The Intermunicipal Council of Honduras has put out to tender the construction of a sewer system and treatment plants in the municipalities of San Andres and Santa Cruz, in the department of Lempira.
Honduras Government Purchase LPN-CAFEG-04-2015:
"Breakdown of the works to be performed in San Andrés:
In Panama a contract has been awarded to Sociedad Interamericana de Aguas y Servicios S.A for the study, design, construction and operation of a water system using wells, in the province of Herrera.
Sociedad Interamericana de Aguas y Servicios S.A submitted a bid of $6,885,000, with which it was awarded the project: "Study, design, construction, maintenance and operation of the water system using wells, including a water treatment plant, located in the Los Pozos District in the province of Herrera. "
The state run Water and Sewage company is seeks financing for improvements in existing treatment plants and construction of new ones in different parts of the country.
From a statement published on Gobierno.cr:
With the implementation of the Sanitation Project in priority areas, the country will decrease the 30 year gap in investment in sanitation, compared with other Latin American nations.
A warning has been issued on the need to find alternate sources of water for human use other than the lakes of the Canal, in order to be able to meet growing demand.
The Canal Administrator Jorge Quijano, said the construction of four water treatment plants that the Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (IDAAN) is studying, would use the lakes of the Canal as a source , which is worrying because "...
The funds granted by the Development Bank of Latin America will be used in the construction of a second module of the wastewater treatment plant and improvements to the sewer system.
From a statement issued by the Development Bank of Latin America:
In order to continue supporting the implementation of the sanitation project of the City and Bay of Panama, CAF - development bank for Latin America a $110 million loan has been granted to the Republic of Panama.
The office in charge of the Sanitation Project of the City and Panama Bay is working on the feasibility studies to build a sewage system in the area of Arraiján and La Chorrera.
This new sanitation system will be built as a project separate from the Panama City Project and will include, as does the other project, a treatment plant, an interceptor system, collectors and sewage networks.
Due to the rapid growth experienced by the city, it is estimated that it will take $1,321 millions more to complete the sewerage project in Panama city and Panama Bay.
The plan which started in 2006 will require additional investment, needed to include in the initial design areas that have now been urbanized, mainly in Panama East and Panama West. The new estimates were made by the consulting firm Hazen and Sawyer.
In Panama an award has been mde to Constructora Urbana SA of a contract for the design and construction of an aqueduct, sanitation system and water treatment plant in Boquete, Chiriqui.
Constructora Urbana SA (CUSA) was one of nine companies that submitted a proposal in the tender to design and build the project in Boquete. With a proposed $22.5 million, CUSA was selected by the National Council for Sustainable Development, which will be the executing agency of the project.
The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers will be investing $130 million in construction and purchase of micro and macro meters and equipment to repair leaks.
The funds, to be loaned by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the German bank KfW, will go towards the purchase of the replacement of meters and 616 kilometers of the distribution network.
It has been announced that the specifications are being prepared and will include the operation and maintenance for 10 years of the current treatment plant and a new one to be built as part of the works.
The tender for the second stage of the sanitation project in Panama City includes not just cleaning but also expansion of the capacity of the existing treatment plant.
In Santa Cruz the issuance of new building permits for the exploitation of existing water sources has been prohibited due to risk of salinization of near-shore wells.
Until a proper long term water plan has been created, including the construction of a new pipeline, real estate development projects must remain on paper, since new construction permits will not be granted in three districts in Guanacaste most sought out by tourists, Tamarindo, Cabo Velas and Tempate.
An announcement has been made that using a loan from a German bank expansion and improvements will be made in Managua to the wastewater treatment plant, and a biogas plant will be built.
It is anticipated that the project will take about three and a half years to be developed, which will divided into four phases. The expansion and optimization of the treatment of wastewater from Managua, the construction of the biogas plant, expansion of solar drying facilities and finally the promotion of a new consulting service to support the Nicaraguan Company of Aqueducts and Sewers (Enacal) in implementing the project.
In Panama an award has been given to Constructora Urbana SA for a contract for the design and construction of an aqueduct, sanitation network and wastewater treatment plant in Boquete.
The National Council for Sustainable Development received a total of 9 proposals, the highest was presented by the company ININCO, S.A. for a total value of $25.9 million, followed by the company Consultores Profesionales de Ingeniería, S.A.
An agreement has been made to transfer resources to the Institute of Aqueducts and Sewage Systems in order to carry out water treatment works, buy equipment and renovate wells.
The new budget will be used to buy pumps to renovate wells, "... dredging rivers, purchase of equipment and chemicals needed to purify the raw water, well renovations and employment of at least 150 employees in key positions."