After the contract was signed for the designs of the Penas Blancas and Tablillas border control posts, it is expected that in July 2021 the international bidding process for the construction of these enclosures can be initiated.
The Ministry of Foreign Trade (Comex) informed that on October 28, Duayner Salas, head of the institution, signed with the Consorcio Norte Sur Arquitectos, of Costa Rica, and the company C y C Asesorias Profesionales Limitada, of Santiago de Chile the contract for the design of the border control posts, whose works, as a whole, imply an intervention of an area of approximately 700,000 square meters.
In El Salvador, the terms of reference were announced to be published in November 2020, with details of the tender to design a biogas plant in the country.
According to directors of the Executive Hydroelectric Commission of the Lempa River (Cel), an ambitious investment plan is being worked on which, in addition to the new biogas plant, includes the development of new geothermal plants.
It has been announced that starting from August 20 companies interested in developing an environmental feasibility study for the new Metropolitan Airport of Costa Rica, to be built in Orotina, may present their proposals.
Civil Aviation Authorities reported that the reference value for the environmental feasibility study of the air terminal is $1.1 million.
The Superintendency of Telecommunications in Costa Rica is calling a tender to develop infrastructure for internet and mobile telephony services in 24 indigenous territories in the country.
The Sutel will receive technical and economic offers from telecommunications companies interested in developing the project up until May 31, and it will analyze the bids and award the project within a period of 45 working days.
At the end of the year a tender could be launched for the design and building of a 70,000 square meter hospital in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
The hospital will require a total investment of $178 million, and will have, in an area of 70 thousand square meters, 64 clinics, 12 operating rooms, 350 inpatient beds, 43 observation beds in emergency rooms, and 4 delivery rooms.
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund is evaluating making an annual purchase of HIV drugs next year.
The aim of the authorities at the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) is to avoid the situation of shortages suffered almost two months ago, when they ran out of the drug Efavirenz.
The request for proposals to hire a company to run a convention center that is being built in Costa Rica will be published in a month, and it will be targeting foreign private companies.
The lack of local experience in the management of convention centers of the magnitude of the one being built in Heredia could be the main reason why the company hired to manage the center will not be Costa Rican.
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is preparing a tender in which it plans to allocate $5 million for the acquisition of 100 electric vehicles.
The tender also includes the purchase of 100 chargers. Nacion.com reports that"... the details of the brands and models of the equipment have yet to be defined."
It has been announced that in the next few days a tender will be published for the design, construction and equipment of a new hospital in Turrialba, under the turnkey mode.
From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Social Security Department:
The Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Social Security Department (CCSS) gave the green light on Thursday for the tender for the design, construction and equipment of the new William Allen hospital in Turrialba.
The Costa Rican Social Security Department has announced that it will buy 1.3 million doses of flu vaccine in the coming months.
As part of a national vaccination program against influenza, the Costa Rican Social Security Department (CCSS) is preparing for the acquisition of 1.3 million doses, about 100,000 more than were bought last year. In 2016 investment in these vaccines amounted to $4 million.
The request for proposal documents are being prepared for the tender in March of construction of two mega fire stations in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Authorities from the Fire Department explained that one of the mega stations, la metropolitana, will be built in the neighborhood of Carmen, 200 meters south of the Caribbean bus station, in the former Traube brewery.The other station will be built opposite the José María Cañas park, in the Hospital district.The cost of the land was $15 million and $10 million will be allocated for construction.
The Incofer has allocated $11 million to install a security system that includes boom barriers, illuminated and audio signals.
Christian Vargas, executive president of the Costa Rican Institute of Railways (Incofer), told Nacion.com that "..."The tender for a safety system to help prevent further collisions with the train could be ready this month'It would include boom barriers, luminous signs and audio signs ... we have over 200 crosses from Cartago and going towards Alajuela and Belen.'"
The ACP has approved the documents to tender in ten days a concession to one of the prequalified companies; PSA International Ltd, Terminal Link, Terminal Investments Limited and APM Terminals.
From a statement issued by the Panama Canal Authority:
The Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) approved the request for proposal documents and authorized the admininstrators to continue with the approval process, prior to tendering the concession of the Port of Corozal with the shortlisted companies.
The Ministry of Public Works plans to tender the construction of an overpass on the road known as "rotondas" in October, in order for work to start in January 2017.
A statement by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport said that"...This work is part of the modernization of the ring road, which will also impact the University of Costa Rica, Rotonda de la Bandera and Guadalupe, where overpasses will also be built."
The government has announced that it is preparing the specifications for an international tender for the supervision and construction of a food distribution center in Guanacaste.
From a statement issued by the President of Costa Rica:
Carrillo, Guanacaste.Construction of the new wholesale market for the Chorotega region is coming increasingly closer to fruition and will benefit the approximately 400 thousand inhabitants in the province of Guanacaste, Upala and communities on the peninsula.
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