The Guatemalan Tourism Institute is putting out to tender a strategic development service for the Guatemala Country Brand, which should be sufficiently general in order to impact various audiences.
Guatemala Government Purchase 8227969:
"The objective is to hire a strategic development service for the Guatemala Country Brand, which is a differential, strong, credible, sustainable and inspiring brand.It must be sufficiently general in order to impact the various audiences and sectors, generating synergies in all promotion and communication actions for the future.
Spain's Aqualia will provide the state water and sewerage company of Panama with advice and technical assistance in the metropolitan area of Panama, the west of the capital and Arraiján.
From a statement issued by Aqualia:
Aqualia will be the company to advise the IDAAN of Panama (national public entity responsible for water supply and purification) during the next five years, after having prevailed in the public tender organized by the Panamanian entity and with which the public company seeks to gain in efficiency.
In Guatemala, a tender is being launched for technical, financial and legal studies of the El Cerinal - Barberena toll road construction project.
Guatemala Government Purchase 6611796:
"The winner of the competition will have to develop a work plan with a methodology for achieving the scope of the consultancy.
A diagnosis needs to be prepared of the current situation of the Project at the level of progress of work and technical specifications implemented in the work carried out in order to identify the actions that must be taken to ensure compliance with and maintain the operational standards of the regulations of The American Association for Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the applicable National Standards, especially General Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (September 2001); Central American Road Maintenance Manual with a risk management and road safety approach (2011 edition) and other applicable national and regional regulations.
In Guatemala, a study is being carried out to determine the most suitable concession and operation model for the new El Cerinal - Barberena road with toll collection.
Guatemala Government Purchase 6239862:
"The general objective of the consultancy is to support the ANADIE and the CIV in ensuring that the partnership initiative for the development of economic infrastructure 'Maintenance and operation of the Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (El Cerinal) - Barberena, Santa Rosa, Guatemala, with toll collection', start the International Public Tendering scheme, in compliance with the provisions of the Alliances for Economic Infrastructure Development Law.
Acknowledging the failure of the current strategy to address insecurity, a call has been made for expressions of interest to provide external advice to the Ministry of Security.
An article on Panamaamerica.com.pa reports that "... The Government will draw on outside expertise in order to address insecurity in the country, described as the main problem, according to the latest survey by Dichter & Neira.