CABEI granted a loan to Guatemala to finance the construction and equipping of buildings to be used by the Ministry of the Interior, National Police stations, prisons and other projects.
The $300 million will support the "Investment and Modernization Program for the Justice Sector", which will be implemented by the Guatemalan Ministry of Government, reported the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI).
In Costa Rica, different construction works are tendered in the Institutional Support Centers of Reforma and Liberia.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2019LN-000004-0012600001:
"Construction of the kitchen and annexed works in the Jorge Arturo Montero Castro Institutional Support Center (Reforma). Improvement and construction of the kitchen of the Institutional Support Center (CAI) Liberia.
In Costa Rica, Compañía Constructora Van Der Laat y Jimenez S.A. was awarded the contract for the construction of penitentiary accommodation spaces in the Jorge Arturo Montero Castro Institutional Attention Center.
On July 31, the details of the award of the contract to carry out the work in the penitentiary center located in the province of Alajuela was published in the country's public procurement portal, for a total of $24 million.
The Ministry of Government of Panama tenders the works of demolition and construction of new fences of the penitentiaries of La Joya and La Joyita, in the village of Pacora.
Panama Government Purchase 2019-0-04-0-08-LV-011178:
"Total demolition of existing fence. Includes: concrete base; cyclone mesh; galvanized tubes; double metal arm for barbed wire and concertina-type wire; barbed wire and concertina-type wire; pick up and dispose of waste from work performed and/or where indicated by the inspection in a municipal landfill. The material resulting from the demolition will not be removed from the site until it has been approved by the inspector in charge of the project.
In Costa Rica, the construction of penitentiary lodging spaces in the Jorge Arturo Montero Castro Institutional Attention Center, in the province of Alajuela, is being tendered.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2019LN-000001-0012600001:
"The works will be carried out on the land of the Ministry of Justice and Peace in San Rafael de Alajuela and the execution will be carried out in two phases.
In the tender process for the design, construction and equipping of the new Colon Penitentiary Complex, four proposals were submitted that ranged between $77 million and $75 million.
The Government Ministry stated that in the tender ceremony bids were received from Consortium CCJ Panama for $77.4 million, Consorcio Centro Penitenciario de Colón, for $77.2 million, Consorcio Desarrollo Penitenciario de Colón, for $74.9 million, and Consorcio Sistema Penitenciario de Colón, for $76.7 million.
The Ministry of Justice in El Salvador is putting out to tender provision of technological safety equipment for the penitentiary farms of Zacatecoluca and Santa Ana.
El Salvador Government Purchase LPINT-01/2018-MJSP-BCIE-DGCP:
The Ministry of Government in Panama is putting out to tender an inspection service for the design, construction and equipment of the new Colon Penitentiary Center.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-04-0-03-LV-010210:
"The object of the consultancy is the inspection service for the assurance of compliance with the required specifications, with the assigned budget and the term established in the contract for the "Study, Design, Construction and Equipment of the New Penitentiary Center of Colón´ and includes technical advice given to the Mingob, coordination, control and monitoring of the works until their completion, as well as the performance and coordination of tasks in construction, safety, environment and health, prior to and during the execution of the contract.
The Ministry of the Interior in Panama is reconvening the tender for the design, construction and equipment of the new Colon Penitentiary Complex.
Due to complaints by the contestants, the public purchase process has been canceled repeatedly, with the latest one occurring in October of last year, when thethree participating consortiums were disqualified.
The Ministry of Government in Panama is putting out to tender maintenance works in penitentiary centers located in the provinces of Chiriqui and Panama.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-04-0-04-LV-010143:
"Comprehensive maintenance services for the facilities of the New Chiriquí Penitentiary Center."
Chinese and Panamanian companies make up the consortiums that submitted offers ranging between $76.7 million and $77.4 million to build a new prison complex in Colón, Panama.
The government ministry received the three proposals on September 18 in the best value tender for the project "Study, Design, Construction and Equipment of a New Penitentiary Complex in Colón", which will be located in the Rio Piña sector, in the town of Cristobal.
After canceling the previous tender process, the Panamanian government has called for a new competition to build and equip a new prison in Colón.
After receiving complaints from 3 contestants, on March 30 of this year, the tender for the "study, design, construction and equipment of a new prison complex in Colón" was canceled.
The new request for proposals states that "The project will be composed of two independent penitentiary centers (Male and Female), it includes the construction of a modern penitentiary complex for people deprived of their liberty in the Province of Colón, in where compliance must be made with the three basic principles of:
With an international loan of $300 million, the Morales administration plans to build two prisons and twelve judicial complexes, and buy 1,500 patrol vehicles.
Through the Ministry of Public Finances the government is petitioning Congress for approval of a $300 million loan with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE).The government's plan is to execute these projects within six years.
The investment was announced by the government and resources will be used to improve infrastructure and equipment in prisons and farms.
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security announced that this year it will be allocating $47 million to the prison system, particularly for improving infrastructure and equipment in prisons, particularly temporary centers in Zacatecoluca, La Esperanza and Izalco and agricultural farms in Zacatecoluca and Izalco.