The same consortium for the repair of bridges across the Channel

A month has passed since the financial proposals for centenary of bridge maintenance and the report of the public act evaluation commission has not yet been published.

This is happening at the same time when it became known on Friday that the same consortia participating in this competition were the only ones to submit proposals for maintenance of the America bridge.

Really, Doloopo Panama Corp. submitted an offer of 5 million 328 thousand 621 dollars (5,328,621.00 USD), while the consortium Rehabilitation Bridge of America CAA made a bid of $5,787,648 with 3 cents ($5,787,648.03).

This last consortium is made up of companies Centroequipos, SA, ARD Engineering Inc and ATP Electronics, SAthe same ones that are part of the CAA Centennial Bridge Rehabilitation consortium.

The reference price for the maintenance of the Las Américas bridge is 5 million 262 thousand 455 dollars with 2 cents ($5,262,455.02).

The Puente de Las Américas The CAA rehabilitation proposal is at the top of what is allowed in the public actwhose statement of objections disqualifies as onerous any proposal in excess of $5,788,700 and 52 cents ($5,788,700.52).

For the tender for the work on the Centennial Bridge, Doloopo also submitted the lowest bid of s 5.1 million dollarswhile Puente Centenario Rehabilitation Consortium CAA supplied one for 6.2 million dollars.

The reference price for the maintenance of this bridge is 5.6 million dollars.

The tender for the maintenance of the Las Américas bridge was the first to be announced, however, the phase of presentation of proposals It was held almost a month after the centenary.

This situation is caused by the fact that the companies, since it is an older structure, have sent several inquiries Ministry of Public Works have clear game rules about what you want to do.

After the urgent repair of the 60-year-old bridge, a diagnosis of your conditionin order to be able to call for a new tender for complete rehabilitation.

However, it must be remembered that these works will not be possible if you do not have them the fourth bridge over the Panama Canalthe construction of which has not yet started, although its financing was already approved two weeks ago.