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.
A shopping center is planned to be built in the municipality of Chimaltenango that will house a supermarket, shops, banks, restaurant area and a parking lot with capacity for 750 vehicles.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, Axiomas de Negocios, S.A. submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to develop the project called "Centro Comercial Chimaltenango."
On December 27, 2019, construction began on Céntrico, which will be located in Zone 5 of Guatemala City and will consist of four towers, which will house 495 apartments and commercial premises.
The project that is being developed by Integro Real Estate will be built in four phases, which will require about $57 million in investment and it is estimated that its construction will be completed in approximately three years.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines approved the Rocja Pontila Central hydroelectric project, which will be built on the Icbolay River in Alta Verapaz and will have an installed capacity of 40 megawatts.
The authorization for the hydroelectric plant owned by Proyecto de Desarrollo Integral Pontila, S.A., was issued in Agreement 019-2020 of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) dated January 13, 2020.
The renovation of a school in Panama, the construction of a training center in Guatemala and the building of a residential tower in El Salvador are part of the investments announced in Central America for the coming months.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are planned to be in the coming months.
In Guatemala, between January and December of last year the price of 16 gauge steel wire rose 16%, and that of structural galvanized steel sheet, die-cut, 26 gauge, was reduced by 5%.
The Price Index of Construction Materials -IPMC-, prepared by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), measures the variations of the prices of the eighty-nine (89) materials and services that integrate the representative basket of inputs used in the construction activity, using as base month December 2018=100.
About 60% of the apartments in the district of Santa Ana, Costa Rica, have prices per square meter that range from US$1,500 to US$2,000.
An analysis of the real estate supply by area, prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, shows interesting results on the behavior and distribution of prices per square meter in the sector of Santa Ana, in the province of San José.
A mixed-use building in Panama, a residential tower in Guatemala and a farm for growing seafood are part of the investments announced in Central America for the beginning of the year.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an up-to-date list of public and private construction projects to be developed in the coming months.
The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewerage tenders the construction of the building for the National Water Laboratory.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2019LI-000013-PRI:
"The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewerage, plans to develop the project of the Construction of the new Building of the National Water Laboratory in its property located in San Rafael de la Union de Cartago.
The Municipality of Guatemala announced that this year it plans to build eight overpasses in different parts of the capital, which will require a joint investment of some $13 million.
The new overpasses will be in Zones 2, 6, 15 and 16, according to detailed information provided by Guatemala City Mayor Ricardo Quiñonez.
In Guatemala, between January and November of last year, the price of 3/8" diameter, corrugated, legitimate iron rod fell 9%, and that of structural galvanized steel sheet, die-cut, 26 gauge, fell 5%.
The Price Index of Construction Materials -IPMC-, prepared by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), measures the price variations of the eighty-nine (89) materials and services that make up the representative basket of inputs used in the construction activity, using December 2018=100 as the base month.
The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewerage tenders internationally for consulting services for water and sanitation works in different parts of the country.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2019LI-000014-PRI:
"Implementation consultancy: Final designs and supervision of works and the drinking water program for Limón, Guacimo, Jacó and Quepos - Manuel Antonio; and sanitary sewerage for Moín, Limón."
Private investors are planning to build a four-lane highway, 31 kilometers long, which would serve as a beltway for vehicles passing through the municipalities of San Bernardino, Mazatenango and Cuyotenango, department of Suchitepéquez.
This new investment would be executed in a format similar to that of the Via Alterna del Sur (VAS), which is private and operates on a toll basis, and crosses the southern municipalities of the metropolitan area between these Villa Nueva and Villa Canales, in the department of Guatemala.
The rehabilitation of a sports center in Panama, a residential tower in Costa Rica and a mixed-use building in Guatemala are part of the investments announced in Central America at year-end.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are planned to be built in the coming months.