Despite the promise brought by the development of several projects in the next five years, in Costa Rica the province of Limon is not prepared for the challenges of such investments.
Starting with education and training of the workforce that will be required by the construction and operation of mega projects like the Moin Container Terminal (TCM by its initials in Spanish), there are a number of issues where the poorest province of Costa Rica has major deficiencies, but until now only a few advances have been made in the task of solving them.
The Costa Rican Chamber of Construction says urgent investment in port infrastructure is needed and that it supports the new Container Terminal at Moin.
A statement from the Costa Rican Chamber of Construction (CCC) reads:
The Costa Rican Chamber of Construction (CCC) would like to draw attention to improvements that the country needs to make in port infrastructure, because the lack of investment that has been made is taking a toll on all Costa Ricans.
Americas Gateway Development Corporation (Amega) will develop studies for a container terminal at Moin, Costa Rica.
Aubery de Young, CEO of the company, explained that the Government of Costa Rica completed the formalities required to initiate these studies, which include the selection of a government counterpart and an independent engineering firm who will serve as auditor.
Costa Rica's official newspaper will publish today the bidding rules for the concession of Port Moín.
According to sources from the National Concessions Council, the bidding rules for Port Moín concession should be published today in the Official Gazette, with modifications by the General Comptroller of the Republic. The government was finally unable to tender Port Limón and Port Moín simultaneously, as was the initial idea.
The cartel was published today in the Gazette, the official newspaper of Costa Rica, starting the concession process of the Limón Port.
The cartel for the $812 million project, which was approved last week by the National Concession Council (CNC), is to be awarded this year.
The president of the Costa Rican Chamber of Exporters (CADEXCO), Monica Araya, told Elfinancierocr.com that the cartel will be reviewed by an expert committee to determine a respective position. It must be remembered that CADEXCO has expressed concerns about the possibility that the process will end up in the hands of a single operator."
The cartel for the concession of the expansion of the Costa Rican Caribbean Port, with a reference amount of $812 million, was approved.
The Minister of Transport and Public Works of Costa Rica, Karla González, announced that the cartel for the tender of the Limón port project was approved, and it is expected to be published in the official newspaper in the coming days, giving bidders three months to submit their proposals.