Seven years after its conceptualization, the ambitious project that initially comprised the creation of eight markets has now been reduced to five, and the first will be ready in 2019.
It has been reported that from 2009 to date, about $300 million has been invested in a project that currently has only one market in operation, David, in the province of Chiriquí.This was inaugurated in 2014,"... despite not having permits for construction, occupation or water supply."
HPC Contratas P & V will not finish the construction of public markets and supply stores in La Chorrera, and the bond company will have to hire another company or pay the performance bond.
After three years of cessation of work by the contractor due to liquidity problems in the consortium HPC Contratas P & V, the state run Mercado Nacional de la Cadena de Frío decided to terminate the contract. In November last year the consortium had announced that it would resume work, but because no progress was made, the contract has now been cancelled.
HPC Contratas P & V has announced it will resume construction of public markets and supplies to La Chorrera, and if progress is not demonstrated in the next three months, the bond will be implemented.
Prensa.com reports that "...The contractor, under investigation for alleged diversion of public fundsin the construction of the Convention Center at Amador, has promised to resume work on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. "
The private sector is proposing new municipal legislation in order to unify criteria and procedures and allow for a "reduction in discretion regarding fees and licenses."
The proposal to streamline municipal management is part of an initiative made up of 50 measures to improve the country's competitiveness, submitted by the Superior Council of Private Enterprise (COSEP) to the Nicaraguan government.
Ransa group plans to invest $4 million in the construction of a cold chamber in Guatemala and is preparing to expand its warehouses in El Salvador.
The Central American subsidiary of the Peruvian operator Ransa is also assessing whether the conditions are right to develop a cold chain in Honduras.In the case of the investments planned for Guatemala, it has been reported that the plan is to invest $4 million in total"... 2,000 positions, where there will be specialized containers forrefrigerated and frozen products. In addition, they will build a distribution center for dry goods, thereby increasing their ability to benefit customers. "
HPC Contractors, who were awarded the project, has suspended construction on the markets in the Cold Chain in the district of La Chorrera.
Prensa.com reports that disruption of the works was due "... to an alleged failure on the part of the government in making payments to the company."
"...The cost of the construction of the new public market is estimated at $10.6 million, while investment in the food market is $15.5 million, and both had a construction period of 13 months. "
Panamanian Congress has welcomed the partial veto of a bill which would allow the privatization of 49% of the shares of the Cold Chain.
"... The project was approved on its first debate just 24 hours after President Martinelli sent the Assembly a note objecting to Article 4 of the bill, which stated that if the case arose where the State needed to capitalize the company Mercados Nacionales de la Cadena de Frío, SA., it could dispose of 49% of its share capital", reported Prensa.com.
In Panama plans are underway to create a law on the company Mercados Nacionales de la Cadena de Frío, which will manage wholesale and retail food markets.
From a statement issued by the presidency of Colombia:
The Cabinet Council has agreed to a bill authorizing the creation of the company Mercados Nacionales de la Cadena de Frío, S. A. and established the regulatory framework, and authorized the Minister of the Presidency, through a Cabinet Resolution to submit the rule to the National Assembly.
Four companies have submitted bids in the tender for the construction and equipping of a Public Market in Chitre whose official reference price was $27 million.
From a press release issued by the Government of Panama:
A total of four companies submitted proposals for the construction and equipping of a Public Market in Chitre, in the tender organized by the Secretariat of the Cold Chain, a work which is being conducted by the government and will benefit over 60,000 people in the region of Azuero .
There are no situations where there is room for improvisation and, although the limits vary in flexibility, logistics applied to cold chains leave no room for error.
Refrigerated warehouses are an important part of the marketing process of fruit and vegetables. They demand careful planning in their design, construction, management and daily operations.
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Before building a refrigerated warehouse it is important to determine the requirements and environmental conditions of the site.
It is crucial to control the temperature in a constant way.
The cold chain is the constant temperature control at all stages of a food product, from production to consumption, keeping it in the same temperature range and ensuring, thus, its good condition. It is called "chain" because it is made up of different stages, and if some are compromised, it could result in damage to the quality and safety of the product.
An industrial facility dedicated to cold storage of food products.
More precisely, we define a Refrigerated Warehouse as an industrial complex comprising premises, facilities and equipment permanently or temporarily dedicated to storing refrigeratedfood and may constitute in itself an autonomous refrigeration industry, be annexed to another larger center or have annexs to its activity.
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