The process of approval of the tender for the design and construction of Line 3 of the Panama Metro began with a meeting between the seven pre-qualified groups and a visit to the site.
From the Metro de Panamá S.A. press release:
October 10, 2018. A visit to the site, where the works for Metro Line 3 will be developed, began the process of Tender for Best Value with Separate Evaluation with the 7 pre-qualified companies, to build this megaproject, which will be benefiting a large population of the West Panama region.
Between $1.211 billion and $1.813 million is the range of proposals submitted by companies interested in designing and building the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal.
Of the four pre-qualified companies, Dragados Sucursal Panamá S.A., chose not to present their proposal at the event convened by the institution.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works:
While the concessionaire in charge of the work announces that it plans to subcontract a Costa Rican construction company for part of the project, the Ministry of Public Works states that it has not been notified.
The remaining stretch of the 107 kilometers comprising the project in its entirety, between the junction of Rio Frio and Matina, will be built by the project concessionaire, China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd.
The consortium formed by China Harbor Engineering Company and Jan de Nul Panama presented their proposal to build and operate a cruise port in Amador.
After having been suspended several times, the act of receiving bids wasfinally heldin thetenderto build and operate a port terminal for cruise ships in Amador.
The Panametro consortium made up of the Chinese company CHEC and the Spanish Corsán-Corviam, have filed a claim over the award of the work to Consorcio Linea 2, for a price of $1.857 billion.
Although no details were given regarding the reasons behind the claim, the consortium made up of China Harbour Engineering Company, China Railway First Group and the Spanish Corsán-Corviam submitted to the Directorate General of Public Procurement a claim, permitted in the tender conditions "... as a first resort, and secondly a challenge, which requires a deposit of 15% of the financial proposal of the unsatisified consortium."
While suspicions grow in the media about the companies in the tender for Line 2 of the Panama Metro, the absence of US companies is surprising.
EDITORIAL
An article in Prensa.com reports that "... In the best value tender proposals have been submitted by three consortia composed of companies from China, Spain, one from Mexico, one from Brazil and one from Peru.