Where is the work?
Forewarned is forearmed - a very apt phrase for this section of the Expat Network website. Expats need to know where their future work might be coming from so it makes sense for us to research new areas of the globe that are likely to need skilled professionals. We trawl the media, web and specialist trade publications for the hottest leads
Contract of the Month
PANAMA: Three Bidders for Final Panama Canal Contract
Three groups have entered bids to dredge and excavate the Pacific Access Channel of the Panama Canal. The contract is the final major civil project to be put out to tender in the Panama Canal expansion project.
When work is complete, larger ships will be able to access the new set of locks being built on the Pacific side of the Canal via the Galliard Cut, the narrowest stretch of the route.
The lowest bid for the work was from Jan De Nul at US$ 54.6 million. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said it would award the contract to the lowest bidder, provided all the terms and conditions of the proposal have been met. The contractor would then be given a 90 day procurement and mobilisation period before receiving the notice to proceed.
ACP executive vice president of engineering and program management, Jorge L. Quijano said, "Today's bid opening is an important step for this project. We look forward to awarding the contract very soon. We are very pleased to have reached this phase, where we will award the last major contract under the Canal's expansion programme."
Contract News Archive
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Tenders
Not content with contract news, we often come across tenders that have gone out or prequalification bids coming in. For some of you this stuff is way too much information, but we’ve been around expats with forward-planning models that would blow your mind.
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