A public-private partnership would be the most efficient option for modernizing Guatemala's La Aurora International Airport, which urgently requires a strong investment in infrastructure.
The consulting firm Deloitte Tetra Tech was hired to prepare feasibility studies, with the aim of establishing contract models that could be applied to modernize the Guatemalan air terminal.
Because the Guatemalan authorities were not able to form the Tender Board, a new date will be set for the receipt of tenders for the operation and administration of the Stationary Hydrocarbon Transport System.
Although the deadline for tendering for the pipeline had already been extended in November last year and March 14, 2019 was set as the deadline for submission of proposals, the authorities of the Executive failed to form the Board and now a new deadline will have to be announced.
The feasibility study for the creation of a PPP will be carried out in the project for the extension of the 43-kilometer stretch between the La Hachadura Border Crossing and the CA12 Road.
From the Fomilenio II statement:
March 7, 2019. The Fondo del Milenio II (FOMILENIO II) and the consortium Unión de Personas Corredor Pacífico (UDP Corredor Pacífico) signed on this day the contract to carry out technical-economic pre-feasibility studies for a possible Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project between La Hachadura Border Crossing and CA12 Highway (Kilo 5). The investment for these pre-feasibility studies will be US$1.5 million. The PPP project seeks to finance, build and maintain the expansion of a 43-kilometer stretch of road.
Because of the lack of progress in Congress and the fact that 2019 is an election year, there is a risk in Guatemala that the concession to rehabilitate and operate the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal Highway will not be granted.
In July 2018, the Consorcio Autopistas de Guatemala was awarded the contract for the rehabilitation, maintenance and administration of the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway, with toll collection.
In the Dominican Republic, the land passenger transportation service of the Abraham Lincoln corridor will be granted in concession for a 21-year term.
Dominican Republic Government Purchase INTRANT-CCC-LPN-2019-0001:
"The purpose of the contract is to grant the operation of the public passenger transport service in the Abraham Lincoln Corridor, which will run along the following route: Sol Poniente Avenue (S-N), República de Colombia Avenue (N-S), Los Próceres/Av Abraham Lincoln Avenue (O-E), Correa y Cidrón Avenue (E-O), República de Colombia Avenue (S-N), Sol Poniente Avenue (N-S).
In Costa Rica, the H. Solís-TPF Ingeniería consortium proposes to extend a 46-kilometer stretch that connects the bridge over the Virilla River with the Sucio River, a work valued at $643 million and to be paid with tolls for 30 years.
The proposal for the extension of the road section that was presented to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) by the business consortium is still in the analysis phase.
In Panama, the administrative concession for the equipment, operation, maintenance and collection of taxes of public spaces, in the district of La Chorrera is tendered.
Panama Government Purchase 2019-5-75-0-15-LV-003451:
"The aim of the Contractor selection procedure is the administrative concession for the equipment, operation, administration, maintenance, control and collection of public space taxes, through a system of regulation of parking on public roads and the use of sidewalks in the district of La Chorrera, which will have the following specific objectives:
Companies interested in competing for the concession of the cable car public transportation system in Panama must present their documentation on February 13 in the municipality of San Miguelito.
According to the schedule of activities detailed in the specifications, a visit to the project site will take place on January 15th and a validation meeting will take place on January 21st.
In the Dominican Republic, a definitive concession was granted to Levital Group Inversor for the development of a photovoltaic project in the city of Azua, with a $45 million estimated investment.
From the press release of the National Energy Commission:
December 13th, 2018. The Dominican Government, through the National Energy Commission, granted a definitive concession for the development of a photovoltaic project in the city of Azua, with an investment amount of US$45 million and with the capacity to generate 40 nominal MW. Signing the Concession Contract oversaw the Executive Director of the CNE, Ángel Canó, while Levital Group Inversor was represented by Jaime Llinares Leicht.
Arguing a lack of transparency in the process, the Embassy of the United States in El Salvador asks Cepa to avoid initiating the process to grant the maritime terminal concession.
This is not the first time the Embassy of the United States country has referred to the issue, as in October representatives of the diplomatic body in El Salvador reported that a U.S. company decided to withdraw from the tender process because of a lack of transparency.
March 14th, 2019 is the new date scheduled by the Guatemalan authorities to receive offers for the operation and administration of the Stationary System for the Transport of Hydrocarbons.
After last July were found disadvantages in the proposal presented by Perenco, the only bidder in the last contest and current administrator of the pipeline, it was decided to make a new process.
With the purpose of diversifying its income and attracting more visitors, the authorities of the Panama Canal plan to develop new tourist attractions during the next five years.
Representatives of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) informed that after the Canadian firm Forrs conducted a study to identify the attractions that could be developed, it was concluded that some of the investments that will be granted in concession for its exploitation are the expansion of the visitors center and the construction of a new one, a 2,500 m2 park for children's activities and the operation of a cable car.
The representatives of the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador reported that a U.S. company decided to withdraw from the tender process for lack of transparency, which is denied by Cepa.
Without giving details of the name of the company for security reasons, this week the counselor of Public Affairs of the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador, Tobias Bradford, reported that a company from his country decided to withdraw from the tender process for the concession of the Port of La Union, arguing "lack of transparency" and "uncertainty in the equality of conditions."
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.
The contract to restore and manage the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway with toll collection, awarded to the Consorcio Autopistas de Guatemala, is already in the Congress awaiting approval.
The National Council of Alliances for the Development of Economic Infrastructure (Conadie) approved in early August the action of the Evaluation Commission that decided to award the contract for the restoration and administration of the road section to the Consorcio Autopistas de Guatemala.