The government has asked Mexico for a loan to finance the construction of two bridges and the widening of the road to Puerto de La Libertad.
Salvadorans builders were informed that the Government is in the process of obtaining a loan for executing various road works in the country.
The President of the Salvadoran Chamber of the Construction Industry referred to the tenders which will be launched using the loans and told Laprensagrafica.com that "there are good business opportunities for domestic companies."
Participation in the construction of the Metro Line Three and the third bridge over the Panama Canal could be undertaken through the International Cooperation Agency of Japan.
Hiroaki Isobe was, Japanese Ambassador to Panama, said there is interest from that country in financing the construction of Metro Line Three and a third bridge over the Canal.
The Ministry of Transport and Public Works will put the works out to tender at the end of the first quarter of 2014.
From a Press Release by the Presidential House of Costa Rica:
"By signing an addendum to the voluntary agreement between the Association Council for Real Estate Development (CODI) and the National Council for Roads (Conavi) there will be an extension to 5 -lanes of the ring road Santa Ana- Belen two kilometers long, and 4 bridges located on this highway in which an investment of $34 million is estimated to be carried out. The first phase of work will involve the relocation of utilities and will start next January in order to have the necessary space to allow extending the lanes.
It will connect the cities of La Hachadura and Pedro de Alvarado, an area where 60% of intraregional trade circulates.
From a press release by the Government of Panama:
The binational working table between El Salvador and Guatemala, responsible for Transport and Infrastructure matters, agreed to build a four-lane bridge at the border between Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado, Guatemala, and La Hachadura, El Salvador, with the aim of improving commercial traffic between the two countries.
Both works will be components of a single tender that will be convened by the next government.
The cost of the work will not be released until next April, but it is estimated that the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal alone could cost about $800 million, a project which will be funded by Japan.
"The Japanese government showed enthusiasm from the start, not only for the fourth bridge but also the feasibility study for the third line of the Metro, towards Panama Pacifico, Arraiján and Chorrera, as stated in the Master Plan for the Metro Network. In addition, the Japanese government through its development agency JICA, and with its own funds, ordered a detailed feasibility study, which is being carried out at the moment and will be completed in April 2014," said Roberto Roy, Panama Metro secretary and chairman of the board of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).
The Ministry of Public Works has announced the construction of a bridge to connect Avenida Santa Elena, the Cincuentenario way and the East Coast.
Jaime Ford, chief of the MOP disclosed the cost of the project during a presentation on road works to members of the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama. The official explained that they realized the need for this work after they finished the widening of the Cincuentenario road, which required $140 million.
The National Roads Authority of Costa Rica has awarded the company MECO the works for the design and construction of a new overpass on the ring road of the capital San José.
In total five companies participated in the open competition for a contract in the amount of $9.3 million, proceeds from the loan with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The competition for the design and construction of a road bridge over the River Piedra received offers by 6 companies, ranging from between $6,434,000 and $7,120,000.
The reference price was $7,193,000.
Of the 22 companies that had shown interest in bidding only six participated in the opening bids for the tender.
Levantina Ingeniería y Construcción offered $6,474,486 and 80 cents, Conalvías S.A.
At the opening of the international tender for a vehicular bridge over the river Chico in Chiriqui, Panama, offers were made for between $6.5 and $7.1 million.
From a statement from the Ministry of Public Works:
The Ministry of Public Works held an international public ceremony for opening the bids for the Design and Construction of a Vehicular Bridge on the River Chico, in the province of Chiriqui, with a price tag of 7 million 193 thousand dollars with 75/100.
The Ministry of Public Works is inviting bids for design and construction of a vehicular bridge over the River Chico, in the district of Bugaba, Chiriqui.
The contract is for the design and construction of a vehicular bridge over the River Chico.
The scheduled date for receipt of bids is February 27, 2013.
The place for receipt of bids is the Hall of Public Acts at the la Dirección de Administración de contratos (DIAC) located in Building 1022.
This year the Nicaraguan Ministry of Transportation plans to pave 220 new kilometers and perform maintenance on 1,100 kilometers of roads.
Within the work planned is the paving of about 220 km of new roads and the maintenance of 1,100 km of roads and intercity streets, said the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, José Amadeo Santana.
"Although Santana did not specify what the pending projects are, he said a focus on rural roads is a priority this year, because they are trying to pave 140 kilometers funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE ).
The company Vinci Construction Grands Projets received orders from the Panama Canal Authority to proceed with the works for the construction of the bridge over the Canal.
The company, who won the tender last October, must complete the works within a period not exceeding 42 months.
"Vinci Construction Grands Projets submitted the lowest quotation (365.9 million dollars) under official budget, in a public tender in which the prequalified consortia Acciona - Tradeco and Odebrecht – Hyundai also participated," reported Panamaamerica.com.
The condition of the bridges over which 80% of exports pass is disastrous and is seriously affecting the country’s productivity.
Elfinancierocr.com reports that "Years of neglect and delayed attention have affected the 1330 bridges in the national road network. This is shaking the foundations of enterprise."
An example of the severity of the problem is the list of bridges which because of their poor condition are damaging logistics for export products, raising costs of such and causing delays.
The new Minister of Public Works has acknowledged decades of delays in maintaining the country’s bridges, and has announced a tender for repairs and maintenance.
Minister Castro enlisted the help of the National Laboratory of Materials and Structural Models of the University of Costa Rica (LANAMME), to ensure the technical validity of the tender to be convened for the repair of bridges on roads which are vital to the country.
Vinci Construction Grand Projets was awarded the construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal for $366 million.
The French consortium offered the lowest price out of the three pre-qualified candidates, less than the $386 million from Tradeco Acciona and the $429 million from Hyundai Odebrecth.
The figure offered by the French consortium is below the official budget, said the Panama Canal Authority in a press release.