In Costa Rica, the construction of a tower with apartments and commercial space on the first level is foreseen; it will have rooftop amenities, green areas, and parking space.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects that have submitted environmental impact studies (EIA) to the respective institutions of each country.
The first of the five buildings that will form part of the La Lima Corporate Center was launched in Cartago, which will require a global investment of close to $98 million.
The project in charge of the real estate company Garnier & Garnier, is a complex of offices that is constructed in a plot of eight hectares in the industrial park La Lima, and contemplates the construction of up to five buildings of four floors each one, informed the Costa Rican Coalition of Initiatives of Development (Cinde).
Facilities have been enabled to approve cadastral plans digitally without requiring the physical presence of surveyors and property owners at the offices of the National Registry.
The new initiative known as Approval of Topographic Plans (ATP) has made the process of approving cadastral plans in Costa Rica digital, as from now on the physical presence of surveyors and property owners on the premises of association of Engineers and Architects (CFIA) or the Land Registry will no longer be required reported that union.
On August 12nd and 13rd the Sixth Business Roundtable on Construction Materials between South and Central America will take place in Panama City.
Colombian companies will be showcasing at the Megapolis Convention Center in Panama City their offers of "... construction materials, furniture and wood, metal, tools and appliances to local and international buyers."
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport in Costa Rica is tendering various construction works and repair of bridges.
Government Purchase Costa Rica 2015BI-000014-32700:
"Replacing bridge on route 2-01-039, From: Ent. N.125 Canoas, To: Ent. C. 041 La Ceiba, Canton of Alajuela. Co-funded by the Municipality of Alajuela. Replacement of bridge on route 2-01-228, From: Ent.
The letter of credit issued by Citi to Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy is for the import of 25 turbines for the 50MW wind farm Orosi, to be built in Guanacaste.
The Spanish company Gamesa is the beneficiary of the letter of credit for the import and installation of 25 turbines in the wind farm being developed by Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy in the area of Quebrada Grande, near Liberia, Guanacaste.
The Coordination Unit for the Limón Port City Project, UTE-SENARA of Costa Rica, is putting out to tender the construction of eleven (11) bridges as part of the Limón Port City Project.
NATIONAL PUBLIC NOTICE LPN-000002-UCP-2014:
"Building infrastructure of bridges on national and cantonal roads under the Limón Port City Project. Construction of 11 bridges. "
The University of Costa Rica is putting out to tender the construction of a new site for offices of the National Laboratory of Materials and Structural Models (LANAMME) in the Province of Guanacaste.
Government Purchase Costa Rica 2014LN-000002-0000900001:
"[LN]-LANAMME -Guanacaste Site- Construction of new building"
The deadline for submission of bids is May 15, 2014.
The National Highway Council is calling for expressions of interest for the design of renovation or reconstruction works on National Highway 1, the North American Highway, Barranca-Limonal Section.
Costa Rica Government Purchase CR-L1022 - 38703587:
"Design of the renovation (or reconstruction) works and Improvement of National Highway 1, North American Highway, Barranca-Limonal Section."
Two business groups in the capital are building two projects that combine residential, commercial and office spaces.
The need to diversify risk when selling various types of real estate, and to meet the demand for residential centers where residents have easy access to shops and services, has led to real estate investors to focus on mixed-use projects, which have "everything in one place. "
The contracts are for patching work, supervision, resurfacing of roads and main pathways, and bridge maintenance, among other things, on the national road network.
The Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing (CIV) is inviting bids for 430 road maintenance projects, through the Road Maintenance Fund, in which about $100 million will be invested.
A previously called into question local company offered lower prices than international consortia who also submitted bids.
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) has awarded to the consortium Hernan Solis-La Estrella the construction of the northern stretch of the ring road, at a cost of $141 million. Work will begin in the first months of 2015 and will take 18 months.
In 2013 the number of building permits requested for hotel establishments across the country dropped by 62% compared to 2012.
The number of square meters authorized in the last 12 months between February 2013 and January 2014 fell to 47,515 m2 compared with the 126,036 m2 in the previous period, according to the Costa Rican Chamber of Construction.
The National Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers in Panama is putting out to tender the design and construction of a sewage and water treatment plant in Anton.
Panama Government Purchase 2014-2-66-0-02-007644-AV:
"DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE AND WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN ANTON, PROVINCE OF COCLÉ."
The deadline for submission of bids is March 20, 2014.
A company from Honduras is developing a mall measuring 200 thousand square meters in the city of Alajuela.
Next month the Lady Lee Corporation will begin construction of City Mall in Alajuela, measuring 200 thousand square meters, and having 300 commercial premises and parking for 2,700 vehicles.
Enrique Rodriguez, head of Public Relations and Communication of the new complex, told Crhoy.com that "the earthwork has already been done and now, in March, we will begin building the huge structure, a project which is being managed by the Honduran company Postensa".