make up the stretch of road Escuintla - Puerto Quetzal, whose administration and road management will be financed through tolls.
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.
Out of a portfolio of seven infrastructure projects estimated at $1.3 billion and which are essential to the economic development of Guatemala, only one is just beginning to see the light.
The project to build the State Administrative Center, estimated at $200 million, is the only one that has started to be implemented since the National Agency for Partnerships for Economic Infrastructure Development (ANADIE) was created in 2013.
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.
Railways, an industrial park, port terminals, and roads are concrete investment projects that will be presented during the next Guatemala Investment Summit 2013.
The National Alliance for the Development of Economic Infrastructure (ANADIE by its initials in Spanish) is preparing a series of infrastructure projects that will be presented during the 2013-Guatemala Investment Summit organized by the Chamber of Industry (CIG by its initials in Spanish) for next May, with the expectation of attracting over U.S. $1.3 billion in investments this year.