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 constructionprojects that present the environmental impact studies (EIA) to the respective institutions of each country.
The National Electric Power Company of Honduras (Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica de Honduras) is putting out to tenderconsultancy for the supervision and management of several works in the electrical distribution network.
Plans are underway to build a water treatment plant in the Ancón district of the province of Panama that will include a raw water adduction line and potable water pipeline.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" complied by CentralAmericaData, the National Aqueduct and Sewer Institute of Panama (Instituto de Acueducto y Alcantarillados Nacionales) submitted an Environmental Impact Study (EIA) to build, in Ancon, a water purification plant that will include an intake point or catchment of raw water from the Chagres River, raw water adduction line to the water treatment plant, and potable water pipeline to Panama City. It will be developed within an easement of up to 20 meters, and an approximate length of 28.5 km.
In Costa Rica, the National Road Safety Council has signed a confidentiality agreement with the UNOPS to keep information on two publicly funded road construction projects a secret.
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EDITORIAL
It's been two weeks since the resignation of the Minister in charge of Public Works and Transport in Costa Rica and President Solis has not yet announced who will fill the position. And there is no doubt that it will be very difficult to find not only the ideal candidate for the job, but also someone willing to accept such an impossible mission.
In Costa Rica it has been reported that $1 million has already been paid for a loan of $450 million for public infrastructure approved a year ago and which has not yet started.
Renovation and reinforcement of the breakwaters in Caldera, the construction of a new ferry terminal at Paquera and Pacific ports, a Master Plan for Improvement of the route Paquera - Playa Naranjo and other roadworks have not yet started to be developed because the Ministry of Transport and Works is only just "... making progress right now to complete things related to the hiring of a manager or executive unit that will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of the procurement processes for the design, if the project does not yet have one, or the design and construction of each of the various projects under this program. "
While state officials are happy to delegate their responsibilities to the UN Office for Project Services, the Comptroller of Guatemala has declared that its services are "detrimental to the interests of the state".
EDITORIAL
The arrival in Central America of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) was hailed by many as a factor that would allow the execution of public works which are very difficult or impossible for state institutions in the region to run, for various reasons ranging from lack of qualified personnel to simple negligence.
A logistics distribution center, a building for government offices, a school, a hotel expansion, and electrical infrastructure are some of the projects which submitted environmental impact studies in March in Costa Rica.
The report "Construction Projects in Costa Rica - March 2015", prepared by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData.com, provides a list of major constructionprojects which in March submitted environmental impact studies (EIS) to the National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA).
The Directorate of Revenue of the Government of the Republic of Honduras is putting out to tenderremodeling of the Customs Administration Offices in Puerto Cortés.
The mayor of Tegucigalpa is prepares the tender specifications for the construction of diversion channels and closure of water courses in the capital.
The tender for the project, which totals $2.2 million, is scheduled for November 5 and includes the repair of 50 meters from the current system and the construction of a new channel to prevent flooding.
In August construction will begin of the bypass project awarded to Inversiones Comerciales, which must complete the work in eleven months.
After three failed bidding processes Servicio Autónomo Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (SANAA) awarded the work to the company Inversiones Comerciales, in the amount of $9.5 million, to be financed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE).
The Minister of Finance in Nicaragua has signalled the need for public officials who lead the implementation of internationally funded projects to streamline processes.
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