Infraestructure & Construction
in Central America
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
With an investment of $4 million Mango Plaza, located near the International Juan Santamaria Airport will open in December.
The new center will feature stores, supermarkets, appliance stores, fast food restaurants, and a small office building.
The office center will be located in the same complex where Courtyard by Marriott, operated by Caribe Hospitality, can also be found.
Monday, February 6, 2012
The poor state of rural roads in Guatemala are harming producers, traders and passengers, meanwhile authorities are failing to address the problem.
“Last winter there were numerous landslides and erosions on routes used to transport goods and passengers in rural Guatemala.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Exhibitors from Central America, Canada and the United States gather together in El Salvador for the International Fair ‘Construexpo 2012’.
2012 kicks off with 140 exhibitors at the Construexpo event which aims to forge alliances and synergies that will promote the growth of a vital sector of the Salvadoran economy.
Mario Rivera, president of the Salvadoran Chamber of Construction Industry (Casalco), said the industry "continues to recover very slowly," according to ElSalvador.com.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The Executive Committee of the Lempa River Hydroelectric Station in El Salvador has put out to tender the reconstruction of access roads to the Hydroelectric station El Chaparral.
According to the tender specifications:
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The Ministry of Works and the Agency for International Cooperation of Japan have signed a cooperation agreement for a bridge renovation project.
A press release from the Ministry of Public Works of El Salvador states that:
The Minister of Public Works, Gerson Martinez and Resident Representative of the International Cooperation Agency of Japan (JICA) Yoshikazu Tachihara, today signed a cooperation agreement to develop an " Assistance Project for Economic Infrastructure Renovation in El Salvador."
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The multinational has confirmed its investment in Nicaragua, starting with the construction of a $ 3.5 million factory to increase its production to 11 million pounds of chicken.
Cargill, the chicken giant, has laid the foundation stone for the new Maderas poultry plant, located in the town of the same name 45 kilometers east of Managua, the initial step in a $30 million project for the period 2012-2014.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Even though the few ships that dock in La Union are not sufficient to cover operating expenses, plans are afoot to spend $25 million on dredging an access channel.
Cleaning the canal to make its depth 9 meters at low tide and 11 at high tide, would increase maritime operators' interest in including the port of La Union in their transportation routes by sea.
Friday, January 27, 2012
The Deputy Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP in Spanish) has announced a plan to create a concession for a container port in Corozal.
The project, announced by Jose Barrios, Deputy Administrator of the ACP, is based on Panama’s advantages as a a focal point for international maritime routes, fueled by the ongoing expansion of the Canal.
Friday, January 27, 2012
The Panamanian Social Security Department has put out to tender the construction of a health center in the Province of Los Santos.
According to the specifications, the bid is for the preliminary design, final plans, specifications and construction of a new polyclinic in San Juan de Dios, in Los Santos province.
Friday, January 27, 2012
As the final link in the Cold Chain, Mercapanamá may be used for agro-industrial processes for exports.
Acknowledging that the Food Market in Panama City does not have adequate infrastructure for marketing foods according to the best international standards, industry officials have decided to build a new center.
Friday, January 27, 2012
New businesses will open in the Greater Metropolitan Area of San Jose in 2012, with spaces of between 4,000 and 100,000 square meters.
The stores identified are: Lagunilla, Torre 202, Plaza Carolina (stages 1 and 2), Plaza Tempo, Trivium Center, Plaza Lincoln, Paseo Plaza Santo Domingo and Metropolis, according to information provided by Danny Quiros, Market Intelligence Manager of Colliers International , a `real estate consulting firm.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The U.S. company plans to build a refinery for $600 million in Acajutla which will process up to 40 thousand barrels of oil.
Petrogolfo, a U.S. company in the energy sector, plans to relocate a center in Texas and open a $600 million refinery that will process from 30 thousand to 40 thousand barrels of oil a day, and has already signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mayor of the City of Acajutla, El Salvador.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
A joint housing project between a bank and the Chamber of Construction will be carried out in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The president of the National Agricultural Development Bank (Banadesa), Johnny Handal, and vice president of the Honduran Chamber of Construction Industry (Chico), Oscar Calona signed off on a program for building popular housing.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Modernisation is needed in order to regain competitiveness, says the Honduran private sector.
The President of the Commission for the Promotion of Public-Private Partnership (Coalianza), Wilfredo Cerrato said that a Spanish company will carry out the design of the bulk terminal at Puerto Cortés. Subsequently, a tender will be created for its construction and supervision.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Several organizations are working on a management plan for roads and trade and in the border area of Paso Canoas.
Extending the customs buildings, demarcation of public roads, relocation of small businesses located at present on the sidewalks and the possible construction of a sewerage system are some of the actions included in the project.
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