The competitive advantage of low costs of Central American companies and the possibility of making strategic alliances in Mexico and the U.S., are some of the opportunities that architectural services companies could take advantage of.
For the internationalization of this type of service, companies in the sector recognize some challenges and barriers such as the lack of information on internationalization of services, lack of knowledge on how to reach international clients, differences in design codes and applicable laws, and regulatory difficulties to internationalize plans, highlights an analysis prepared by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer).
In Zone 16 of Guatemala City they plan to build a residential complex composed of ten apartment towers, which will house 225 housing units of different types.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of the Trade Intelligence area of CentralAmericaData, Inmobiliaria Las Lomas S.A., presented before the Ministry of Environment the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) to develop the project called "El Socorro Fase I".
Because projects that were planned prior to the pandemic are expected to be developed in Guatemala in 2021 and 2022, developers will need to assess whether they need to rethink them, as some market conditions have changed in this new reality.
Because of the pandemic resulting from the covid-19 outbreak in the country, several projects were delayed or not implemented during 2020. In some cases, it was not possible to begin work because from March to August of last year, the government imposed severe restrictions on the movement of people and on some productive activities.
In Guatemala, Chevron S.A. plans to invest in the expansion of the capacity of its hydrocarbon storage plant, which is located in the municipality of Puerto Barrios, Izabal.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence area, Chevron Guatemala S.A., submitted to the Ministry of Environment the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to develop the project called "Expansion of fuel terminal storage capacity of Puerto Barrios."
El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua were the Central American markets that increased their hydraulic cement imports in the first half of 2020 in year-on-year terms.
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The Walmart chain plans to renovate a store in the Guatemalan capital located on Roosevelt Road, a project in which it will invest close to $3 million.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, Operadora de Tiendas S.A., submitted to the Ministry of Environment the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) to develop the project called "Remodeling Walmart Roosevelt."
In Zone 9 of Guatemala City, a residential tower is planned to be built that will house 281 apartments and have a parking lot with capacity for 541 vehicles.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of the Trade Intelligence area of CentralAmericaData, Las Orquideas S.A., presented before the Ministry of Environment the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to develop the project called "LOZ 9".
More than two years ago, Convía won the contest to rehabilitate and operate the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway in Guatemala. However, the Congress of the Republic, which is in chaos due to a new political crisis, has not yet defined whether to approve the PPP or not.
The Municipality of Mixco, department of Guatemala, is bidding for the construction of a higher education center to be located in the sector of Monserrat II.
Lomas Altas S.A. has presented the EIA for the cultivation of the Hass avocado variety in a 424-hectare plot of land in the municipality of San Cristobal Verapaz, department of Alta Verapaz.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, Lomas Altas S.A., presented before the Ministry of Environment the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) to develop the project called "Establishment and management of Hass avocado plantations, El Recreo farm."
Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica de Honduras tenders for the supervision and management of projects to expand electrical substations and build new ones.
Calidad Inmobiliaria announced that it will build in Condado Naranjo, municipality of Mixco, a logistic center of 72 warehouses distributed in a four level tower.
According to information provided by the project's directors, the new industrial complex will be called "Districentro" and is currently in the launching stage.
The National Institute of Electrification of Guatemala tenders the construction of the 69 Kv transmission line that connects the Champerico electrical substation with the La Maquina substation, which has a length of 34 kilometers.
In Zone 10 of Guatemala City, the company Iquique S.A. plans to build a 12-level tower, with apartments of three rooms each.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, Iquique S.A., submitted to the Ministry of Environment the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to develop the project called "Menara".
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