In the first nine months of 2018, 107 environmental impact studies were presented in the countries of the region for the construction of public and private office buildings.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions of each country.
The Public Ministry of Panama tenders the design and construction of the building for the Regional Unit of Herrera.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-35-0-06-LP-020604:
"The works consist of the construction of all the civil work for a seven (7) floor building, using modern methods, employing human resources trained administratively and technically, with experience, complying with quality standards, with high quality materials, with work equipment enough and in good conditions and according to everything indicated in the project plans.
The Public Ministry of Panama tenders the construction of the Regional Judicial Unit of the district of Changuinola, in the province of Bocas del Toro.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-35-0-01-LP-020437:
"The project lot is in Finca 12, Changuinola, District of Changuinola, Province of Bocas del Toro. The property is part of Finca 3765, Volume 1493, Folio 402, with an approximate area of 2,030.30 m².
In Costa Rica, an additional $12 million was approved for the construction project of the new Legislative Assembly headquarters, and part of the resources will be used to cover change orders in the construction of the building.
According to official documentation, ₡2.526 million ($4 million) will be used to fulfill change orders in the building's construction, ₡1.522 million ($2.4 million) were requested for exchange rate differential increases, ₡1.016 million ($1.6 million) for interest rate increases on loans granted and ₡2.589 million ($4.1 million) for working capital.
In Costa Rica, it is expected to invest $5 million in the construction of the new building of the Municipality of Santa Cruz, in Guanacaste, which will have an area of 10 thousand square meters.
From the press release of the Institute of Development and Municipal Advisory of Costa Rica:
Friday, October 26th, 2018. The Santa Cruz Municipal Council approved the design carried out by the Technical Services and Financing Unit of the Institute of Development and Municipal Advisory for the construction of its new municipal building. The total cost of the work is around ₡ 3000 million for an estimated area of 10 thousand square meters.
The Central Bank of Honduras is putting out to tender a supply and application of 27,000 square meters of waterproofing for different sections of the institution's building.
Honduran Government Public Purchase No.30-2018:
"Requirements are for waterproofing of twenty-six thousand, nine hundred and seventeen point eighty square meters (26,917.80 m2) of external slabs exposed to the weather in the different parking lots of the BCH building, as well as the existing roof slabs.These works include waterproofing of the flat area of the mezzanine slab, curb and sidewalks that are not tiled.
The area of the San Benito neighborhood is one of the areas of the Salvadoran capital that reports great dynamism in the construction of vertical housing, office buildings and shopping centers.
The area has become a tourist center and according to the Zona Rosa Corporation Association, it is expected that at least eight projects will be completed in the coming months that will be destined for different types of uses, and the estimated investment will exceed $166 million.
The real estate fund owner of the old Yaohán building, in San José, plans to allocate $4 million to modernizing about 13 thousand square meters of the building.
Remodeling of all the facades, stairs and common areas, construction of a new restroom area and parking platform, conditioning of the adjacent building for parking, redesign of all the facades, vehicular access and adjustments to the Law 7.600 are some of the works that the managers of the Los Crestones Investment Fund intend to carry out in the building located in San José.
Constructora Pirenaica will be in charge of the restoration work of the Reina Torres de Araúz Anthropological Museum, in Panama.
The award of the contract was made on May 24 and the work involves the supply of all labor, materials, tools, machinery, equipment, transportation, supplies and everything necessary to carry out the work of comprehensive restoration of the museum's facilities.
Last year in the region, 290 environmental impact studies were submitted for construction of public and private office buildings.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions in each country.
In the San Benito neighborhood they built a building that will have four levels of offices, three for commercial areas and four basements for parking with capacity for 555 vehicles.
Without disclosing the total amount of the investment, representatives of Bambú Developments Inc., the company promoting the project, reported that at the end of last year construction work began on the building, which will have a total construction area of 45,700 m2, and they foresee that the work will be ready in the second quarter of 2018.
The Ministry of Economy wants to rent a property where it can integrate the departments that are currently spread out over two buildings.
The ministry's aim is to integrate the offices that are currently located in the Ogawa and PH Republic buildings, located on Via España.The intention is to pay less rent than is currently being paid.
The expansion of an educational center and an industrial plant, and the construction of an 11 storey tower are some of the construction projects planned for the coming months.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are planned in the region.
In Costa Rica, a real estate developer has announced that it plans to start construction of an office building in Curridabat, San José, this year.
Representatives of construction company Desarrolladores 506, promoter of the project, reported that the building on seven levels will have 289 parking spaces.Its location will be in the northeast part of the Momentum Pinares shopping center and the new office tower will have direct access to the shopping center.
Instituto Nacional de Seguros de Costa Rica is looking to acquire land for a health center and site for the institution to be located in Desamparados, San José.
Costa Rica GovernmentPurchase 2018LN-118001-UL:
"Purchase of land to house a building for a health center and site for Instituto Nacional de Seguros in Desamparados, San José."