Panama: Complaints Over Tender of Metro Line 2Wednesday, May 20, 2015 The Panametro consortium made up of the Chinese company CHEC and the Spanish Corsán-Corviam, have filed a claim over the award of the work to Consorcio Linea 2, for a price of $1.857 billion. Although no details were given regarding the reasons behind the claim, the consortium made up of China Harbour Engineering Company, China Railway First Group and the Spanish Corsán-Corviam submitted to the Directorate General of Public Procurement a claim, permitted in the tender conditions "... as a first resort, and secondly a challenge, which requires a deposit of 15% of the financial proposal of the unsatisified consortium." Construction of Cruise Port AwardedThursday, June 15, 2017 The consortium formed by China Harbor Engineering Company Limited and Jan de Nul Panama has been awarded a contract to design, build and operate a cruise terminal in Amador. The Panama Maritime Authority has awarded the consortium Cruceros del Pacífico a contract to design, build and operate a cruise terminal on Perico Island, in the Amador Causeway. The tender, in which only the winning consortium participated, was postponed several times, at the request of the companies who had expressed their interest during the approval process. Fourth Bridge over the Canal ApprovedMonday, November 12, 2018 Two years after the publication of the tender, the Varela administration and the Panama Fourth Bridge Consortium signed the contract for the design and construction of the Fourth Bridge over the Panama Canal. From the statement of the Ministry of Public Works: A Single Bid for a Port in AmadorThursday, April 20, 2017 The consortium formed by China Harbor Engineering Company and Jan de Nul Panama presented their proposal to build and operate a cruise port in Amador. After having been suspended several times, the act of receiving bids was finally held in the tender to build and operate a port terminal for cruise ships in Amador. The Offers to Build a Bridge Over the CanalFriday, June 29, 2018 Between $1.211 billion and $1.813 million is the range of proposals submitted by companies interested in designing and building the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal. Of the four pre-qualified companies, Dragados Sucursal Panamá S.A., chose not to present their proposal at the event convened by the institution. Panama: 17 Offers in Energy TenderFriday, November 18, 2016 The companies submitted bids for generation with hydro, thermal and photovoltaic sources in the tender for the supply of firm power and energy for 4 years. "... The generation companies include those using hydroelectricity, and thermal generators using bunker fuels, but there was also a proposal that will generate energy with methane gas and one with photovoltaics." Controversy Over Enlargement of Road to LimónFriday, March 2, 2018 While the concessionaire in charge of the work announces that it plans to subcontract a Costa Rican construction company for part of the project, the Ministry of Public Works states that it has not been notified. The remaining stretch of the 107 kilometers comprising the project in its entirety, between the junction of Rio Frio and Matina, will be built by the project concessionaire, China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd. Chinese to Build Bridge Over the CanalMonday, July 2, 2018 After two proposals were disqualified and another participant withdrew, the consortium formed by two Chinese state construction companies won the tender to design and build the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal. After Dragados Sucursal Panama, the company that had obtained the best qualification decided to withdraw from the contest, the road was paved for the consortium made up of the companies China State Construction Engineering Corporation LTD and China Railway Group Limited, to win the contest with a economic proposal of $1.42 billion and a score of 69,9%. No US Construction Firms Prequalified for Metro TenderFriday, February 20, 2015 While suspicions grow in the media about the companies in the tender for Line 2 of the Panama Metro, the absence of US companies is surprising. EDITORIAL Guatemala: Direct Contract for $18 millionMonday, December 9, 2013 The Institute of Social Security has endorsed a contract, awarded without having held a tender, with Intertelco for leasing fiber optic and patient-care software . Although it has not signed the contract with Internet Telecomunication Company of Guatemala (Intertelco) , this entity has already received an endorsement from the Board (JD by its initials in Spanish) . Award of Contract to Build Bridge Over Canal RatifiedMonday, July 30, 2018 After several appeals were filed in the tender to build a fourth bridge over the Panama Canal, confirmation has been given to the award of the contract to the Panama Cuarto Puente consortium, made up of Chinese companies. The General Directorate of Public Procurement confirmed that the performance of the Ministry of Public Works during the adjudication process was correct, and ratified the decisions taken in the process of awarding the work. $543 million Contract Awarded for Road Works ProjectThursday, November 9, 2017 In the tender to expand a 36-kilometer stretch of road in Panama to six lanes, the consortium formed by FCC Construcción and Operadora CICSA submitted an offer for $543 million, while MECO and Constructora Urbana, offered $624 million. China Communications Construction Company, LTD also participated in the tender "Extension to six lanes - Corredor de las Playas - Section 1: La Chorrera - Santa Cruz", but its proposal was disqualified for not meeting the minimum required score. Metro Line 3 Tender is AdvancingThursday, October 11, 2018 The process of approval of the tender for the design and construction of Line 3 of the Panama Metro began with a meeting between the seven pre-qualified groups and a visit to the site. From the Metro de Panamá S.A. press release: Panama: Bids to Build 'Ciudad Esperanza'Thursday, June 25, 2015 The proposals submitted by four companies to build the 'City of Hope' project in Arraijan range from between $137 million and $164 million. Under the shadow of protests against Odebrecht's participation in the tender as part of one of the consortia bidders, stemming from charges in Brazil of acts of corruption, bids for the construction of the so-called 'Ciudad Esperanza' or 'City of Hope' were received. Panama: Offers in Tender of 350 MWThursday, December 3, 2015 Fourteen of the 93 companies that had initially obtained the tender conditions submitted proposals to supply 350 MW of thermal energy. 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