The National Road Council is inviting tenders for the conservation work of the road infrastructure of the national paved network, with surface protection layers.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2020LN-000004-0006000001:
"The contracting object of this procedure is to carry out the conservation works of the road infrastructure of the National Paved Road Network with "surface protection layers", in accordance with the characteristics and conditions indicated in the requirements document, based on ethics and correct engineering practices.
The National Road Council of Costa Rica tenders the works for the attention of the National Route No. 239, in ballast, control sections: 10502, 10511, 10512 and 60540.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2020LN-000003-0006000001:
"The purpose of this tender is to hire a legal entity with technical, financial and legal capacity to carry out rehabilitation work, periodic maintenance and routine maintenance on National Route No.
Hernan Solis SRL and Ingenieria Estrella S.A. won the contract to widen 50 kilometres of the road from Barranca to Limonal, and 3 kilometres from La Angostura, between El Roble and Barrio El Carmen, in the province of Puntarenas.
The works on the Interamericana Norte will last 30 months, from the start order, while the extension of La Angostura should be ready in a 12 months’ period, informed the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT).
With a loan from the IDB, plans are underway to carry out road renovation works on the cantonal road network, especially in the areas affected by storm Nate in 2017.
For the 61 projects in the first stage ofPRVC II, the MOPT estimatesholding approximately 12 tenders, each of which will include between four and five projects. As part of a second stage, around 64 projects will be worked on, which correspond to about 41 million dollars and are currently in the analysis phase.
In Costa Rica companies are being called on to participate in the tender for the renovation and cleaning of roads that were affected by tropical storm Nate.
The National Emergency Commission needs more construction companies to register and participate in the contracting processes to carry out the recovery works on roads and highways affected by the storm.
Works on electrical and road infrastructure and jobs in the mining sector are some of the major infrastructure projects awarded in Central America in March 2016.
The report "Construction Projects in Central America", prepared by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData.com contains a detailed list of major construction projects taking place in Central America.
In Costa Rica protests are being made against a decision by the Ministry of Public Works to segment road maintenance works into only three contracts, limiting the participation of more companies.
After a meeting with representatives of the sectors who are concerned about the measure, the National Highway Council (CONAVI) announced that it will review the specifications of the tender with the aim of expanding the division of work.
Following efforts by Costa Rican government officials with the Chinese government, an award to the company Chec for a contract to expand the road to the Caribbean has been confirmed.
All hope was lost for a potential involvement of domestic companies in the project to widening the road to Limon, after confirmation was given by the Minister of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT), Carlos Segnini, that in negotiations with the Chinese government they only managed to change some aspects of the project which had been criticized - among which was the promise of no embargo on Costa Rican assets in the case of litigation -confirming the award of the work to the company CHEC, which was obviously tied to the granting of financing from China.
In the waning days of an administration marked by scandals and inefficiencies in infrastructure, the rush to execute contracts is notorious, and there are even extensions being given out without tenders or bids.
Residents of the capital San Jose seem puzzled over how resurfacing works are to be carried out on streets that are apparently in good condition.
The National Highway Council is calling for expressions of interest for the design of renovation or reconstruction works on National Highway 1, the North American Highway, Barranca-Limonal Section.
Costa Rica Government Purchase CR-L1022 - 38703587:
"Design of the renovation (or reconstruction) works and Improvement of National Highway 1, North American Highway, Barranca-Limonal Section."
The contracts are for patching work, supervision, resurfacing of roads and main pathways, and bridge maintenance, among other things, on the national road network.
The Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing (CIV) is inviting bids for 430 road maintenance projects, through the Road Maintenance Fund, in which about $100 million will be invested.
Spanish, Chinese and Costa Rican companies submitted bids for the expansion to four lanes of a 1.7 kilometer stretch of urban road.
The National Roads Authority (Conavi) received six bids for the proposed expansion and renovation of National Route 3, located from the intersection of the factory in Pozuelo Uruca to Jardines del Recuerdo at the Valencia de Heredia.
Thirteen construction companies have submitted their proposals for repair and construction works in the "Circunvalación" highway, in the capital of Costa Rica.
The companies that submitted proposals to Consejo Nacional de Vialidad (Conavi) are: Ascamón y Tapusa, Sánchez Carvajal, PuentePrefa, Internego, Hernán Solís, MECO, Grupo JCB, Codocsa, Cimolai, Marlin Bridges, Edica, Crecex and Gepesa.
The National Roads Authority of Costa Rica has created a tender for hiring Conservation Road Managers for the National Road Network across the country.
According to the specifications of the tender:
Road managers will perform, as a minimum, the activities listed below, in order to fully achieve the goals of the contract.
-Actively participate in risk prevention and attention to emergencies which occur in the domestic network.