INFRASTRUCTURE
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Tourist Projects Schedules Suspended
May-17-21 | The Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute agreed to suspend the schedules for the execution of works, to all the companies that have a development permit in the Polo Turistico Golfo de Papagayo.
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International Tender: School Remodeling
Jan-18-21 | In Honduras, the expansion of 27 educational centers located in Lempira, Ocotepeque, Santa Barbara, Intibuca and Copan has been put out to tender.
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El Salvador: $200 Million for Educational Infrastructure
Oct-29-20 | The Central American Bank for Economic Integration approved a credit line for the Salvadoran government to reconstruct, remodel and technologically equip 186 schools nationwide.
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Road Infrastructure: Bureaucracy vs. Needs
Oct-8-20 | More than two years after an initiative was presented in Guatemala to create an autonomous entity made up of the government and private investors, which would be in charge of planning and executing road works, the proposal has not yet received the endorsement of the Legislative and the road network is still in poor condition.
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International Tender: Construction of Police Headquarters
Aug-10-20 | The Secretariat of Security of Honduras tenders the construction of Police Headquarters in the municipalities of Yoro and Olanchito, department of Yoro and in the municipality of Tela, department of Atlantida.
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Tender for an Office Building Construction
Jun-22-20 | In Costa Rica, the engineering services for the construction and refurbishment of the Projects and General Direction of Traffic Engineering building were put out to tender.
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Electric Train: Builders in Favor of the Loan
Jun-18-20 | Costa Rica's Chamber of Construction voted to approve the loan to finance the electric train project in the Greater Metropolitan Area.
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Security: $300 Million for Public Infrastructure
May-25-20 | CABEI granted a loan to Guatemala to finance the construction and equipping of buildings to be used by the Ministry of the Interior, National Police stations, prisons and other projects.
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Construction in El Salvador: Optimism for 2020
Mar-2-20 | After registering a 12% growth in 2019, this year in the construction sector is expected to keep up investments and exceed $1.3 billion.
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Which Companies Built Public Infrastructure in 2019?
Feb-10-20 | Van der Laat & Jiménez, H3 Guatemala, Constructora Codico, Bagatrac S.A. and Constructora Meco are some of the main companies that last year won contracts to design and build public works in Central American countries.
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U.S. Plans for the Region
Dec-17-19 | The Trump administration plan will be aimed at 30 countries of the continent and is called "America Crece", and consists mainly of the development of private investments, granting loans and sale of natural gas surpluses.
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China to Announce Projects in El Salvador
Dec-3-19 | The construction of a stadium and the national library, as well as the development of infrastructure in tourist areas, are some of the projects that would be financed by the Asian giant in El Salvador, as part of its non-reimbursable cooperation programs.
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Public Works: Investment Could Be Disrupted
Dec-2-19 | With the deadline for Congress to approve the 2020 public budget expiring, the Guatemalan government must work with the 2019 budget, so some investments in public infrastructure could come to a halt in the first months of the year.
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Public-Private Projects Boosted
Oct-23-19 | The Bukele administration plans to develop five infrastructure projects in El Salvador under the Public-Private Partnership model, which would require an investment of approximately $545 million.
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$300 Million in Loan Approved
Oct-11-19 | Honduras approved a loan agreement with Taiwan's Export-Import Bank, which will be used in part to strengthen health and education infrastructure.