Odebrecht, ICA and the mexican company Marhnos are some of the foreign companies that could be interested in building the State Administrative Center, estimated at $180 million.
Grupo Spectrum and Constructora Nacional S. A. (Conasa) are the only two Guatemalan companies so far, according to authorities, who have shown interest in participating in the pre-qualification process for construction of the State Administrative Center in form of a public-private partnership.
Two investment projects totaling $200 million are mired in the bureaucratic processes required to start up this type of business model for the first time in Guatemala.
S21.com reports that "The National Agency for Partnerships for Economic Infrastructure Development (ANADIE) plans to put out to tender the construction of Puerto Seco Intermodal Tecum Uman, located in San Marcos, and the Administrative Center of the State, in the capital , before the end of the year, but due to bureaucratic processes it is still not known on what date these contests will be started.
A call has been made to construction companies for the international public tender to form a Public-Private Partnership concession for 106 kilometers of the Western Corridor.
The Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships (COALIANZA) and Banco Continental, SA in its capacity as Arranger Bannk and the Trustee of the Trust Project Called "Financing, Construction, Rehabilitation, Expansion, Operation And Maintenance Of The West Road CA-4, CA-10 and CA-11", in the terms of Legislative Decree No. 369-2013 issued by Congress, is calling on national and international companies interested in participating in the International Public Tender for the establishment of a Public -Private Partnership concession for "WEST CORRIDOR, CA-4 ROAD PHASE I , SECTION: CHAMELECON - NACO - LA ENTRADA " in the form of toll collection.
The Government has not yet decided how it will attain the resources needed and how it will carry out the expansion of the San Salvador International Airport.
According to authorities, there are 4 options for financing this expansion: a public-private partnership (PPP), a loan from multilateral banks, investment funds or lease to an airline building its own terminal.
The government of Costa Rica and the main business union have agreed to create a formal setting to discuss topics related to Competitiveness, Innovation and Talent.
From a statement issued by the Union of Chambers and Associations of Private Business Sector (UCCAEP):
The president, Luis Guillermo Solis has signed a decree officially forming the President's Council on Competitiveness, Innovation and Talent.
Tourism companies propose to boost the capabilities of the Destination Marketing Organization bureau and turn it into a public-private entity separate from the ATP.
Tourism entrepreneurs are asking the new government to revive the campaign to promote the country as a destination for convention tourism and expedite the negotiation of agreements with foreign airlines in order to increase the flow of tourists and improve the hotel occupancy rate, which is currently 59%, due to an oversupply of rooms.
The government has announced that the tender for $300 million being prepared for the coming months will be awarded in October and November and the works will be carried out using public-private partnerships.
Investors in the United States, Mexico and China have expressed interest in participating in the bidding process for the construction of two mills located in Olancho, with which the government will seek to increase exports of sugar.
Investment of more than $2 billion in real estate and infrastructure projects in the next two years is estimated.
Projects undertaken by public-private partnerships and renewable energy are what will drive growth in the construction sector in the short term, projects William Hall, president of the Honduran Chamber of the Construction Industry.
"I believe that the construction industry is reexperiencing a major boost.
The Commission for the Promotion of Public Private Partnerships is looking for expressions of interest for recruitment Consultancies for Structuring Public-Private Partnerships.
Services of interest include areas, which for the purpose of illustration and without limitation, are listed below:
Road Infrastructure,
Process Simplification, Digital Government, reengineering and modernization of public services,
The National Investment Council has been created, an entity composed of representatives from the public and private sector and which aims to improve the competitiveness of Honduras.
A series of policies implemented by the new government to encourage the private sector, including the creation of the National Investment Council (CNI by its initials in Spanish) is made up of representatives from the public and business sector.
The state lacks the funds needed to keep power plants operating.
The way some of the country's hydroelectric plants have been handled has led to an increase in rumors about a possible "informal" privatization of Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (ENEE).
"The case is illustrated by an agreement that the former manager of Enee Roberto Martinez signed with the company PHP, which allowed PHP to generate four to six megawatts in parallel with the state run power station El Níspero, which has a plant that generates 22.5 megawatts."
Based on well-formulated laws and proper management, these agreements generate efficiency in the financing and implementation of projects.
Public -private partnerships have become a very attractive option for funding large infrastructure projects that are carried out in Panama, they generate more efficiency of funding and less bureaucratic delay in implementation.
A proposal has been made to reduce the number of times a public-private partnership project would pass through the filter of the Legislative Assembly.
Among the reforms to the Law on Public-Private Partnerships that the Council for Growth has suggested to Congress is a reduction, from three to one, of the number of times a Public- Private Partnership (PPP) project should go through the filter of parliamentary approval.