In El Salvador, the contract for the financing, design, construction and operation of the San Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez International Airport Cargo Terminal is tendered under the Public-Private Partnership format.
The project contemplates two phases of development: Phase 1 consists of financing, design, expansion, construction, equipment, improvement of maintenance and operation of the existing Cargo Terminal.
In Panama, the possibility of developing the Fourth Line of Electric Transmission is being analyzed under the parameters established by the Public-Private Association bill.
The public procurement process that was declared void at the beginning of the year was that the company winning the contest would have to make an investment with its resources to then operate the Fourth Line and thus recover the investment. The plan contemplated that it would later transfer the operations to Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica (Etesa).
With the proposed regulatory framework for Public-Private Partnerships in Panama, construction businessmen hope to ensure that the projects conclude with the required parameters and that the processes are transparent.
Of the 70,000 social housing units that the government plans to build over five years, 20,000 will be developed via a public-private scheme, where the state donates the land and construction companies carry out the works.
The investment of $95 million will be made through two flagship programs: 'Techos de Esperanza', with $80 million and 'Fondo Solidario de Vivienda' (FSV), with $15 million.