Another Company Interested in Amador Convention CenterTuesday, September 29, 2015 A consortium made up of Panamanian and foreign companies may be willing to resume the project for the same $193 million for which the work was originally tendered. Gustavo Him, administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority, "... made it clear that this is not to do with the Brazilian company Norberto Odebrecht or the Mexican company Ingenieros Civiles Asociados (ICA), which had expressed interest in the project months ago. Change of Construction Company for Amador Convention CenterThursday, September 10, 2015 Lack of liquidity has prevented work from continuing with the original contractor, which could be replaced by Brazil's Odebrecht or the Mexican company Ingenieros Civiles Asociados. Eric Velasquez, engineer of the Tourism Authority of Panama in charge of coordinating this project, told Prensa.com that "... the consortium argued lack of financial capacity to make changes (which were requested by the ATP) and continue the work, therefore they agreed to find another company to take on the project without changing the final cost. Panama: Changes to Widening of Southern CorridorTuesday, April 28, 2015 Filling in of the maritime seabed which had been planned to be carried out in front of Atlapa will no longer be done and an evaluation is being made of the construction of a viaduct leading up to the coastal strip, widening the road to four lanes from Costa del Este to Punta Pacifica. The new design of the road will change the real estate landscape of the area, not only because now there will not be land fills in front of Atlapa, where it was expected that apartment blocks were to be built, but because new opportunities for development in the area will be generated. Examples are real estate projects being developed in Santa Maria and the industrial parks of Costa del Este. Panama Canal Strike EndsWednesday, July 30, 2014 Workers have accepted the wage proposal made by the ICA-FCC-MECO consortium and resumed excavating the last stretch of the access channel to the Pacific. After almost a week of work stoppage in the last stretch of riverbed on the access channel through the Pacific, workers agreed to resume work after negotiating a series of agreements with the consortium made up of the Mexican Ingenieros Civiles Asociados, the Spanish Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas and the Costa Rican firm Meco. Delays to Oil Dock Works in MoinTuesday, March 28, 2017 Financial problems of the Mexican company ICA, member of the consortium in charge of building the dock in Costa Rica, could be part of the reasons behind the stoppage of work on the project. The proposed construction of an oil dock for Recope was awarded to the consortium made up of MECO and the Mexican construction firm ICA, which since 2012 has been developing the works. The project is now 96% complete, and according to the president of Recope, Sara Salazar, the problem of non-payment, which may have led workers to stop construction, has now been resolved and work will resume in the coming days . Works on Oil Dock in Moín Still ParalyzedMonday, July 31, 2017 There is still no certainty as to when construction of the dock will resume, rather than being ready by the middle of this year, it will be delayed until at least January 2018. Initial plans were that Recope's oil dock, which will allow larger vessels to dock, would be ready by the middle of this year, but it is now estimated that it could be completed in early January next year, due to problems that arose during the construction process, which is being run by the consortium ICA-MECO. Postponment of Prequalification for State Administrative CenterWednesday, March 18, 2015 An extension has been given, until April 20, to the deadline to prequalify for construction in a PPP model, for the Administrative Center of the State of Guatemala, a project which is estimated at $200 million. The companies requesting an extension in the delivery of proposals for the first construction tender using the public-private partnership model are the Israeli Solel Boneh International Holdings AG and the Mexican Civil Engineers Asociados, SA de CV (ICA). Construction of Prison for $98 millionThursday, December 11, 2014 An award has been made to Ingenieros Civiles Asociados SA de C.V. for a contract for the expansion of Canada prison in the department of Escuintla, Guatemala. Under the method of purchase by exception and restricted to firms invited to bid in advance, the Directorate General of Prisons has awarded to the company Ingenieros Civiles Asociados S.A. de C.V. the expansion of the Canada prison for $98 million. Civil Engineering Congress in PanamaWednesday, April 20, 2016 From October 24 to 28 representatives from engineering companies in Latin America, the United States and Canada will be meeting in Panama City. The Pan American Convention of Engineering is organized by the Pan American Union of Engineering Associations (UPADI). At the congress, which will take place at the Playa Bonita Hotel, they will be addressing issues related to sustainable development, oceanic engineering, energy, and transportation, among others. 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: Forum on Construction in PanamaMonday, October 20, 2014 On October 30th enterprises in the sector will be meeting in Panama City to address issues such as planning for urban development, roads infrastructure and stormwater network systems. The Panamanian Chamber of Construction (CAPAC) will be holding the forum titled "Situation of river systems in the metropolitan region, diagnosis and recommendations," on 31 October. Tender: Convention Center for $34 millionFriday, December 11, 2015 A tender process has been launched in Costa Rica for the construction and equipping of the National Convention Centre using the turnkey format. The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) published the bidding rules for the building and equipping of the National Convention Centre, to be located next to the General Cañas Highway, behind the facilities of the National Center for Food Supply and Distribution (Cenada), which will be developed using the turnkey format. Awards: Baseball Stadium for $35 millionThursday, July 30, 2015 In Nicaragua, the work was awarded to the consortium Estadio Nacional, composed of engineers D'Guerrero Ingenieros, NAP Ingenieros, Lacayo Fiallos, Meco and Facosa. The work awarded by the Mayor of Managua is for the construction of a baseball stadium in the City of Managua, which must be completed in 2017 for use in the Central American Games. Panama: Odebrecht and FCC to Build Metro Line 2Thursday, May 14, 2015 With an offer of $1.857 million, the same consortium that was in charge the development of Line 1, has emerged as the winner of the tender for the design and construction of Metro Line 2. Besides Odebrecht and FCC, the consortium UTE PANAM II, consisting of Dragados SA (Spain), Ingenieros Civiles Asociados SA de CV (Mexico) and Grana y Montero SA (Peru) bid in the tender for the construction of Line 2, and their proposal received a score of 317 points in the first evaluation, after bids were opened. 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. |
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