Panama: Progress on Metro Line 3 ProjectTuesday, August 29, 2017 The evaluation committee has completed a review of the nine proposals submitted by the prequalified companies for the design and construction project for Metro Line 3. From a statement issued by Metro de Panama: Panama: Preliminary Agreement for Metro Line 3Friday, January 15, 2016 The Japanese government has pledged $2 billion to finance line 3, which will use technology from China with the construction contract being awarded in the first half of 2017. The governments of Panama and Japan have established the terms of the technical and financial "cooperation project for construction of Metro Line 3 between Panama and the province of Panama West. Alstom to Build Cars for Panamanian MetroFriday, January 21, 2011 Valued at $ 270 million the Alstom group will manufacture in its plant in Barcelona the 57 wagons of the first Metro line. The company is a subcontractor of consortium FCC and Odebrecht, who will build the first subway line. 70 Companies Interested in Panamanian MetroMonday, February 8, 2010 The Metro Secretary has not ruled out creating consortiums by grouping companies. A similar situation occurred when the PCA put out to tender the third set of locks of the Panama Canal Expansion. Prequalification Period Extended for Panamanian MetroFriday, February 19, 2010 The Metro Secretary extended until March 1 the deadline for prequalifying companies. Prequalified participants will be announced on March 15. $40 Million for Panamanian MetroFriday, August 14, 2009 The Metro project has $40 million assigned for 2010, in order to conduct preliminary studies. This budget is financed by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) and the "Corporación Andina de Fomento" (CAF). Panama Approves Incentives for Subway SystemThursday, September 16, 2010 Congress passed, after preliminary debate, regulation that gives fiscal incentives to the Metro Secretary and to contractors involved in the project. They new regulation would exonerate direct and indirect taxes, contributions, rights and obligations. Panama To Hire Administrator for the Metro ProjectTuesday, June 22, 2010 The $40 million contract comprises managing the project and providing technical assistance for exploiting the 1st line of the system. Authorities have published the bidding rules for hiring a company that will provide Project Manager and Technical Assistance services. Panamanian Metro Route Could be ExtendedWednesday, January 20, 2010 The Metro Secretary does not rule out extending the first route of the metro system up to San Isidro. Such was the response of Metro Secretary Roberto Roy, when asked about a potential extension of the route by some interested companies. He added that the topic will be studied with the Economy ministry. $30 Additional Million for Panamanian MetroTuesday, September 8, 2009 Included in the State Budget for 2010, part of them will be used for paying indemnifications and purchasing real estate. Another use of this money will be to relocate affected public services, like sewers and wiring, once the definitive route of the project is known. Panama: 28 Companies Interested in Metro Line 3Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Italy's Salini Impregilo, Brazil's Odebrecht, the Chinese firm CHEC and Costa Rica's MECO are the four companies that participated in the field trip to see the route that line 3 will take. From a statement issued by Metro de Panama: Panama Modifies Bidding Rules for MetroThursday, January 28, 2010 The Metro Secretary announced that the updated bidding rules can be downloaded from PanamaCompra since yesterday. These modifications were included by request of some of the companies interested in developing the Metro System of Panama City. Tender for Metro Line 3 Report CancelledThursday, December 12, 2019 In the tender for the design and construction of Line 3 of the Panama Metro, the report of the evaluation board was partially annulled and the committee was asked to conduct a new analysis of the proposals of HPH Joint Venture and China Railway Group. In light of the complaints filed, the General Directorate of Public Contracting resolved to "partially annul the report of the Public Act Evaluation Commission" and also ordered that the "same evaluation commission" carry out a new partial analysis of the proposals presented by two China Railway Group Limited and the HPH Joint Venture Consortium. Panama Subway: Tender for Extension of Line 1Monday, July 23, 2018 A tender has been launched to design and build works that include the extension of Metro Line 1 to Villa Zaita. Panama Government Purchase 2018-2-80-0-08-LS-001760: Panama Metro: Details on the Line 2 Extension ProjectMonday, October 30, 2017 An environmental impact study was submitted last August for the expansion of the Metro's Line 2, which will be connected with the new southern terminal at Tocumen International Airport. Data from the interactive system "Construction in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, indicates that Metro de Panamá S.A. submitted an Environmental Impact Study (EIA) in August to the Ministry of the Environment. |
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