In 2018, 28 environmental impact studies were presented to build hospitals, clinics and other health care centers in the countries of the region, projects valued at $810 million.
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.
Constructora Rigaservices, Acciona Infraestructuras, and Consultores Profesionales de Ingeniería submitted bids ranging from between $64 million and $73 million.
The tender to contract comprehensive technical studies, hospital architectural designs, development and approval of plans, environmental impact study category 2, construction, furniture, medical equipment, personnel training and preventive and / or corrective maintenance for the new hospital in Port Armuelles, located in Chiriqui province, has received three bids.
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency will provide the funds to build a public hospital in Nueva Guinea this year, so that it will be operational in early 2019.
The Government of Nicaragua has signed an agreement with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to build a hospital department for the South Caribbean Autonomous Region in the municipality of Nueva Guinea (280 kilometers from Managua).
The Costa Rican Social Security Department has approved funds for the construction of 14 new operating rooms at Hospital Mexico in San José.
Authorities told Crhoy.com that "... 25 months have been estimated for the implementation of the entire project, a time frame which includes a planning, design and procurement stage (11 months) and an implementation phase of approximately 14 months "