españolBuilding Material Prices up to December 2019Thursday, January 16, 2020 At the end of last year, the sand yard in Panama grew 3% compared to December 2018, and the unplanned spaced timber foot grew 2%. Construction Prices at the End of 2019Tuesday, January 14, 2020 In Costa Rica, the price indexes of buildings and social interest housing registered in December of last year, year-on-year variations of -1.03% and -0.53%, respectively. From the National Institute of Statistics and Census statement: Tender for Road Maintenance WorksTuesday, January 14, 2020 The Municipality of San Carlos tenders the maintenance and road improvement works, in the districts of Venice and La Fortuna, under the delivery on demand modality. Details of tenders:
Vertical Housing: $12 Million in New InvestmentThursday, January 16, 2020 The construction is planned to start in the municipality of Santa Tecla, El Salvador, a residential complex of 39 houses of two floors each, which will have three rooms and two parking lots. The project called "Residencial Vía del Carmen", whose reserve in plans is 30%, will begin to be built from the first quarter of 2020 and will be developed by the real estate company "3 Torres".
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Real Estate Supply: How do Prices Behave?Wednesday, January 15, 2020 About 60% of the apartments in the district of Santa Ana, Costa Rica, have prices per square meter that range from US$1,500 to US$2,000. An analysis of the real estate supply by area, prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, shows interesting results on the behavior and distribution of prices per square meter in the sector of Santa Ana, in the province of San José. Construction: Investments for the New YearMonday, January 13, 2020 A mixed-use building in Panama, a residential tower in Guatemala and a farm for growing seafood are part of the investments announced in Central America for the beginning of the year. The interactive system "Construction in Central America", from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, includes an up-to-date list of public and private construction projects to be developed in the coming months. Economy: Construction and Tourism to Boost GrowthTuesday, January 14, 2020 In Panama the government estimates that in 2020 the economy will grow between 4% and 4.5%, a rise that would be determined by the behavior of construction, tourism and exports. According to estimates from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), by the end of 2019 the increase in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could fluctuate between 3% and 3.5%, while by the present year 2020 it will be between 4% and 4.5%. Machinery: International Event in PanamaTuesday, January 14, 2020 From February 5 to 7, the event called "Expo Machine 2020" will take place in the country's capital, where several types of machines, equipment, products and services from the construction, industrial, logistics, maritime, mining and agricultural sectors will be offered. The event's organizers informed that for this year's edition, 70 exhibitors will participate, including national and international ones, who will exhibit an average of 200 brands. Beverages: Production Plant Starts OperationsWednesday, January 15, 2020 In Costa Rica, the Coca-Cola company announced that it had completed the construction of its new raw material production plant in Liberia, and it has now begun operating in its first phase. At the beginning of March 2018, it was announced that the production plant would be built on land located in the Solarium Free Zone in Guanacaste, and it was also detailed that it would take 18 months to build it, so the industrial building would be ready at the beginning of January 2020. Authorities Suspend Condominium ConstructionMonday, January 13, 2020 Arguing that breaches of occupational safety standards were detected, authorities in El Salvador decided to temporarily suspend the construction of the residential tower called "Condominios 105." The suspended work consists of the construction of a 15-level apartment tower, which is in San Salvador at Paseo General Escalon and 105 Avenida Sur. Panama: Construction Falls 13% up to November 2019Friday, January 10, 2020 Construction activity in the country continues to decline, since between January and November last year, $1072 million were reported in new construction, additions and repairs, 13% less than the same period in 2018. The last report of the General Comptroller of the Republic, explains that in November this year the cost of new construction, additions and repairs totaled $56 million, which is 47% less than that reported in the same month of 2018. Vertical Housing: Project Suspended in Costa RicaThursday, January 9, 2020 The company HSolís decided to suspend definitively the construction of a residential complex composed of two towers of apartments of 25 levels each, arguing that the country is going through a "complicated economic situation." The two residential towers that were part of the development called "Foro 2-25" and that would be located in the canton of Curridabat, province of San José, planned to house 310 apartments. Building Materials Prices up to November 2019Tuesday, January 7, 2020 In Guatemala, between January and November of last year, the price of 3/8" diameter, corrugated, legitimate iron rod fell 9%, and that of structural galvanized steel sheet, die-cut, 26 gauge, fell 5%. The Price Index of Construction Materials -IPMC-, prepared by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), measures the price variations of the eighty-nine (89) materials and services that make up the representative basket of inputs used in the construction activity, using December 2018=100 as the base month.
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Cement: Regional Purchases up 21%Tuesday, January 7, 2020 During the first half of 2019, Central American companies imported $93 million in hydraulic cement, 21% more than in the same period in 2018. Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphics"] Stepping Stones: Investing for 2020Tuesday, January 7, 2020 The Municipality of Guatemala announced that this year it plans to build eight overpasses in different parts of the capital, which will require a joint investment of some $13 million. The new overpasses will be in Zones 2, 6, 15 and 16, according to detailed information provided by Guatemala City Mayor Ricardo Quiñonez. |
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