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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:
Partly because of the government's reduced availability of resources from domestic sources, public investment in the first three months of the year totaled $87.7 million, 52% less than in the same period in 2018.
According to reports from the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, the Public Investment Plan (PIP), which includes projects for the construction, expansion and rehabilitation of infrastructure, decreased by $95.7 million between the first quarter of 2018 and the same period of 2019, from $183.4 million to $87.7 million.
Because of the reduction of funds from the Public Investment Program from $552 million in 2018 to $506 million in 2019, construction is expected to suffer negative effects in Nicaragua.
According to Nicaraguan government estimates, construction will fall 21% this year compared to 2017, and in 2019 the contraction could reach 11%.
Regarding the performance of construction in the country, Elnuevodiario.com.ni reports that "...
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.
Construction will not be carried out on road works, sanitation and new schools this year in Nicaragua, due to the cut in public spending approved by the National Assembly in this year's budget.
Due to the impact that the political and social crisis has had on the Nicaraguan economy since mid-April, the Ortega administration presented a new budget to the Assembly, which includes a reduction in revenues and in spending foreseen for the remainder of the year.
The Annual Municipal Investment Plan for the capital of Nicaragua for 2018 provides for an investment of $215 million, mainly in roadworks.
An article on Elnuevodiraio.com.ni notes that the urban planner Marcos Dávila emphasizes that " ... the municipality is making funds available for priority elements for the city and its transformation, such as road improvements, which will facilitate mobility in the city, which is essential for the internal economy. Investment in parks is also being maintained, which is equally attractive to citizens and represents an important resource in the small business movement, in a country where informal commerce is high."
With the adjustment approved by the National Assembly, the lines for repairing roads, drinking water supply and medical services, among other thing, will be increased.
From a statement issued by from the National Assembly:
Today the National Assembly approved a Law to Modify the Annual Law of the General Budget of the Republic 2017, whose adjustment increases expenditures for the fiscal year by more than 482 million cordobas.
For every dollar invested in health and education, three need to be spent on direct social assistance in order to achieve the same effect on poverty reduction.
The report "Impact of Public Expenditure on Poverty Reduction and Inequality" by the Nicaraguan Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUNIDES) has similar conclusions to similar studies carried out in other countries: "In estimating the effect of public interventions on poverty reduction, it was identified that poverty was reduced from 7.2 to 10.1 percent depending on the poverty line used (US $1.8, US $2 and US $2.6), mainly due to social spending in health and education.On the other hand, the contribution made by electricity subsidies did not compensate for the reduction in incomes in households caused by payment of indirect taxes, therefore it did not affect poverty reduction.
Despite the lower dynamism in private construction, cement production increased by 4.8% in 2016, due to greater demand generated from public infrastructure projects.
An article in Revista Construir reports that "...Private sector Construction has been registering a decrease, cement production in Nicaragua has registered a growth, which has been driven mainly by the dynamism in public investment.In 2016the production of this material increased by 4.8% compared to 2015.According to the Index of the Volume of Industrial Goods, published by the Central Bank of Nicaragua, cement production reached 314.2 points in 2016, higher than the 302.4 points it averaged the previous year."
University infrastructure in Costa Rica, and road construction and office building in Panama, are some of the public infrastructure projects planned for the coming months in the region.
CentralAmericaData's information system "Construction Projects in Central America,", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit,provides an up to datelist of public and private construction projects for which environmental impact assessments (EIAs) were submitted to Institutions in each country in February 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 construction projects for which environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies were submitted to the respective institutions of each country in December 2016.
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