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During 2019, 124 environmental impact studies were presented to develop street rehabilitation, construction and road expansion projects in Central American countries.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects that present environmental impact studies (EIS) to the respective institutions in each country.
Van der Laat & Jiménez, H3 Guatemala, Constructora Codico, Bagatrac S.A. and Constructora Meco are some of the main companies that last year won contracts to design and build public works in Central American countries.
An analysis by CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence Unit provides interesting data on the companies that in 2019 were favored with contracts to design and build government buildings, roads, bridges, streets, overpasses and other public infrastructure works in Central American countries.
The international tender for lighting and video surveillance of 143 kilometers of road sections in El Salvador began, a contract that will be executed through a Public-Private Partnership.
Companies interested in applying for the project will have four months to submit their technical and financial proposal. After an evaluation process, the contract of the winning company must be approved by the Legislative Assembly.
In the first quarter of the year, 21 environmental impact studies were presented for projects of street rehabilitation, construction and expansion of highways in Central American countries.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions of each country.
During 2018, 88 environmental impact studies were presented for projects to rehabilitate streets, build roads and bridges in Central American countries.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIA) were submitted to the respective institutions of each country.
In terms of quality, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador are the countries in the region with the best road infrastructure, while Costa Rica and Guatemala continue to lag behind.
The Global Competitiveness Index, elaborated by Deloitte, measures the characteristics of 140 economies of the world in different areas, among which the analysis of the connectivity and quality of the road infrastructure of the countries stands out.
During the first semester of 2018, 36 environmental impact studies were presented for projects of street renovation and construction of highways and bridges in the countries of the region.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Area of CentralAmericaData, includes the updated list of public and private construction projects that present the environmental impact studies (EIA) to the respective institutions of each country.
In August 2017, 36 environmental impact studies were submitted in the centralamerican countries to build sewer systems, roads and government offices, among other things.
Data from the interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData:
Details of the ten most important public infrastructure construction projects in terms of investment, for which environmental impact studies were presented in the last year.
Of the 10 most important public construction projects for which Environmental Impact Studies (EIAs) were submitted to the respective authorities in Central American countries between August 2016 and July 2017, the most noteworthy are three that are to be developed in Costa Rica, with an estimated total investment of $437 million.
In Costa Rica, the National Road Safety Council has signed a confidentiality agreement with the UNOPS to keep information on two publicly funded road construction projects a secret.
The Government of Guatemala plans to delegate to the United Nations Office for Project Services the supervision and execution of road works valued at more than $500 million.
The fate of road projects essential for the development of Guatemala could be as bad as some of those in Costa Rica, which have also been delegated to the United Nations Office of Projects (UNOPS).See "Challenges to the work of UNOPS".
University infrastructure in Costa Rica, and road construction and office building in Panama, are some of the public infrastructure projects planned for the coming months in the region.
CentralAmericaData's information system "Construction Projects in Central America,", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit,provides an up to datelist of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact assessments (EIAs) were submitted to Institutions in each country in February 2017.
The time it takes to move goods between Managua and the customs offices of Guasaule will be reduced from 5 to 2 hours with the recent works on the 77 kilometer stretch of road between the two places.
With this new route carriers will be able to avoid going through the cities of Leon and Chinandega, which will generate savings not only in time but also in costs.It is estimated that a reduction will be achieved of"... four gallons per diesel per truck."