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International tender to provide cloud infrastructure construction services to store survey data, at Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica de Honduras.
Government of Honduras procurement LED-PEEE-042-LPI-S-:
"Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica through the IDB Project Management Unit, bid different virtual services, which will be required for 36 months. Some of the technical specifications of the services are as follows:
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 Guatemalan government endorsed the modernization of La Aurora International Airport, which costs about $117 million, through a public-private partnership.
After the consulting firm Deloitte Tetra Tech was hired to prepare feasibility studies, with the aim of establishing contract models that could be applied to modernize the Guatemalan air terminal, it was recommended that a public-private partnership (PPP) is the most efficient way.
In the next five years, the Guatemalan government plans to invest in the renovation of existing buildings and the construction of new customs infrastructure.
The investments, which will be in charge of the Superintendence of Tax Administration (SAT) and which correspond to the Program of Integral Customs Modernization (MIAD) 2019-2023, contemplate two major components, which are infrastructure and technology.
In the first six months of the year, government entities from the countries of the region submitted 73 environmental impact studies for the construction of different public infrastructure projects.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Area of CentralAmericaData, provides the updated list of public and private construction projects that present the environmental impact studies (EIA) to the respective institutions of each country.
The Municipality of Guatemala City reported that it plans to implement two new lines of the Transmetro service, which will involve bringing 28 stations into operation.
The mayor of the Guatemalan capital, Ricardo Quiñónez, explained to Dca.gob.gt that "... medium and long-term planning has been established, in relation to the Transmetro service, which includes the implementation of two new lines: 7, to zone 12, and 5, to zone 5."
In the first projects that are planned to be developed as part of the plan, around $116 million will be invested in construction works, vehicle purchases and other things.
The first investments will be made in seven departments, and the province to which the most resources have been allocated is Quiché, which will receive an investment of $46 million.In this region, 43 projects will be implemented, including the construction of a service center and the acquisition of garbage trucks.
The Guatemalan government has announced the investment of $34 million in improvement works on 15 educational centers and the construction of six, in different areas of the country.
Authorities at the Ministry of Education presented the V Rural Education Program, which will be developed in 21 municipalities in six departments.According to government representatives, the works are expected to be completed by the end of 2021.
The government plans to start renovation works on 160 schools nationwide in 2018.
Officials of the Executive announced that the Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing (CIV), will be responsible for renovating 160 schools in different areas of the country.For these works, the CIV plans to invest around $95 million over a period of 4 years.
Estimated growth of the construction sector next year is of 2.4%, and the figure could be higher if the government executes the infrastructure investments foreseen in the 2018 public budget.
Data from the Guatemalan Chamber of Construction (CGC), indicates that the Bank of Guatemala (Banguat), estimates growth of 2.4% for the construction sector in 2018, and foresees that the current year could close with an increase of 3.2%.
The government of Guatemala plans to allocate $1 billion from the 2018 budget for public infrastructure projects, of which $626 million will go towards highway works.
Agn.com.gt reports that"...The Central Government is projected to execute $686 million in infrastructure works, and the Departmental Development Councils (Codedes) $312 million."
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