Through solutions based on the analysis of satellite photos and machine learning models, it is possible to optimize the process of identifying the best land uses and analyze the areas where a construction project will be developed with a high level of detail, in order to find the optimal location and minimize investment risks.
The accelerated growth in the availability of data and the solutions and technologies being developed to take advantage of it is directly impacting all industries, and the real estate and construction industry is no exception.
The detailed engineering and technical, economic, environmental and risk assessment studies for the four-lane extension project of the CA-02 Oriente stretch from Escuintla to the RN-16 fork, Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa, are being tendered in Guatemala.
Guatemala Ministry of Communications Purchase 10787097:
"The winning Consultant will be in charge and responsible for elaborating the horizontal and vertical geometric design, of all the characteristics and specifications, adapting as much as possible to the existing alignment. If this alignment complies with the design norms, protection works must be considered to reduce the risk to which the project object of study will be submitted in the operation stage.
EY Law and Logit Engenharia are two of the seven companies that submitted bids in Guatemala to carry out the advanced engineering study for the North-South Axis passenger Interconnection and Urban Rail Transport project in the country's capital.
On October 1, financial bids were opened in the tender process to award the advanced engineering study for the Metroriel project.
Identifying the best areas to invest in, knowing what type of property is in demand in each area, whether you are looking for more rentals or sales, homes or offices, or in which segments of the population there is more demand for each type of property, is part of what can now be analyzed using modern Big Data techniques.
The real estate market is not alien to the new reality focused on analyzing large volumes of information and making business decisions based on data.
The National Agency of Alliances for the Development of Economic Infrastructure tenders the pre-feasibility study of the Underground Metro of Guatemala City.
Guatemala Government Purchase 10262253:
"The general purpose of the consultancy is to analyze the feasibility of implementing an Integrated Mass Public Transport System for the East-West Axis of the Metropolitan Area of Guatemala City, at the pre-feasibility level, which articulates in an integral way, with the current and future mobility dynamics, the existing and planned transport offer in the coming years, as well as with the projected urban development plans and that allows institutional decisions regarding the project to be made.
In the next few days it is planned to publish the bases of the pre-feasibility study for the construction of an underground metro in Guatemala City.
After being informed in November 2018 of the proposal to develop a metro that would connect in its initial phase the municipality of Mixco with Zone 15 of the capital, which will require an estimated investment of $700 million, now announces the start of procedures to conduct feasibility studies.
In Guatemala, a tender is being launched for detailed engineering studies and technical, economic and environmental evaluation for the highway project of the Sayaxché highway in Petén.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7476884:
"The services consist of carrying out the detailed engineering study and carrying out the technical, economic, environmental and risk assessments for the project: Road Construction, Libramiento Sayaxché, RD PET-11, Petén.
The Latin American Development Bank is calling for expressions of interest to carry out a feasibility study on the public transport system in the center of Panama City.
Public Purchase LAIF 202061471:
"The services which are the object of this invitation consist of carrying out the activities that are necessary to develop a Feasibility Study on the Public Transportation System of Panama City Center, which must contain, as a minimum, the following: proposal of a collective public transport system consisting of a tram as a structuring element and buses (or other modes) that feed and complement the former, for the city center.
The Guatemalan government has announced that in two weeks it will publish the tender documents for the feasibility study and master plan to build a Convention District.
A year after the government's interest in developing a large convention center in the capital was announced for the first time, the project has been brought back into the limelight.
A tender for a feasibility study to modernize Guatemala City airport was annulled because of alleged non conformities, and will be convened anew.
The process was canceled by the National Competitiveness Program (Pronacom), and although no specific details are recorded on the Guatecompras website, a series of non conformity issues raised by some of the participating companies may be the reason for the decision to cancel.See details of thetender.
The Ministry of the Economy is inviting bids for consultancy on the pre-feasibility study, feasibility study and master plan for the Convention District in Guatemala City.
Guatemala Government Purchase 5780209:
"The MINECO will be contracting out studies for a 20 year Master Plan and pre-Feasibility and feasibility studies for the Convention District in Guatemala City.
LG-AFI Group, from Spain, Rios Ferrer from Mexico, and Copenhagen Aiport Arena, from Denmark, are three of the eight companies that submitted proposals for the pre-feasibility study to modernize the airport.
It is expected that the chosen company will deliver the results of study in six months, which will be funded by the US government, through the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Guatemala Threshold Program, seeking to improve infrastructure and processes at the airport, whose operation will be undertaken by a private company who will recoup their investment by charging for services.
The Mayoral office has started preliminary studies for building two ring roads in the north and east of the city, though the a cost estimate or financing methods are not yet known.
The Department of Works at the Municipality of Guatemala has announced that soil studies and geographical studies are being carried out, using topographical methods to determine the feasibility of creating a ring road in the north of the city and another in the east.
The Social Insurance Department in Guatemala is preparing a tender for the construction of the project "Health City", which includes the construction of four hospitals on 116 thousand square meters and which is valued at $459 million.
It is expected that in May the bidding process will start so that construction can start no later than October. This project involves the design and construction of four hospitals: pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology; medical, surgical and one for oncology and transplants. It is anticipated that construction will take about 3 years.
A group of businessmen are completing the due dilligence in order to build a 12 thousand square meter convention center, estimated at $104 million.
The project of modernization of an exhibition center includes two phases: the first seeks to improve aspects such as lighting, installing escalators, solar panels and gardens as well as the construction of the first tower for parking.