THE TENDER for Line 2 of the Panama Metro has been won by The Line 2 Consortium comprised of the Brazil’s Norberto Odebrecht, and Spain’s FCC Construcciones. with work scheduled to start in July and be completed in 46 months.

From Friday, May 15, Odebrecht and FCC have three days to make observations of the technical and economic reports.
The project includes 16 boarding stations and 22 kilometers of track.
The contract for the construction of Line 2 consists of the engineering design, construction of civil works, auxiliary facilities and stations, supply and installation of  an integrated rail system, including rolling stock and implementation of the service.
The director of Odebrecht Panama, André Rabello, said the project would generate 4000 direct jobs and will transport about 285,00 people a day.
"The process was conducted in accordance with the rules and the results were good.” said Roberto Roy, Executive Secretary of the Panama Metro.
According to Roy after Line 2 assessments will start for Line 3 to benefit Panama West, a sector that is growing daily.
"Line 3 is a bit complicated, because it includes the components of the bridge, the elevated viaduct and cooperation of the Government of Japan," he told La Estrella.
In a ceremony held on Thursday, May 14, the prices and technical proposals offered by three competing consortia were revealed.
Line 2 Group posted a total score of 855.98 points, with a bid of $1.857 billion and the highest score on the technical side (396 points from a maximum of 510).
 In second place was the Panametro consortium of China Harbor Engineering Company, China First Railway First Group and the Spanish Corsán-Corviam, with a total score of 770.33. Its financial proposal was the lowest of the three ($1.667 million) but lost ground on the technical side, with a score of 311 points.
The third place went to Panama II UTE consortium formed by the Spanish Dragados, Mexico's ICA and Grana y Montero Peru, with an offer of $2.076 billion and a score of 317 points in the technical part. The total score was 736.98.
All three proposals were in the range of 20% compared to the official estimated price, which was $1.818 billion