Infraestructure & Construction
in Central America
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
In Costa Rica $40 million was spent building a 160km road without surveying, design of ditches, drains or crossings over rivers.
The border dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua over the mouth of the Rio San Juan was the cause of an emergency decree giving the Costa Rican government's order of construction of the road which runs on the right side of the river for a stretch of 160 kilometers.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Panamanian Ministry of Education is putting out to tender expansion and remodelling work in schools located in the District of Cémaco.
The contract includes the design, drawing and development plans, expansion, renovation, replacement, maintenance and construction of the facilities of some schools located in the District of Cémaco, Emberá Wounaan, Republic of Panama.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Institute of Aqueducts and Sewage Systems in Panama has put out to tender improvement works to the water supply network in Santiago.
The contract includes the design and construction of improvements to the Water Supply Network of Santiago and surrounding areas in the province of Veraguas.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Institute of Aqueducts and Sewage Systems of Panama is putting out to tender the construction of a Sanitary Sewer System in Meteti.
The tender is for procurement of research services, design, final plans and construction of a new Sewerage system in Meteti and surrounding areas, Pinogana District, Province of Darien.
Monday, May 21, 2012
The Ministry of Public Security in Panama has put out to tender the construction of the police sub-station in the District of San Miguelito.
The contract includes the design, development plans, technical specifications and construction of the new Rolando Martinez Police Sub-station, located in the District of San Miguelito, Panama Province.
INPROCA, Ingeniería & Proyectos
Company Profile
A Dominican company dedicated to providing consulting services, preventive and predictive maintenance on electrical systems in the energy, industrial and commercial sector
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
Phone: (809) 540-8598 - (809) 540-8599
Thursday, May 17, 2012
A regulatory amendment empowers the National Housing Institute of Costa Rica to grant mortgage loans to legal persons.
Regulation Law 8448, of the National Housing Institute (INVU) allows loans for housing to be granted exclusively to individuals who are heads of household.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Social Security Department in Panama is putting out to tender the design and construction of a polyclinic in Bocas del Toro.
The project consists of the preliminary design, final plans, specifications and construction of the new ‘Guabito‘ polyclinic in Bocas del Toro.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Little planning and coordination have been cited as the main causes of inefficiency in the development of transport infrastructure projects.
Because of the long processes for contracting and construction, the transport sector is the most deficient in infrastructure development, compared to energy, health and education, according to a study by the Controller General of the Republic.
Monday, May 14, 2012
The Costa Rican Oil Refinery has put out to tender the construction of three tanks for gasoline, diesel and bunker fuel storage.
According to the terms of reference of the contract, the project includes the engineering, procurement, construction, interconnection, testing and commissioning of:
Monday, May 14, 2012
According to the IDB, the percentage of the population living in substandard homes or those who do not have adequate housing, reaches 78% in Nicaragua, 67% in Guatemala, 58% in El Salvador, 57% in Honduras, 39% in Panama and 18% in Costa Rica.
An IDB study indicates that over two thirds of households in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Bolivia and Peru live in poor housing.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Investment by Grupo Energía de Bogotá, for an 850km extension, will amount to about $357 million and works must conclude in October 2013.
The extension of the transmission electricity network in Guatemala by 23% with the addition of 850 km of new 230 kilovolts lines, is being managed by the Colombian company Grupo Energia de Bogota, which won a tender issued in 2009.
Friday, May 11, 2012
The ICT has awarded to the consortium International Design Group the contract for the design and construction of a new convention center in San Jose, Costa Rica.
The confirmation was made Juan Carlos Borbon, general manager of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), who said the decision must be countersigned by the Controller General's Office, reported Nacion.com.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Ministry of the Presidency of Panama is putting out to tender the design and construction of Wastewater Collection in la Pintada in the province of Cocle.
The National Council for Sustainable Development is the entity that will make the purchase.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
In the first quarter of 2012 the number of square meters of processed construction increased by 15% compared to the same period in 2011.
The data has been released by the Association of Engineers and Architects (CFIA in Spanish).