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Infrastructure / Perspectives

Final studies needed to speed up concessions

Alan Martinot

Transport specialist
CPS de Ingeniería


Over the last few years, Peru has drawn up an ambitious infrastructure development plan to be carried out through concessions. However, many of the projects have suffered delays. BNamericas spoke with Alan Martinot, transport specialist at local consultancy firm CPS de Ingeniería, who talked about the reasons behind the delays to highway concession projects, about the company's international expansion plans, and about the benefits of strengthening the local rail network.

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Nicaragua needs a basic infrastructure network


Juan Sebastián Chamorro

Director
CRM

October 30, 2009

Cuenta Reto del Milenio (CRM) program was formed in 2006, when the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a five-year, US$175mn loan with the Nicaraguan government to support rural farmers and entrepreneurs in the León and Chinandega regions. A more No permission

"Great plans don't work... We must fix this city little by little"


Félix Sánchez Aguilar

Independent urban planner, architect
Mexico City

October 23, 2009

ico City is the world's largest urban area. With over 22mn inhabitants, improving its infrastructure has become a major challenge, not least because politics usually get in the way of the government's efforts to pull off initiatives. BNamericas sp more No permission

Weekly Wrap|Perspectives

Published: Friday, November 06, 2009

A small country with big plans stole the spotlight this week with two port announcements. Costa Rica's national concessions board CNC approved a resolution to carry out feasibility studies for a US$700mn transfer terminal near the Moín port on the Caribbean Sea.

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Coming Up

  • November  16, 2009

    Deadline to present proposals for Manzanillo port's second container terminal concession. - Mexico

  • November  20, 2009

    New deadline to submit technical and financial offers to ProInversión for the concession of the second regional airports package. - Peru

  • November  23, 2009

    Deadline to submit technical and financial offers for a road maintenance tender in region II. - Chile

  • November  24, 2009

    Transport and communications ministry (SCT) set new timelines for Punta Colonet multimodal port. Proposals must be presented on November 24, 2009 and winners will be announced on December 18, 2009. - Mexico

  • November  26, 2009

    Thanksgiving Day, US markets closed. - Regional