Tender for Construction of Public Park for $4.7 millionFriday, September 2, 2011 The City of Panama is putting out to tender the design, construction and remodeling of the Urraca Park. The park is located in the township of Bella Vista, district and province of Panama. Tocumen Airport to Invite Bids for Food CourtFriday, January 29, 2010 Bidding rules for the 400.000 square meter food court should be published soon, as they are in the last revision phase. Officials estimate that within 15 to 20 days, the bidding rules will be ready and available for download from PanamaCompra.com. The rules still need to be endorsed by the Board of the airport. Landscaping Maintenance Tender for $14 millionThursday, July 26, 2012 Tocumen SA is putting out to tender gardening words and maintenance of stormwater drainage systems at the Panamanian airport terminal. The tender is for controlling the green areas and maintaining the drainage systems for rainwater at Tocumen International Airport, SA. Food Court in Tocumen International Airport will be managed by IMCTuesday, September 14, 2010 International Meals Corporation (IMC) won the administration of the food court of the Tocumen Airport, in Panama, for the next 15 years. The company will invest about 5 million dollars in the next 4 months, introducing marks as Margaritaville, Cinnabon, Häagen Dazs, Quiznos, Teriyaki, Carls Jr., Dominos, Chesters and the local franchise Maritanos Café, explained to prensa.com its director, José Algarín. FDI in Costa Rica Concentrated in the CapitalThursday, October 25, 2012 Free zones in San José and Heredia represented 69% of foreign direct investment in 2010. According to a study by the program "State of the Nation", the elements that most influenced companies' decision of where to settle were ease of finding human resources, quality of electrical power, security, infrastructure, telecommunications and availability of schools for the children of executives. Offers by Oil Companies in GuatemalaThursday, February 14, 2013 Nine companies have submitted 15 bids to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, in the tender for exploration and exploitation of seven oil fields. Prensalibre.com reports that "The Cotzal area (Petén) received five applications; Laguna Blanca (Petén) and El Cedro (Alta Verapaz), three; San Francisco, two, and Cancuén (Petén) and Xalbal (Quiché) one, respectively. The area of La Libertad (Petén) did not receive any bids". Costa Rica: $17 million SupermarketThursday, December 17, 2015 Plans are being made to develop a large-scale supermarket measuring 9,000 square meters in Santa Ana, west of San José. The promoter of the project, PRISMAR de Costa Rica SA, stated in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted to the National Environmental Technical Secretariat, that the development will be called "Pricesmart Santa Ana", and will be built in the Santa Ana district of Uruca province of San José. Panama: $150 million Wind FarmMonday, October 10, 2016 Plans are in place to develop a wind farm with 36 wind turbines called La Vikinga, in Santa Fe, Veraguas. The company Eólica Energy S.A. plans to develop the project in an area measuring 2,200 hectares, 1,327 hectares of which are in the protected area of the Santa Fe National Park. Costa Rica: Geothermal Energy in Protected AreasWednesday, July 30, 2014 A leading figure in the ruling party has introduced a bill that would allow state electricity company to produce geothermal energy in national parks or protected areas. According to the deputy Otton Solis, member of the Citizen Action Party and sponsor of the bill, "... in the national parks there is a potential of about 350 megawatts of geothermal energy that can be harnessed, under highly rigorous environmental requirements." Exploitation of Geothermal Energy Throughout Costa RicaWednesday, October 22, 2014 The deputy leader of the ruling bloc has presented a bill that authorizes the state power company to exploit geothermal energy in protected areas: national parks, biological and forest reserves and wildlife refuges. "It is nonsense, from an economic, social and environmental standpoint, that the country is rejects the use of existing stocks of geothermal resources in protected areas, like those for example in national parks or forest reserves." Confusion Over Limits for Real Estate DevelopmentWednesday, May 2, 2012 The official proposals for defining urban areas in the Greater Metropolitan Area in Costa Rica, contains contradictions and generates uncertainty. A second proposal for the Land Use Plan of the GAM (Potgam in Spanish), which has been released for public consultation by the Ministry of Housing and Human Settlements (MIHAS in Spanish), has generated more controversy and confusion over the new limits for an urban containment radius . Land Management Plan in Costa Rican GAMMonday, July 23, 2012 Opposition to the expansion of the boundary for urban development in the greater metropolitan area is preventing the necessary renewal of the rules for land use. Led by the Ministry of Housing, the Territorial Ordering Plan for the Greater Metropolitan Area created by the Institute of Housing and Urban Development, is in a period of consultation. Panama: A Duty Free Area in BarúTuesday, April 18, 2017 A bill approved in its first debate aims to create a Special Free Trade Area within the perimeter of Puerto Armuelles and Paso Canoa, to facilitate the sale of tax free goods to tourists. From a statement issued by from the National Assembly: Nicaragua: Construction Down 11%Friday, September 30, 2016 In the second quarter of 2016, the amount of construction area recorded an annual decrease of 11% and a reduction of 3.3% in annual average terms. Private Construction Report Second Quarter 2016: Tender: Educational Infrastructure for $20 millionThursday, November 2, 2017 Study, design and construction of an educational center in the district of Ernesto Córdoba, district and province of Panama. Panama Government Purchase 017-0-07-0-08-LV-032635: |
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