Awards: Works in Tocumen for $14 millionWednesday, February 3, 2016 Odebrecht has won the contract to design and build the new access roads from the international airport of Panama City. Tocumen, SA has awarded the contract for $13,980,710.25 for the design and construction of the extension of taxiway L and new North access to Tocumen International Airport. Panama: Tender for Urban Improvement SuspendedTuesday, March 29, 2016 An appeal has been made against proposals put forward by Odebrecht and Centralvías EP in the tender to improve Via España, for $99 million, due to alleged noncompliance with the specifications. The Directorate General of Public Procurement in Panama has suspended the tender process for the study, design, procurement and construction of urban intervention works for the revitalization of public space. The entity received a complaint filed by Consorcio Espacios Públicos Vía España (Meco, SA and Rodsa, SA), reported Prensa.com. Panama: 19 Companies Interested in Road TenderWednesday, August 7, 2013 Ten construction companies and nine service companies attended the pre tender meeting for establishing the specifications for the expansion to four lanes of the Inter American Highway from Veraguas to Viguí. Prensa.com reports: "This is the first of five sections that the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) is putting out to tender in order to complete the widening to four lanes of the highway between David and Santiago". Panama: Between $89.5 million and $94 million for Urban ImprovementThursday, February 18, 2016 For the revitalization of Via España offers have been made by Centralvías EP, the consortium Cocige-Sinohydro, the Construction company Norberto Odebrecht, and the consortium Espacios Públicos Vía España (Meco and Rodsa). The tender for the study, design, procurement and construction of urban intervention works for the revitalization of the Via España already has four bidders. Guatemala: Road Construction Awarded for $40 MillionThursday, July 3, 2014 The construction of 14 kilometers of road in Chimaltenango will be carried out by the company Constructora Nacional, which submitted the bid with the lowest amount. Taking part in the public tender were the companies Construcciones, Servicios, Carreteras y Asesorías S.A., which submitted a bid of $43.9 million, Constructora de Obras Civiles S.A, with a bid of $43.2 million, SBI International Holdings, whose bid was $42,5 million and Norberto Odebrecht, whose bid was $55 million. Panama: 23 Interested in $38 million RoadworksMonday, August 17, 2015 Twenty three companies have expressed interest in participating in the tender to build the El Guabal - Luis Rio - Calovébora highway in the province of Veraguas. Companies that attended the approval meeting: Progress in Transmission Line TenderWednesday, July 3, 2013 Thirteen companies have toured the Etesa power substations as part of the bidding process for the design, supply, construction and financing of the third transmission line of 230 kilowatts. According to Argelis Echazabal, Project Manager at Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica S.A. (Etesa), the tour is part of the bidding process as indicated in the tender conditions, so that bidders can obtain all the necessary field information for preparing their proposals. Odebrecht to Expand Metro Line 2Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Together with FCC Construccion, the controversial Brazilian construction company won the contract to design and build the branch of Line 2 of the Panama Metro, which will connect the future ITSE with the Tocumen international airport. On November 27th, the award resolution was published, which consists of design engineering services, construction of civil works, auxiliary line installations and stations, and interfaces for the operation of the branch that connects Line 2 of the Panama Metro with the Instituto Tecnico Superior del Este (I.T.S.E.) and Tocumen International Airport (AIT). Odebrecht Withdraws From Tender for Fourth Bridge Over CanalTuesday, January 31, 2017 The Brazilian construction company has decided to withdraw from the process of prequalification in the tender to design and build a fourth bridge over the Panama Canal. From a statement issued by the Presidency of Panama: Tocumen Expansion Still Has No Project ManagementThursday, October 10, 2013 After several complaints from bidders in the tender for a project management services, the works on the South Terminal are progressing without any supervisor to certify them. On August 23 the evaluation committee for the tender for project management services, presented a report stating that the highest score was awarded to the consortium ADPI / Ayesa / Csa / Cemosa while points were reduced for Prointec with the score being downgraded from 98 to 95.5 points and it was confirmed the Louis Berger Group received 96.5 points. Energy Supply Without Transmission LinesThursday, September 26, 2013 New hydropower stations have increased installed capacity within Panama to 1,200 MW, but the two existing transmission lines can carry only 600 MW. Although there is a bidding process to build a third transmission line, it is making slow progress, and the date of opening of financial proposals is still not known. Panama: Third Transmission Line Bids OpenedTuesday, October 8, 2013 With a price tag of $234 million, Odebrecht obtained the highest score in the tender for the design and construction of a third power transmission line. From a press release by the Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica S.A (ETESA): Guatemala to Claim $122 million from OdebrechtTuesday, February 20, 2018 Following the Brazilian construction company's abandonment of the road work contract that had been awarded, the government intends to make a claim on the advance payment and performance bails which amounts to $122 million. The contract consisting of the extension of 140 kilometers of the CA-2 West highway was awarded to the construction company Odebrecht in 2012, however, the company abandoned the work after performing work on only 43 kilometers. Panama: Great Interest in Tender for Cancer HospitalWednesday, November 13, 2013 Twenty companies attended a meeting on the tender for the study, design, construction and financing of the new National Cancer Institute. Ingenieros Civiles y Asociados S.A., Omega Engineering Inc., FCC Construcción and other companies attended the meeting organized by the Ministry of Health. Panama: Only One Bid for Hydroelectric Chan IIWednesday, May 7, 2014 Three companies purchased the tender documents but only Odebrecht Energy submitted a proposal for the construction of the 213 MW dam. Following the expiration of the four month period to prepare proposals, the Brazilian Odebrecht Energy Luxembourg, was the only company that submitted a bid for the construction of the project, estimated at $1 billion. The company had to demonstrate its direct involvement in three other hydroelectric projects implemented in the form of design, supply and construction in the past 15 years and provide a bond for $75 million to support the implementation of the Chan II hydropower station. |
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