Water and sanitation works in Panama, improvements to a seaport and improvements to a bridge are part of the investments planned for the coming months in the region.
The interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects that are planned to be built in the coming months.
Expansion of highways in Panama and El Salvador, construction of a border bridge in Guatemala and a cultural complex in Honduras are part of the public works to be developed in the region.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, includes an up to date list of public and private construction projects to be built in the coming months.
During the first semester of 2018, 36 environmental impact studies were presented for projects of street renovation and construction of highways and bridges in the countries of the region.
The interactive platform "Construction in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Area of CentralAmericaData, includes the updated list of public and private construction projects that present the environmental impact studies (EIA) to the respective institutions of each country.
Large construction companies in the Asian country are interested in the mega projects that are to be developed in the region, especially in Panama and Costa Rica.
At the last Capac Expo Hábitat fair in Panama, more than 20 companies from China showcased their progress and took the opportunity to establish contacts with local public and private investors.
In El Salvador, a tender is being launched for the construction of a vehicular bridge and the opening and improvement of perimeter roads in the El Chaparral hydroelectric project.
El Salvador Government Purchase CEL-LP 16/18:
"Improvement of perimeter roads in the El Chaparral hydroelectric project, route La Pitahaya farmhouse to La Ceibita hamlet."
In December, the tender process for construction of a bridge on the border of Las Chinamas, between Guatemala and El Salvador, will begin, with an approximate investment of $30 million.
Guatemalan authorities confirmed that next month will see the start of the bidding process for the construction of the El Jobo border bridge, which will be located in Valle Nuevo, department of Jutiapa.
Four consortiums made up of companies from China, Spain, Italy and South Korea have presented their proposals to design and build a fourth bridge over the Panama Canal.
The timeframe for building the work has been estimated at 42 months, and the estimated investment is over $1 billion.This project aims to connect the areas of Arraiján and La Chorrera, to the west, with Panama City, near the Canal Pacific sector.
The Office for Project Services at the UN is putting out to tender the design and construction of a binational bridge over the Sixaola River.
The tender for the "Design and Construction of Binational Bridge over the River Sixaola under Sustainability Standards between Costa Rica and Panama," is only open, via contract or subcontract, to the following Private sector contracting companies:
The bridge building project which has been on paper since 2005 has been resurrected, with the announcement that the documents needed to tender the construction will be ready in March and the works will start in June.
Eleven years and half a dozen Panamanian and Costa Rican presidents have tried to put out to tender the construction of the bridge over the Sixaola river on the border between Costa Rica and Panama. Extreme bureaucracy, unenforceability and unfulfilled political promises surrounded the project which now has a new contract announcement.
With an international loan the government plans to expand two sections of the road to Puerto La Libertad and build two bridges in the border areas of La Hachadura and Anguiatú.
From a statement issued by the Government of El Salvador:
El Salvador and Mexico sign agreement to develop strategic highway infrastructure with funds from Yucatan-BCIE
The governments of El Salvador and Mexico today signed a loan agreement for the development of strategic road infrastructure using Yucatan-BCIE funds for the expansion of the road to Puerto La Libertad, sections I and II, and the construction of bridges on the borders of La Hachadura and Anguiatú, both bordering Guatemala.
The loan approved by the Assembly will be used to build two bridges on the border with Guatemala and expanding the highway between Zaragoza and Puerto La Libertad to four lanes.
The total amount approved is distributed as follows: $59.5 million for a "bypass" in Puerto La Libertad, $45 million for the expansion of the road to the port of La Libertad in sections to be built up to Zaragoza, $18 million for the construction of the Manuel José Arce Bridge, at the border crossing of La Hachadura and $3.9 million to build a bridge on the Anguiatu river, at the border crossing.
The Ministry of Public Works has announced that work on the specifications of the tender for the construction of two bridges in Anguiatú and La Hachadura, both border crossings with Guatemala.
The authorities plan for the tenders to be held in the course of this year, to start with the construction of bridges in 2016. This project aims to replace the existing crossings which connect with Guatemala in the western area.
It has been announced that the $8.4 million contract signed with Serdelco SA for the design and construction of the bridge between Chalatenango and La Libertad will be canceled and the works will be re-tendered.
It is expected that in February there will be an announced about the tender mechanism to be used to continue the project, in which so far on the desing phase has been finished.
The government negotiates with Mexico to obtain $128 million from the Yucatán Initiative to expand to four lanes the road going to the port of La Libertad and to build two bridges on the borders of La Hachadura and Aguiatú.
Of the $128 million earmarked for these projects, half is from a grant from the Government of Mexico and the rest from a loan that the country will obtain from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration.
The new government has announced plans to implement improvement works on the road network of the country in the next three years.
The complete renovation of the road to the port of La Libertad and improvements in neighboring bridges are part of the works estimated at $650 million that the Ministry of Public Works announced will be undertaken in the country.