Coalianza receives unsolicited proposal for Puerto Castilla port
Honduras PPP promotion agency, Coalianza, has received an unsolicited proposal to develop the Puerto Castilla port though a public private partnership (PPP) project.
The proposal has been submitted by a consortium composed by two local firms, Grupo Larach and Sermaco, and an international company. The name of the latter has not been disclosed.
The proposal was explained on 17 February 2015 by a local entrepreneur, Lenin Palencia. According to him, the proposals is a result of four years of financial and economic studies.
The unsolicited proposals involves the upgrade of the port terminal to increase its twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) transport capacity.
The total project investment is estimated at US$548 million.
Puerto Castilla is a village in the Colón Department of Honduras located approximately 20 kilometres north of Trujillo. Puerto Castilla lies on the south side of a peninsula sheltering Trujillo Bay. It is the deep-water port which has future possibility for development of a major port for the republic.
During this month we have reported about two PPP projects in Honduras:
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March 30, 2015
Honduras re-launches tender for Palmerola airport concession
The government of Honduras, through its public-private promotion agency, Coalianza, has re-launched the tender process for the development of the new Palmerola airport PPP project. Read more -
April 23, 2015
Financial Close for Honduras road project
Autopistas del Atlántico S. A., a consortium composed by C.I. Grodco of Colombia and PRODECON of Honduras, has achieved financial closure of the Touristic corridor highway PPP project in Honduras. Read more -
May 11, 2015
Coalianza to publish qualification documents for Castilla port concession
The Honduras PPP promotion agency, Coalianza, has announced plans to publish qualification documents for the Puerto Castilla port PPP project. Read more -
May 11, 2015
Six companies buy qualification documents for Palmerola airport concession
Honduras PPP promotion agency, Coalianza, has announced that six firms have bought qualification documents for the new Palmerola airport PPP project. Read more -
May 13, 2015
Five teams submit bids for Honduras social PPP project
Honduras' public-private promotion agency, Coalianza, has received bids from five teams to develop the "Centro Cívico Gubernamental de la República de Honduras", a government building, through a PPP project. Read more
