The Guatemalan Association of Construction Contractors has pointed to a weaknesses in procurements by the state.
According to an article in S21.com.gt "... the president of the Guatemalan Association of Construction Contractors (AGCC), Alvaro Mayorga, ... said that while government institutions meet important requirements to make the projects transparent, because they don’t have a planning and design office, the projects lack of quality and their costs are too high".