For the construction of the Higher Technical Institute of the East (ITSE by its initials in Spanish) the consortium CCA bid $176 million, consortium ITSE bid $181 million, Infrastructure Acciona $189 million, and FCC-ITSE Consortium $190 million.
In the separate assessment of the technical and economic proposals, CCA scored 983 points, followed by ITSE Consortium (971.32), Acciona Infrastructures (946.10) and FCC-ITSE (922.34 points).
The government has announced plans to build a 7 thousand square meter new site in Cartago for the National Learning Institute.
This new site will be located in downtown Cartago, and will have an infrastructure of 7,000 square meters with an administrative building for the Regional Office two language laboratories, eight electromechanical laboratories, four computer laboratories, eight multipurpose classrooms with modern and innovative technology, and food and nutrition laboratories. These facilities are projected to receive 750 students every day at different times.
The Ministry of the Presidency is putting out to tender the design and construction of the Higher Technical Institute of the East (ITSE) in the province of Panama.
Panama Government Purchase 2015-0-03-0-08-LV-019042:
"DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUPERIOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (ITSE) OF THE EAST IN THE PROVINCE OF PANAMA (best value tender with separate evaluation)."
The verification commission has determined that none of the companies presented for the design of Specialized Technical Institute met the minimum requirements for the tender.
Nine companies have submitted proposals for the architectural design of the first Specialized Higher Technical Institute, which will have a floor area of 70 thousand square meters.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works (MOP):
The Ministry of Public Works, held on Friday, February 27, the public act of receipt of proposals as part of the prequalification process for the selection of companies, firms or groups (consortia or associations) to participate in the selection act to find a contractor in the Best Value Tender for Architectural Design of the First Superior Specialist Technical Institute in Panama (ITSE by its initials in Spanish).
An announcement has been made of a 12% increase in the number of visitors who came to the country in the first two months of the year compared with the same period in 2013.
Tourists coming to the country in January and February generated foreign exchange of $284 million, up from the $256 million which came in during the first two months of 2013.
"In the first two months of the year 383,219 tourists entered Guatemala, a figure which is 12% higher than the 342,268 in January and February 2013, detailed a report provided to the AFP by state entity Guatemalan Tourism Institute, INGUAT."
The country's agricultural sector is working on a plan to set up, in the province of Herrera, the first Panamanian Institute of dairy farming.
"In an area of 250 hectares inside the National Agricultural Institute (INA), the new center will operate and be run by the Central American Institute of Business Administration (INCAE by its initials in Spansih)", reported Prensa.com.