Costa Rica Inaugurates Highway to CalderaTuesday, January 19, 2010 The 77km highway linking San José with Caldera will be inaugurated on January 27th. Built by company Autopistas del Sol, the highway will reduce travel time between the cities to 45 minutes. China Examines Infrastructure Projects in Costa RicaTuesday, December 6, 2011 Experts on railways, ports, transport and highways are undertaking inspections of projects as part of the cooperation agreement signed between both countries. A press release from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport reads: Costa Rica: Condo Building Keeps GrowingFriday, May 9, 2014 The proportion of this type of housing out of the total square meters authorized for construction in the country went from 19% in 2010 to 23% in 2013. A total of 1.6 million square meters have been occupied by condominiums in the last two years, 85% more than in the previous biennium. A fifth of these housing projects are concentrated in the central 'canton' (district) of Heredia, followed by four cantons in San Jose: Santa Ana (18%), Goicoechea (14%), Central (9%) and Escazú (9%) . Financing for Moin RefineryTuesday, June 12, 2012 The state-owned China Development Bank Corporation will be in charge of structuring the financing of $1.2 billion for the new oil refinery in Costa Rica. Confirmation of the commitment by the Chinese state was made by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of China, Zhang Gaoli, who met on Sunday with the Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla in San Jose, to sign an agreement. Building Permits in Costa RicaFriday, April 25, 2014 In the area with the greatest amount of tourism development in the country, more than half of the construction sites do not have permits from the Municipality of the area. A statement issued by the union of construction professionals in Costa Rica indicates the effects being felt without referring to one of the main causes of this problem: due to ludicrously fragmented territorial and administrative divisions the mayors who need to be able to understand and issue building permits for developments, often worth hundreds of millions of dollars, do not have the staff, especially in terms of professionals, simply because they do not have the budget to pay for them. Panama and Costa Rica To Study Joint Train SystemFriday, October 30, 2009 The cooperation agreement signed by both countries includes conducting feasibility studies for a train system. Other topics included in the agreement are extending the electric interconnection between both countries, and cultural and educational exchange programs. Costa Rica: $10 million for New Data CenterWednesday, March 22, 2017 Banco Nacional de Costa Rica is planning to build a data center in Santo Domingo, province of Heredia. According to CentralAmericaData's identification system on Construction Projects, the environmental impact assessment (EIA) was submitted by Banco Nacional de Costa Rica Rica to the National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA) on January 6, 2017. Costa Rica: 5% Tax on CementTuesday, February 18, 2020 The Assembly approved in first debate a bill that seeks to tax the sale and self-consumption of cement that is imported or locally produced. The initiative establishes that the tax will be on cement imported and produced nationally, in bags or in bulk, for sale or self-consumption, of any kind, whose destination is the consumption and marketing of the product at the national level, reported the Legislative Assembly. New Shopping Center in Costa RicaFriday, March 16, 2012 Plaza Santo Domingo, to be opened in October, will feature 24 shops. The new mall will be built in a 4,000 square meter area located in the province of Heredia. $850 million credit for infrastructure in Costa RicaTuesday, August 12, 2008 IDB approved the loan for the repair of highways, bike paths, the airport in the southern zone of the country, and even for the Metropolitan Electric Train. The Legislative Assembly will decide if the country accepts the loan or not. Loan to Costa Rica for infrastructure raises objectionsWednesday, August 13, 2008 The road ahead for the $850 million loan approved by IDB to carry out several infrastructure programs is not as clear as the Government would wish. "President Arias left the country in debt in 1990 and we won’t allow him to do it again, at the time we (lawmakers) had to run to Washington and South America to borrow money to pay for the goals he had committed to," said Jorge Eduardo Sanchez, from the Social Christian Unity party. Costa Rica: Four Bids to Build BridgeTuesday, November 8, 2016 Four consortia have submitted proposals ranging between $16 million and $25 million to build a bridge, which will be 285 meters long and will have three lanes, over the River Virilla on Route 32. The consortia MECO-Puentes y Calzadas, CODOCSA-FREYSSINET-IDINSA, OAS-Orosí and Constructora HSolís submitted bids in the tender to build a new three lane bridge on Route 32 over the Virilla Bridge in the cantonal boundary between Tibás and Santo Domingo de Heredia. Tender for Road Links in Costa RicaFriday, November 16, 2012 An announcement has been made for a tender for construction works connecting the urban network of San Jose with national highways. An article in Crhoy reports that "The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT in Spanish) will be putting out to tender the construction of the first phase of the project that aims to unite San Jose with three national highways. Costa Rica: $18 million for Residential TowerFriday, July 19, 2013 A 29 storey tower containing 126 apartments in the center of the capital San José confirms the trend towards high rise housing with easy access to urban services. The project which is by Grupo Inmobiliario Del Parque is part of the second phase of the project Torres de Paseo Colon. It involves an investment of $18 million and will be ready in about two months. International Tender: $49 Million for Collector WorksThursday, October 24, 2019 The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers tenders the construction and improvements of collectors and subcollectors in different basins of the province of San Jose. Costa Rica Government Purchase 2019LI-000011-PRI: |
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