The Road Maintenance Fund in El Salvador is preparing, for October, the biding processes for four overpasses in San Salvador.
The agency reported that it has invested $1.17 million in designs and soil studies for these projects. One of these studies, in the area of the Masferrer roundabout, is already underway, and in this location they are planning to construct a nine metre deep tunnel to connect to Avenida Jerusalén.
The Ministry of Public Works in El Salvador is putting out to tender project management services and the reconstruction of Route CHA07E, Section: Est 13 +000 - New Trinidad - Arcatao.
The Two Tenders are:
International Public Tender (LPINT)
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: Reconstruction of Route CHA07E, Section: Est 13 +000 - New Trinidad - Arcatao municipalities of Nueva Trinidad and Arcatao, Department of Chalatenango.
The Ministry of Public Works has announced a program of intensive public works tenders which will run up until December 2011.
A press release from the Ministry of Public Works reads
The total amount to be tendered is approximately $113 million, which will bring enormous benefits to people as sources of direct and indirect employment, as well as strengthening the business sector, providing new infrastructure that will support development, protect life and economic activity.
After two tenders were declared void the 12 companies who showed interest in the avenue project will be invited to participate again.
The new regulations for the tender will be issued by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE), who will also fund and supervise the initiative.
"There have been some changes in the conditions, relaxing the requirements.
The Ministry of Public Works has announced a tender for completion of the bypass in Ciudad de Usulutan.
A press release from the Ministry of Public Works reads:
The Ministry of Public Works is putting out to tender the completion of the Usulután City By Pass and construction of the San Isidro Bridge between La Libertad and Chalatenango
As part of the revitalization program of tenders for investments in public works, the Government of El Salvador through the Ministry of Public Works, reported the start of an international tender for the construction and supervision of two major projects: the completion of the By Pass in Ciudad de Usulután and construction of the San Isidro Bridge over the Lempa River, between the departments of La Libertad and Chalatenango.
The Salvadoran Ministry of Public Works has declared the tender void due to lack of bidders
A press release from the Ministry of Public Works states that it “is prepared to proceed promptly to a private bidding process for the Diego de Holguín Boulevard Section II construction project, after declaring the bidding process void, since none of the 22 companies purchased the tender”
The Government will invest $2.6 million in the repair of more than 6 miles of road.
As part of the work to be undertaken this year on different arteries of the country's road system, the government, using the Road Maintenance Fund (Fovial), will begin repair of the boulevard, which reached the end of its lifespan several years ago.
Additionally, the government will make repairs to other major routes in the capital, such as the Santa Tecla, among others.