The Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute agreed to suspend the schedules for the execution of works, to all the companies that have a development permit in the Polo Turistico Golfo de Papagayo.
The measure was taken by the authorities to mitigate the effects caused in the tourism industry by the Covid-19 pandemic, informed representatives of the program that is administered by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT).
In Honduras, the expansion of 27 educational centers located in Lempira, Ocotepeque, Santa Barbara, Intibuca and Copan has been put out to tender.
Honduras Government Purchase AEPAS-H-4449-LPI-002-2021:
"The Strategic Agency for Productive, Environmental and Social Projects of Honduras (AEPAS-H), invites eligible construction companies to submit sealed bids for the Construction of 27 Basic Education Centers (BECs) located in the Departments of Lempira (9), Ocotepeque (5) and Santa Barbara (5), Intibucá (4) and Copan (4).
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration approved a credit line for the Salvadoran government to reconstruct, remodel and technologically equip 186 schools nationwide.
The schools that will be remodeled are located in the departments with high Multidimensional Poverty Index, at the preschool, primary, secondary and high school levels, highlights a statement from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI).
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.
The Secretariat of Security of Honduras tenders the construction of Police Headquarters in the municipalities of Yoro and Olanchito, department of Yoro and in the municipality of Tela, department of Atlantida.
Honduras Government Purchase PCCMB-310-LPI-0-2020:
"Description of some works and buildings for each JEMU in Yoro Olanchito, and Tela.
- Administrative Building: main building for citizen attention and activities of the National Police officers, consists of 44 workstations.
In Costa Rica, the engineering services for the construction and refurbishment of the Projects and General Direction of Traffic Engineering building were put out to tender.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2020LN-000003-0058700001:
"The Contractor is required to check the land in its current state, the architectural, structural and installation plans and the specifications, and adjust its work to match those plans.
CABEI granted a loan to Guatemala to finance the construction and equipping of buildings to be used by the Ministry of the Interior, National Police stations, prisons and other projects.
The $300 million will support the "Investment and Modernization Program for the Justice Sector", which will be implemented by the Guatemalan Ministry of Government, reported the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI).
After registering a 12% growth in 2019, this year in the construction sector is expected to keep up investments and exceed $1.3 billion.
Directors of the Salvadoran Chamber of the Construction Industry (Casalco), expect that this year public infrastructure projects will maintain the dynamism of investments in the sector.
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 Trump administration plan will be aimed at 30 countries of the continent and is called "America Crece", and consists mainly of the development of private investments, granting loans and sale of natural gas surpluses.
The U.S. government's objective is that, with the application of América Crece, job creation will be facilitated through the development of infrastructure in airports, ports, highways, digital networks and telecoms, but the big bet will be energy projects.
The construction of a stadium and the national library, as well as the development of infrastructure in tourist areas, are some of the projects that would be financed by the Asian giant in El Salvador, as part of its non-reimbursable cooperation programs.
As part of the non-refundable assistance, China will support the construction of six projects, including a new National Library, a national stadium and a Surf City project, in order to promote joint development and increase the well-being of both peoples, the Chinese Embassy in El Salvador announced on December 3.
With the deadline for Congress to approve the 2020 public budget expiring, the Guatemalan government must work with the 2019 budget, so some investments in public infrastructure could come to a halt in the first months of the year.
Last November 30, the deadline for the Congress of the Republic to approve the draft budget of income and expenditures of the nation for 2020, which amounted to Q91.9 billion ($11.9 billion) and was not endorsed by most deputies.
The Bukele administration plans to develop five infrastructure projects in El Salvador under the Public-Private Partnership model, which would require an investment of approximately $545 million.
The works of illumination of highways, the construction of a terminal of load and an administrative center, are some of the projects that the administration Bukele plans to tender and award in El Salvador, under the format of Public Private Partner.
Honduras approved a loan agreement with Taiwan's Export-Import Bank, which will be used in part to strengthen health and education infrastructure.
The credit at the international level was approved through Executive Agreement 499-2019, which contemplates in its recitals that it will serve for budgetary support "aimed at addressing priority issues of national interest aimed at economic reactivation."
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