The receipt of tenders for the design and construction of a collector for Rio Juan Diaz and complementary works in the Sanitation Project for the City and Bay of Panama, has been postponed until October 30, 2014.
Employer's address for the purpose of submission of bids only:
Attention: Project Coordinating Unit.
Street / Avenue: Nuevo Reparto Panamá, end of Avenida La Fontana,
With an investment of between $20 and $25 million, the Ministry of Public Works is putting out to tender the widening of the stretch of road going from Pozuelo Factory up to the Funeraria Jardines del Recuerdo.
According to Pedro Castro, chief of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), the tender is ready, they're just waiting on resolving an environmental issue and if there are no setbacks the project will be published next week in the La Gaceta.
In Costa Rica the Brazilian company OAS has six months to find someone to pay more than $500 million for a project that has been opposed by 90% of the population.
According to Edwin Rodriguez, technical secretary of the National Concessions Council (CNC), the Brazilian company OAS is negotiating with international banks for the resources to fund the project.
A $200 million IDB loan will provide support for the execution of 162 transportation infrastructure projects, of which 75 are ready to be auctioned.
The projects are currently in the final phase of requirements for bids to be submitted and correspond to 55 Costa Rican municipalities and seven municipal councils. Within the works required in this first phase are paving works, asphalting, and works on gutters and bridge construction.
As part of the border posts improvement plan, the Government is proposing a toll, charging $25 per export declaration and $5 per person.
The charge would be implemented at the border crossings at Peñas Blancas, Sixaola, Paso Canoas and Las Tablillas (Los Chiles).
Proceeds will be used to pay back the $80 million loan granted by the Inter-American Development Bank to finance the construction, equipping and improving processes at these border posts and to create a fund to maintain them. Some 4% would be paid to the municipalities where the crossings are located.
The IDB has loaned Costa Rica $80 million to finance the construction, equipping, and improvement of the border crossings of Peñas Blancas, Paso Canoas, Sixaola and Las Tablillas.
According to a statement from the Foreign Trade Ministry (COMEX), the news was announced by the Minister of Foreign Trade, Anabel Gonzalez, on the morning of 9th January at a public event involving exporters, carriers and representatives of the institutions involved in this initiative.
Projects that are not covered by funds from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, could have $60 million in financing offered by the IDB.
According to an article Laprensagrafica.com the IDB representative in El Salvador, Rodrigo Parot, indicated that they are in discussions with the Salvadoran government "about the possibility of linking us to the efforts made in the Association for Growth of the coastal strip - marina and we will be working on a project to leverage resources for these projects "
Financing has been obtained for two water projects for indigenous populations.
Prensa.com reports that "The Ministry of Finance yesterday approved two projects for nonreimbursable financing agreements, known as donations or direct subsidies, with two international organizations to provide new water systems for indigenous regions. The total amount of these grants will be $14.2 million, as reported yesterday by Deputy Economy Minister Omar Castillo.
The Government has announced the use of a quota from the loans held with international organizations for the development of the coastal-marine area.
The technical secretary of the Presidency, Alexander Segovia, indicated that the funds will be used to support the development of projects of production and social infrastructure in the coastal zone.
"What we've discussed with the IDB, and we're what we will discuss with the World Bank, is that in the latter stage of the Government, almost a year and a half, is to link the additional element (loan) to the development of the coastal zone.
At a cost of $60 million, the Italian company Franco Tosi Meccanica will start renovating in January 2013 the "Central America" and "Carlos Fonseca" hydropower stations.
In December 2008, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $40.2 million loan for this project, which five years later looks set to materialize, now with additional funding from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE).
Over the next three years, the Government plans to build 4,000 new social housing units.
Additionally, the program aims to renovate 4,250 housing units, deliver 5,000 titles and improve basic services for 4,000 families.
"The Housing and Integral Habitat Enhancement Program (Prohabitat) provide direct subsidies to families with monthly incomes of up to $370 (8,700 cordobas) and is executed by the Nicaraguan Institute for Urban and Rural Housing (INVUR)", reported La Prensa.com.ni.
The financing has been assured by the Inter-American Development Bank, but the construction works that would increase the influx of international tourism by 20% are still awaiting a political decision.
IDB funds of $6.3 million, the land and the plans are all available, the only thing lacking is the political will to build it.
The president of the National Chamber of Tourism in Honduras (CANATURH), Epaminondas Marinakys together with a Spanish expert in tourism have met with the Finance Minister who promised to carry out the project, adding "even if it is late, it has to be done" .
Within the framework of the project Water for All, the Guatemalan government will put out tender in August several drinking water and sanitation projects worth about $50 million.
The projects to be tendered will use funds provided by the Cooperación Española and the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), and will benefit six associations.
According to Elperiodico.com.gt, "Carles Puigmarti, head of the sustainable local development program at the Cooperación Española, said that at the moment they are conducting auctions of works via the Guatecompras website for the first disbursement."
In Guatemala, legislative barriers are delaying 3 loan approvals for infrastructure, competitiveness and development.
Three loans totaling $179 million are in danger of being lost due to delays in Congress in approving the loans, despite having them on the agenda.
One is for $29 million for a National Programme for Competitiveness (Pronacom), which is on the verge of collapse due to lack of funds, reports El Diario de Centro America.
On April 4th, a tender process will begin for the construction of a terminal for the Integrated Transport System for the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador (SITRAMSS).
The terminal will be located in the municipality of Soyapango, will cost $4 million and according to the plans, construction should begin 45 days after the award of the tender, said Vice Minister of Transport, Nelson Garcia.