The Costa Rican government assures that the road infrastructure projects are being executed according to the established schedule and that the announced plans for the next few months remain in place.
Directors of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), reported that in the context of the health crisis and with the aim of reviving the economy, it is essential that the planned road works are carried out.
The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewerage tenders the construction of the integrated system of the aqueduct of Ciudad Neily, Canoas, Laurel and Vereh, Phase II.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2020LI-000001-0021400001:
"The costs related to the preparation and presentation of the bids, as well as for obtaining the different guarantees mentioned in this document, will be borne by the bidder.
Hardware store sales in Central America are projected to register a considerable drop, which would be mainly due to the expected decline in retail sales of paints.
The "Information System for the Impact Analysis of covid-19 on Business", prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, measures the impact that the crisis will have on companies according to their sector or economic activity, considering different scenarios for the coming months.
The Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery tenders the construction of the filtration systems in the marine lines and polyduct in the Moin Terminal, located in the province of Limon.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2020LN-000003-0016700102:
"The scope of the work to be developed in this tender is as follows:
-Installation of three filtration systems in the marine lines and a system in the polyduct line.
Due to the health alert facing Costa Rica, the China Harbor Engineering Company decided to lay off 180 employees working on the Route 32 expansion project, which has already fallen behind on previous occasions.
In December 2019, it was reported that the Asian construction company asked the National Road Council (Conavi) for a 400-day extension to deliver the 107-kilometer extension, which connects the Rio Frio intersection with downtown Limon.
The impact of the covid19 crisis on the construction sector in Central America is expected to be explained, to a greater extent, by the expected fall in the business of prefabricated steel structures.
In Costa Rica, the price indexes of buildings and social housing registered in the second month of the year, year-on-year variations of -0.90% and -0.89%, respectively.
From the report of the National Institute of Statistics and Census:
The construction price indexes based on February 2012 are a set of twenty statistical indicators, which measure the variation in the prices of materials used in the construction of different types of works.
An industrial plant for the processing of vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy products, roots and tubers will be built in the canton of Coto Brus, province of Puntarenas.
The Costa Rican government awarded the contract for the construction of this industrial complex to the company Vidalco Empresa Constructora. It is estimated that the overall investment will be approximately $3 million.
The Legislative Assembly approved in second debate a bill that aims to tax in the country the sale and self-consumption of imported or locally produced cement.
The initiative, which was approved in the first debate in the Assembly in mid-February and is still pending approval by the Executive Branch, establishes that the tax will be on imported cement produced nationally, in bags or in bulk, for sale or self-consumption, of any kind, whose destination is the consumption and marketing of the product nationally.
An apartment tower in Honduras, the construction of a road in Guatemala and a multipurpose tower in Panama are part of the investments announced in the region for the coming months.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects to be developed in the coming months.
The Secretariat of Security of Honduras is tendering the supervision of construction works of police headquarters in several municipalities in the country.
Honduras Government Purchase PCCMB-247-SBCC-CF-12-2020:
"Supervision of the construction works of police headquarters in several municipalities of the country, which implies the handling of technical and administrative documents that serve for the correct execution of the projects, as well as the procedures that entail the control of the construction process, regarding work estimates, laboratory tests, administrative, environmental, social, safety and health controls, which lead to making the execution of the works viable, both in terms of quality, time and compliance with all contractual obligations. The works to be supervised are in:
The Assembly approved in first debate a bill that seeks to tax the sale and self-consumption of cement that is imported or locally produced.
The initiative establishes that the tax will be on cement imported and produced nationally, in bags or in bulk, for sale or self-consumption, of any kind, whose destination is the consumption and marketing of the product at the national level, reported the Legislative Assembly.
Two office towers in El Salvador, a corporate center in Honduras and a shopping center in Panama are part of the investments announced in Central America for the coming months.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects to be developed in the coming months.
In Costa Rica, the building and social housing price indexes recorded year-on-year changes of -0.87% and -0.48%, respectively, in January of this year.
From the report of the National Institute of Statistics and Census:
The construction price indexes based on February 2012 are a set of twenty statistical indicators, which measure the variation in the prices of materials used in the construction of different types of works.
The Popular and Community Development Bank of Costa Rica tenders the construction, remodeling and structural reinforcement services of the Metropolitan Building 1.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2020LN-000003-0020600001:
"The office tower is composed of the following levels:
- Two basement levels, used as a parking lot.
- Main level, general lobby, entrance and first level of the agency.