In El Salvador, the terms of reference were announced to be published in November 2020, with details of the tender to design a biogas plant in the country.
According to directors of the Executive Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River (Cel), an ambitious investment plan is being worked on which, in addition to the new biogas plant, includes the development of new geothermal plants.
The expansion of the Highway to the Port of Vacamonte and the construction of the connection of the Cinta Costera 3 to Amador, are two projects that are expected to be tendered in Panama during August 2020.
In order to revive the construction industry, the Minister of Public Works, Rafael Sabonge, reported that next month will be tendered two infrastructure projects whose investment is around $100 million.
The Salvadoran government is preparing to begin the tender process in 2020 to build a new photovoltaic plant in Usulután, which will have a capacity of 20 MW and will require an investment of approximately $19 million.
The project of the new solar power plant is contemplated in the General Budget of the Nation of 2020, therefore, if approved by the Legislative Assembly, the Executive Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River (CEL) will initiate the public tender next year.
Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala is preparing three tenders for the energy supply, which will be for one, four and fifteen years.
Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala, S.A. (EEGSA) reported that the first tender it has planned is a one-year contract from May 2019 for the supply of 71 MW.
CEPA authorities in El Salvador announced that they are still drafting the bases for re-tendering the concession for the port terminal operation.
In August, the authorities of the Executive Autonomous Port Commission (CEPA) reported that in October they planned to publish the tender documents to manage the Port La Union. However, recently announced that the bases are not yet ready.
In El Salvador, at least 16 companies have registered as bidders in the tender for 28 MW of non-conventional renewable energy, for distributed solar generation and generation using biogas.
Without giving more details about the interested companies, it was reported that more than 16 investors have registered as bidders for technical and financial projects for alternative energy generation.
The government will allocate resources for the purchase of medicinal and pharmaceutical products, laboratory supplies, medical surgical instruments, and X-ray equipment, among other things.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance:
An Additional Supplementary Credit to the General State Budget for the fiscal year 2018, was approved at an ordinary meeting of the National Economic Council, with allocation in favor of the National Oncology Institute and the Santo Tomás Hospital, up to the sum of 16,846,685 balboas, of which about 6 million 596 thousand 74 balboas will correspond to the National Oncology Institute and 10 million 250 thousand 611 balboas to the Santo Tomas Hospital in order to ensure the availability of medicines and supplies.
The Morales administration has asked Congress to approve an additional $40 million to buy food to supply the inhabitants of the drought-affected areas.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA) put before the deputies a request to approve an additional item of Q300 million ($40 million) to buy food for the approximately 300,000 families that have lost their crops in the Dry Corridor that includes the departments of Santa Rosa, Jutiapa, Jalapa, El Progreso, Zacapa, Chiquimula and part of Izabal and Baja Verapaz.
Authorities at the CEPA in El Salvador announced that in October they plan to publish, once again, the tender to grant the operation of the port terminal in concession.
In September 2017, here at CentralAmericaData we published: "Almost nine years after its inauguration, Puerto La Union in El Salvador is still not operating to its full capacity, and two years have now passed without a private company managing to take over its operation."
The government of Guatemala has announced that in September the specifications will be ready to tender 5,000 devices for control and telematic tracking of people.
Of the 5,000 devices that the Ministry of the Interior plans to acquire, 750 will be bracelet types, and the remaining 4,250 will be anklet types.
The Minister of the Interior, Enrique Degenhart, explained to the Congress that "...
Due to discrepancies found in the proposal presented by Perenco, another tender will be held to grant the operation and administration of the Stationary Hydrocarbon Transport System in concession.
In its resolution, the Qualifying Board explained that some inadequate elements were identified in the Perenco proposal, which necessitate a new tender in the coming months. According to the document, Perenco Guatemala, the sole bidder in the process, did not set a deadline for the contract, even though the published tender conditions established a maximum term of 25 years, with the possibility of extension.
A search has begun for investors interested in participating in the tender to award the operation of La Aurora International Airport in concession, for a term of 15 to 20 years.
It has been announced that starting from August 20 companies interested in developing an environmental feasibility study for the new Metropolitan Airport of Costa Rica, to be built in Orotina, may present their proposals.
Civil Aviation Authorities reported that the reference value for the environmental feasibility study of the air terminal is $1.1 million.
In Guatemala, a call to take part in a qualification process is being made to companies interested in bidding for an electronic marketing service, a process to be held in an information meeting on June 26.
The tax stamps will be used in the county's customs posts and the meeting in which the details of the contracting process will be provided, was convened by the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT).
Authorities stated that this week they plan to publish specifications for the construction of 750 houses, which will be delivered to those affected by the eruptions of the Fuego Volcano.
Representatives from the Ministry of Communications, announced that the tender will include the design and construction of low-cost housing, and that the process will be published in the next few days on the Guatecompras portal.