Private companies and the municipality of Panama City are developing a plan to offer tourist activities in the capital to passengers who are in transit through Tocumen airport.
While tourism and hotel operators are still looking for alternatives to improve the sector's sluggish figures, the municipality of Panama intends to develop a plan that encourages passengerswho are waiting for connections at Tocumen airport to go out and visit some tourist attractions in the city. Routes related to religious tourism, others focused on the history of Panamanian athletes who are famous worldwide and thematic shows that show how life was during different periods of Panamanian history, are some of the ideas that have been suggested so far.
A $53 million road renovation project in Costa Rica, a commercial building and three roadworks in Panama are some of the public infrastructure projects planned for the coming months in the region.
The information system"Construction Projects in Central America",complied by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides an up to date list of the public and private constructionprojects for which environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies were submitted to the respective institutions of each country in January 2017.
A water treatment system estimated at $95 million, a municipal park and office buildings are some of the public works projects planned for the coming months in the region.
The information system"Construction Projects in Central America", provided by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides an up to date list of the public and private constructionprojects for which environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies were submitted to the respective institutions of each country in December 2016.
Companies with over $5 million a year now need only send to the Municipality of Panama a list of their commercial suppliers.
The measure which required companies to verify that their suppliers were complying with the payment of taxes and which generated a lot of opposition in the private sector in Panama City will be suspended by Mayor Jose Isabel Blandon.
The Association of Banks of Panama has filed a lawsuit alleging that the concept of the tax retention agent is unconstitutional.
The Association of Banks of Panama (ABP) believes that the agreement which empowers the Panamanian municipality to select companies that bill more than $5 million as tax retention agents is unconstitutional. The agreement regulated in 2013 turns firms in auditors and collectors of tax for the municipal coffers.
The Authority of Urban and Household Waste Disposal is studying the acquisition of new trucks for garbage collection in the district of Panama.
The Authority of Urban and Household Waste Disposal (AAUD by its initials in Spanish) is discussing the acquisition of new trucks for waste collection in the district of Panama. So far they have not said how many vehicles are needed.
Plaza Parking S.A. y Estacionamientos Unidos S.A., who share directors, won the tender to build and operate underground parking lots in Panama City.
Plaza Parking, SA will be responsible for the construction of parking lots under the Harry Strunz park, at a cost of $5.4 million, while Estacionamientos Unidos, S.A., will build, at a cost of $13.3 million, under the parks Porras and Francisco Arias Paredes.
Two companies submitted bids for the construction of underground parking lots under three parks in Panama.
"The companies Estacionamientos Unidos S.A., and Plaza Parking S.A., submitted proposals for the construction of underground parking lots at the parks Harry Strunz, Parque Porras and Francisco Arias Paredes under turnkey contracts, while for the parking lot under Park Urracá no bids were received", noted an article in Capital.com.pa.
Companies interested in the project have requested an extension of the deadline for submission of bids and separation of the tender into four contests, one for each parking are planned.
An article in Prensa.com reports that "Most of the business who took the tender documents also requested that the public event be divided into four contests, one for each parking are in the tender, so that small companies could also have the opportunity to take part in the act. According to the specifications, companies must formalize their nominations on 3 December, in less than a month, a period which in their opinion is insufficient for preparing a proposal that takes into account the technical complexity of the work. "
A 20-year concession for the construction and management of 2000 underground parking spaces, is the gateway to a business that could be expanded to the entire city.
December 3rd is the date announced for the opening of bids for the award of the underground parkingtender in Panama City.
So far this year 150 constructions have been suspended for violating local regulations.
An article in Laestrella.com.pa reports on the auditing activities of the Municipality of Panama: "So far this year, the Mayor of Panama has suspended 150 constructions that do not meet established standards and have attended to about 400 complaints regarding works that do not meet the rules", said the mayor Roxana Mendez.
The municipality has announced that in the near term they will launch a bidding process for the construction and management of parking in public areas.
The mayor Roxana Mendez said that eleven different alternatives for the construction of parking lots are being analyzed.
The Municipality is going to put out to tender the renewal of the streets ‘Via Argentina’ and ‘Calle Uruguay’.
Without putting an exact figure on the amount to be invested, predictions are in the region of $20 million for Via Argentina and $10 million for Calle Uruguay.
By the end of the year, the Mayor of Panama will put out for tender the construction of underground car parks in the capital.
This was announced by the advisor to the Mayor of Panama, Jose Isabel Blandon, who added they expect to have the final designs and plans for the project ready by that date.
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