In Guatemala, a 1,400-meter-long highway and two bridges totaling 518 meters long and 15 meters wide will be built.
CentralAmericaData's "Commercial Feasibility Studies" provides an up-to-date list of public and private construction projects that have submitted Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) to the respective institutions in each country.
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More than two years after an initiative was presented in Guatemala to create an autonomous entity made up of the government and private investors, which would be in charge of planning and executing road works, the proposal has not yet received the endorsement of the Legislative and the road network is still in poor condition.
During the National Meeting of Entrepreneurs (Enade) 2017 the proposal to create the Superintendence of Road Infrastructure (Sivial) arose, an institution that would be an autonomous entity with the function of planning, tendering and contracting infrastructure works.
During 2019, 124 environmental impact studies were presented to develop street rehabilitation, construction and road expansion projects in Central American countries.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an updated list of public and private construction projects that present environmental impact studies (EIS) to the respective institutions in each country.
The Ministry of Communications tenders the replacement works of the road section of Route CA-11 that goes from the CA-10 Fork Vado Hondo to Jocotan, in the department of Chiquimula.
Guatemala Government Purchase 10853960:
"The project consists of the replacement of the pavement of the road section which has an approximate length of 18 kilometers, without modifying its horizontal and vertical alignment or modifications to the typical section of the route.
The Ministry of Communications is tendering the replacement works of the road section RN-24, between La Libertad and Las Cuaches, Peten department.
Guatemala Government Purchase 10787089:
"The project consists of the replacement of the pavement of the road section: Replacement Road RN-24, Section: Km. 499+500, La Libertad - Km. 526+900, Las Cuaches, Peten with an approximate length of 27.4 km, using the existing road and adapting it to the existing typical section.
The Ministry of Communications is tendering the improvement works of the road section RD-ESC-01, Escuintla-Santa Maria de Jesus, Sacatepéquez.
Guatemala Government Purchase 12231738:
"The road project begins in the municipality of Palín, within the department of Escuintla, and ends in the municipality of Santa Maria de Jesus. The design has been traced over the existing road trying to maintain the current geometry.
Van der Laat & Jiménez, H3 Guatemala, Constructora Codico, Bagatrac S.A. and Constructora Meco are some of the main companies that last year won contracts to design and build public works in Central American countries.
An analysis by CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence Unit provides interesting data on the companies that in 2019 were favored with contracts to design and build government buildings, roads, bridges, streets, overpasses and other public infrastructure works in Central American countries.
The international tender for lighting and video surveillance of 143 kilometers of road sections in El Salvador began, a contract that will be executed through a Public-Private Partnership.
Companies interested in applying for the project will have four months to submit their technical and financial proposal. After an evaluation process, the contract of the winning company must be approved by the Legislative Assembly.
Private investors are planning to build a four-lane highway, 31 kilometers long, which would serve as a beltway for vehicles passing through the municipalities of San Bernardino, Mazatenango and Cuyotenango, department of Suchitepéquez.
This new investment would be executed in a format similar to that of the Via Alterna del Sur (VAS), which is private and operates on a toll basis, and crosses the southern municipalities of the metropolitan area between these Villa Nueva and Villa Canales, in the department of Guatemala.
Grupo Muratori S.A. was awarded the contract to build in Guatemala the overpass of Route CA-01 West at kilometer 27.5, return to San Lucas Sacatepéquez.
The evaluation report of the proposals of the tender "Construction of the uneven crossing of the CA-01 West Route Return to San Lucas Sacatepéquez" was published in the public procurement portal, which details that the amount awarded for this work is $2.6 million.
Tender for the supply and installation of thermoplastic paint, which will serve for the horizontal signaling of several road sections of the capital of Guatemala, for a one-year term.
Guatemala Government Purchase 11252529:
"Rows to be hired:
-Continuous and discontinuous line: White and/or yellow with thermoplastic paint 0.10 meters wide and 0.0025 meters thick.
The Ministry of Communications of Guatemala tenders the replacement of the CITO-180 highway, section crossing Zunil - Las Rosas, intersection RN-1, Quetzaltenango.
Guatemala Government Purchase 11405090:
"The project consists of replacing the pavement of the existing road and adapting it to the typical pavement section. The contractual term for the execution of the works of the Project will be 12 calendar months.
After the Guatemalan Congress voted against the bill granting the concession to rehabilitate and operate the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway, the winning company asks to return the process to third reading, but some deputies refuse.
For the Guatemalan business sector, the decision by Congress to vote against the bill granting the concession to rehabilitate and operate the Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal highway "sends a negative message to potential investors."
The first positions emerge after learning that the Congress of the Republic buried the road project to rehabilitate and administer the highway Escuintla-Puerto Quetzal with toll collection, which would be granted in concession to the Consorcio Autopistas de Guatemala, under the format of Public-Private Partnership.