The Costa Rican Department of Social Security of Costa Rica has made a call for companies interested in designing, building, equipping and provide support to two new hospitals in the provinces of Puntarenas and Cartago to prequalify for the work.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2016LN-000001-4402:
"The objective is to prequalify as many construction companies as possible with a view to their further participation in tenders to be launched for the design, construction, basic equipping and equipping with high, medium and low complexity medical and industrial equipment, maintenance of medical and industrial equipment and maintenance of the infrastructure of the new Monsignor Sanabria Hospital in Puntarenas and the Max Peralta in Cartago belonging to the Costa Rican Department of Social Security, these projects may include the following components:
The Costa Rican Social Security Department plans to launch a tender in the second half of the year for the construction and equipping of a hospital in the province of Cartago, estimated at $136 million.
Authorities from the Costa Rican Social Security Department (CCSS) announced that funding for this work will come from "... a special fund of $56 million in the budget this year, which aims to assemble a baseline of funding for projects such as this medical center. "
The Costa Rican Social Security Department has approved the establishment of a trust fund for hospital construction and infrastructure equipment for the next 11 years.
The institution announced that in 2016 it will select the financial institution that will administer the trust and start the first project, which will be to build a new hospital in Turrialba in 2018.
It has been announcement that updates will be made to the study on supply and demand and the trust agreement in order to advance the project to build a tower for critical care facilities at the Children's Hospital in San Jose.
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Social Security Department (CCSS):
The Costa Rican Social Security Department (CCSS) has been making preparations to make advance progress in the construction of a critical care tower at the National Children's Hospital, better known as the Tower of Hope.