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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.
In Guatemala, a building with eighteen stories for eighty-five apartments will be built, with a construction of ten thousand square meters.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", from CentralAmericaData's Business Intelligence Area, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects that have submitted environmental impact studies (EIA) to the respective institutions in 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.
A project to build prisons in Jutiapa, Guatemala, Santa Rosa and Escuintla is waiting for congressional approval and budget allocation.
The Ministry of Government in Guatemala has already completed the plans and the projects for the construction of four new prisons. The Planning Department reported that the sum needed is $64.6 million (about Q500 million) in order to start pre-feasibility studies, feasibility studies and early construction work.
The companies A & D Design, Grupo Bebasa and the Consortium RODASA-NYR Villa Olga presented bids in Panama to build the apartment building Viviendas Barraza.
Three bidders are competing for the award of the project for an apartment building in Barraza (in Calle Prospero Pinel and Diciembre 20), in the amount of $7.4 million, in the tender called by the Ministry of Housing and Land Management (Miviot).
After four years of stagnation and with the works only 25% complete, the construction of the Manuel Amador Guerrero Hospital in the province of Colon has been reactivated.
From a statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic of Panama:
After resolving legal disputes with the company running the project, Consorcio IBT, which led to work stopping for almost four years, on 25 January the construction of Manuel Amador Guerrero Hospital of the Atlantic coast was reactivated, with the cost of the work estimated at around $160 million.
The Consortium TRANSEQ La Estrella will carry out the work at Tocumen International Airport in Panama for $7.8 million.
Tocumen International Airport awarded the contract for $7,842,880.75 for the design and construction of one of its aircraft parking platforms, located next to the airport's fire station.
With a lead time comprising 540 calendar days, the work will be carried out by the Consortium TRANSEQ La Estrella, winner of the public tender in which Constructora Rodsa SA and Constructora V & G SA also participated. For this project, which will occupy a more than 17 thousand square meters, Tocumen International Airport set a reference value of $7,265,382.73 million. "
Congress has approved a loan from the French government to finance the construction of the water treatment plant in Las Pavas.
From a statement issued by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador:
With the aim of finalising the funding for the "Project for the Renovation of a Drinking Water Treatment Plant in Pavas and Network adduction", representatives of the Legislative Assembly approved a financial protocol between the governments of France and El Salvador, for an amount of € 53 million (US $59 million).
The costs required to overcome the deficit of potable water in the residential area must be paid by developers of new projects or by reevaluating the land.
After confirmation of the drinking water crisis in the area, the question arises of how to finance the other aqueduct required in Punta Paitilla (San Francisco). Concerns have elevated after the Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (IDAAN), determined that new infrastructure will be needed to meet the demand for drinking water in the residential area. This will also affect future developments planned in this location.
The inventory of apartment buildings and individual houses recorded an increase of almost 7% in the third quarter versus the same period in 2014.
From the Quarterly Report by the INEC:
The Census of Construction of Buildings, during the third quarter of 2015, investigated 1,325 works, 6.8 percent more than in the same period last year. The amount of constructed area was 145.266 square meters, of which 89.8 percent corresponded to the district of Panama and 10.2 percent to San Miguelito .
President Varela announced that a tender will be launched for the construction of 15,000 homes each valued at between $30,000 and $40,000, in Las Garzas de Pacora, Panama Province.
During an inspection visit to the area measuring about 325 hectares, the president announced the construction of public infrastructure works in the area along with tenders for water works and sanitation projects, electricity works, hospitals, schools, institutional and commercial areas, public spaces for recreation and sports, landscaping, and security.
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."