El Salvador: 7 Companies Bid for Longitudinal Highway

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Construction will begin January 2010, and is expected to last for 22 months, explained José Ángel Quirós, Fomilenio's executive director.

Laprensagrafica.com reports: "The lowest priced bid was submitted by company 'FCC Construcción de Centroamérica S.A.', at $24.6 million for concrete asphalt. On the other end, the highest priced bid was submitted by 'Asocio Thalle Construcción Company-CPK Consultores S.A. de C.V.' at $41.7 million for hydraulic concrete".

Source: laprensagrafica.com

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