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.
From the 17th to 22nd of November IBWC 2013 will be held during which modern asphalt paving techniques will be revealed.
In addition there will also be promotions of research and surveys by road network administrators, research centers, universities, companies and other entities involved with the activity in the segment of asphalt mixtures, to strengthen the development of this technology in Ibero American countries.
Resonant rubblization is the process of fracturing existing PCC pavement, in place, ready for a direct asphalt overlay.
Resonant rubblization was the method of choice on one of the busiest and most heavily traveled roads in Panama City, Panama, Avenida Domingo Diaz. Including multiple projects with various contractors throughout Central America that past 5 years, rubblization of Avenida Domingo Diaz was successfully performed in 2012 with the consortium ICA-MECO. Rubblization, with a hot mix asphalt overlay, is proven to have an initial design life of 22+ years, while being 65% less expensive and 5 times faster compared to total reconstruction.
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration is inviting bids for consulting services in two projects on a Pre-Investment Road Program for Honduras.
General Objectives of the consultancy:
To produce complete documentation, so the project can proceed to carry out the bidding processes for the execution and the supervision of the project of the same name.
From 17 to 18 October 2012 there will be a meeting in Bogota for major infrastructure project developers, investors, employees and service providers.
Colombia is aiming to triple investment in infrastructure in order to modernize roads and railways, and through this optimize the implementation of trade agreements with global economies.
Latin America needs to double its investment in infrastructure, setting clear and long lasting rules in order to create strong and efficient public-private partnerships.
According to recent studies, on an international grading system the average grade for infrastructure in Latin America is 3.6 points out of 10, compared to the 5.4 average of the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) , said the Spanish State secretary for Infrastructure, Rafael Catala.
At the First Central American Forum on Energy and Infrastructure Project Finance, participants highlighted the number of ventures taking place in Central America in these sectors.
The Panama Canal expansion is just one example that stands out of the many investment projects in energy and infrastructure, both public and private, going on in Central America, in contrast to the sluggishness in Europe, according to participants in the industry forum held in Panama.
The Government of Belize awarded a $ 20 million contract to complete 37 km of highway connecting the south of the country with Guatemala.
The project is being financed by the Kuwaiti Fund for Economic Development and the Development Fund of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
The Belizean Government said in a press release that the project will improve trade with neighbors in Central America and motivate the creation of a second border crossing with Guatemala."
Latin America's weakness in infrastructure will be once again evident during the upcoming economic recovery.
"A study by the World Bank in 2003 warned of the low investment levels of the region, and stated that to reach infrastructure levels similar to those of South Korea, the region would have to invest between 4% and 6% of its GDP for 20 years. And the region is far, far away from achieving this".
Armstrong Equipment, Inc. is an American based company that specializes in the distribution to Latin America of equipment and parts used in the mining sector, rock crushing and asphalt paving.
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
Phone: (305) 592 8361
The new stretch of highway will shorten the distance between the Atlantic ports of Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
The $60 million were loaned by the Andean Promotion Corporation (CAF) and they are intended for the "Atlantic Corridor Investment Program," which includes projects in Bajos of Chilamate and Vuelta Kooper (the stretch of highway between Limón and Nicaragua,) and a new bridge over the Sixaola River on the border with Panama.