Panama's government will build a new convention center on the seafront in Panama City with a projected cost of $140 million, according to the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP).
The construction includes four plots in the area of the Amador Causeway, in the capital. The cost of land is about $156 million. The convention center will be built on a 15,000 m2 plot and the rest will be used for parking. The complex will feature an amphitheater with a capacity of 1,500 people, conference rooms and a square where restaurants will be open to the public, according to Prensa.com.
Solomon Shamah, administrator of the ATP, said (on January 18, 2012) that the tender documents will be published in the next nine days. He said the tender for the work must be done in the first quarter of the year and construction should be complete in February 2014, four months before the end of the period of the current administration. The structure will have 15 thousand meters for internal display and approximately 8000 meters for outdoor exhibitions.
Although not mentioned in the specifications, the Government will also promote the construction of at least two hotels on the perimeter of the center.
Source: Prensa.com
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November 2011
In order to finance the construction of a new convention center, the Panamanian government has decided to sell Atlapa.
The first step will be to negotiate a sale with tourist groups so that the center can be retained, then if this venture is not successful a best value tender will be created.
December 2011
Days after the government announced its intention to sell the Atlapa Convention Center, it has announced a tender for January, for the design and construction of a new project.
The government hopes to raise between $70 and $80 million from the sale of the Atlapa convention center.
May 2012
The countries of the region are compete for organizing events and conferences whose participants spend on average $1,200 per day.
Panama, Colombia and Costa Rica are building new convention centers to be opened in 2014, a major effort that aims to achieve a good slice of the cake that is convention tourism.
May 2012
The inspection visit at the site where the Center will be built will host representatives from 34 companies interested in the tender for design and construction.
On Tuesday May 8th the approval act to clarify legal details of the tender will take place and on the May 29th a the tender event will be carried out for the future procurement of places in the Amador Convention Center in Panama City.
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