In Alta Verapaz, there are plans to build a road and bridges with a length of five kilometers for a total of 39 thousand square meters of construction.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", from CentralAmericaData's Business Intelligence Unit, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects that have submitted Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) to the respective institutions in each country.
The National Concessions Council of Costa Rica tenders the services to monitor compliance with the operation of the Concession Contract for the San José-Caldera Highway and the construction phase of the expansion of that route.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2020LI-000001-0008400001:
"The Contractor shall provide the professional services of specialized technical consultancy to guarantee the fulfillment of the obligations defined in the Concession Contract, both in the exploitation process in which the contract is currently underway, and in the construction stage for the expansion of the awarded route, working as the technical arm in the analysis and management of each of the technical, legal, financial and economic aspects that make up the Concession Contract.
In Guatemala, the municipality of Puerto San Jose tenders the improvement works of the road that connects the cargo airport located in the department of Escuintla, with the Puerto Quetzal-San Jose Highway-Escuintla.
Guatemala Government Purchase 12987867:
Those interested in submitting a bid must go to the Municipal Planning Department during working hours to schedule a visit to the place where the work will be executed, providing a record of that visit, which must be attached to the bid as part of the basic requirements.
The Ministry of Communications tenders the replacement works of the road section of Route CA-11 that goes from the CA-10 Fork Vado Hondo to Jocotan, in the department of Chiquimula.
Guatemala Government Purchase 10853960:
"The project consists of the replacement of the pavement of the road section which has an approximate length of 18 kilometers, without modifying its horizontal and vertical alignment or modifications to the typical section of the route.
The Ministry of Communications is tendering the replacement works of the road section RN-24, between La Libertad and Las Cuaches, Peten department.
Guatemala Government Purchase 10787089:
"The project consists of the replacement of the pavement of the road section: Replacement Road RN-24, Section: Km. 499+500, La Libertad - Km. 526+900, Las Cuaches, Peten with an approximate length of 27.4 km, using the existing road and adapting it to the existing typical section.
The Ministry of Communications is tendering the improvement works of the road section RD-ESC-01, Escuintla-Santa Maria de Jesus, Sacatepéquez.
Guatemala Government Purchase 12231738:
"The road project begins in the municipality of Palín, within the department of Escuintla, and ends in the municipality of Santa Maria de Jesus. The design has been traced over the existing road trying to maintain the current geometry.
Van der Laat & Jiménez, H3 Guatemala, Constructora Codico, Bagatrac S.A. and Constructora Meco are some of the main companies that last year won contracts to design and build public works in Central American countries.
An analysis by CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence Unit provides interesting data on the companies that in 2019 were favored with contracts to design and build government buildings, roads, bridges, streets, overpasses and other public infrastructure works in Central American countries.
L&S Construcciones S.A. was awarded the contract to build the overpass of Route CA-01 Occidente, Cuatro Caminos, in the department of Totonicapán.
According to the official documentation of the event, the companies that presented their bids were Construcciones y Consultoría S.A., Constructora Conalca, Grupo Beta Constructores S.A. and L&S Construcciones S.A., the latter being the business group favored with the qualification of the examining board.
The Ministry of Communications of Guatemala tenders the replacement of the CITO-180 highway, section crossing Zunil - Las Rosas, intersection RN-1, Quetzaltenango.
Guatemala Government Purchase 11405090:
"The project consists of replacing the pavement of the existing road and adapting it to the typical pavement section. The contractual term for the execution of the works of the Project will be 12 calendar months.
The detailed engineering and technical, economic, environmental and risk assessment studies for the four-lane extension project of the CA-02 Oriente stretch from Escuintla to the RN-16 fork, Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa, are being tendered in Guatemala.
Guatemala Ministry of Communications Purchase 10787097:
"The winning Consultant will be in charge and responsible for elaborating the horizontal and vertical geometric design, of all the characteristics and specifications, adapting as much as possible to the existing alignment. If this alignment complies with the design norms, protection works must be considered to reduce the risk to which the project object of study will be submitted in the operation stage.
Authorities in Guatemala verify the progress of the bill for the rehabilitation and operation of the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal Highway, which was presented to Congress six months ago and have yet to make a statement.
Members of the National Council of Alliances for the Development of Economic Infrastructure (Conadie) attended the Congress of the Republic, with the objective of knowing the progress of the initiative of the project of public-private alliance, which was presented since October 5, 2018 and is in control of the Commission of Communications, Transport and Public Works.
In Guatemala, the government announced that plans to invest nearly $143 million this year in repairing and maintaining the country's road network.
According to representatives of the Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing (CIV), among the investments projected stand out the maintenance and repair of bridges, signaling of vertical and horizontal routes, works of sealing of cracks, works of repair of the route CA-2 East and of the CA-2 West, and more works.
Because of the lack of progress in Congress and the fact that 2019 is an election year, there is a risk in Guatemala that the concession to rehabilitate and operate the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal Highway will not be granted.
In July 2018, the Consorcio Autopistas de Guatemala was awarded the contract for the rehabilitation, maintenance and administration of the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway, with toll collection.