The Social Security Department of Panama has awarded to Constructora Nova SA a contract to design, build and equip the new hospital in Almirante, in the province of Bocas del Toro.
The contract awarded to Constructora Nova SA is for "technical studies, hospital architectural designs, development and approval of plans, environmental impact study category 2, construction, furniture, medical equipment and personnel training for the new hospital."
The Social Security Department in Panama is putting out to tender the design, technical studies, and construction and equipping of a hospital in Puerto Armuelles, in Chiriqui.
The Social Security Department of Panama is inviting bids for the construction and equipping of 130 hospital beds in the province of Chiriqui, to be developed in an area of 23,595 square meters.
The FCC and the Social Security Department have agreed to resume construction works for the project on January 15, 2016, aiming to finish it in September 2018.
Work on the construction of the Hospital City will resume on January 15, 2016 with a workforce of approximately 2000 employees, following an agreement between the Social Security Department (CSS), the Government of the Republic of Panama and representatives of the company FCC in order to have the project ready in September 2018.
The Spanish company FCC is claiming $48 million from the state for damage caused by the stoppage of work because of the audit requested by the Social Security Department.
The company argues that the works were paralyzed without taking into account the conditions laid down in the agreement to resolve these problems. The project was delayed due to an audit requested the Social Security Department, which, at the time, found at least 39 failures in planning.
The Social Security Department has made a partial payment of $40 million to the contractor of the project to resume work and complete the complex, valued at $517 million.
The project which was awarded to the company Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) during the Martinelli administration is only 45% complete, and it should be completed in 2017.
The Social Security Department in Panama is putting out to tender, for $40 million, the construction, equipment with medical facilities and training of personnel for a new hospital in Almirante, Bocas del Toro.
Panama Government Purchase 2015-1-10-0-01-LV-175415:
The work to be done includes:
Based on the draft terms of reference and the proposed location provided by the Social Security Department, the applicant must also deliver the following:
Construction is semi-paralyzed while Social Security Department tries to amend the initial contract of $587 million due to cost overruns, delays and technical problems.
At present, the project is 30% complete, and it has been estimated that the work will have a cost overrun of $300 million since the initial contract with the Spanish FCC only covered 25% of the required equipment.