Tender: Construction of Hospital for $65 millionMonday, January 4, 2016 The Social Security Department in Panama is putting out to tender the design, technical studies, and construction and equipping of a hospital in Puerto Armuelles, in Chiriqui. The Social Security Department of Panama is inviting bids for the construction and equipping of 130 hospital beds in the province of Chiriqui, to be developed in an area of 23,595 square meters. Panama: Works Resumed on Hospital CityThursday, October 29, 2015 The Social Security Department has made a partial payment of $40 million to the contractor of the project to resume work and complete the complex, valued at $517 million. The project which was awarded to the company Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) during the Martinelli administration is only 45% complete, and it should be completed in 2017. Tender: Construction and Equipping of HospitalFriday, October 16, 2015 The Social Security Department in Panama is putting out to tender, for $40 million, the construction, equipment with medical facilities and training of personnel for a new hospital in Almirante, Bocas del Toro. Panama Government Purchase 2015-1-10-0-01-LV-175415: Panama: City Hospital OverrunsThursday, December 3, 2015 The Spanish company FCC is claiming $48 million from the state for damage caused by the stoppage of work because of the audit requested by the Social Security Department. The company argues that the works were paralyzed without taking into account the conditions laid down in the agreement to resolve these problems. The project was delayed due to an audit requested the Social Security Department, which, at the time, found at least 39 failures in planning. Tender: $16 million Hospital RemodelingTuesday, April 19, 2016 The Social Security Department in Panama is putting out to tender remodeling of different areas of the Manuel Amador Guerrero Hospital in the province of Colon. Panama Government Purchase 2016-1-10-0-03-AV-196325: Panama: Works Resume on Hospital CityTuesday, December 8, 2015 The FCC and the Social Security Department have agreed to resume construction works for the project on January 15, 2016, aiming to finish it in September 2018. Work on the construction of the Hospital City will resume on January 15, 2016 with a workforce of approximately 2000 employees, following an agreement between the Social Security Department (CSS), the Government of the Republic of Panama and representatives of the company FCC in order to have the project ready in September 2018. Awards: $41 million Hospital WorksFriday, April 22, 2016 The Social Security Department of Panama has awarded to Constructora Nova SA a contract to design, build and equip the new hospital in Almirante, in the province of Bocas del Toro. The contract awarded to Constructora Nova SA is for "technical studies, hospital architectural designs, development and approval of plans, environmental impact study category 2, construction, furniture, medical equipment and personnel training for the new hospital." Tender: Hospital Infrastructure for $31 millionTuesday, November 1, 2016 The Social Security Department and the Ministry of Health in Panama are putting out to tender construction of infrastructure in different parts of the country. Panama Government Purchase 2016-1-10-0-99-LV-227 513: Panama: City Hospital Increased to $900 millionWednesday, February 25, 2015 Construction is semi-paralyzed while Social Security Department tries to amend the initial contract of $587 million due to cost overruns, delays and technical problems. At present, the project is 30% complete, and it has been estimated that the work will have a cost overrun of $300 million since the initial contract with the Spanish FCC only covered 25% of the required equipment. Panama: Works in Health Sector Announced for $168 MillionWednesday, January 6, 2016 The Social Security Department intends to tender in the first half of 2016 hospitals, clinics and agencies to be built during the rest of the Varela administration. The Social Security Department (CSS) in Panama is putting out to tender in the first half of the year all of the structures that the current administration intends to develop in the next four years. Tender: Construction of Hospital for $166 millionTuesday, January 26, 2016 The Social Security Department in Panama is putting out to tender technical studies, design, environmental impact study, construction and medical equipment for the Hospital of North Panama, located in the province of Panama. Panama Government Purchase 2016-1-10-0-08-LV-186672: Panama: Cold Chain to be Used as Storage for MedicinesThursday, April 23, 2015 The Ministry of Health intends to use warehouses that are part of the Cold Chain project as a deposit to centralize the storage and distribution of drugs. The Merca-Panama complex has 40 hectares of which the idea is to use 25 for storing medicines, specifically the area that was destined to the market. With the establishment of this center for drug distribution and storage it is hoped that joint purchases can be made between the Social Security Department and the Ministry of Health (MoH). Progress on $300 million ProjectFriday, November 2, 2018 In Panama, the transfer of the National Oncology Institute to the Ciudad de la Salud project facilities was approved, and the construction will require a $300 million investment. From the press release of the Presidency of Panama: Panama: $37 Million for Health CityMonday, September 4, 2017 The Social Security Fund approved an addendum for $37 million to carry out additional work on the construction of Hospital City, which is being developed by the construction company FCC. A statement from the Social Security Fund indicates that "...The addendum includes the extension of the validity of the work contract to Consorcio Construcciones Hospitalarias, S.A. until December 31, 2018 and the approval of 11 exchange orders that group together additional work requested from the contractor from the year 2013 to date." Upcoming Public Works in Central AmericaMonday, April 2, 2018 A housing complex in Honduras, a road in Panama and the expansion of a hospital in Costa Rica are some of the construction projects planned 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 region. |
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