Offers in for Final Stretch of "Longitudinal del Norte" Highway

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The participating companies presented offers of between $20 and $31 million include Astaldi, FCC Cosntrucciones, Constructora Santa Fé and Equipos de Construcción.

"The project comprises the design and construction of the works required for the project to run efficiently and deliver a functioning highway that, 'improves the infrastructure network in the north of El Salvador between Guarjila and the "Nombre de Jesús" bridge'. It will be carried out in two stages: design and construction," reports Diariocolatino.com.

José Ángel Quirós, Executive Director of Fomilenio, the country's Millenium Fund, said he expects the evaluation process to be completed in September so that the contract can be awarded.

Source: diariocolatino.com

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