Nearly 50 groups express initial interest in Costa Rica fuel terminal call

Costa Rica’s state fuel company Recope has received initial inquiries from close to 50 groups for the EPC tender to develop the US$234mn Pacific coast marine terminal. 

The call was launched on April 29 and components include a single point mooring system which will connect to the Barranca onshore terminal via two 4.7km submarine lines; four 25,000b LPG storage spheres; and auxiliary systems. Offers are due in July. 

The infrastructure will improve energy security by providing a second import point as current fuel imports are limited to Recope’s Moín terminal on the Caribbean coast, as well as decentralize stock at the latter facility. 

Among the potential bidders are local firms Alca Ingeniería y Arquitectura and Codocsa, Peruvian company Haug, Chemie-Tech from the United Arab Emirates, Paris-based Entrepose, Italian contractor Ghella and Spain’s FCC Construcción.

Recope will cover 42% of the US$234mn with its own funds and bank financing the balance.

The state operator also has bidding underway for two firetube boilers at the Moín terminal.

Source: Recope

The full list of the groups that have submitted inquiries to date is:

Alca Ingeniería y Arquitectura

América Construcciones

Arquitecto Felipe Morales y Asociados

Braco RGC Constructora

Canal Supplies Costa Rica

Chemie-Tech

Civil Desarrollo e Ingeniería

Codocsa

Compañía Constructora Van Der Laat y Jiménez

Constructora Navarro y Aviles

Constructora Prodic

Constructora Samagu Rodríguez

Constructora Tapezco

Constructora Tato de Montes de Oro

Constructora Trabesa

Construlínea Construcción

Copisa Constructora Pirenaica

Constructora y Servicios Múltiples LYCSA

CS Construcción Sostenible de Centroamérica

Edificios Casas y Carreteras

EMJU Soluciones

Entrepose Contracting

Esquivel L Constructora 

Estructuras y Construcciones Jiménez (Escojisa)

FCC Construcción América

Fernández Vaglio Constructora 

Ghella

H Builders IMJ Herediana

H. K. Keystone Engineering

Haug

Ingeniería y Soluciones SKY

Intec Internacional

Inteccon INC Costa Rica

ISI Andina

Jinsa Industrial

Loto Ingenieros Constructores

Mawabool

Pinturas y Construcciones Arrieta

R&G Contratista de Encofrados y Armaduras de Costa Rica

RLT Consultores

Rodolfo Sibaja Ingeniería y Construcción

Salburg

Servicios Constructivos Barrantes

Servicios de Mantenimiento Waw Sequeira

Servicios Técnicos G.R.E.C.O C.R.

Solid Developments 

Tecnológica Consultores Regionales