The Costa Rican Institute of Pacific Ports (Incop) received two bids for the tender of the Caldera Port Infrastructure and Equipment Modernization Project, a strategic initiative that contemplates an estimated investment of USD 600 million.
The companies that submitted bids to participate in the tender process were the Sunset Consortium (APM Terminals and Hanseatic Global Terminals); as well as International Container Terminal Services.
To guarantee a transparent process and ensure the highest international standards, Incop had the technical support of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, which developed the structuring of the international public tender to select the concessionaire in charge of designing, financing, building, operating, and maintaining Caldera Port.
During the event, the executive president of Incop, Wagner Quesada Cespedes, emphasized that “we have taken a decisive step towards the future. This process is not only a milestone for INCOP, but for all of Costa Rica. Caldera Port is the gateway to the Pacific, through which a large part of the trade that moves our economy passes. Modernizing it means strengthening the country’s competitiveness, generating employment, and opening new opportunities for the communities in the area, which are a fundamental part of port life.”
Once the registration process is concluded, the Tender Evaluation Commission —composed of representatives from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), Incop, the National Concessions Council, and the private sector— will analyze the bids, with the objective of awarding the contract in accordance with the criteria established in the tender documents.
