Seven companies submitted bids in the tender for the architectural design, cost analysis and development plans for the new Children's Hospital in Panama.
An article on Prensa.com reports that "... The event took place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and attended by representatives from American, Spanish and Panamanian companies, which were associated in seven groups: Consorcio Nuevo Hospital del Niño, Hospital del Niño Panamá, Grupo Latinoamericano de Diseño, KMD, Diseño Hospital del Niño, Tapia Watson-Ingeniería Atlántico-Samudio and Symx-Hospital del Niño. "
The Panamanian Health Ministry is putting out to tender the design, and construction of, as well as equipping and installation of medical equipment, at the new hospital in Bocas del Toro.
Panama Government Purchase 2014-0-12-0-01- 010967 - AV :
"STUDIES, DRAFT DESIGN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF FINAL PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS , CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF BOTH MEDICAL AND NON MEDICAL FIXED EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL AND NON MEDICAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT, HOSPITAL FURNITURE, OFFICE FURNITURE, INSTRUMENTAL FURNITURE, INCLUDING TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION OF PERSONNEL FOR PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR (3) YEARS FOR NEW HOSPITAL IN BOCAS DEL TORO, ISLA COLON LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE OF BOCAS DEL TORO. ORDER 130019 . "
Using the format of abbreviated tender an award has been given to Maxis-Construction Rigaservices for the construction and equipment of an imaging center at the San Miguel Arcángel hospital.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) made the award to the Consortium Maxis-Construction Rigaservices in the abbreviated best value tender for the study, design, construction and equipping of the imaging center and semi-intensive unit at San Miguel Arcángel hospital.
A new $70 million regional hospital will be built in 2011 in the village of Los Santos.
For the remainder of this year, the Health Ministry will conduct studies and draft the blueprints of the new Hospital, whose construction is scheduled to begin in 2011.
Health Minister Vergara "pointed out that even though construction of this hospital was not included in the 2010 budget, it will begin in 2011 with a $70 million investment", reported Prensa.com.